James Jordan Middle School Board of Trustees

Minutes

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday June 14, 2017 at 7:00 PM

Location

7911 Winnetka Ave, 91306
Meeting Notice
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:  board members will be participating from 6678 Colgate Ave, LA 90048 and  669 West 34th Street, Los Angeles.
 The meeting can be heard by phone at Dial-in Number: (515) 739-1030    Meeting ID: 704-521-672
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)

Trustees Present

J. Boafo, J. LaBarbera (remote), J. Stoneburner, M. Antone, M. Avila

Trustees Absent

None

Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened

J. Boafo

Guests Present

D. Kallen (remote), M. Alvarado, M. Marsh

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Stoneburner called a meeting of the board of trustees of James Jordan Middle School Board of Trustees to order on Wednesday Jun 14, 2017 at 7:03 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

J. LaBarbera made a motion to approve minutes.
M. Avila seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Avila
Aye
M. Antone
Aye
J. Boafo
Absent
J. Stoneburner
Aye
J. LaBarbera
Aye

D.

Lead Teacher Report

J. Boafo arrived.

II. Finance

A.

May Financials

J. Stoneburner made a motion to table May financials until ExEd is ready to present.
J. LaBarbera seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Boafo
Aye
M. Avila
Aye
J. Stoneburner
Aye
J. LaBarbera
Aye
M. Antone
Aye

III. Governance

A.

Board Recruitment

J. Stoneburner made a motion to propose that all board members make an effort to recruit one potential board member to visit the August 5th annual meeting and Welcome Back Breakfast.
M. Avila seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Stoneburner
Aye
M. Antone
Aye
J. LaBarbera
Aye
M. Avila
Aye
J. Boafo
Aye

B.

Official LCAP submission for 2017-18

J. LaBarbera made a motion to approve the 2017-18 LCAP for submission to Los Angeles County Office of Education and the LAUSD.
J. Boafo seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Antone
Aye
J. Boafo
Aye
J. Stoneburner
Aye
J. LaBarbera
Aye
M. Avila
Aye

IV. CEO Support And Eval

A.

CLOSED SESSION: Evaluation of the Executive Director

LaBarbera made a motion to
go into closed session for the purpose of discussing the CEO Evaluation, Executive Director Dr. Myranda Marsh.
Stoneburner seconds. 

Roll Call 
Aye Boafo 
Aye LaBarbera
Aye Stoneburner 
Aye Avila 
Aye Antone 

Unanimous 
Closed session ended at 8:28pm no action taken. 

V. Other Business

A.

August Meeting

J. Stoneburner made a motion to have the next board meeting August 5, 2017 at 9am.
M. Avila seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Antone
Aye
J. Stoneburner
Aye
J. LaBarbera
Aye
J. Boafo
Aye
M. Avila
Aye

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

J. Stoneburner made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. LaBarbera seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Avila
Aye
J. LaBarbera
Aye
J. Stoneburner
Aye
J. Boafo
Aye
M. Antone
Aye
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Alvarado