Urban Montessori Charter School

Minutes

Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday December 11, 2023 at 2:30 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, Ann Rhodes, Donald Williams

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Directors Present

A. Rhodes, G. Klein, K. Fortuna, S. Morrill

Directors Absent

A. Ng, D. Williams

Guests Present

K. Feeney

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. Morrill called a meeting of the board of directors of Urban Montessori Charter School to order on Monday Dec 11, 2023 at 2:31 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Review of Action/Discussion Items

No changes needed.

D.

Board Member Comment

No board comments on items not on the agenda.

E.

Presentations from the Floor

No public comments on items not on the agenda.

II. Special Meeting Action Items

A.

Approve Minutes from November 30, 2023 Regular Meeting

K. Fortuna made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Board Meeting on 11-30-23.
A. Rhodes seconded the motion.

No questions or public comments on this item.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Williams
Absent
K. Fortuna
Aye
G. Klein
Aye
S. Morrill
Aye
A. Ng
Absent
A. Rhodes
Aye

B.

Vote on First Interim Report

K. Fortuna made a motion to approve the First Interim Report.
G. Klein seconded the motion.

Krishna shared the First Interim Report and reviewed the financial numbers for this year's forecast and the next two fiscal years. There were no questions or public comments on this item.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Fortuna
Aye
A. Ng
Absent
D. Williams
Absent
A. Rhodes
Aye
S. Morrill
Aye
G. Klein
Aye

C.

Vote to Accept the Audit for School Year 2022-2023

A. Rhodes made a motion to accept the Audit of 2022-2023.
K. Fortuna seconded the motion.

Krishna shared the Audit report for 2022-2023. There were no findings on this year's audit. Greg appreciated Krishna and her team for their work on getting everything organized for the auditors. There were no other public comments or questions on this item.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
G. Klein
Aye
D. Williams
Absent
A. Ng
Absent
A. Rhodes
Aye
S. Morrill
Aye
K. Fortuna
Aye

III. 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 2:38 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
G. Klein
Documents used during the meeting
  • UMCS_FY24_1st_Interim_Financials.pdf
  • UMCS Audit for 2022-2023.pdf