The Board minutes for approval are from Encore's February 08, 2021 regular Encore Board of Directors meeting.

This is the time and place for the general public to address the Board of Directors on any matter within jurisdiction of the Board. Comments should be limited to three (3) minutes. Public comments can be related to agenda items or non-agenda items. Unless an item has been placed on the published agenda in accordance with the Brown Act, there shall be no action taken, nor should there be comments on, responses to, or discussion of a topic not on the agenda. The Board members may: (1) acknowledge receipt of information/report; (2) refer to staff with no direction as to action or priority; or (3) refer the matter to the next agenda.

Each month, Encore's Assistant Dean of Academics routinely reports on the academic operations on campus to the Encore Board of Directors.  This is for information purposes only.

No Discussion planned. Each month, Encore's administrative team updates the Encore Board of Directors on professional development, data, and other events that help drive student success. These items are submitted as a group of data materials and will be summarized monthly. No action is needed. Included in these reported notes are NWEA Data reports and Observation Form, and agendas and notes from Monday Morning Meetings, Department Chair Meetings, ELL Meetings, and Independent Study Meetings that took place in the month of February.

Attached are the 2021-2022 School Calendars for Junior High and High School.

Over the course of the school year, Encore's IT Manager will report to the Encore Board of Directors to talk about special events and happenings within their department on campus. This report is for information purposes only. 

California public & nonpublic, nonsectarian schools annually provide information to the community to allow public comparison of schools for student achievement, environment, resources & demographics.

Waiver from the California Teacher Commission on credentialing. This waiver is for teachers that are currently working towards the A.B. 1505 qualifications. The listed teachers will be allowed to teach EL students.

Routine report outlining background checks from the Department of Justice. 

Encore High School has a staff elected liaison that makes themselves available to the staff for questions, comments, and concerns throughout the school year.  The liaison also meets each semester with the staff and reports monthly to the Encore Board of Directors.

This is the time when all individuals that need to complete the annual Forms 700 will complete their forms and ask legal counsel any questions prior to the April 1, 2021 deadline.

Over the course of the school year, Encore's Maintenance Manager will report to the Encore Board of Directors to discuss events and happenings within their department on campus. This report is for information purposes only. 

Encore has contracted with Board on Track to help formalize and normalize Board meetings and engagement with staff.  Each month, a small training piece will be presented to the Board to help train the platform. 

As part of the renewal process with Hesperia Unified School District, Encore is submitting an organization chart for the financial experts that help Encore with all finance operations.

Nigro & Nigro Audit Engagement Letter for independent audit and tax preparation services for the three (3) fiscal years ending June 30, 2021 through June 30, 2023. 

It is recommended that the board considers approving a number of agenda items as a finance consent list. These items are routine in nature and can be enacted in one motion without further discussion. Consent items may be called up by any member at the meeting for clarification, discussion, or change. Included in this list:

Paul Khoury from Delta Managed Solutions will go over the year to date budget updates for second interim.  This report happens annually. Staff recommends approval of this budget.

Third party auditor, Nigro & Nigro, have completed the audited actuals and the report needs to be approved by the Board.  This is a routine audit and happens annually.  It is normally approved in December, but has been delayed due to COVID-19.  Staff recommends approval of this audit.

2020-2021 Title I, Part A School Allocations report identifies the amount of funds to be allocated to eligible schools. 

Purchase of 250 new Chromebooks based on The Learning Loss Mitigation Funding (LLMF) Funding.

After the closed session is complete, the Board will reconvene and report any action taken on closed session.