Board of Directors Regular Meeting Minutes

February 27, 2025, 4:30-6:30 PM

Minutes Approved

Yu Ming Charter School

Minutes

Board of Directors Regular Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday February 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Location

In person (CHE Campus): 2501 Chestnut Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Zoom Meeting (see info below)
Teleconference Location 1 (MLK Campus): 675 41st Street, Oakland, CA 94609
Teleconference Location 2 (CAR Campus): 16244 Carolyn Street, San Leandro, CA 94578
Teleconference Location 3: 897 Glendome Circle, Oakland, CA 94602
Teleconference Location 4: 333 Hegenberger Road, Suite 425, Oakland, CA 94621
Teleconference Location 5: 1901 Harrison Street, Suite 1400, Oakland, CA 94612

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

D. Stinfil (remote), J. Henry, J. Jackson, J. Schorr (remote), K. Brown (remote), K. Ferguson, K. Maxey II, R. Lee

Directors Absent

Y. Yeh

Guests Present

B. Badillo (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 Feb 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM.

B. Record Attendance and Guests

Y. Yeh joined remotely but does not count toward quorum at this time, as his teleconference address was not included in the agenda.

C. Approve Agenda

J. Henry made a motion to approve the agenda with the change that the reimbursement resolution is tabled to the next meeting.

K. Ferguson seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
K. Brown	Aye
K. Maxey II	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
Y. Yeh	Absent
J. Schorr	Aye
D. Stinfil	Aye
J. Jackson	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
K. Ferguson	Aye

II. Invitation to the Public to Address the Board

A. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

There were 3 public comments from Brookfield parents about the Prop 39 classroom space offer made to Yu Ming.

J. Schorr thanked the speakers for taking the time to attend and share their views.

III. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Consent Agenda

J. Jackson made a motion to approve the consent agenda.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
R. Lee	Aye
K. Brown	Aye
K. Ferguson	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
D. Stinfil	Aye
Y. Yeh	Absent
J. Jackson	Aye
K. Maxey II	Aye
J. Henry	Aye

B. Dec 10 Meeting Minutes

J. Jackson made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 12-12-24.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Jackson	Aye
K. Ferguson	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
Y. Yeh	Absent
D. Stinfil	Aye
K. Brown	Aye
K. Maxey II	Aye

C. November & December Check Registers

D. 2024-25 Audit Committee Description, Goals and Membership

E. 2023-24 School Accountability Report Card (SARC)

F. Revised Special Education Policy

G. Form 700 Update (Due April 1)

IV. Chief Executive Officer Report, Including:

A. Strategic Planning Update

S. Wang presented the update and took questions.

B. 2025-26 School Calendar

S. Wang presented the 25-26 calendar and took questions. There was a public comment from a Yu Ming parent asking to reinstate the February break on behalf of parents of 33 students.

J. Henry made a motion to approve the calendar.

K. Maxey II seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Y. Yeh	Absent
J. Jackson	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
K. Ferguson	Abstain
D. Stinfil	Aye
K. Brown	No
J. Schorr	Aye
K. Maxey II	Aye

C. Federal Funding Update

S. Wang presented the update and took questions.

D. 2024-25 LCAP Mid-Year Update

S. Wang presented the update and took questions.

V. Finance Committee

A. December Financial Report

B. Badillo presented the December report and took questions.

B. LLC Quarterly Financial Report

B. Badillo presented the LLC quarterly financial report.

VI. Audit Committee

A. Approval of 2023-24 Audit Report

R. Lee shared the audit committee discussion and introduced B. Badillo.

B. Badillo shared the audit report, which had no findings.

J. Jackson made a motion to approve the audit report.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
R. Lee	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
J. Jackson	Aye
Y. Yeh	Absent
K. Ferguson	Aye
K. Maxey II	Aye
D. Stinfil	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
K. Brown	Aye

VII. Board Development Committee

A. Renewal of Director Henry's Term

J. Schorr invited the board to renew Director Henry's term.

K. Brown made a motion to approve the renewal of Director Henry's term.

J. Schorr seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
K. Maxey II	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
K. Brown	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
Y. Yeh	Absent
K. Ferguson	Aye
D. Stinfil	Aye
J. Henry	Aye
J. Jackson	Aye

VIII. Enrollment and Diversity Committee

A. Committee Update

K. Brown presented the update.

IX. Other Items of Business

A. CLOSED SESSION - Conference with Labor Negotiators

S. Wang shared that the first closed session will need to be rescheduled so items IX. A-D are tabled.

B. OPEN SESSION - Review of Action Items from Closed Session

C. Public Hearing: YMEU’s Proposal for Negotiating a Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement with YMCS

D. Public Hearing: YMCS’s Proposal for Negotiating a Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement with YMEU

The Board went into closed session at 6:00 pm.

E. CLOSED SESSION: Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Govt. Code Section 54956.8)

F. CLOSED SESSION - Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Govt. Code Section 54956.8)

G. OPEN SESSION - Review of Action Items from Closed Sessions

The Board reconvened at 6:25 pm.

No action was taken in closed sessions.

H. Approval of Reimbursement Resolution for Certain Construction Expenditures

Tabled.

X. Closing Items

A. Review of Action Items and Future Agenda Items

B. Schedule Special Meeting in March

The Board will meet on Wednesday, March 5, at 11:00 am for a special meeting to vote on the 2nd interim budget report.

C. Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:31 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.