Hope Academy Charter School

REGULAR MEETING

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Hope academy charter school

Meeting Address: 57725 Twentynine Palms Highway #403, Yucca Valley, CA 92284

Location: Hope Academy Board Meeting Room

Meeting Date and Time:February 9, 2016 at 5:00 PM

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRESENTATIONS TO
THE BOARD BY PARENTS AND CITIZENS
Hope Academy Charter School (“School”) welcomes your participation at the School’s Board meetings. The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Directors (“Board”) is to conduct the affairs of the School in public. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our School. To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, the following guidelines are provided:
1.Agendas are available to all interested persons at the Hope Academy Charter School office at least 72 hours for Regular Meetings and 24 hours for Special Meetings prior to the start of the meeting, and to all audience members at the door to the meeting at the time the meeting starts.
2.“Request to Speak” forms are available to all audience members who wish to speak on any agenda items or under the general category of “Oral Communications.” “Oral Communications” is set-aside for members of the audience to raise issues that are not specifically on the agenda. However, due to public meeting laws, the Board can only listen to your issue, not respond or take action. These presentations are limited to three(3) minutes and total time allotted to non-agenda items will not exceed twelve (12) minutes. The Board may give direction to staff to respond to your concern or you may be offered the option of returning with a citizen-requested agenda item. Any charges or complaints against employees should be submitted to the Superintendent who will address the charge or complaint in accordance with School policy.
3.You may also complete a “Request to Speak” form to address the Board on Agenda items. With regard to such agenda items, you may specify that agenda item on your “Request to Speak” form and you will be given an opportunity to speak for up to three (3) minutes when the Board discusses that item.

1. When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and address and adhere to the time limits set forth.

1. Any public records relating to an agenda item for an open session of the Board which are distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the Board members shall be available for public inspection at 57725 Twentynine Palms Highway #403, Yucca Valley, CA 92284.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and upon request, Hope Academy Charter Schoolmay furnish reasonable auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require appropriate alternative modification of the agenda in order to participate in Board meetings are invited to contact theHope Academy Charter School office at (760) 820-4725. Please contact the office at least forty-eight (48) hours before the scheduled meeting so that the School may make every reasonable effort to accommodate you.

I.PRELIMINARY

A.CALL TO ORDER

The President of the Board called meeting to order at ______.

B.ROLL CALLPresentAbsent

David Nelson______

Ted Smith______

Jean Lundin______

Dianne Swella______

C.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

D.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

The Board will review, discuss, and possibly take action on the agenda.

Motion: ______; Second: ______; Vote ( ):

Aye:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

II.COMMUNICATIONS

1. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Non-agenda items: no individual presentation shall be for more than three (3) minutes and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed twelve (12) minutes. Ordinarily, Board members will not respond to presentations and no action can be taken. However, the Board may give direction to staff following a presentation.

III.CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

All matters listed under the consent agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will be approved/enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below. Unless specifically requested by a Board member for further discussion or removed from the consent agenda, there will be no discussion of these items prior to the Board votes on them. The Superintendent recommends approval of all consent agenda items.

Item No. / Description
1. / Approval of minutes of January 12, 2016 regular Board meeting.
2. / Approval of budget expenditures.

Motion: ______; Second: ______; Vote ( ):

Aye:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

IV.ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR INFORMATION

1. For Information: Superintendent’s Report(s)/Recognitions

This is a presentation of information by the Superintendent regarding the following:

-Community Calendar

-Enrollment update

-Charter renewal

-Ted Smith recognition

-Graduation information

-Resource Center visits schedule

1. For Information: Reports from Board members

1. For Information: Presentation by Feddersen & Company

This is a presentation of information regarding the 2014-2015 Audit Report.

1. For Information: Presentation by CSMC

This is a presentation of information regarding the revised budget.

1. For Information: Presentation by Lisa Mesa

This is a presentation regarding the future budget for Curriculum and Instruction.

1. For Information: Presentation by Konica Minolta

This is a presentation regarding a proposal for copier services.

V.ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR ACTION

Item No. / Description
1. / The Board will review, discuss, and possibly take action on the Dodge Dart Proposal.
Motion: ______; Second: ______; Vote ( ):
Aye:
No:
Abstain:
Absent:
2. / The Board will review, discuss, and possibly take action on the revised Hope Academy Corporate Bylaws.
Motion: ______; Second: ______; Vote ( ):
Aye:
No:
Abstain:
Absent:
3. / The Board will review, discuss, and possibly take action to cancel the Star2Star Communications contract for the “Home Office” in Apple Valley.
Motion: ______; Second: ______; Vote ( ):
Aye:
No:
Abstain:
Absent:
4. / The Board will review, discuss, and possibly take action on approving the revised Charter Petition for submittal to Morongo Unified School District.
Motion: ______; Second: ______; Vote ( ):
Aye:
No:
Abstain:
Absent:
5. / The Board will review, discuss, and possibly take action on approving Dave Price to return to the Board.
Motion: ______; Second: ______; Vote ( ):
Aye:
No:
Abstain:
Absent:
6. / The Board will review, discuss, and possibly take action on approving the revised budget.
Motion: ______; Second: ______; Vote ( ):
Aye:
No:
Abstain:
Absent:
7. / The Board will review, discuss, and possibly take action on approving the 2014-2015 Audit Report.
Motion: ______; Second: ______; Vote ( ):
Aye:
No:
Abstain:
Absent:
8. / The Board will review, discuss, and possibly take action on Ted Smith’s resignation effective at the end of the February 9, 2016 board meeting.
Motion: ______; Second: ______; Vote ( ):
Aye:
No:
Abstain:
Absent:

VI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

Item No. / Description

VII. CLOSED SESSION

Item No. / Description
1. / The Board will publicly announce the reasons for closed session.
The Board adjourned to closed session at ______.
2. / Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
3. / The Superintendent’s evaluation format.

VIII. PUBLIC SESSION

Item No. / Description
1. / The Board will reconvene to public session.
The Board reconvened to open session at ______.

IX. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at______.

Motion: ______; Second: ______; Vote ( ):

Aye:

No:

Abstain:

Absent:

The next regular Board meeting will be held onMarch 8, 2016 at 5:00PM at Hope Academy Charter School, 57725 Twentynine Palms Highway #403, Yucca Valley, CA 92284.

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Regular MeetingAgendaFebruary 9, 2016

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