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Urban Montessori Charter School

Regular Board Meeting

Published on September 21, 2021 at 6:52 AM PDT

Date and Time

Thursday September 23, 2021 at 6:15 PM PDT

Location

The board will meet at school 4551 Steele Street, Oakland, CA 94611

The public may comment and participate via Zoom. The public may also email comments to board@urbanmontessori.org to be shared by the Board's Secretary during the meeting.

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This meeting will be audio recorded. The public can find documents related to this agenda either linked directly on the agenda or under "Other files" after selecting the meeting in BoardOnTrack prior to viewing the agenda. Downloading the "packet" may not include all of the "Other files" that are still otherwise available to the public.

AS ALLOWED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-08-21 DATED JUNE 11, 2021 (WHICH IS HERE IN ITS ENTIRETY), AND FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION: THE UMCS BOARD WILL MEET IN PERSON AT 4551 STEELE STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94619 AND THE PUBLIC MAY JOIN VIA ZOOM.

Members: Loren Bentley Tammero, Olivia Couch, Jan Faraguna, Christina Greenberg, Greg Klein, Davis Leung, Hae-Sin Thomas, Stacey Wang

Urban Montessori Charter School welcomes your participation at Board meetings. The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Directors (“Board”) is to conduct the affairs of the organization in public. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our school and assists the Board in making the best decisions for our school. To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, guidelines are provided at the bottom of this agenda. All materials for all board and committee meetings, including audio recordings of Regular Board Meetings, are available on our BoardOnTrack public portal and also through the UMCS School Calendar.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
  A. Call the Meeting to Order
   
This meeting is being audio-recorded.
  B. Record Attendance
  C. Review of Action/Discussion Items
   
With input from the board, the Chair may decide, based upon a number of factors, to reorder the action/discussion items to best suit the needs of the meeting. No additional action/discussion items will be added at this time.
  D. Board and Community Appreciations
   
Members of the Board and UMCS community may provide appreciations and affirmations during this time.

This month, we particularly want to appreciate our departing Board members, including long-time Member and school co-Founder Hae-Sin Thomas.
  E. Board Member Comment
   
Any board member wishing to speak to an issue regarding UMCS that does not pertain to an agenda item may do so at this time. No further discussion or action will take place following each board member’s comments.
  F. Presentations from the Floor
   
PRESENTATIONS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS – Any person wishing to speak to any item not on the agenda will be granted three minutes to make a presentation. Speakers requiring translation shall have double time.

“What if [we] listened to others so deeply that they felt loved, accepted, and safe in [our] presence, no matter what they had to say?” -- Steve Shapiro, Author
II. Head of School Report
 
The Head of School and their designees will present topics of interest to the Board and the general public.
  A. Head of School Report
   
Report topics this meeting may include:
  1. Recent and upcoming events
  2. Recent Professional Learning
  3. Enrollment and Staffing
  B. Discussion and review of COVID-19 procedures and policies
   
https://www.urbanmontessori.org/covid_updates
Communications to date and feedback.
III. Finance Committee
  A. Discussion Item - Committee Report, including year to date financial report
   
Most recent year-to-date financial report through August 31, 2021 is available in the "Documents" of this meeting.
IV. Academic Oversight Committee
  A. Discussion Item - Committee Report
   

 

 
V. Family Advisory Council
  A. Committee Report
VI. Executive & Governance Committee
  A. Discussion Item: Committee Updates, including candidates for board service, Form 700, and training
   
  • Form 700
  • Board member recruitment
  • Leader evaluation process updates
  • Board Clearance process

 
   
  B. Board and committee officers and members
   
As needed, the Board may take action to change its officers, as well as committee membership and leadership.
VII. Other Business
  A. Oakland and California Updates
   
Updates and current events related to Oakland USD, Alameda County Office of Education, and California, and potential implications for UMCS.

 
  B. Approve Minutes from August 26, 2021 Regular Meeting
    Minutes for Regular Board Meeting on August 26, 2021
  C. Action Item - Vote on General Consent Report
   
General Consent Report for September 23, 2021
  1. Interstate Fence Co., Inc invoice
[items may be linked directly here in the agenda or under "Other files" of this meeting on BoardOnTrack.]
   
  D. Collect New Business items for Future Meetings
VIII. Closed Session
  A. Closed Session Items
   
  1. Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Head of School
  2. Conference with Real Property Negotiations (§ 54956.8)
    1. Property: 4551 Steele St, Oakland, CA 94619
    2. Agency Negotiation: UMCS and Pacific Charter School Development
    3. Negotiating Parties: UMCS and Oakland USD
    4. Under Negotiation: instruction to negotiator will concern both price and terms of payment

"Closed Session" is always agendized ahead of time as a "Discuss" item. If any votes are taken during any Closed Session, those are reported out publicly upon return to Open Session.
IX. Return to Open Session
  A. Report out of any closed session action(s)
   
"Return to Open Session" is always agendized ahead of time as a "Vote" item. It is not meant to indicate the the Board shall take an action at this time. If any votes are taken during any Closed Session, those are reported out publicly at this time on the agenda.
X. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.

REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE Notice is hereby given that, consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board may request assistance by contacting UMCS at 4551 Steele Street, Oakland, CA 94619 or info@urbanmontessori.org.

FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact UMCS at 4551 Steele Street, Oakland, CA 94619 or board@urbanmontessori.org. All materials are available via the Governance Section of our website: http://www.urbanmontessori.org/governance or directly via our BoardOnTrack public portal.