Urban Montessori Charter School

Regular Board Meeting

Published on April 22, 2024 at 9:29 AM PDT
Amended on April 22, 2024 at 9:53 AM PDT

Date and Time

Thursday April 25, 2024 at 5:30 PM PDT

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.


The public may comment and participate via Zoom if they prefer. The public may also email comments to board@urbanmontessori.org to be shared by the Board's Secretary during the meeting. Please make that intention clear in your email.

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Additional teleconference locations: 3225 Bayo Vista Ave Alameda, CA 94501

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


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.

Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Sarah Morrill
   

This meeting is being audio-recorded.

 
  B. Record Attendance   Greg Klein 1 m
  C. Review of Action/Discussion Items Discuss Sarah Morrill 1 m
   

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   Sarah Morrill 5 m
   

Members of the Board and UMCS community may provide appreciations and affirmations during this time.

 
  E. Board Member Comment   Sarah Morrill 5 m
   

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   Sarah Morrill 10 m
   

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. Comments should refer to matters within the jurisdiction of this committee.

“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

 
  G. Community Agreements Discussion Discuss Sarah Morrill 10 m
   

The Board will discuss two agreements and how it might be support us in our public board meetings.

 

Mistakes are for learning!

Be curious, vulnerable and courageous - without judgment

 
II. Head of School Report 6:02 PM
 

The Head of School and their designees will present topics of interest to the Board and the general public.

 
  A. Head of School Report Discuss Krishna Feeney 10 m
   

Report topics this meeting may include:

  1. Recent and upcoming events
  2. Ongoing Professional Development and Staff Support
  3. Student and Staff Attendance
  4. Staffing and Enrollment Updates
 
  B. Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) 2024-2025 and Board Agenda planning Discuss Krishna Feeney 20 m
   

Discussion of the process and development of the Urban Montessori LCAP for 2024-2025 and collection of input from community. The official public hearing for this LCAP will be at the May regular board meeting.

 

Discuss ongoing committee reporting at board meetings.

 
III. Family Advisory Council 6:32 PM
  A. Discussion Item - Committee Report Discuss Evan Sequoia 5 m
IV. Academic Oversight Committee 6:37 PM
  A. Committee Report Discuss Amy Ng 10 m
V. Executive & Governance Committee 6:47 PM
  A. Committee Report and Board roles Vote Greg Klein 5 m
   

Committee Report. Topics usually cover Head of School support and evaluation, & Board membership, support, and evaluation.

 

As needed, the Board may also take action to change its officers, as well as committee membership alternates, and leadership. Current and archival information is here.

 

Reminders:

 
VI. Other Business 6:52 PM
  A. Oakland and California Updates Discuss Greg Klein 5 m
   

Updates and current events related to Oakland USD, Alameda County Office of Education, and California, and potential implications for UMCS.

 

 
  B. Approve Minutes from March 21, 2024 Regular Meeting Approve Minutes Greg Klein 1 m
    Minutes for Regular Board Meeting on March 21, 2024  
  C. Action Item - Vote on General Consent Report Vote Sarah Morrill 2 m
   

General Consent Report for April 25, 2024

 

  1. Vote to accept monthly Finance Committee Report Documents: Year-to-date forecast, presentation from Edtec, cashflow, balance sheet
  2. UMCS Fiscal Management / Control Policy [reviewed by Finance Committee]
  3. UMCS Independent Study Policy [reviewed by Academic Committee]
  4. Board of Directors – Statement of Agreement  [reviewed by Exec & Governance Committee]
  5. UMCS Conflict of Interest Code Section 1090 [reviewed by Exec & Governance Committee]
  6. LunchMasters Contract [above $15,000 and reviewed by the Finance Committee]
  7. UMCS - 990 Draft  [NOT reviewed by Comittee]

[items may be linked or attached directly here in the agenda, or on BoardOnTrack under this date's Meeting and then "Documents."]

 
  D. Collect New Business items for Future Meetings Discuss Sarah Morrill 2 m
VII. Closed Session 7:02 PM
  A. Closed Session Items Discuss Sarah Morrill 30 m
   
  1. Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Head of School

"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.

 
VIII. Return to Open Session 7:32 PM
  A. Report out of any closed session action(s) Vote Sarah Morrill 1 m
   

"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.

 
IX. Closing Items 7:33 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Sarah Morrill