Yu Ming Charter School

Minutes

Board of Directors Regular Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday October 26, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Location

  • In person (CHE Campus): 2501 Chestnut Street, Oakland, CA 94607 
  • Zoom Meeting (see info below)
  • Teleconference Location 1 (MLK Jr. Campus): 675 41st Street, Oakland, CA 94609
  • Teleconference Location 2 (CAR Campus): 16244 Carolyn Street, San Leandro, CA 94578

The Board of Directors (“Board”) and employees of the Yu Ming Charter School shall meet in person and via the Zoom meeting platform. Members of the public who wish to access this Board meeting remotely may do so at:

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Directors Present

G. Borden, J. Henry, J. Schorr, R. Lee, Y. Yeh

Directors Absent

A. Mumby, K. Brown, M. McDaniel

Guests Present

E. Wood (remote), F. Sassin (remote), M. Andrejko, Mario Choi, Board Candidate, S. Wang

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 26, 2023 at 4:39 PM.

B.

Record Attendance and Guests

C.

Approve Agenda

Y. Yeh made a motion to approve the agenda.
J. Henry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
R. Lee
Aye
K. Brown
Absent
G. Borden
Aye
J. Schorr
Aye
A. Mumby
Absent
Y. Yeh
Aye
M. McDaniel
Absent
J. Henry
Aye

II. Consent Agenda

A.

Approval of Consent Agenda

J. Schorr made a motion to approve the consent agenda.
J. Henry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Brown
Absent
J. Schorr
Aye
J. Henry
Aye
R. Lee
Aye
A. Mumby
Absent
Y. Yeh
Aye
M. McDaniel
Absent
G. Borden
Aye

B.

Sept 12 Meeting Minutes

J. Schorr made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors Special Meeting on 09-12-23.
J. Henry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Brown
Absent
G. Borden
Aye
A. Mumby
Absent
R. Lee
Aye
M. McDaniel
Absent
Y. Yeh
Aye
J. Henry
Aye
J. Schorr
Aye

C.

Sept 12 Yu Ming Charter Facilities LLC Meeting Minutes

J. Schorr made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Meeting of the Board of Directors as Sole Member of Yu Ming Charter Facilities, LLC on 09-12-23.
J. Henry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Schorr
Aye
M. McDaniel
Absent
G. Borden
Aye
A. Mumby
Absent
K. Brown
Absent
J. Henry
Aye
Y. Yeh
Aye
R. Lee
Aye

D.

July & August Check Registers

E.

2023-24 Comprehensive School Safety Plan

F.

2023-24 Finance Committee Description, Goals and Membership

G.

2023-24 Board Development Committee Description, Goals and Membership

H.

2023-24 ConApp Ratification

I.

Resolution Notifying ACOE of Bank Account Change

III. CEO Report, including:

A.

Quarterly Strategy Update

S. Wang and E. Wood presented the Quarterly Strategy update.

B.

Facilities Update

S. Wang and E. Wood presented the facilities update.

IV. Finance Update

A.

August Financial Report

F. Sassin presented the financial report.

B.

Facilities Loan Update

F. Sassin presented an overview of the $7.1M facilities loan update YM used to cover the acquisition of the Chestnut Campus and to fund minor improvements and associated transactional costs.

C.

Creation of Audit Committee

Y. Yeh presented the audit committee description, and introduced the creation of the audit committee. 

G. Borden made a motion to approve the creation of the committee.
Y. Yeh seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Brown
Absent
J. Henry
Aye
R. Lee
Aye
J. Schorr
Aye
M. McDaniel
Absent
G. Borden
Aye
A. Mumby
Absent
Y. Yeh
Aye

D.

Audit Committee Chair

G. Borden made a motion to approve Reggie as interim Audit Committee chair.
J. Henry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
R. Lee
Aye
Y. Yeh
Aye
K. Brown
Absent
G. Borden
Aye
A. Mumby
Absent
J. Schorr
Aye
J. Henry
Aye
M. McDaniel
Absent

E.

Opening of Bank Account

S. Wang presented this agenda item, proposing to the Board the opening of a separate bank account for funds raised by the Family Support Organization for tracking and visibility purposes.

G. Borden made a motion to open a new bank account.
Y. Yeh seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Henry
Aye
R. Lee
Aye
A. Mumby
Absent
M. McDaniel
Absent
G. Borden
Aye
Y. Yeh
Aye
K. Brown
Absent
J. Schorr
Aye

V. Board Development Committee

A.

Committee Update

J. Schorr gave a committee update, and reminded the Board to share suggestions for the following recruitment priorities, particularly the first one.

 

1. Community/political connections 

2. Connections to local/national funders

3. Charter CEO experience

4. Connections to AAPI community

 

J. Schorr also proposed to revise the Board onboarding process, by bringing in key training components led by different Yu Ming staff/Board members (finance, fundraising, governance, education).

B.

Ratification of Parent-nominated Board Member

J. Schorr presented parent-nominated Board candidate Mario Choi. M. Choi introduced himself.

J. Schorr made a motion to approve M. Choi on the Board of Directors.
J. Henry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Henry
Aye
G. Borden
Aye
K. Brown
Absent
J. Schorr
Aye
R. Lee
Aye
M. McDaniel
Absent
Y. Yeh
Aye
A. Mumby
Absent

VI. Funds Committee

A.

Committee Update

G. Borden gave the committee update. The committee will be meeting next week to discuss community fundraising and Scaling Impact campaign.

VII. Enrollment & Diversity Committee

A.

Committee Update

Tabled.

VIII. Other Items of Business

A.

CLOSED SESSION: Public Employee Evaluation (Govt. Code Section 54957)

Started at 5:53pm.

B.

OPEN SESSION: Review of Action Items from Closed Session

Resumed at 6:25 pm. R. Lee reported that no action was taken.

C.

Naming and Recognition Policy

Y. Yeh made a motion to approve the policy.
J. Henry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
G. Borden
Aye
Y. Yeh
Aye
A. Mumby
Absent
M. McDaniel
Absent
J. Henry
Aye
K. Brown
Absent
J. Schorr
Aye
R. Lee
Aye

IX. Closing Items

A.

Review of Action Items and Future Agenda Items

  • Board Development Committee description.

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
R. Lee