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Encore JR/SR High School

Special Board Meeting-December 20, 2021

Published on December 17, 2021 at 4:55 PM PST
Amended on December 20, 2021 at 6:57 PM PST

Date and Time

Monday December 20, 2021 at 6:30 PM PST

Location

This meeting is being held virtually pursuant to Government Code Section 54953 (e). The public can access this meeting via Zoom as follows:

 

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Members of the public who wish to comment during the Board meeting may use the
“raise hand” tool on the Zoom platform. Members of the public calling in will be given the
opportunity to address the Board during the meeting. Individual comments will be limited to three (3) minutes. If an interpreter is needed for comments, they will be translated to
English and the time limit shall be six (6) minutes. The Board may limit the total time for
public comment to a reasonable time. The Board reserves the right to mute or remove a
participant from the meeting if the participant unreasonably disrupts the Board meeting.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:30 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Rob Gabler, Board President
  B. Record Attendance   Rob Gabler, Board President 1 m
  C. Approval of Board Findings Relating to Teleconference Meetings During State of Emergency Vote Joseph Thibodeaux 3 m
   
Board findings pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)
 
The Charter School Board of Directors determines, in accordance with Government Code Section 54953(e)(1)(B), that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)(3), the Board has also reconsidered the circumstances of the State of Emergency declared by the Governor on March 4, 2020, and finds the State of Emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the Directors to meet safely in person and/or that State or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing.
  
  D. Invitation for public to address the Board Discuss Joseph Thibodeaux 5 m
   
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 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. Member of the public may speak on an agenda item at the time the item is called. 
  
II. Finance 6:39 PM
  A. Educator Effectiveness Grant (2021-26) Expenditure Plan Vote 5 m
   
Educator Effectiveness funds may be used to support the professional learning for certificated teachers, administrators, paraprofessional educators, and certificated staff. Encore is seeking the use of 25% of these funds for the 2021-2022 school year.

 

(a)(2) A school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school may expend the funds received pursuant to this subdivision from the 2021–22 fiscal year to the 2025–26 fiscal year, inclusive. School districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and state special schools shall coordinate the use of any federal funds received under Title II of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–95) to support teachers and administrators with the expenditure of funds received pursuant to this subdivision.
  
     
III. Adjourn to closed session 6:44 PM
 
Pursuant to Government code section 54957, the Board may adjourn to closed session at any time during the meeting to discuss staff/student personnel matters, negotiations, litigation, and/or acquisition of land or facilities. The board will adjourn to closed session in a private area for discussion and may take action on the following closed session items.

 

A. Conference with Legal Counsel-Anticipated Litigation 
     Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9(d)(2): Two (2) Cases

 

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  A. Reconvene from closed session Discuss Rob Gabler 20 m
   
After the closed session is complete, the Board will reconvene and report any action taken on closed session. 
  
IV. Closing Items 7:04 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Rob Gabler 2 m
A copy of the agenda will be posted at least 24 hours before such meeting. A copy of the written materials which will be submitted to the School Board Directors is available along with this agenda following the posting of the agenda by emailing abarkdull@encorehighschool.com.
Requests for disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in this public meeting shall be made 24 hours prior to the meeting by calling (760) 956-2632 or emailing abarkdull@encorehighschool.com. All efforts will be made for reasonable accommodations. The agenda and public documents can be modified upon request as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.