James Jordan Middle School Board of Trustees
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 16, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Location
7911 Winnetka Ave, Winnetka CA 91306
GOVERNOR NEWSOM, THIS BOARD MEETING WILL BE ONLINE. The right to
teleconference continues under AB 361 because California public health officials
continue to declare that a state of emergency, requiring social distancing measures, still
exists in Calfornia, particularly in Los Angeles County. James Jordan Middle School
("School") welcomes your participation at the School's Board meetings.
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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 on the home page of
www.jamesjordanms.com.
2. ONLINE Board meetings will still have time reserved for PUBLIC COMMENT. If you
wish to make a public comment, expect to be limited to 3 minutes. To speak, send an
email to bsmith@jamesjordanms.com with a Subject of PUBLIC COMMENT.
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 no 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
the Board can discuss, respond, and possibly act upon such an item.
b. Agenda Items:The presentation to the Board shall be made at the time a specific item
is under discussion. Any person may address the Board concerning any item on the
agenda provided that no individual presentation shall be for no more than 3 minutes (6
minutes with translation) and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 30 minutes
(provided that the Board Chair may grant additional time if circumstances permit).
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
(lara@jamesjordanms.com, 818-882-2496)
Trustees Present
B. Smith (remote), N. Mondragon (remote), P. Lambros (remote), R. Edelen (remote)
Trustees Absent
S. Belle
Guests Present
E. Hodes (remote), G. Lara (remote), M. Antone (remote), M. Marsh (remote), P. Reyes-Guerrero (remote), dmorrar@insiteefs.com (remote), tyler@levelfieldpartners.com (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
Roll Call | |
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B. Smith |
Aye
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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D.
Determination of need for online board meetings
Roll Call | |
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S. Belle |
Absent
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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B. Smith |
Aye
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E.
Lead Teacher Report
II. Financials
A.
Preliminary Budget for 2022-23 school year
Marsh: JJMS has additional funds. More revenue is expected next year. This is a preliminary budget that needs to be submitted to LAUSD. Massive money is coming to an end.
Evan: Federal funds will be gone (ESSER III) Sept. 2024/25
Marsh: For the next two years we will be okay. We need to monitor the fiscal cliff. JJMS needs to be sustainable. Instead. JJMS is planning one-time bonuses. Bonus in October (Census Day). 3% of the annual salary as a bonus. State funding will be included when it passes. Planning budgets will be a challenge. Each money is a different bucket on what it is spent. JJMS has spent hours making sure each expenditure matches the conditions. There is a typo. We will not have 600 kids.
Evan: It was taken out.
Marsh: Net income is what happens after depreciation. Different from actual dollars left over at the end of the year.
Evan: We also have ELOP as an additional bucket of money. The other variance SB740. $206, 512 to the good on the accountants sheets. The real dollar number is about $350,000.
Roll Call | |
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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B. Smith |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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B.
EPA spending Plan
Marsh: JJMS has to present every year how it is going to be used. It is used for teacher salaries and benefits. A million dollars.
Smith:
Roll Call | |
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B. Smith |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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III. Governance
A.
Minor change in leadership structure
Marsh: Mr. Albores is responsible for the big move and maintaining the new campus.
A COO, or chief operations officer, oversees a company’s business operations and reports to the CEO. A COO ensures the company has effective operational and financial procedures in place. Standardized vision for our school. New org charge in August.
Smith: The board appreciates him.
B.
LCAP Approval
Marsh: Second LCAP vote is made when the budget is approved. The same LCAP was presented at the last board meeting.
Roll Call | |
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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B. Smith |
Aye
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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C.
Local Indicators for CA dashboard
Marsh: CA Dashboard. The state puts on an annual report with state test scores. The law required to publicly show and explain the local indicators. What's attached is the analysis. See in bright yellow, priority 2 as well as marking for implementation. The only place for 3, we continue to work on ELLs. History and social science implementation. There is no state test for history. Identifying the professional learning needs of professional teachers. Skills, training, development. 90% of parents feel welcomed. 77% of the school provides useful training for parents. School climate- students report that 90% feel safe at JJMS.
D.
Declaration of Need
Roll Call | |
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S. Belle |
Absent
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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B. Smith |
Aye
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E.
Local Area Option board approvals
Roll Call | |
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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B. Smith |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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F.
Academic Calendar for 2022-23
Roll Call | |
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S. Belle |
Absent
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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B. Smith |
Aye
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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G.
FISCAL POLICY MANUAL UPDATE
Roll Call | |
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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B. Smith |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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H.
Student Vaccine Mandate for 2022-23
Marsh: A law was proposed in Sacramento and the bill was dropped. Proposal to align with the state of CA and postpone to not enforce this year.
Roll Call | |
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B. Smith |
Aye
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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I.
Proposed teaching permits for staff entering credential programs
Roll Call | |
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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B. Smith |
Aye
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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J.
Board consideration of additional parcel acquisition adjacent to new building
Marsh: The parking and traffic will be a challenge. LA has changed the rules on how properties can be used. Parcels can now have up to three homes. The cost of each parcel will increase.
Roll Call | |
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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B. Smith |
Aye
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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K.
CLOSED SESSION: REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATIONS 8:30-9pm
Board entered closed session at 8:25 pm
L.
Open session to report any action taken in closed session for real estate negotiations
Smith: What relationship does Insight EFS have with LevelField Partners?
Dan: Real state broker that works for this school. Bright Star, Citizens, and other CMOs
Smith: We need more information. Scenarios are important to develop a co[rehensive plan/
Marsh: We will have options for buying and developing. We will develop timelines as well. Conditional use permit for the July meeting.
Roll Call | |
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B. Smith |
Aye
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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M.
CLOSED SESSION: personnel evaluation CEO/Executive Director Myranda Marsh
Roll Call | |
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B. Smith |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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N.
OPEN SESSION returns to set compensation for the Executive Director
Roll Call | |
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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B. Smith |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Roll Call | |
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B. Smith |
Aye
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R. Edelen |
Aye
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P. Lambros |
Aye
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N. Mondragon |
Aye
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S. Belle |
Absent
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- NPR map of COVID.pdf
- JJMS 22-23 Forecast.xlsm
- JJMS FY22.23 EPA Spending Plan.docx
- JJMS Board Approval Packet.pdf
- JJMS local indicators June 2022.pdf
- 2022 pdf DecNeed.pdf
- Guerrero Local Area Option Checklist.doc (1).pdf
- LARA Local Area Option.doc.pdf
- Bhatri Board LAO 21-22.docx (3).pdf
- Antone Local Area Option 2022 v1.pdf
- Klippel LAO checklist .docx (1).pdf
- T Chavez LAO checklist .docx (1).pdf
- 2022-23 JJMS Academic Calendar .pdf
- Updates to Fiscal Policy manual.pdf
- public notice for 2022-23 permits.pdf
Antone: The year ended on very positive notes. Several shoutouts for multiple departments.
Smith: Mr. Lambros wants to host a come-together at his studio.