Regular Board Meeting Minutes

May 17, 2022, 5:30-8:30 PM

Minutes Approved

Contra Costa School of Performing Arts

Minutes

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday May 17, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Location

This meeting will be held via ZOOM.

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Directors Present

D. Padberg (remote), D. Wendt (remote), F. Bani-Taba (remote), H. Vega (remote), M. Gil (remote)

Directors Absent

None

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

H. Vega

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

F. Bani-Taba

Ex Officio Members Present

R. Chalwell (remote)

Non Voting Members Present

R. Chalwell (remote)

Guests Present

B. Fleming (remote), J. Flaner (remote), K. Aozasa (remote)

I. Opening Items

A. Record Attendance and Guests

Attendance recorded. Quorum present.

Heather Vega arrived late at 7:35 pm.

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 Tuesday May 17, 2022 at 5:35 PM.

C. Approve Minutes

Due to a technical issue, the Board abstained from taking a vote on the minutes of 04/11/22. The minutes will be placed on the June agenda.

D. Agenda Review and Adoption

D. Wendt made a motion to accept the agenda as presented.

M. Gil seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Gil	Aye
F. Bani-Taba	Aye
D. Padberg	No
D. Wendt	Aye
H. Vega	Absent

E. Member(s) who left during the meeting and returned during the meeting

M. GIl left at 6:31 PM and returned at 6:57 PM.

II. Public Comments

A. Items on the Agenda

There were no public comments.

B. Items Not on the Agenda

There were no public comments.

III. Standing Committees

A. Finance Committee

Committee Chair Wendt reported that the Finance Committee has not met since its last committee meeting held in March and is planning for the committee to hold a meeting within the next two weeks.

IV. Informational Items

A. Financial Report and Update from EdTec

Bryce Fleming will be joining our monthly meetings in place of Madhulikha Muppidi who has transitioned to a new position.

The Board heard a financial presentation from Edtec Managers Kendall Aozasa and Bryce Fleming. Limited information on how the State's Budget might affect the SY 2022-2023 SPA Budget was provided.

B. 2022-2023 Reorganization Plan.

The Board heard a presentation from Dr. Chalwell on the thought-process and details that went into the development of the 2022-2023 Reorganization Plan.

H. Vega arrived at 7:35 PM.

V. ACTION ITEMS

A. Revised Brown Act Requirements on Teleconferencing Rules

D. Wendt made a motion to continue using the bill's exemption to the Brown Act teleconferencing rules for an additional 30 days.

F. Bani-Taba seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Gil	Aye
H. Vega	Aye
D. Wendt	Aye
D. Padberg	Aye
F. Bani-Taba	Aye

B. A-G Grant Plan

D. Wendt made a motion to approve the A-G Plan as presented.

H. Vega seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
D. Padberg	Aye
F. Bani-Taba	Aye
M. Gil	Aye
H. Vega	Aye
D. Wendt	Aye

C. 2022-2023 LCAP

D. Wendt made a motion to table the vote on the 2022-2023 LCAP until clarification is obtained on how to proceed. Clarification is needed to determine if a 10-Day Public Notice was posted to allow the Board to take action on this item.

F. Bani-Taba seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
H. Vega	Aye
D. Wendt	Aye
D. Padberg	Aye
M. Gil	Absent
F. Bani-Taba	Aye

D. 2022-2023 SPA Reorganization Plan Chart

The Board felt this was not in their area of oversight and chose to abstain from taking a vote on this item.

E. Comprehensive School Safety Plan

D. Wendt made a motion to approve the Comprehensive School Safety Plan as amended to reflect the correct date of adoption from 5/9/22 to 5/17/22 on page one.

H. Vega seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
D. Wendt	Aye
F. Bani-Taba	Aye
D. Padberg	Aye
H. Vega	Aye
M. Gil	Aye

VI. STAFF REPORTS

A. Executive Director Report

The Board heard an update on the Authorizer Relations in the 2022-2023 school year from Dr. Chalwell. Dr. Brandy Byers presented an overview of the results from the California Healthy Kids Survey 2022.

VII. CLOSED SESSION

A. Public Employment

The Board members entered into closed session.

B. Public Employment

The Board members entered into closed session.

C. Public Employment

The Board members entered into closed session.

F. Bani-Taba left at 9:00 PM.

VIII. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

A. Report Out

The Board reentered to Open Session. Chairman Padberg reported out that the Board took action during closed session to accept the Executive Director's Evaluation Report.

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 9:33 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

D. Padberg