Board of Directors Retreat Minutes

August 29, 2020, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Yu Ming Charter School

Minutes

Board of Directors Retreat

Date and Time

Saturday August 29, 2020 at 9:00 AM

This meeting will be by teleconference pursuant to Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20.

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Directors Present

A. Mumby (remote), B. Swartz (remote), J. Schorr (remote), L. Hwang (remote), R. Lee (remote), R. Lewis (remote), S. Nijhawan (remote)

Directors Absent

J. Mikuta, J. Norman

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

A. Mumby, R. Lewis

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

S. Nijhawan

Guests Present

Brian Badillo (remote), C. Simmons (remote), Casey Hatton (remote), Emily Wood, Yu Ming (remote), G. Callaham (remote), M. Andrejko (remote), Wayne Strumpfer, Young, Minney, and Corr (remote), X. Xu (remote)

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

R. Lee called a meeting of the board of directors of Yu Ming Charter School to order on Saturday Aug 29, 2020 at 9:05 AM.

B. Record Attendance and Guests

C. Approve Agenda

B. Swartz made a motion to approve the agenda.

L. Hwang seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Norman	Absent
R. Lee	Aye
L. Hwang	Aye
B. Swartz	Aye
A. Mumby	Absent
R. Lewis	Absent
S. Nijhawan	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
J. Mikuta	Absent

II. Invitation to the Public to Address the Board

A. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

There are no members of the public in attendance.

III. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Consent Agenda

B. Swartz made a motion to approve the consent agenda with removal of the check registers.

J. Schorr seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
L. Hwang	Aye
J. Mikuta	Absent
J. Schorr	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
R. Lewis	Absent
J. Norman	Absent
B. Swartz	Aye
S. Nijhawan	Aye
A. Mumby	Absent

B. March 9 Meeting Minutes

B. Swartz made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Special Meeting on 03-09-20.

J. Schorr seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Schorr	Aye
S. Nijhawan	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
R. Lewis	Absent
J. Mikuta	Absent
B. Swartz	Aye
A. Mumby	Absent
J. Norman	Absent
L. Hwang	Aye

C. July 23 Meeting Minutes

B. Swartz made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Special Meeting on 07-23-20.

J. Schorr seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
L. Hwang	Aye
J. Mikuta	Absent
B. Swartz	Aye
J. Norman	Absent
J. Schorr	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
A. Mumby	Absent
S. Nijhawan	Aye
R. Lewis	Absent

D. June and July 2020 Check Registers

Tabled.

IV. Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (LCAP)

A. Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (LCAP) Public Hearing

S. park welcomed the Board.

A. Mumby arrived.

A. Mumby joined at 9:12am.

S. Park started the meeting with a land acknowledgment.

R. Lewis arrived.

R. Lewis joined at 9:14am.

S. Park introduced and presented the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan, and answered questions.

W. Strumpfer joined at 9:32am.

V. Governance Update

A. Designation of Casey Hatton, Parent-Nominated Board Candidate

L. Hwang made a motion to designate the parent nominated candidate, Casey Hatton as member of the Board.

R. Lewis seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
B. Swartz	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
J. Norman	Absent
R. Lewis	Aye
A. Mumby	Aye
L. Hwang	Aye
S. Nijhawan	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
J. Mikuta	Absent

B. Designation of Compensation Committee Chair

J. Schorr made a motion to approve Casey Hatton as Chair of the Compensation Committee.

A. Mumby seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
B. Swartz	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
A. Mumby	Aye
J. Norman	Absent
L. Hwang	Aye
R. Lewis	Aye
J. Mikuta	Absent
J. Schorr	Aye
S. Nijhawan	Aye

C. Approval of Compensation Committee Meeting Schedule

Tabled.

D. Designation of Enrollment and Diversity Committee Chair

R. Lewis made a motion to approve Sonali as Chair of the Enrollment and Diversity Committee.

L. Hwang seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
R. Lewis	Aye
A. Mumby	Aye
S. Nijhawan	Abstain
J. Schorr	Aye
J. Norman	Absent
B. Swartz	Aye
L. Hwang	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
J. Mikuta	Absent

E. Approval of Enrollment and Diversity Committee Meeting Schedule

Tabled.

F. Brown Act Training & Legislative Update - Wayne K. Strumpfer, Of Counsel, Young Minney & Corr

W. Strumpfer made a presentation about the Brown Act.
W. Strumpfer left at 10:43am.

VI. Break

A. Break

B. Badillo joined at 11:00am.

VII. Finance Update

A. Approval of Unaudited Actuals Report 2019-2020

B. Badillo presented the unaudited actuals.

C. Simmons joined at 11:12am.

L. Hwang made a motion to approve the unaudited actuals.

R. Lewis seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Mikuta	Absent
B. Swartz	Aye
A. Mumby	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
S. Nijhawan	Aye
L. Hwang	Aye
J. Norman	Absent
R. Lewis	Aye

E. Wood joined at 11:14am.
G. Callaham joined at 11:15am.
X. Xu joined at 11:20am.

B. 2020-2021 School Budget Update

B. Badillo gave an update on the budget, and the California financial context.

B. Badillo left at 11:45am.

VIII. 2019-2020 Goals and 2020-2021 Goal-setting

A. Review 2019-2020 Progress on School Goals: Student Outcomes School Climate and Culture School Growth and Sustainability

S. Park presented the Leadership Team (C. Simmons, G. Callaham, E. Wood, X. Xu), and the staff presented the school's progress on 2019-20 goals and made recommendations for 2020-21 goals.

B. Set New 2020-2021 School Goals

C. Consultancy Protocol with School Goals: Student Achievement Outcomes School Climate and Culture School Growth & Sustainability

Tabled.

X. Xu, C. Simmons, E. Wood, and G. Callaham left at 12:54pm.

IX. Board Re-opening Resolution

A. Approval of Board Re-opening Resolution

J. Schorr made a motion to approve the resolution,.

B. Swartz seconded the motion.

Casey also voted YES.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Norman	Absent
A. Mumby	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
B. Swartz	Aye
J. Mikuta	Absent
S. Nijhawan	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
L. Hwang	Aye
R. Lewis	Aye

S. Nijhawan left.

C. Hatton, S. Nijhawan, and S. Park left at 1:26pm.

X. Head of School Evaluation and Compensation

A. Closed Session

The closed session started at 1:27pm.

B. Open Session

L. Hwang made a motion to approve the evaluation memo.

B. Swartz seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
L. Hwang	Aye
R. Lewis	Aye
B. Swartz	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
J. Norman	Absent
A. Mumby	Aye
J. Mikuta	Absent
S. Nijhawan	Absent

C. Executive Compensation Study Review and Approval of Head of School 2020-21 Compensation

Given the staff salary freeze, the head of school compensation remains the same for 2020-21. Compensation will be revisited pending the result of the compensation committee's study.

R. Lewis made a motion to approve the compensation decision.

B. Swartz seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
R. Lee	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
A. Mumby	Aye
J. Norman	Absent
S. Nijhawan	Absent
J. Mikuta	Absent
B. Swartz	Aye
R. Lewis	Aye
L. Hwang	Aye

XI. Closing Items

A. Review of Action Items and Future Agenda Items

Committees' meeting schedules for 2020-21.
Consultancy protocol

B. Schedule September Board Meeting for LCAP Approval

Suggestion of Tuesday, Sept 8, at 3pm.

C. Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 2:04 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

M. Andrejko

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 changed without prior notice.
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Members of the public are welcome to speak on any agenda or non-agenda items so long as the matter pertains to the domain and jurisdiction of the school board. Public testimony on non-agenda items will be heard at the opening of the meeting. Public testimony on agenda items will take place as each item is presented. The Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony.
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