Regular Board Meeting

What

Regular Board Meeting

When

6/26/2024, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Where

Discovery Charter School Falcon - Atrium, 762 Sunset Glen Dr, San Jose, CA 95123

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 

5:30 P.M. 

Meeting Location

Discovery Charter School Falcon - Atrium

762 Sunset Glen Dr, San Jose, CA 95123

Teleconference Location

Discovery School Phoenix - Office

4021 Teale Ave, San Jose, CA 95117

Board Packet Link

AGENDA 

I. CALL TO ORDER (5 min)

1. Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum 

2. Confirmation of working teleconference connection 

3. Approval of Agenda 

4. Pledge of Allegiance 

5. Moment of silence 

II. OPEN SESSION  

1. Public Comments 

This portion of the meeting is set aside for members of the audience to make comments or raise issues that are not specifically on the agenda or those items that are on the agenda. These presentations are limited to three (3) minutes per person and the total time allotted to non-agenda items will not exceed fifteen (15) minutes. 

III. REPORTS 

1. Falcon PSC Report (10 min)

2. Falcon Student Report (5 min)

3. Executive Director Report (Lety Villa) (10 min)

1. SCCOE Oversight report

2. Recognition: Warren Edwards 

IV.  ACTION / DISCUSSION / INFORMATION ITEMS  

1. Review final budget for upcoming fiscal year (Sam Leonard) (20 min)

2. Act on Discovery Charter School Phoenix budget for upcoming fiscal year (Lety Villa/Sam Leonard) (5 min)

3. Act on Discovery Charter School Falcon budget for upcoming fiscal year (Lety Villa/Sam Leonard)(5 min)

4. Act on Education Protection Account (EPA) Spending Plan (Sam Leonard) (5 min)

5. Act on Prop 28 Spending Report (Sam Leonard) (5 min)

6. Board Discuss/Act on updated Compensation Comparability Study for Executive Director Position (Chris Foisie) (10 min)

V. CLOSED SESSION (40 min) 

i. Public Employee Performance Evaluation: Executive Director Government Code § 54957

ii. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated  Litigation

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to  § 54956.9(b): One (1) case.

VI. RESUME OPEN SESSION

1. Report out from Closed Session

IV.  RESUME ACTION / DISCUSSION / INFORMATION ITEMS 

7. Review and approve contract with Freedom Soul Media Education Initiatives and Discovery Phoenix in the amount of $45,000 for full educational services and consulting for the 2024-2025 school year. (Lety Villa/Carol Bauerle) (20 min)

8. Board Election (Visha Rao and Louis Garcia) (15 min)

9. Information: Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Local Indicator Self-Reflections (Lety Villa) (5 min)

10. Act on 2024-2027 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for Discovery Charter School Phoenix (Lety Villa/Carol Bauerle) (10 min)

11. Act on 2024-2027 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for Discovery Charter School Falcon (Lety Villa/Karla Lund) (10 min)

12. Act on Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Plan (Lety Villa) (5 min)

13. Act on Memorandum of Understanding between Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) and Discovery Charter School (DCS)- CalSTRS retirement reporting 2024-2025. (Liz Gutierrez) (5 min)

14. Information: Workplace Violence Plan (Liz Gutierrez) (15 min)

15. Discuss and/or Act on Fiscal Calendar (Chris Foisie) (10 min)

VII. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR (ACTION) (5 min)

These agenda items are considered routine and will be approved in one action without discussion. If a Board member requests that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar or a citizen wishes to speak to an item, the item will be considered under Action Items. 

1. Minutes for Board Meeting, May 22, 2024

2. Minutes for Special Board Meeting, June 2, 2024

3. Expenditures over $35,000

VIII. BOARD MEMBERS’ REPORTS / CORRESPONDENCE / BOARD OPERATIONS / RECOGNITION (20 min)

This is an opportunity for Board members to address activities, correspondence, and operations and to acknowledge or recognize specific programs, activities, or personnel. 

1. Board Operations 

2. Reports: Committees/Correspondence/Activities 

3. Board Calendar

4. Future Agenda Items 

5. Poem of the Month 

IX. ADJOURN 

Any person with a disability may request that a reasonable modification or accommodation be made to allow them to participate in the meeting.  A request for a disability-related modification or accommodation may be made to the DCS office (408-243-9800) at least two business days prior to the meeting date.