Contra Costa School of Performing Arts
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday September 10, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
2730 Mitchell Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
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Contra Costa School of Performing Arts
Board Meeting
Date and Time:
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 5:30 PM PDT
Location:
1719 West Street, Concord, CA 94521
Google Meet Link: CCSPA/ChartHouse Board of Directors Meeting
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/nkf-yvbi-bxv
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.
All Board agendas and minutes will be published at cocospa.org. Any disclosable public records related to an open session Board meeting agenda item and distributed by staff to a majority of the Board of Directors shall be available for public inspection.
The Board of Directors will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Board meetings so long as notice is provided at least one hour prior to the start of the meeting by contacting the Executive Director’s Office at (925) 235-1130.
Directors Present
G. Ponikvar, H. Vega, J. Bridge, S. Kulak (remote)
Directors Absent
L. McPhatter-Harris, M. Hennessy
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Foster
Non Voting Members Present
C. Foster
Guests Present
C. Tirlia
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Establish a Quorum
D.
Agenda Review and Adoption
Heather presented the idea that going forward, if closed session is toward the beginning the meeting, public comments will come first before closed session.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Kulak |
Aye
|
| L. McPhatter-Harris |
Absent
|
| G. Ponikvar |
Aye
|
| H. Vega |
Aye
|
| J. Bridge |
Aye
|
| M. Hennessy |
Absent
|
II. Reconvene to Open Session
A.
Report out on Action Taken in Closed Session
Reconvened to open session at 6:13pm.
The board approved the Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal Release as presented.
III. Public Comments
A.
Items on the Agenda
No public comments were made during this time.
B.
Items Not on the Agenda
No public comments were made during this time.
IV. Consent Agenda
A.
Consent Agenda Items
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. McPhatter-Harris |
Absent
|
| S. Kulak |
Aye
|
| J. Bridge |
Aye
|
| G. Ponikvar |
Aye
|
| H. Vega |
Aye
|
| M. Hennessy |
Absent
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| H. Vega |
Aye
|
| S. Kulak |
Aye
|
| L. McPhatter-Harris |
Absent
|
| M. Hennessy |
Absent
|
| J. Bridge |
Aye
|
| G. Ponikvar |
Aye
|
V. Finance
A.
Unaudited Financial Report
Debbie Howard presented the unaudited actuals for the 2023-2024 school year.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Hennessy |
Absent
|
| G. Ponikvar |
Aye
|
| J. Bridge |
Aye
|
| S. Kulak |
Aye
|
| L. McPhatter-Harris |
Absent
|
| H. Vega |
Aye
|
VI. Other Business
A.
Executive Summary
Catherine Foster began presenting the Executive Summary to the board.
VII. Board Updates
A.
Comments from Board Members
Jennifer Bridge presented the meeting that her and Catherine had with Steve Chamberlain. Jennifer Bridge has multiple meetings planned with marketing businesses to help SPA's marketing approach.
Greg Ponikvar and Catherine have been meeting to discuss academic excellence.
Sierra Kulak is working on setting up multiple community events, such as open mic nights and the Halloween carnival, to help increase recruitment/enrollment for the student population. Sierra is also looking into grant writing for the school.
B.
Future Agenda Items
The board is proposing a marketing and enrollment working study session to help benefit the future meetings.
Quorum established by Heather Vega at 5:34pm