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Contra Costa School of Performing Arts

Minutes

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday November 1, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Location

Phone Numbers
PIN: ‪113 322 841#‬
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Directors Present

D. Padberg (remote), D. Wendt (remote), H. Vega (remote), M. Gil (remote), T. Gerlach (remote)

Directors Absent

None

Ex Officio Members Present

R. Chalwell (remote)

Non Voting Members Present

R. Chalwell (remote)

Guests Present

Madhu@edtec.com (remote), S. Starzyk (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Padberg called a meeting of the board of directors of Contra Costa School of Performing Arts to order on Monday Nov 1, 2021 at 5:58 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes - Regular Board of Directors Meeting, October 7, 2021

H. Vega made a motion to Table minutes until next meeting Regular Board Meeting on 10-07-21.
T. Gerlach seconded the motion.
Amendment to the wording to the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate. Minutes to be adopted at next meeting.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Agenda Review and Adoption

It was reported that one of the links to the Public Agenda was not working.
Items included on the Agenda should be collapsed including:
Item 3a Academic Excellence
Item 3b Outreach and Enrollment
Item 3c Governance
Item 3d Development

 

Item 3e Finance Committee will continue as necessary for fiscal compliance.

 

 

 

D. Wendt made a motion to adopt the Agenda as amended.
M. Gil seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. PUBLIC COMMENT

A.

Items on the Agenda

Discussion was had on the following topics:

 

1. Impact of the Brown Act on Public Comment Lengths.
2. Public Comment 1 (Parent) and Public Comment 2 (Parent) discussed the need of more communications in Spanish, and the need for improved communication w/ teachers with language support.
3. Public Comment 3 shared concerns about discipline practices and seeks more transparency.

B.

Items Not on the Agenda

III. STANDING COMMITTEES

A.

Academic Excellence Committee

Committee dissolved. No Report.

B.

Outreach and Enrollment Committee

Committee Dissolved. No Report.
Committee dissolved. No Report.

C.

Governance Committee

Committee dissolved. No Report.

D.

Development Committee

Committee dissolved. No Report.

E.

Finance Committee

D. Wendt, M. Muppudi, Dr. Chalwell gave Finance Committee Report including information on the upcoming Quarterly Report, Enrollment Data, and the possibility of necessary budget cuts.

IV. INFORMATION ITEMS

A.

Reopening Update

Dr. C provided a reopening update.

 

B.

Accessibility and Supports for English Learners and their Families

M. Gill discussed the importance of accessibility supports for English Learners and their families. The discussion also included recognition that the SPA community is evolving.

C.

Educator Effectiveness Grant Plan

Dr. C presented the Educator Effectiveness Grant Plan in anticipation of a Board Vote at the next meeting.

D.

Update COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Dr. C gave an update on the SPA Vaccine Mandate rollout and ongoing processes.

V. ACTION ITEMS

A.

Revised Brown Act Requirements on Teleconferencing Rules

D. Wendt made a motion to approve the provision in AB 361 to continue using the bill's exemption to the Brown Act teleconferencing rules for an additional 30 days.
H. Vega seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Gil
Aye
T. Gerlach
Aye
D. Wendt
Aye
D. Padberg
Aye
H. Vega
Aye

VI. STAFF REPORTS

A.

Executive Director Report

Executive Director discussed staffing shortages and initiatives in place to support teachers.

B.

Financial Report and Update from EdTec

M. Muppudi (EdTech) give an update including the monthly forecast, enrollment, staffing, possible cuts, possible additional sources of revenue, and impacts to the budget. The Board was also informed of the upcoming Investor Conference Call on November 19th.

VII. CLOSED SESSION

A.

Public Employment

The Board entered into closed session.

B.

Public Employment

The Board entered into closed session.

C.

Conference with Legal Counsel

VIII. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

A.

Report Out

H. Vega made a motion to approve the.
D. Wendt seconded the motion.
The Board approved the personnel actions impacting the following employees:
Revised Employment Agreement
* 945790
* 841350
* 939371
* 785883

 

Offer of New Employment
* 709378
* 745946

 

 

Release from At-Will Employment
*458479
*686141

 

 

 

 

 

 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Padberg
Aye
H. Vega
Aye
D. Wendt
Aye
T. Gerlach
Aye
M. Gil
Aye

IX. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:46 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Padberg