TEACH Public Schools
Minutes
TEACH Public Schools Governing Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 16, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Location
Time: Feb 16, 2022 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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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.
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Directors Present
J. Lewis (remote), J. Lobdell (remote), S. Burrows (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Dragon
Ex Officio Members Present
R. Carranza (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
R. Carranza (remote)
Guests Present
B. Bulgeron (remote), K. McGregor (remote), M. Brown (remote), M. Pimienta (remote), M. Woodley, S. Lawson (remote), S. Rhee, S. Torres
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Public Comment
II. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items: Approve the Current Agenda and Minutes From the January 19, 2022 Regular Board Meeting
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
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| A. Dragon |
Absent
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| S. Burrows |
Aye
|
| J. Lobdell |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Lobdell |
Aye
|
| S. Burrows |
Aye
|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
|
| A. Dragon |
Absent
|
B.
Resolution to Hold Virtual Board Meetings
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Dragon |
Absent
|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
|
| J. Lobdell |
Aye
|
| S. Burrows |
Aye
|
III. Items Scheduled for Information and Potential Action
A.
TEACH Public Schools Financial Report and Second Interim Financials
Theresa Thompson gave a financial report that included an update on surplus cash forecasted, and that TEACH exceeds bond requirements and meets LAUSD requirements. The fiscal team is starting to budget for next year.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
|
| J. Lobdell |
Aye
|
| S. Burrows |
Aye
|
| A. Dragon |
Absent
|
B.
Consideration of Board Member Applicant
Board members welcomed Chelsea Villarreal to the board.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Burrows |
Aye
|
| J. Lobdell |
Aye
|
| A. Dragon |
Absent
|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
|
C.
LCAP Mid-Year Report, Annual Supplement
Beth Bulgeron gave a presentation on the supplement to the Annual Update and described how concentration and grant add-on funding is used and described progress on the implementation of the LCAP and a current snapshot of funding for each LCAP goal.
The board asked about specific successes and struggles in implementing the plans and recognized that hiring Dr. McGregor as the CAO was a success. Dr. McGregor described the work that she was involved in that included aligning goals, working on planning for next year, filling staff positions, working with all Directors on different projects such as CalPads, reports, creating a GATE program, balancing rosters, creating a new Marijuana policy, NWEA testing and working with Maria on hiring and keeping us focused on EdJoin.
D.
Better 4 You Food Contract Revision
Matt Brown presented information about the contract amendment for Better 4 You Foods. The Board asked questions about the impact to the budget.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
|
| S. Burrows |
Aye
|
| A. Dragon |
Absent
|
| J. Lobdell |
Aye
|
E.
Update 700 forms
Beth Bulgeron notified the Board that the 700 forms would soon be sent to them for completion.
F.
CalSHAPE Ventilation Program Governing Board Resolutions
Matt Brown explained the CalSHAPE grant that was available to the schools and described how by passing the board resolution, TEACH would then be able to submit an application for the grant to support plumbing and retrofitting. The Board asked if this grant would fully cover the planned projects and Mr. Brown explained that it would cover anticipated projects and recently completed projects as well.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Burrows |
Aye
|
| A. Dragon |
Absent
|
| J. Lobdell |
Aye
|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
|
G.
Presentation of the A-G Grant
Beth Bulgeron presented the A-G Grant application and described how funds would be used to support AP teacher certification, improve access for all students to take and succeed in AP capstone courses and improve availability of credit recovery for students that struggled during the Pandemic.
H.
TEACH Preparatory Elementary School- Principal's Report on Enrollment, Attendance, Impact of Covid, Independent Study, Staffing, and Professional Development
Sharon Rhee gave the Principal's report for TEACH Prep Elementary School and described attendance, NWEA completion, professional development, use of data by faculty and intervention strategies.
I.
TEACH Academy of Technologies Principal's Report on Enrollment, Attendance, Impact of Covid-19, Independent Study, Staffing, and Professional Development
Suzette Torres gave the middle school report and described attendance, NWEA completion, and a recent uptick in student discipline issues.
J.
TEACH Tech Charter High School Principal's Report on Enrollment, Attendance, Impact of Covid-19, Independent Study, Staffing, and Professional Development
Monique Woodley gave the Principal's report for the high school. She noted that in her absence, there was some enrollment loss and she is currently monitoring enrollment carefully. In addition, there has been an increase in absences that are not related to Covid. She is working to increase student attendance and engagement.
K.
CEO's Report
Dr. Carranza gave the CEO report and included an update on the continued mask requirement. He also emphasized that the CAO would be focusing more on academics going forward and less on operations.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Upcoming Meeting Date
The next Governing Board Meeting will be held March 16, 2022 at 5 pm.
B.
Public Comment
There was no pubic comment.
C.
Board Member Comments
Spencer Burrows commented on the importance of emphasizing the academic data in comparison to state medians.
All Board members welcomed Chelsea Villarreal to the board.
JJ Lewis invited the board to participate in the CSDC's Board Affinity Group.
D.
Adjourn Meeting
JJ Lewis adjourned the meeting at 5:57 pm.
There was no public comment.