Compass Charter Schools

Meeting of the Compass Board of Directors

Date and Time

Saturday September 30, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT

Location

This meeting will be in person with at the Carson Doubletree.

This meeting will be held in person at the Carson Doubletree at 2 Civic Plaza Dr., Carson, CA 90745.

 

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For questions or requests regarding accessibility, please call Miguel Aguilar at (805) 807-8199.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 10:00 AM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Thomas Arnett 1 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Miguel Aguilar 1 m
  C. Vote to allow remote participation for Dr. Olvera Vote Elizabeth Brenner 5 m
   

AB 2442 allows board members to participate in an in-person meeting remotely if they experience an emergency that prohibits them from attending in person. In order to enact this rule, a quorum must be present in person and the members present must vote to approve the remote participation.  Dr. Olvera alerted the Superintendent and the Board president within the timeframe required and his circumstances meet the statute. 

 
  D. Welcoming Inclusion Activity Discuss Lainie Rowell 5 m
II. Consent Items 10:12 AM
  A. Consent Items Vote Thomas Arnett 5 m
   

Consent Items – Items under Consent Items will be voted on in one motion unless a member of the Board requests that an item be removed and voted on separately, in which case, the Board Chair will determine when it will be called and considered for action.  Due to the set-up of BoardOnTrack, approval of any meeting minutes will be done through consent, unless removed and voted on separately as noted above, using the same vote count.
 

  • Approval of the September 30, 2023 Annual Meeting Agenda
  • Approval of the July 7, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes
 
  B. Approval of July 7, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Thomas Arnett 1 m
III. Public Comment 10:18 AM
  A. Public Comment FYI Thomas Arnett 10 m
   

Addressing the Board – Board meetings are meetings of the Board of Directors and will be held in a civil, orderly and respectful manner. All public comments or questions should be addressed to the Board through the Chair of the Board. To ensure an orderly meeting and an equal opportunity for each speaker, persons wishing to address the Board must complete a Speaker Request Card (https://forms.gle/jEmpDNMxeZYjirg89) and submit it to Miguel Aguilar. The Speaker Request Card must contain speaker name, contact number or email, and subject matter and submitted to the Executive Assistant to the Superintendent prior to the start of the meeting. Members of the public may address the Board on any matter within the Board’s jurisdiction and have two (2) minutes each to do so. The total time of each subject will be fifteen (15) minutes, unless additional time is requested by a Board Member and approved by the Board.
 
The Board may not deliberate or take action on items that are not on the agenda. However, the Board may give direction to staff following a presentation. The Chair is in charge of the meeting and will maintain order, set the time limits for the speakers and the subject matter, and will have the prerogative to remove any person who is disruptive of the Board meeting. The Board of Directors may place limitations on the total time to be devoted to each topic if it finds that the numbers of speakers would impede the Board’s ability to conduct its business in a timely manner. The Board of Directors may also allow for additional public comment and questions after reports and presentations if it deems necessary.

 
IV. Communications 10:28 AM
  A. Board Member Communication Discuss Thomas Arnett 10 m
   
  • Thomas Arnett
  • Therese Christopher
  • Samantha Herrod
  • Dr. Olvera
  • Lainie Rowell
  • Dr. William Stinde
 
  B. Parent Advisory Council Update Discuss Samantha Herrod 10 m
   

Attachments:

  • Report from the September PAC meeting
 
     
  C. Scholar Advisory Council Report Discuss Taia Saurer 10 m
   

Scholar Advisory Council Report from the September meeting

 
     
V. Superintendent's Report 10:58 AM
  A. Superintendent's Report Discuss Elizabeth Brenner 20 m
     
VI. Unfinished Business
VII. Academic Services 11:18 AM
  A. Staff Report on the impact of the WGU program FYI Stephanie Lee 15 m
     
  B. Summer School Intervention FYI Janae Smith 5 m
   

Over the summer, Compass provided targeted response to intervention (RTI) for scholars who meet specific indicators, utilizing iXL courseware. Most of the scholars who actively participated showed gains as measured by STAR.

Presentation Video | Slide Show

 
  C. Street Data FYI Kasey Wingate 5 m
   

Though a partnership with Parsec Education, Compass took a deep, empathetic dive into our the community of ELL scholars.

Presentation Video | Slides

 
  D. Scholar Highlights FYI Greg Cohen 15 m
   

First Day of School Presentation

 
     
VIII. Operations 11:58 AM
  A. Operations Update FYI Lisa Fishman 5 m
   

Attachments:

  • Operations Division Board Report 
 
     
  B. Review and Approval of the June, July & August 2023 Financial Statements Vote Lisa Fishman 5 m
   

Attachments:

  • FY23 Finance Update 
  • Balance Sheet
  • Profit v Loss Statement
  • Check Register 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  C. Review and Approval of the 22-23 UAR's Vote Lisa Fishman 10 m
   

Attachments:

  • Presentation for Board discussion
 
     
IX. FY24 EPA Resolution 12:18 PM
  A. CCS FY24 EPA Resolution Vote Lisa Fishman 5 m
   

Review and approve the CCS FY24 EPA Resolution

 
     
X. 23-24 Tiltle Funding Application Approvals 12:23 PM
  A. Title Funding Applications Vote Lisa Fishman 5 m
   

Review and approve the 23-24 applications for title funding

 
     
     
     
XI. People Division 12:28 PM
  A. People Division Update FYI Sophie Trivino 5 m
   

Attachments:

  • People Division Update
  • Additions & Terminations Report
 
     
     
XII. Executive 12:33 PM
  A. Policy Approval Vote Elizabeth Brenner 10 m
   

Scholar Handbook Update

Review the proposed updates to the Scholar Handbook and approve.

 

 
     
     
     
  B. Committee Overview Discuss Elizabeth Brenner 10 m
   

This year, each committee will provide a report to the Board during a regular meeting. The Options Advisory Committee will be presenting at the December meeting. A document that describes each committee and when they meet is attached for reference.

 
     
XIII. Superintendent Goal Setting 12:53 PM
  A. Goal setting discussion Discuss Thomas Arnett 60 m
   

Discussion facilitated by Dr. Steven Lowder from McPherson and Jacobson

 
XIV. Closing Items 1:53 PM
  A. Upcoming Meetings FYI Elizabeth Brenner 5 m
   

Saturday, December 2nd, 2023

 

 
  B. Optimistic Closure Activity Discuss Lainie Rowell 5 m
  C. Adjourn Meeting FYI Thomas Arnett 1 m