Regular Board Meeting Minutes

October 29, 2020, 4:30-6:30 PM

Yu Ming Charter School

Minutes

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday October 29, 2020 at 4:30 PM

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), C. Hatton (remote), J. Mikuta (remote), J. Norman (remote), J. Schorr (remote), L. Hwang (remote), R. Lee (remote)

Directors Absent

R. Lewis, S. Nijhawan

Guests Present

B. Badillo (remote), E. Wood (remote), G. Callaham (remote), M. Andrejko (remote), S. Park (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 Thursday Oct 29, 2020 at 4:30 PM.

B. Record Attendance and Guests

C. Approve Agenda

A. Mumby made a motion to approve the agenda.

J. Mikuta seconded the motion.

Agenda approved with the following items removed:

Finance Committee Goals
Enrollment Policy (Consent Agenda)
Funds Committee Section

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

II. Invitation to the Public to Address the Board

A. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

There were two members of the public in attendance.
There were no public comments on non-agenda items.

III. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Consent Agenda

J. Schorr made a motion to move the consent agenda to discussion for a brief comment on the safety plan item.

J. Mikuta seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

J. Schorr commented on the language in the suspension/expulsion section and suggested to narrow the language on conditions of expulsion/suspension, upon the next revision.

J. Schorr made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. This vote applies to all the items included in the Consent Agenda (except for items that were tabled during the agenda approval).

A. Mumby seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

B. September 8 Meeting Minutes

J. Norman made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Board Meeting on 09-08-20.

J. Schorr seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

C. July and August Check Registers

D. Updated Enrollment Policy

Tabled.

E. Updated Comprehensive School Safety Plan

IV. Head of School Update, Including:

A. School Reopening Update

S. Park presented her Head of School update and took questions.

B. Charter Renewal Update

B. Badillo joined at 4:50pm.
E. Wood joined at 5:00pm.
G. Callaham left at 5:05pm.

S. Park presented a charter renewal update and took questions.

V. Items of Business

A. Resolution Supporting Proposition 15

L. Hwang made a motion to approve the resolution supporting Proposition 15.

J. Schorr seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

B. Extension of Director Nijhawan's Term to End of School Year 2020-21

B. Swartz made a motion to extend Director Nijhawan's term to the end of the school year 2020-21.

A. Mumby seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

VI. Finance Committee

A. August Financial Report

J. Norman introduced the finance update. B. Badillo led the presentation.

E. Wood left the meeting at 5:32pm.

B. 2020-21 Finance Committee Description & Goals

Tabled.

C. Approval of Revised 2020-21 Budget

B. Swartz made a motion to approve the budget change.

L. Hwang seconded the motion.

The Board voted for reinstating the step and column for teachers and instating COLAs for all other staff as presented in the forecast. There was a discussion on restoring salary increases retroactively for the whole year.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

VII. Board Development Committee

A. 2020-21 Board Development Committee Description & Goals

J. Mikuta made a motion to discuss and approve the committee goals.

J. Norman seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

B. Board Development Committee Update

J. Schorr presented a Board Development update.

VIII. Education Committee

A. 2020-21 Education Committee Description & Goals

J. Schorr made a motion to discuss and approve the Education Committee goals.

J. Mikuta seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

B. Education Committee Update

A. Mumby gave an Education Committee update.

IX. Enrollment & Diversity Committee

A. Enrollment & Diversity Committee Update

Tabled.

X. Facilities Committee

A. Facilities Committee Update

Lucia Hwang gave a Facilities Committee update, and thanked the committee members who have been working hard on facility searches.

B. 2020-21 Facilities Committee Meeting Schedule

Committee meeting schedule:
November 5, 6:00 p.m.
March 4, 6:00 p.m.
May 7, 6:00 p.m.

XI. Fund Development Committee

A. 2020-21 Funds Committee Description & Goals

Tabled.

B. Fund Development Committee Update

Tabled.

XII. Closing Items

A. Review of Action Items and Future Agenda Items

B. Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

R. Lee

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.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Requests for disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in this public meeting should be made 24 hours prior to the meeting by calling (510) 326-1048. All efforts will be made for reasonable accommodations. The agenda and public documents can be modified upon request as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
A copy of the written materials which will be submitted to the Board may be reviewed by any interested persons on the Yu Ming Charter School’s website along with this agenda following the posting of the agenda at least 72 hours in advance of this meeting.

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