James Jordan Middle School Board of Trustees
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday July 16, 2019 at 7:00 PM PDT
This Board Meeting is open to the public. James Jordan Middle School ("School") welcomes your participation at the School's Board meetings. Participation from various locations will be possible for this meeting, this agenda shall be posted in compliance with the Brown Act at each location and the public can participate from that location. A quorum of members shall participate from inside the boundaries of our authorizing district including remote participation from the following locations which will have appropriate agenda posting and public access in compliance with the Brown Act: 800 S. Figueroa St #1000 LA 90017, 20420 Mandell Street Winnetka 91306, and 4217 Camino Real, Los Angeles, CA 90065
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Phone Numbers
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PIN: 762 590 284#
The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Trustees ("Board") is to conduct the affairs of the School in public. We are pleased that you are in attendance and hope that you will visit these meetings often. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our School.
To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, the following guidelines are provided:
1. Agendas are available to all audience members at the meeting.
2. "Non-Agenda Item: Request to Speak" and "Agenda Item: Request to Speak" cards are available to all audience members who wish to speak under the general category of "Public Comments" or on any specific agenda item(s) (as applicable). a. Non-agenda items: any person may address the Board concerning any item not on the agenda provided that no individual presentation shall be for more than 3 minutes (or 6 minutes with translation) and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 20 minutes (provided that the President may grant additional time if circumstances permit). Ordinarily, Board members will not respond to such presentations and no action can be taken as the Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda. However, the Board may give direction to staff following a presentation or calendar the issue for further discussion. Individuals may also request that a topic related to school business be placed on a future agenda and once such an item is properly agenized and publicly noticed, the Board can discuss, respond, and possibly act upon such an item. See attached Request to Speak card. b. Agenda Items: any person may address the Board concerning any item on the agenda provided that no individual presentation shall be for more than 3 minutes (6 minutes with translation) and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 30 minutes (provided that the President may grant additional time if circumstances permit). The presentation to the Board shall be made at the time a specific item is under discussion. See attached Request to Speak card.
3. When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and address and adhere to the time limits set forth herein. Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes in English and 6 minutes with translation. Spanish translation will be provided by the school at every board meeting. If you need translation for another language, please contact the school 48 hours in advance to allow us to find a translator.
4. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and upon request, the School may furnish reasonable auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require appropriate alternative modification of the agenda in order to participate in Board meetings are invited to contact the Principal (alvarado@jamesjordanms.com, 818-882-2496)
Remote participation in the meeting is by Hangouts Meet
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Meeting ID
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Phone Numbers
(US)+1 234-804-8415
Event will include a link to view full list of phone numbers for all supported countries.
PIN: 762 590 284#
The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Trustees ("Board") is to conduct the affairs of the School in public. We are pleased that you are in attendance and hope that you will visit these meetings often. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our School.
To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, the following guidelines are provided:
1. Agendas are available to all audience members at the meeting.
2. "Non-Agenda Item: Request to Speak" and "Agenda Item: Request to Speak" cards are available to all audience members who wish to speak under the general category of "Public Comments" or on any specific agenda item(s) (as applicable). a. Non-agenda items: any person may address the Board concerning any item not on the agenda provided that no individual presentation shall be for more than 3 minutes (or 6 minutes with translation) and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 20 minutes (provided that the President may grant additional time if circumstances permit). Ordinarily, Board members will not respond to such presentations and no action can be taken as the Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda. However, the Board may give direction to staff following a presentation or calendar the issue for further discussion. Individuals may also request that a topic related to school business be placed on a future agenda and once such an item is properly agenized and publicly noticed, the Board can discuss, respond, and possibly act upon such an item. See attached Request to Speak card. b. Agenda Items: any person may address the Board concerning any item on the agenda provided that no individual presentation shall be for more than 3 minutes (6 minutes with translation) and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 30 minutes (provided that the President may grant additional time if circumstances permit). The presentation to the Board shall be made at the time a specific item is under discussion. See attached Request to Speak card.
3. When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and address and adhere to the time limits set forth herein. Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes in English and 6 minutes with translation. Spanish translation will be provided by the school at every board meeting. If you need translation for another language, please contact the school 48 hours in advance to allow us to find a translator.
4. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and upon request, the School may furnish reasonable auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require appropriate alternative modification of the agenda in order to participate in Board meetings are invited to contact the Principal (alvarado@jamesjordanms.com, 818-882-2496)
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Take public comment | |
| D. | approve minutes | |
| Approve minutes for BOARD MEETING RESCHEDULED FROM JUNE 13, 2019 on June 17, 2019 | ||
| II. | GOVERNANCE | |
| A. | Election of Officers for the 2019-20 School Year | |
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The Board should elect a President, Secretary and Treasurer for the 2019-20 School Year. |
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| B. | Resolution to designate Lead Petitioner and submission of the renewal application for JJMS charter | |
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Board should consider a resolution to authorize the timely submission of the JJMS Renewal Petition with Myranda Marsh, Executive Director, as the Lead Petitioner. We have an appointment for submission on July 30,2019 at 9am at LAUSD Headquarters. The attached version of the charter shall be amended by the Lead Petitioner as needed in response to LAUSD feedback.
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| C. | Updating Conflict of Interest Code and Policy. | |
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JJMS has a long standing Code for Conflict of Interest that is compliance with the Political Reform Act. LAUSD now requires a second document regarding Conflict of Interest. The board should consider a resolution to adopt the attached Conflict of Interest Code and also the Conflict of Interest Policy.
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| D. | Amelioration of potential conflict of interest. | |
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With the increased emphasis on Conflict of Interest, the following disclosure is being repeated for the benefit of new board members.
JJMS currently employs the author of an adopted curriculum on our teaching staff. Dr. R. Palisoc is the author of IronBox Education Power Over Numbers. This curriculum was selected by the math department for school wide use at JJMS two years prior to the employment of Dr. Palisoc as a member of the faculty. During discussions regarding any desired changes in curriculum, Dr. Palisoc recuses himself from the department meetings. We feel that this curriculum is essential to our continued success in math achievement and therefore prefer to set procedures to eliminate any actual conflict of interest and the appearance of a conflict of interest. |
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| E. | Updated Fiscal Policy Manual for 2019-20 school year | |
| F. | Setting the Board Meeting Schedule for 2019-20 | |
| III. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |