Urban Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday June 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Location
4551 Steele Street, Oakland, CA 94619. Ring the front bell or call/text 510-290-4005 for entry. Signage on campus will direct you to the correct room, generally the Head of School's Office.
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Members: Kara Fortuna, Greg Klein, Sarah Morrill (Chair), Amy Ng, Evan Sequoia
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Directors Present
A. Ng, G. Klein, K. Fortuna, S. Morrill
Directors Absent
E. Sequoia, L. Butler
Guests Present
D. Bissonnette, K. Feeney
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Review of Action/Discussion Items
D.
Board and Community Appreciations
Daniel appreciate the ops team.
Greg appreciated Daniel.
Daniel appreciated Brookfield Staff.
Daniel appreciated UMCS Staff.
Daniel appreciated the Board.
Daniel appreciated Krishna.
Krishna appreciated Daniel.
Daniel appreciated community and families.
E.
Board Member Comment
No board member comments on items not on the agenda.
F.
Presentations from the Floor
No public comments on items not on the agenda.
II. Head of School Report
A.
Head of School Report
Daniel gave his Head of School report, which is included in the documents of this meeting. Daniel shared recent and upcoming events including last days for students and staff. Daniel shared appreciation to staff for finishing out the entire school year. MEGA Yard sale is this weekend. Cohort 2, Summer 2 of Public Montessori in Oakland Training is June 23 - July 25 at Brookfield Village Elementary. MACTE Accreditation visit will be in Fall 2025. Classrooms will move in time for the first day of school in August.
UMCS is working with the enrollment office to call all families who expressed interest in Brookfield Village and maximize enrollment; coordinating with OUSD regarding moving materials and offices; and OUSD currently plans to contract Primary training for their staff beginning May 2026.
The PMAI board is excited to welcome PMI training into their existing program initiatives. Vote scheduled for July 3, 2025 to finalize approval. Krishna will onboard with PMAI July in support of their operational needs, in addition to directing the current training and continuing with the next steps of MACTE accreditation. In order to merge with another non-profit, UMCS would ultimately need to dissolve our existing 501c3.
The Board discussed the steps of a possible nonprofit merger, and possible pros and cons.
No public comments on this item.
III. Local Control and Accountability Plan
A.
Vote on Local Indicators and review LCAP updates
Daniel shared that this information shows up in the future Fall Dashboard. There were no public comments on this item.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Butler |
Absent
|
| E. Sequoia |
Absent
|
| K. Fortuna |
Aye
|
| G. Klein |
Aye
|
| A. Ng |
Aye
|
| S. Morrill |
Aye
|
B.
Budget for the nonprofit for 2025-2026
Daniel shared a recommended budget for 2025-2026 and explained that the Board did not need to vote on any budget at this time. The Board took no action. There were no public comments on this item.
IV. Family Advisory Council
A.
Discussion Item - Committee Report
No FAC updates. Daniel shared an appreciation for the FAC members at the end including Marcela, Jillian, Lana, Amy who helped run so many events the entire second half of the year.
No public comments on this item.
V. Executive & Governance Committee
A.
Committee Report, Board Roles, & Calendar
Daniel appreciated of Greg. No public comment on this item.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Klein |
Aye
|
| K. Fortuna |
Aye
|
| S. Morrill |
Aye
|
| A. Ng |
Aye
|
| L. Butler |
Absent
|
| E. Sequoia |
Absent
|
Greg shared proposed officers roles and board meeting calendar for 2025-2026. No public comment on this item.
VI. Other Business
A.
Approve Minutes from May 22, 2025 Regular Meeting
No discussion and no public comments on this item.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Sequoia |
Absent
|
| L. Butler |
Absent
|
| A. Ng |
Aye
|
| G. Klein |
Aye
|
| K. Fortuna |
Aye
|
| S. Morrill |
Aye
|
B.
Approve prior committee minutes
No discussion and no public comments on this item.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| K. Fortuna |
Aye
|
| S. Morrill |
Aye
|
| E. Sequoia |
Absent
|
| A. Ng |
Aye
|
| G. Klein |
Aye
|
| L. Butler |
Absent
|
C.
Approve prior committee minutes
No discussion and no public comments on this item.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Klein |
Aye
|
| A. Ng |
Aye
|
| E. Sequoia |
Absent
|
| L. Butler |
Absent
|
| S. Morrill |
Aye
|
| K. Fortuna |
Aye
|
D.
Approve prior committee minutes
No discussion and no public comments on this item.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Morrill |
Aye
|
| K. Fortuna |
Aye
|
| E. Sequoia |
Absent
|
| G. Klein |
Aye
|
| L. Butler |
Absent
|
| A. Ng |
Aye
|
E.
Action Item - Vote on General Consent Report
No discussion and no public comments on this item.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Butler |
Absent
|
| E. Sequoia |
Absent
|
F.
Collect New Business items for Future Meetings
No new items at this time.
VII. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session Items
5:07p, Amy announced that the Board would go into closed session on Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Head of School. There were no public comments on this item.
VIII. Return to Open Session
A.
Report out of any closed session action(s)
The Board returned to Open Session at 5:47p, no actions were taken.
No changes needed.