RIDGECREST CHARTER SCHOOL

GOVERNING BOARD

Regular Meeting

Wednesday December 14, 2016

Time: 5:00 PM

325 South Downs Street, Ridgecrest, CA 93555

I.MINUTES

  1. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by the board chair at 5:01 pm.

B.ROLL CALL

Present / Absent
Elsa Hennings, President / X
Eileen Shibley, Vice-President; / X
Celese Sanders, Treasurer / X
Valerie Karnes, Secretary / X
Ron Kicinski, Member / X
  1. FLAG SALUTE

The flag salute was observed.

  1. MOMENT OF SILENCE

The moment of silence was observed.

II.APPROVAL OF BOARD MEETING MINUTES

  1. Minutes of theSpecial Meeting of November 14, 2016

Motion: RK Second: CS Vote: 5-0

III.COMMUNICATIONS

  1. COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. PTO

  • Financial Balance sheet was handed out.
  • Next meeting will be in January

2. Facility –Elsa Hennings

  • The café work is progressing.
  • An upgrade to our existing fiber optic will be completed over the holiday break.

3. Finance No Report

4. SARB –Gayle Pietrangelo

  • There is continued problem with student tardies. We have started the SST process for a few families.

B.STAFF REPORTS

1.Administrative Report

  • Master Plan
  • Phone call on Friday December 9
  • Elsa, Chevonne, & I
  • Clay Davis & Stan Canby of Teeter
  • Finalized master plan.
  • Discussed location of track and MPR
  • Should here back end of this week or next about the plan
  • Next steps: plans for access road, parking lot, MPR, portables
  • Middle School Basketball
  • Season underway
  • Mr. Kauffman coaching both boys & girls teams
  • Attended Yesterday’s games in Cal City
  • Girls have tournament this weekend at Cero Coso.
  • Prospective Board Member
  • Elsa, Celese & I lunch with Eric Bruen, CEO of Desert Valleys Bank
  • Staff Lunch
  • Miriam, Chevonne, Lindsey & I brought lunch for staff this past Monday
  • Holiday Program
  • This Friday, December 16thshows one at 8:30 for families of students whose last names begin with A-M and one at 10:30 for families of students whose last names begin with N-Z.
  • 5th grade will be selling hot chocolate for Camp Keep and K3 will host a bake sale.
  • Chevonne was able to secure a large tent (60x90) and 100 additional chairs so we can seat 500. We also will have a larger stage (32’ wide & 12’ deep).

C.PUBLIC COMMENT

Non-agenda items: no individual presentation shall be for more than three (3) minutes and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed fifteen (15) 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.

Oral Communications was opened at 5:13 PM and closed at 5:13 PM.

IV. 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 for further discussion or removed from the agenda, there will be no discussion of these items prior to the Board vote. The Director recommends approval of all consent agenda items.

It is recommended that the Board approve Consent Agenda Items 1 – 3.

  1. Approval of the November Payments to Staff and Vendors
  2. Approval October Financial Report
  • Comparative Balance Sheet Detail
  • Statement of Operations Summary Budget to Actual
  • Statement of Operations Summary by Month
  • Statement of Operations Summary by Program
  1. Personnel Report

Motion: CS Second: ED Vote: 5-0

V.ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

  1. Enrollment Report

INFORMATION
  1. Approval of First Interim Report

Motion: RK Second: VK Vote: 5-0
  1. Approval of EPA Spending

ROLL CALL VOTE
Motion: CS Second: ES Vote: 5-0
  1. Approval of Student Handbook Addendum/ Middle School Discipline

Motion: CS Second: VK Vote: 5-0
  1. Approval of SARC – School Accountability Report Card

Motion: RK Second: CS Vote: 5-0
  1. Approval of Audit Report

Motion: CS Second: VK Vote: 5-0
  1. Proposition 39 Presentation from Eric Hall & Associates
  • Objectives of Proposition 39
  • Role of California Conservation Corp
  • Role of California Energy Commission
  • Where We Are Now and Where We need to Be

PRESENTATION
  1. Approval of Professional Service Agreement with Eric Hall & Associates

RESOLUTION NO. 2016-013

Motion: RK Second: ES Vote: 5-0
  1. Captain McLaughlin and Sgt. Brown from the RPD/Response Time /Active Shooter Training / Q&A

Staff meeting planned for January 13, 2017

Parent meeting to follow in January, February if warranted. Police and Board members to attend.

PRESENTATION

VIII.FUTURE MEETINGS

  1. January 25, 2017
  2. February 22, 2017
  3. March 15, 2017

IX.CLOSING BOARD COMMENTS

Elsa Hennings accepted the resignation of Ron Kicinski. Ron was recently elected to the IWV Water Board and his position on the RCS Governing Board could cause a possible conflict of interest.

X.ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 6:48 PM.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and upon request, the School may furnish reasonable auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities Individuals who require appropriate alternative modifications of the agenda in order to participate in Board meetings are invited to contact the Director’s office. Per Brown Act 54954.3(a) at any special meeting the public has the right to address any item described in the agenda before or during consideration of that item.