Board of Directors Regular Meeting Minutes

April 25, 2024, 4:30-6:30 PM

Minutes Approved

Yu Ming Charter School

Minutes

Board of Directors Regular Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 25, 2024 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
Teleconference Location 3: 333 Hegenberger Road, Ste 425, Oakland, CA 94621
Teleconference Location 4: 25 Agnes Street, Oakland, CA 94618
Teleconference Location 5: 897 Glendome Circle, Oakland, CA 94602

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:

https://tinyurl.com/04-25-24-Board - Meeting ID: 844-0985-1698 - Password: 012298

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Directors Present

G. Borden (remote), J. Henry, J. Schorr (remote), K. Brown, R. Lee, Y. Yeh

Directors Absent

M. McDaniel

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

K. Brown

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

G. Borden

Guests Present

B. Badillo (remote), E. Wood (remote), M. Andrejko, 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 Apr 25, 2024 at 4:36 PM.

B. Record Attendance and Guests

C. Approve Agenda

J. Henry made a motion to approve the agenda.

Y. Yeh seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Schorr	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
K. Brown	Absent
G. Borden	Aye
M. McDaniel	Absent
R. Lee	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye

II. Invitation to the Public to Address the Board

A. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

There were no members of the public in attendance at the time of this item.

III. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Consent Agenda

G. Borden made a motion to approve the agenda.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
G. Borden	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
M. McDaniel	Absent
J. Schorr	Aye
K. Brown	Absent
R. Lee	Aye

B. Feb 27 Meeting Minutes

G. Borden made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 02-27-24.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Y. Yeh	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
G. Borden	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
K. Brown	Absent
M. McDaniel	Absent
R. Lee	Aye

C. January & February Check Registers

D. Acknowledgement of Director Choi leaving the Board

E. Oct 21, 2021 Compensation Committee Minutes

G. Borden made a motion to approve the minutes from Compensation Committee Meeting on 10-21-21.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. McDaniel	Absent
Y. Yeh	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
G. Borden	Aye
K. Brown	Absent

F. March 21, 2022 Compensation Committee Minutes

G. Borden made a motion to approve the minutes from Compensation Committee Regular Meeting on 03-21-22.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Schorr	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
K. Brown	Absent
M. McDaniel	Absent
Y. Yeh	Aye
G. Borden	Aye
R. Lee	Aye

G. June 6, 2022 Facilities Committee Minutes

G. Borden made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Facilities Committee Regular Meeting on 06-06-22.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Schorr	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
K. Brown	Absent
R. Lee	Aye
M. McDaniel	Absent
G. Borden	Aye

H. Oct 3, 2022 Education Committee Minutes

G. Borden made a motion to approve the minutes from Education Committee Regular Meeting on 10-03-22.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
R. Lee	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
K. Brown	Absent
M. McDaniel	Absent
G. Borden	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye

IV. Finance Update

A. February Financial Report

B. Badillo presented the January financial report at 5:10 pm.

K. Brown arrived at 5:14 PM.

B. FY22-23 Audit Report Update

B. Badillo presented the audit report that was submitted a little later than usual because we had filed for an exemption.

The Board accepted the report as submitted.

C. Approval of 2nd Interim Report

B. Badillo presented the 2nd interim report.

Y. Yeh made a motion to approve the 2nd interim report.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
G. Borden	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
M. McDaniel	Absent
J. Henry	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
K. Brown	Aye

D. Approval of New Bank Account

This item was addressed first at the meeting. The school will be opening a new brokerage account for managing stocks.

Y. Yeh made a motion to approve the new bank account.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
K. Brown	Absent
J. Schorr	Aye
M. McDaniel	Absent
J. Henry	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
G. Borden	Aye

V. CEO Report, including:

A. Strategic Plan Progress Report

E. Wood presented the strategic plan progress report. There was a question about leveraging AI for the model/talent.

B. 2024-25 LCAP Feedback

E. Wood presented this item and will share a form at the end for Board directors to provide feedback on the 23-24 LCAP to inform the 24-25 LCAP.

B. Badillo joined at 5:04 pm.

C. Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators

E. Wood presented the declaration of need item which allows the school to obtain temporary credentials for teachers.

J. Henry made a motion to approve the declaration of need.

Y. Yeh seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Schorr	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
K. Brown	Absent
M. McDaniel	Absent
J. Henry	Aye
G. Borden	Aye

VI. Board Development Committee

A. Committee Update

G. Borden left at 5:38 PM.

J. Schorr gave the committee update, including nominating Kendra Ferguson to join the Board.

B. Approval of New Board Director Kendra Ferguson

J. Schorr made a motion to approve Kendra Ferguson at new Board Director.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Henry	Aye
K. Brown	Aye
M. McDaniel	Absent
G. Borden	Absent
R. Lee	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye

VII. Funds Committee

A. Funds Committee Update & Board Support

This item was tabled as G. Borden had to leave early.

VIII. Enrollment and Diversity Committee

A. Committee Update

K. Brown gave the committee update.

IX. Other Items of Business

A. CEO Evaluation Process Review

R. Lee went over the CEO evaluation process, which includes a survey to Stacey and survey to the Board. The results will be reviewed at the June meeting.

B. Board Self-assessment

J. Schorr presented the self-assessment. The survey will be sent out soon to review at the June meeting.

C. CLOSED SESSION - Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Gov. Code Section 54956.8.)

D. CLOSED SESSION - Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1).)

E. OPEN SESSION - Review of Action Taken in Closed Session

The Board reconvened at 6:15 pm. No action taken.

X. 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 6:15 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.

For more information concerning this agenda or to receive access to materials relating to this meeting, please contact Yu Ming Charter School at (510) 326-1048 or ymclosure@yumingschool.org.