October 8th, 2007
Post date: Sep 22, 2008 10:4:15 PM
FINAL Board Minutes
ANNUAL MEETING
Darnall Charter School
Monday, October 8, 2007 5:30 pm
Location, Room B2
Members Present:
David J. Yeager, Nereyda Cabrera, Anne Scott, Andy To, John Tidwell, Maria Hernandez, Leslie Wilkins, Maureen Conlon, and Ramon Guzman (arrived after Item IIIa)
Non-Voting Present:
Cinda Doughty
Guests:
Edward Soriano, Stephen Seaborg, and Sheridan Barker
Board Clerk:
Noemi Aguilar
Absent:
None
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m.
II. Approval of Agenda
Changes to agenda:
Move VI. after Item III
Move VIIc after VI
Correct number on Public Comment and Adjournment
Scott motioned to approve the agenda with the noted changes. Cabrera seconded the motion.
In Favor: Scott, Cabrera, Yeager, To, Tidwell, Conlon, Hernandez, and Wilkins
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Guzman
III. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes
a. September 10th Board Meeting Minutes (Attachment 1)
Changes to Minutes:
Move Edward Soriano from Non-Voting to Guest
VIh change the sentence to “interested people for Board Officers”
Item VIII erase the first bullet “a” and write in parenthesis (Item b from consent calendar) in front of Open Gate and on same item under in favor remove one Conlon and add Yeager to the in favor vote
Item VIII b write Conlon, Wilkins, To, Hernandez, Tidwell, Scott, and Yeager in favor
Wilkins motioned to approve the minutes with the noted changes. Tidwell seconded the motion.
In Favor: Wilkins, Tidwell, Yeager, To, Cabrera, Hernandez, Yeager, and Conlon
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Guzman
VIII. Public Comment
1 Speaker spoke in regards to Discussion/Action Items VIIh and VIIj2
Stephen Seaborg – 2nd Grade Teacher
VII. Discussion/Action Items
c. Strategic Planning
Sheridan L. Barker, Ed.D. Facilitator presented on Strategic Planning
IV. Budget Update
a. Financial Update
Edward updated the Board on Darnall’s finances
b. CBEDS Enrollment
Current enrollment is at 539
The budget will be revised with this new enrollment number
V. Informational Items
a. Final Copies of Approved Board Policies (Attachment 2)
1. Board Policy #1 - Board Duties and Responsibilities; Delegation of Power
2. Board Policy #2 - Annual Organizational Meeting
3. Board Policy #3 - Procedure for Policy Adoption
4. Board Policy #4 - Code of Ethics for Darnall Charter School Board Members
5. Board Policy #5 - School Board Meetings – Brown Act Compliance
6. Board Policy #6 - Board Operations
7. Board Policy #8 - Acceptance of Gifts
The Board was given final copies of the approved Board Policies
b. CSDC Conference November 2007
David reminded everyone on the Board about the conference scheduled for November 6-7
Those interested need to contact Noemi by Thursday, October 10th
c. Board Training – November 13, 2007
David informed the Board of a general Board training schedule for 11/13 at
6:30 p.m.
Attending for sure: Anne, Maureen, Andy, John, David, and Nereyda
Follow-Up: Maria and Ramon
Leslie will not be able to attend
d. American School Board Articles (Attachment 3)
David will be giving the Board articles from the American School Board Magazine as he comes across them
e. Update Director Evaluation 07-08
This information was not available in time for this Board meeting.
VI. Consent Calendar
a. Approve Participation in CCSA Substitute Pool (Attachment 4)
The CCSA will be providing a list of substitutes that are available to substitute at all Charter schools.
Cabrera motioned to approve participation in the CCSA Substitute Pool. Guzman seconded the motion.
In Favor: Cabrera, Guzman, Yeager, To, Tidwell, Scott, Conlon, Wilkins, and Hernandez
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
VII. Discussion/Action Items
a. Principals of Good Charter School Governance (See Attachment 4 on July 16th)
b. The Five Dysfunction of Charter School Board (See Attachment 5 on July 16th)
Scott motioned to authorize Cinda to negotiate a contract, and bring back to the Board for approval, with Sheri Barker for her to facilitate Strategic Planning. Conlon seconded the motion.
In Favor: Scott, Conlon, Yeager, To, Tidwell, Wilkins, Hernandez, Cabrera, and Guzman
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
c. Elect Board Officers
1. President
Conlon motioned for David to continue as the Board President. Scott seconded the motion.
In Favor: Conlon, Scott, Tidwell, Guzman, Hernandez, Wilkins, Cabrera, and To
Opposed: None
Abstained: Yeager
Absent: None
2. Treasurer
Hernandez motioned that Maureen continue as the Board Treasurer. Wilkins seconded the motion.
In Favor: Hernandez, Wilkins, Guzman, Tidwell, Cabrera, To, Yeager, and Scott
Opposed: None
Abstained: Conlon
Absent: None
3. Secretary
Conlon motioned that Anne be the Boards new secretary. Cabrera seconded the motion.
In Favor: Conlon, Cabrera, To, Yeager, Tidwell, Hernandez, Wilkins, and Guzman
Opposed: None
Abstained: Scott
Absent: None
4. Vice President (if needed)
No need at this time.
e. Board Policy # 4- Code of Ethics – Annual re-adoption (See Attachment 2)
Conlon motioned to re-adopt Board Policy #4 with no change. Cabrera seconded the motion.
In Favor: Conlon, Cabrera, Yeager, To, Hernandez, Wilkins, Tidwell, Scott, and Guzman
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
f. Board Policy #9 - Dissolution of the School (Attachment 5)
Cabrera motioned to approve Board Policy #9. Scott seconded the motion.
In Favor: Cabrera, Scott, Tidwell, To, Wilkins, Yeager, Hernandez, Guzman, and Conlon
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
g. Board Policy #10 – Public Records Requests – Public Records Act Compliant (Attachment 6)
Scott motioned to approve Board Policy #10. Guzman seconded the motion.
In Favor: Scott, Guzman, Tidwell, Yeager, Wilkins, Conlon, Hernandez, To, and Cabrera
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
h. Board Policy #11 – (Uniform) Internal Complaint Procedures (Attachment 7)
Conlon motioned to approve Board Policy #11. To seconded the motion.
In Favor: Conlon, To, Wilkins, Hernandez, Guzman, Yeager, Scott, Cabrera, and Tidwell
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
i. Resolution for 2007-2008 Board Member Cap
Wilkins motioned to make the cap at 11 Board members. To seconded the motion.
In Favor: Wilkins, To, Yeager, Scott, Tidwell, Hernandez, Conlon, Cabrera, and Guzman
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
j. Appoint Representatives on behalf of Darnall
1. Special Education JPA
Yeager motioned to keep René as the Special Education JPA representative. Tidwell seconded the motion.
In Favor: Yeager, Tidwell, To, Cabrera, Wilkins, Hernandez, Guzman, Scott, and Conlon
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
2. DCTA Negotiations
Cinda has asked for Max Robinson to sit in on negotiations and is asking for a non-interested Board Member to also join the committee for there to be a balance in members.
Scott motioned to approve David as the Board representative. Conlon seconded the motion.
In Favor: Scott, Conlon, Cabrera, and To
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
Hernandez, Guzman, Tidwell, and Wilkins did not vote nor abstain as they are considered interested Board Members.
k. Director and Principal Job Descriptions-Final (Attachment 8)
Changes to be made:
Achievement Testing moved from Principal to Director
Add Bilingual preferred under qualifications for the Principal job description
Cabrera motioned to approve the job descriptions with the noted changes. Scott seconded the motion.
In Favor: Cabrera, Scott, Yeager, To, Tidwell, Conlon, Hernandez, Guzman, and Wilkins
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None
l. Update on 3 Board Questions from June (Attachment 9)
Cinda gave the Board updated charts answering the 3 Board Questions from June.
Governance Organizational Chart
Collaborative Decision Making Process
Proposal Process
Advisory Process
m. Board Development
David will have more information for the Board after the conference
IX. Adjournment
Conlon motioned to adjourn the meeting at 9:47pm. Scott seconded the motion.
In Favor: Conlon, Scott, Yeager, Tidwell, Hernandez, Cabrera, Guzman, To, and Wilkins
Opposed: None
Abstained: None
Absent: None