James Jordan Middle School Board of Trustees
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday January 16, 2020 at 7:00 PM PST
Location
7911 Winnetka Ave 91306
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,
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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
Join Hangouts Meet
meet.google.com/nos-ajph-hqx
Join by phone
+1 567-250-1502 PIN: 977 195 456#
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 Regular Board Meeting on November 21, 2019 | ||
| II. | Academic Achievement | |
| A. | Lead Teacher Report | |
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The lead teachers provide a review of the scores shown on the California Dashboard Fall 2019.
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| III. | Financials | |
| A. | Review and approve Financials through November 30, 2019 | |
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Mike Johnston will use the most recent completed financials as a worked example to orient the new board members to reading the financial reports.
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| B. | Review and approve FY19/20 1st Interim Financial Report (through Oct 2019). | |
| IV. | III. Governance | |
| A. | Ratification of letter to LAUSD notifying them of board resolution to request a material revision of | |
| B. | LAUSD requirement: Compliance Monitoring Checklist. Review and sign. | |
| C. | Policy for board members to add an item to the board agenda | |
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The board should consider adopting the following procedure. A board member who wishes to add an item to a future board agenda shall either:
At least one week in advance of the meeting date, send an email to the JJMS Board President via official JJMS email requesting the item be added. The request shall specify the relevance and priority of the item to be discussed. If a vote is appropriate, the request shall specify a motion that the board should consider. The Board President will determine which of the next two Board meetings would most appropriate for the agenda item The Board President shall inform the Executive Director of the upcoming agenda item and provide the supporting documents for inclusion in the agenda at least 96 hours before the board meeting in which the requested agenda item shall be addressed. |
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| D. | Foster and Mobile youth policy | |
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This policy was written for JJMS by our attorneys at YMC as compliant with all current laws.
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| E. | Education for Homeless Children and Youth policy | |
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This policy was prepared by our YMC attorneys in compliance with all current legislation.
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| V. | Committee meetings to set goals | |
| A. | Committees work to set goals | |
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Various committees will meet and set goals. Those goals will be presented for board approval. The CEO evaluation committee is a top priority as ExEd has asked that this be completed by the end of the fiscal year June 30,2020. The facilities committee is also an urgent priority as we negotiate with our current landlord and begin planning for at least 20 years of facility security. The third committee with the next level of priority would be Development.
FYI ... 2020-21 is the last year of expected budget shortfall before our LCFF funding will return to a normal level for 2021-22. For the coming FY20-21 the school would benefit enormously if the Development committee could help raise $50,000 to pay for adding an additional teacher to the faculty to reduce the use of overload assignments. |
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| VI. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |