BOARD MEETING AGENDA REACH Leadership STEAM Academy Multipurpose Room 3422 Rustin Ave Riverside, CA 92507 GENERAL SESSION: 7:00 p.m. DATE: February 24, 2020 REACH LSA GOVERNING BOARD: Trayci Nelson- President Carla Crow- Vice President Frederica Bush- Secretary Ahlam Atwan- Member Jennifer Boren- Member Robert Miller- Member Ashleigh Reid- Member MISSION STATEMENT REACH Leadership STEAM Academy is a college preparatory elementary school which is dedicated to bridging the socioeconomic, racial, and digital divide for underserved youth. Our dedicated and highly trained teaching staff is committed to preparing our students for success in college and equipping them to meet the demands of a global society. We are committed to developing confident, articulate leaders who will use their life experiences and education to create positive changes in their own lives and within their communities and beyond. OUR PROGRAM REACH’s research-based curriculum is Common Core ready. We use thoroughly researched strategies with proven success records to guide instruction. Our core curriculum addresses the whole child and is designed to meet their individual needs. Students are taught at their instructional level giving every student universal access. REACH is a STEM + Art focused school with an increased emphasis in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math. Our Core Curriculum includes Language Arts, Mathematics, History & Social Science, Physical Education, Foreign Language, and Global Literacy. This legislative body conducts business under the meeting requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act. MEETING AGENDA & RELATED MATERIALS Agendas for regular meetings as defined by the Brown Act will be posted at the meeting site and the legislative body’s website, if applicable, 72 hours prior to the start of the meeting. Agendas for special meetings as defined by the Brown Act will be posted at the meeting site and the legislative body’s website, if applicable, 24 hours before the start of the meeting. Materials relating to an agenda topic that is a matter of public record in open session, will be made available for public inspection 72 hours prior to the start of the meeting, or, alternatively, when the materials are distributed to at least a majority of the board members. THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice. REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed. SPECIAL PRESENTATION MAY BE MADE Notice is hereby given that, consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting may request assistance by contacting REACH Leadership STEAM Academy at 3422 Rustin Ave., Riverside, CA 92507; (951) 275-8820 office; (951) 275-8819 fax. FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting please contact REACH Leadership STEAM Academy at 3422 Rustin Ave., Riverside, CA 92507; (951) 275-8820 office; (951) 275-8819 fax. GENERAL SESSION 1. Call to Order 1. Meeting is called to order at: Member Name Present Absent Ahlam Atwan Jennifer Boren Frederica Bush Carla Crow Robert Miller Trayci Nelson Ashleigh Reid Totals: 2. Introduction of Guests 1. 2. 3. 3. Review and Approval of Agenda Motion: Second: Comments and Notes: 4. Invitation to the Public to Address the Board 5. Reports 1. Director’s Report Comments and Notes: Attachments: 2. Financial Report by Edtec Comments and Notes: Attachments: January Financials 6. Approval of Consent Items 1. Minute Meetings: It is recommended that the RLSA School Board approve Meeting Minutes for January 27, 2020. Comments and Notes: Attachments: Board Minutes 1-27-20 2. Check Registers: Is it recommended that the RLSA School Board approve January 2020 Check Registers: Comments and Notes: Attachments: REACH - 2019-20 YTD Check Register.xls Motion: Second: Member Name Aye Nay Abstain Absent Ahlam Atwan Jennifer Boren Frederica Bush Carla Crow Robert Miller Trayci Nelson Ashleigh Reid Totals: 7. Action Items 1. 2nd Interim Report: Local educational agencies (LEAs) are required to file two reports during a fiscal year (interim reports) on the status of the LEA's financial health. The first interim report is due December 15 for the period ending October 31. The second interim report is due March 17 for the period ending January 31. County superintendents are to report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Controller the certification for all districts in their county within 75 days after the close of the reporting period. Comments and Notes: Attachments: 2019-20 Charter Second Interim Reporting Forms.xlsx Motion: Second: Member Name Aye Nay Abstain Absent Ahlam Atwan Jennifer Boren Frederica Bush Carla Crow Robert Miller Trayci Nelson Ashleigh Reid Totals: 2. 2020-21 Standard School Calendar (Revised): Local educational agencies (LEA) are required to publish Standard School calendar which discloses legal and local holidays and important school dates. RLSA is proposing 183 days of instruction for the 2020-21 academic school year, with the first day of school on Tuesday, August 25th, and the last day of program on Friday, June 18. This calendar was previously approved in March 2019. Comments and Notes: Attachments: RLSA Standard School Calendar 2020-21(DRAFT) Motion: Second: Member Name Aye Nay Abstain Absent Ahlam Atwan Jennifer Boren Frederica Bush Carla Crow Robert Miller Trayci Nelson Ashleigh Reid Totals: 3. Auditor Contract Proposals (Tax & Audit Services): Pursuant to Education Code Section 41020, school districts and charter schools must provide for annual audits of their financial statements or arrange with the county superintendent of schools to provide for the annual audit. REACH Leadership STEAM Academy sent RFPs to firms and was able to get a proposal of engagement of services and fees for a 3-year term (2020, -21, and -22). Comments and Notes: Attachments: Tax & Audit Proposals Tax & Audit Price Comparison Motion: Second: Member Name Aye Nay Abstain Absent Ahlam Atwan Jennifer Boren Frederica Bush Carla Crow Robert Miller Trayci Nelson Ashleigh Reid Totals: 4. Individual Service Agreement (ISA) between REACH Leadership STEAM Academy and Child Help: The local education agency (LEA) will engage in 1-contract year with Child Help, for the purpose of providing special education and/or related services to students with exceptional needs. Comments and Notes: Attachments: ISA Child Chilp 2019-2020 Motion: Second: Member Name Aye Nay Abstain Absent Ahlam Atwan Jennifer Boren Frederica Bush Carla Crow Robert Miller Trayci Nelson Ashleigh Reid Totals: 8. Board Comments 1. Name: 2. Name: 9. Adjournment 1. Meeting adjourned at: Motion: Second: Member Name Aye Nay Abstain Absent Ahlam Atwan Jennifer Boren Frederica Bush Carla Crow Robert Miller Trayci Nelson Ashleigh Reid Totals: Next board meeting date: ____________________________________________________________________________ REACH LSA Governing Board Page Printed on 2/21/2020