Contra Costa School of Performing Arts
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
CCSPA Conference Room
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Contra Costa School of Performing Arts
Board Meeting
Date and Time:
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM PDT
Location:
2730 Mitchell Dr.
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
4229 20th street
San Francisco CA 94114
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82316354168
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
A. Mbonisi, C. Hill, H. Vega, M. Hennessy (remote)
Directors Absent
L. McPhatter-Harris
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Foster
Non Voting Members Present
C. Foster
Guests Present
C. Phillips (remote), C. Tirlia
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Establish a Quorum
Quorum established by Heather Vega at 6:05pm
D.
Agenda Review and Adoption
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. McPhatter-Harris |
Absent
|
| A. Mbonisi |
Aye
|
| C. Hill |
Aye
|
| M. Hennessy |
Aye
|
| H. Vega |
Aye
|
II. PUBLIC COMMENTS
A.
Items on the Agenda
No public comments for items on the agenda were made at this time.
B.
Items Not on the Agenda
Jamila Breese - Has been in charge of fundraising for the dance department. She is requesting more funds to assist with the Spring dance performance. More funds for costumes needs to be allocated, according to Ms. Breese.
Tasha Tervalon - Requesting more communication as a parent wanting to support their student. She wants better communication on the future of the school and wants parents to also be involved in helping keep the school community strong.
C.
Minutes
The minutes for 2-27-2024 have been tabled until further notice.
III. FINANCE
A.
CBO Updates
Candice presented an update for the budget since the board approved the second interim budget at the last board meeting.
Candice gave an update on the grants that her and Catherine are applying for.
Candice is still waiting on the bondholders to give a final authorization on postponing bond payments for three months. The board discussed strategies to get the bondholders to give us a confirmation of whether or not our payments can be held for three months.
Candice and Callie are still working on the STRS audit. Moving forward, they are gathering information needed for the audit from Edtech and Paylocity.
Candice is beginning to prepare for next year's interim budget.
IV. CLOSED SESSION
A.
Conference on Property Negotiations
No action taken.
B.
Executive Director Evaluation
V. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
A.
Report Out
Reconvened to open session at 8:22pm.
No action to report at this time.
VI. OTHER BUSINESS
A.
Executive Summary
Catherine presented her executive summary for March to the board.
Catherine presented the data from the i-Ready Diagnostic 3 Results.
B.
Board Policy on Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Misconduct
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| H. Vega |
Aye
|
| A. Mbonisi |
Aye
|
| M. Hennessy |
Aye
|
| L. McPhatter-Harris |
Absent
|
| C. Hill |
Aye
|
C.
Agreement with Ed Exec
This is being tabled. No action is being taken at this time.
Greg Ponikvar participated remotely as a member of the public.