TEACH Public Schools
Minutes
December 11, 2019 Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday December 11, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Location
1846 W. Imperial Hwy. Los Angeles, CA 90047
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 change 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.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American 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 TEACH Public Schools during normal business hours at as far in advance as possible, but no later than 24 hours before the meeting.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact TEACH Public Schools, 1846 W. Imperial Highway. Los Angeles, CA 90047; phone: 323-872-0808; fax 323-389-4898.
www.teachpublicschools.org
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Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be change 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.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American 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 TEACH Public Schools during normal business hours at as far in advance as possible, but no later than 24 hours before the meeting.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact TEACH Public Schools, 1846 W. Imperial Highway. Los Angeles, CA 90047; phone: 323-872-0808; fax 323-389-4898.
www.teachpublicschools.org
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Directors Present
K. Piazza, L. Butler, S. Burrows, S. Tucker
Directors Absent
A. Dragon, J. Lobdell, L. Castillo
Guests Present
E. Robles (remote), F. Williams (remote), M. Brown, M. Pimienta, M. Woodley (remote), R. Carranza, S. Lawson, S. Rhee (remote), S. Torres (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
L. Butler called a meeting of the board of directors of TEACH Public Schools to order on Wednesday Dec 11, 2019 at 6:02 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Public Comment
- Sharon Rhee and Frank Williams joined the meeting using Zoom Video Connections at 8505 S. Western Ave, LA, CA, 90047.
- Suzette Torres joined the meeting using Zoom Video Connections at 10000 S. Western Ave, LA, CA, 90047.
- Dr.Monique Woodley and Enrique Robles joined the meeting using Zoom Video Connections at 10616 S. Western Ave, LA, CA, 90047.
II. CONSENT ITEMS
A.
Consent Items
S. Burrows made a motion to approve consent items.
K. Piazza seconded the motion.
- December 11, 2019 Board Meeting Agenda
- October 23, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
- November 6, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
B.
Approval of October 23, 2019 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
S. Burrows made a motion to approve the minutes from October 23, 2019 Regular Meeting on 10-23-19.
K. Piazza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Approval of November 6, 2019 Special Board Meeting Minutes
S. Burrows made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Board Meeting on 11-06-19.
K. Piazza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. ITEMS SCHEDULE FOR INFORMATION & POTENTIAL ACTION
A.
Fiscal Report
Mr. Brown presented the financial report.
B.
First Interim Financial Report
Mr. Brown presented the 1st Interim Financial Report for all TEACH schools.
K. Piazza made a motion to approve First Interim Financial Report.
S. Burrows seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Annual Independent Audit Report
Mr. Brown presented the Annual Independent Audit Report for Year Ended June 30, 2019. There were no findings in the report. The board reviewed the financial statements from Charter Impact.
S. Burrows made a motion to approve Annual Independent Audit Report.
K. Piazza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Board Compliance Monitoring
K. Piazza made a motion to approve Board Compliance Monitoring.
S. Burrows seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Teach Public Schools provided the board members with the checklist ask from LAUSD with a link for them to review all required documents form the checklist. The board reviewed them prior to the meeting and signed off on the checklist.
E.
Expulsion Panel
Mr. Williams spoke on the expulsion process per Board Chair Butler's request.
F.
Policy & Procedure for Managing Difficult Parents
Director of Community Relations & Special Projects, Mr. Frank Williams spoke on the formalized policy as stated to accommodate suggestions from the October board meeting from the principals.
1. Angry or Upset
Dr. Woodley spoke of the different levels of expectation and consequences for parent behaviors.
Mr. Williams will present what that looks like next meeting.
1. Angry or Upset
- isolate parent, distance them from the students, staff, etc
- ask them to be removed based on state law
- involve TEACH District Office
- call law enforcement immediately
Dr. Woodley spoke of the different levels of expectation and consequences for parent behaviors.
Mr. Williams will present what that looks like next meeting.
G.
Board Goals & Development
Board Chair Butler spoke about taking the next step in the boards development by establishing goals and committees to support and monitor the schools more effectively. The board and TEACH leadership team will continue this discussion at the January board meeting, including committee members and meeting logistics.
H.
CIF Membership Application
Mr. Williams spoke of the sports department from High School. He explained how we scheduled games for our students to participate. He explained how the high schools want to become a member of CIF and all the requirements. Mr. Willimas will present the action plan for all the CIF requirements proposals at the next meeting in January.
I.
20-21 Teacher Salary Schedule
Mr. Brown presented a draft teacher salary schedule for 20-21 school year. In order to better recruit and retain teachers, Mr. Brown asked the board to adopt the updated salary schedule now as TEACH starts its teacher recruitment for next school year. The board agreed that employee retention and teacher retention specifically is an important goal.
S. Tucker made a motion to approve 20-21 Teacher Salary Schedule.
K. Piazza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
J.
E-RATE
Mr.Robles presented TEACH's E-Rate RFP and internet safety policies which is a requirement of E-Rate.
S. Burrows made a motion to approve E-RATE RFP.
K. Piazza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
K.
ASES & 21st Century Grant Authorization
Mr.Robles presented updated information regarding the 21st Century Grant since the closure of YPI and the plan for TEACH to become the fiscal agent and partner with After School All Stars for the remainder of the year. Additionally, TEACH will submit an application for the TEACH Prep Elementary for 2020/2021 school year.
S. Burrows made a motion to approve ASES & 21st Century Grant for TEACH Public Schools to be fiscal agent for 19-20 Grant and authorization of 20-21 application for TEACH Academy and TEACH Prep.
S. Tucker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IV. Facilities Report
A.
Bond Market Update - TEACH 2019 Bonds
CFO/COO Mr. Brown discussed the progress of the 2019 TEACH bond deal. TEACH is in the process of completing the due diligence and other document production in the next few weeks. Investor meeting and calls are being scheduled. A significant number of investors have shown interest. Mr. Brown expects TEACH to close on the 2019 bonds in late December 2019 and will present the results at the January 2020 meeting.
B.
Urban Futures Agreement
CFO/COO Mr. Brown resolved the additional debt test service requirement with Urban Futures.
V. School Site Reports
A.
TEACH Academy of Technologies
Ms. Torres spoke about the report to TEACH Academy for enrollment, attendance, suspension and staffing.
B.
TEACH Tech Charter High School
Dr.Woodley spoke about the report to Teach Tech for enrollment, attendance, suspension, facility, and staffing.
C.
TEACH Preparatory Elementary School
Ms.Rhee spoke about the report to Teach Prep for enrollment, attendance, suspension, facility, and staffing.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Upcoming Meetings
The next board meeting will be scheduled for January 29, 2020.
B.
Form 700
The 700 forms will be ready and distributed to board members in the February board meeting. The documents will be due in April.
C.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
D.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:57 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Butler