Board of Directors Regular Meeting Minutes

April 24, 2025, 4:30-6:30 PM

Minutes Approved

Yu Ming Charter School

Minutes

Board of Directors Regular Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 24, 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

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

J. Henry, J. Jackson, J. Schorr, K. Ferguson, K. Maxey II, R. Lee, Y. Yeh

Directors Absent

D. Stinfil, K. Brown

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 Apr 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM.

B. Record Attendance and Guests

C. Approve Agenda

There is no LLC Quarterly Financial report at this time. The 2nd interim was presented on March 5.

J. Henry made a motion to approve the agenda with these changes.

J. Jackson seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

II. Invitation to the Public to Address the Board

A. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

There were five members of the public in attendance. Four of those made public comments asking Yu Ming to decline the Proposition 39 offer made by OUSD to Yu Ming of classrooms on the Brookfield campus.

III. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Consent Agenda

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

K. Maxey II seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

B. March 5 Meeting Minutes

J. Henry made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors Special Meeting on 03-05-25.

K. Maxey II seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

C. January & February Check Registers

D. 2025-26 Auditor Christy White Contract

E. Comprehensive School Safety Plan

IV. CEO Report, including:

A. Strategic Planning Update

S. Wang presented the strategic planning update. Board members provided feedback on recommendations developed for the five areas of the plan: Academics, Talent, Sustainability, Culture, Operations.

B. 2025-26 LCAP Feedback

E. Wood presented the 2024-25 LCAP goals so the Board could offer feedback, inviting the Board to review the detailed LCAP for more info (see February's mid-year report or LCAP online).

C. Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators

E. Wood presented this annual compliance statement that allows us to request special permits for teachers while they're completing their credentialing.

J. Schorr made a motion to approve the declaration.

J. Jackson seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

D. Williams Monitoring

E. Wood presented this item. Yu Ming has been flagged for Williams monitoring, along with many other local schools, regarding its ratio of credentialed teachers. This is the first time Yu Ming is flagged, due to new monitoring criteria. Note that this audit is based on 2-year old data. This is an FYI--no action needed. The Board will be updated as we get more information.

V. Finance Committee

A. February Financial Report

B. Badillo presented the finance report.

B. LLC Quarterly Financial Report

There was no LLC quarterly report.

C. Approval of 2nd Interim Report

This was covered at the March 5 meeting.

D. Line of Credit Approval

E. Wood presented this item.

J. Schorr made a motion to approve the Line of Credit.

J. Henry seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

Y. Yeh noted that our fiscal policies should be updated accordingly.

VI. Board Development Committee

A. Committee Update

No update for the committee.

VII. Enrollment and Diversity Committee

A. Committee Update

J. Jackson presented the context for declining enrollment in California.

E. Wood presented an enrollment update for Yu Ming.

VIII. Other Items of Business

A. CEO Evaluation Process Review

R. Lee presented this item. K. Ferguson and J. Henry will join R. Lee to review the questions for the CEO evaluation questionnaire.

B. Board Self-assessment

J. Schorr mentioned that the self-assessment survey will be sent out soon.

The Board went into closed session at 5:57 pm.

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

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

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

The Board reconvened at 6:18 pm.

R. Lee reported the following actions taken in the first closed session:

The Board approved unanimously the lease agreement for the NOCCS property.
The Board approved unanimously the purchase agreement for the NOCCS property.
The Board approved unanimously the submission of a charter material revision to the ACBOE to reflect the addition of this campus.

R. Lee reported the following action taken in the second closed session:

The Board approved unanimously the Letter of Interest for the Lutheran Church property.

There was a public comment from the FSO Community Organizing and Advocacy Committee asking the Board to submit a collective letter to the ACBOE for the material revision.

IX. 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 6:30 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) 452-2063. 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) 452-2063 or office@yumingschool.org.