Contra Costa School of Performing Arts

Minutes

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday April 25, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Location

Contra Costa School of Performing Arts

2730 Mitchell Drive

Walnut Creek, CA  94598

The public may address the Board regarding any item within the jurisdiction of the Board of Directors of ChartHouse Public Schools. To ensure an orderly meeting and an equal opportunity for each speaker, persons wishing to address the Board must fill out a speaker’s card. Cards should be turned into the Board Chair/Vice Chairperson prior to the Call to Order. Speakers will be given three minutes for items on the agenda, and two minutes for items not on the agenda. When translation services are utilized to support the participation of a primary Speaker, the translator will be afforded the same duration of time as the primary Speaker. Time may not be yielded to other speakers. In compliance with the Brown Act, the Board may listen to comments from speakers and provide direction to staff, but may not engage in discussion or take action on items that are not already on the agenda.

 

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Directors Present

C. Hill, D. Wendt, F. Bani-Taba, H. Vega, L. McPhatter-Harris

Directors Absent

A. Mbonisi

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

F. Bani-Taba

Ex Officio Members Present

B. Byers

Non Voting Members Present

B. Byers

Guests Present

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

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

H. Vega called a meeting of the board of directors of Contra Costa School of Performing Arts to order on Tuesday Apr 25, 2023 at 5:45 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

Attendance recorded.

C.

Establishment of Quorum

Quorum established.

D.

Agenda Review and Adoption

D. Wendt made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented.
L. McPhatter-Harris seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. PUBLIC COMMENTS

A.

Items on the Agenda

No public comments.

B.

Items not on the Agenda

No public comments.

III. CONSENT AGENDA

A.

Approve Meeting Minutes - Regular Meeting, March 28, 2023

D. Wendt made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Board Meeting on 03-28-23.
L. McPhatter-Harris seconded the motion.

Approved under the Consent Agenda. Heather Vega abstained from the vote.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

A.

School Year Calendar

D. Wendt made a motion to to approve the school year calendar for 23-24.
L. McPhatter-Harris seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Executive Director Report

The Board heard a presentation from Dr. Byers with updates on school operations and other pertinent school business.

 

Dr. Byers invited Allysha Angeles, an English teacher at SPA, to address the Board on the work she and her newly formed team of teachers is doing to embrace and implement Project Based Learning (PBL) with the 2023-24 School Year.

 

 

F. Bani-Taba arrived at 5:51 PM.

V. FISCAL REPORTS

A.

Monthly Financial Report

The EdTec managers provided the Board with a monthly financial report and other important local and state updates.

VI. CLOSED SESSION

A.

Negotiations

The Board entered into Closed Session.

B.

Public Employee Evaluation

The Board entered into Closed Session.

C.

Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal Release §54957

The Board entered into Closed Session.

VII. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

A.

Report Out

The Board reconvened to Open Session.  The Board chair announced that no action was taken in closed session.

VIII. PARTNERSHIP PROPOSALS

A.

Review and approve partnership and support proposals

The Board tabled this item to a future meeting.

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 8:51 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
H. Vega