Urban Montessori Charter School

Minutes

Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday September 30, 2024 at 4:00 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, Evan Sequoia

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. The board uses Robert's Rules of Order.

 

Each year by April 1, and when first joining or leaving the board, board members complete and file a Form 700. Board members annually train on the CA Brown Act, Conflict of Interest, and the Public Records Act.

Directors Present

A. Ng, A. Rhodes, E. Sequoia, G. Klein, K. Fortuna

Directors Absent

S. Morrill

Guests Present

D. Bissonnette

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Ng called a meeting of the board of directors of Urban Montessori Charter School to order on Monday Sep 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Review of Action/Discussion Items

No changes needed.

D.

Board Member Comment

No board member comments on items not on the agenda.

E.

Presentations from the Floor

There were no public comments on items not on the agenda.

II. Charter Renewal Petition

A.

Board Resolution for Charter Renewal Petition Submission

A. Ng made a motion to approve the Resolution for Charter Renewal Petition Submission.
A. Rhodes seconded the motion.

Daniel shared about the Charter Renewal Petition and shared how there are many additional supplementary materials included in the Documents section of this meeting (in BoardOnTrack) that will also be part of the submission packet along with the main Petition document. These additional files include the School Safety Plan, Complaint Policy, Board Bylaws, Board Conflict of Interest Policy, multiple financial and budget documents and files including the budget narrative, and the school's current lease agreement. The board's resolution designates authority to Daniel to make any changes or revisions to the charter renewal petition as may be necessary to comply with applicable legal requirements and/or County policies and procedures, and to take all steps necessary for approval of same.

 

There were no public comments on this item. This item was adopted without objection.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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 4:06 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
G. Klein
Documents used during the meeting
None