UMCS Special Board Meeting Minutes

July 31, 2020, 3:00-4:00 PM

Minutes Approved

Urban Montessori Charter School

Minutes

UMCS Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday July 31, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Location

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5102904005

PER GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S SHELTER IN PLACE EXECUTIVE ORDER DATED MARCH 19, 2020 (WHICH IS HERE IN ITS ENTIRETY) AND BY ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA DATED JUNE 5, 2020 (Revised June 18, 2020 and July 19, 2020) (WHICH IS HERE IN ITS ENTIRETY):
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Members: Loren Bentley Tammero, Olivia Couch, Jan Faraguna, Christina Greenberg, Greg Klein, Davis Leung, Nancy McAfee Flemming, 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 via http://www.urbanmontessori.org/board_of_directors.

Directors Present

C. Greenberg (remote), D. Leung (remote), G. Klein (remote), H. Thomas (remote), J. Faraguna (remote), L. Bentley Tammero (remote)

Directors Absent

N. McAfee Flemming, O. Couch, S. Wang

Guests Present

K. Feeney (remote)

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

D. Leung called a meeting of the board of directors of Urban Montessori Charter School to order on Friday Jul 31, 2020 at 3:03 PM.

B. Record Attendance

C. Review of Action/Discussion Items

No changes needed.

D. Board Member Comment

No board member comments.

E. Presentations from the Floor

Parent Anna shared about an internet provider enforcing its data cap limit. Could be a concern for both staff and families. Hae-Sin responded about the #OaklandUndivided survey coming out soon. Qualified families get a device and unlimited internet access.

II. Approval of the Minutes

A. Action Item - discuss and vote on the minutes from the June 30, 2020 Special Meeting

G. Klein made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Board Meeting on 06-30-20.

C. Greenberg seconded the motion.

no discussion or public comment.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
S. Wang	Absent
L. Bentley Tammero	Aye
G. Klein	Aye
C. Greenberg	Aye
O. Couch	Absent
H. Thomas	Aye
N. McAfee Flemming	Absent
J. Faraguna	Abstain
D. Leung	Aye

III. Executive and Governance Committee

A. Action Item - discuss and vote on Agreement for the Release of Directory Information to Families in Action for Quality Education

Greg presented the agreement. Hae-Sin shared one example of how the local school board can and likely will impact UMCS.

No other discussion or public comment.

C. Greenberg made a motion to approve the agreement.

D. Leung seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
S. Wang	Absent
H. Thomas	Aye
G. Klein	Aye
N. McAfee Flemming	Absent
O. Couch	Absent
J. Faraguna	Aye
L. Bentley Tammero	Aye
D. Leung	Aye
C. Greenberg	Aye

IV. Return to Open Session

A. Report out of any closed session action(s)

D. Leung made a motion to approve a settlement agreement.

C. Greenberg seconded the motion.

Not to exceed $23,250 per year, for this current year and two more years.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
O. Couch	Absent
G. Klein	Aye
D. Leung	Aye
L. Bentley Tammero	Aye
S. Wang	Absent
N. McAfee Flemming	Absent
C. Greenberg	Aye
H. Thomas	Aye
J. Faraguna	Aye

V. Closing Items

A. Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:38 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

G. Klein

Documents used during the meeting

Agreement for the Release of Directory Information.pdf

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.