AGENDA – CEO COUNCIL MEETING If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Kathleen Hall El Dorado County Charter SELPA at (530) 295-2236 This Charter SELPA CEO Council Meeting Agenda and Attachments are available on the Charter SELPA website at http://www.edcoecharterselpa.org/what-we-do/governance-ceo-council El Dorado County Charter SELPA CEO Council Members A complete list of 2016/17 CEO Council Members is presented on the last pages of this Agenda. REGULAR SESSION AGENDA Time Item # Item (all times are estimated) 9:50 am 1. Housekeeping/Procedural Announcements 10:00 am 2. Call to Order 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Public Hearing (for items not on the Agenda - comments limited to two minutes) 5. Welcome/Introductions 5.1 Welcome 5.2 Introductions 11:00 am 6. Presentation by Kristin Wright – State Special Education Director Kristin Wright, the recently appointed Special Education Division Director at the California Department of Education, will share her thoughts about current and future issues affecting charter schools. 11:20 am 7. Presentation by Abe Hajela, Partner – Capitol Advisors Group, LLC. Capitol Advisors Group, LLC, is a team of experts in California politics, education policy and finance, legislative strategy, and public affairs. EDCOE has contracted with members of Capitol Advisors Group for over a decade. Thursday, September 22, 2016 Charter SELPA CEO Council Meeting Oakland Marriott City Center Skyline Room 1001 Broadway Oakland, CA 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CEO Council Meeting Presentation by Kristin Wright, State Special Education Director Presentation by Abe Hajela, Partner at Capitol Advisors Group, LLC. Hosted Lunch and Parking
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AGENDA – CEO COUNCIL MEETING
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Kathleen Hall
El Dorado County Charter SELPA at (530) 295-2236
This Charter SELPA CEO Council Meeting Agenda and Attachments are available on the Charter SELPA website at http://www.edcoecharterselpa.org/what-we-do/governance-ceo-council
El Dorado County Charter SELPA CEO Council Members
A complete list of 2016/17 CEO Council Members is presented on the last pages of this Agenda.
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
Time Item # Item (all times are estimated)
9:50 am 1. Housekeeping/Procedural Announcements
10:00 am 2. Call to Order 3. Approval of Agenda
4. Public Hearing (for items not on the Agenda - comments limited to two minutes) 5. Welcome/Introductions 5.1 Welcome
5.2 Introductions
11:00 am 6. Presentation by Kristin Wright – State Special Education Director Kristin Wright, the recently appointed Special Education Division Director at the California Department of Education, will share her thoughts about current and future issues affecting charter schools.
11:20 am 7. Presentation by Abe Hajela, Partner – Capitol Advisors Group, LLC. Capitol Advisors Group, LLC, is a team of experts in California politics, education policy and finance, legislative strategy, and public affairs. EDCOE has contracted with members of Capitol Advisors Group for over a decade.
Thursday, September 22, 2016 Charter SELPA CEO Council Meeting Oakland Marriott City Center Skyline Room 1001 Broadway Oakland, CA 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CEO Council Meeting Presentation by Kristin Wright, State Special Education Director Presentation by Abe Hajela, Partner at Capitol Advisors Group, LLC. Hosted Lunch and Parking
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Mr. Hajela will share his thoughts on the Sacramento legislative and the current political scene in connection with charter schools.
11:40 am 8. Presentation by Vicki L. Barber, Ed.D. – Reflections on Ten Year History of the Charter
SELPA Dr. Barber will reflect on the ten year history of the El Dorado County Charter SELPA. The
following founding charter schools partnered with the SELPA during the first three years:
ASPIRE Public Schools Envision Schools Leadership Public Schools Thomas Edison Charter Academy Lifeline Education Charter Livermore Valley Charter School Altus Institute Rocketship Education Doris Topsy-Elvord Academy
CONSENT ITEMS REQUIRING CEO COUNCIL ACTION
9. Consent Items Requiring CEO Council Action Items included on the Consent Agenda are to be approved by one motion unless a CEO Council member requests separate action on a specified item.
9.1 Approval of Minutes of CEO Council Meeting Held May 26, 2016 The May 26, 2016 CEO Council Meeting Minutes are presented as Attachment 9.1.
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
10. REPORTS – NO ACTION REQUIRED
10.1 Charter SELPA Staff for 2016-17
A list of the current Charter SELPA staff members, along with their contact information, is presented as Attachment 10.1.
10.2 Minutes of Executive Committee Meeting Held September 15, 2016 The Minutes of the September 15, 2016 Executive Committee Meeting are presented as Attachment 10.2.
10.3 Review of Executive Committee Membership/Meeting Dates A review of the current membership of the committee will take place. The Executive Committee meets at least four times per year and attempts to have broad representation from CEO Council to include charter representatives from large, small, geographically diverse, etc. members. The Executive Committee provides input to the Charter SELPA leadership team as recommendations are developed for the CEO Council.
A list of the Executive Committee members for 2016-17:
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2016-17 Executive Committee Members: Mary Searcy Bixby, Altus Institute Lynne Alipio, Altus Institute Paula DeGroat, Lifeline Education Charter Gia Truong, Envision Schools Tim Wolf, King Chavez Schools Jonathan Dean, The O’Farrell Charter School Pat Hill, Learn 4 Life Concept Charter Schools Jean Hatch, Redding School of the Arts Dawn Evenson, iLEAD Schools Preston Smith, Rocketship Public Schools Genevieve Thomas, Rocketship Public Schools Cindy Petersen, Gateway Community Charters Karin Marsolais, Preuss School UCSD David Sciaretta, Einstein Academy Debi Gooding, The Learning Academy Julie Mattoon, Kipp Bay Area Melissa Mora, ACE Charter Paul Keefer, Pacific Charters Patti Wilczek, Community Learning Center J. J. Lewis, Academy of Art and Sciences
David Toston has confirmed the members’ interest in continuing to serve on the Executive Committee for 2016-17 and will ask for additional volunteers to become members of the Executive Committee. An informational flyer with the 2016/17 Meeting dates is included as Attachment 10.3.
10.4 Charter SELPA Partners Recognition
In 2013, the Charter SELPA formally recognized our founding partners, identified as being with us in the first three years of operation. Starting in 2014, we have annually recognized those members who have achieved five years of membership. Our 2016 recognition is for those members who have achieved five years, and not been previously recognized (2013, 2014, 2015).
ACE Charter Education for Change iLead Schools Navigator Schools Redding STEM Academy SF Five Keys Charter Summit Public Schools Academy of Personalized Learning Community School for Creative Education Harriet Tubman Village Charter John Adams Academy Keiller Leadership Academy Mission Preparatory Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy Paragon Collegiate Academy Redding School of the Arts Sunrise Middle School Urban Discovery Academy Charter Yu Ming Charter School
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10.5 2016-17 Fiscal Update
A Summary/Financial Update is provided in Attachment 10.5. 10.6 2016-17 Allocation Plan
The Charter SELPA 2016-17 Allocation Plan has been updated and can be accessed at https://goo.gl/Zp65SW.
10.7 Professional Learning Update
The Charter SELPA Professional Learning Catalog is now available exclusively on the Charter SELPA website to ensure the information and registration links are current at all times. The Professional Learning Catalog can be accessed at http://www.edcoecharterselpa.org/what-we-do/professional-learning.
10.8 Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy, a unique professional development program for charter school special education leaders and aspiring leaders, will be held in July, 2017 in Southern California, exact location to be determined. Registration information will be available in April, 2017.
10.9 Special Education Symposium The Special Education Symposium will take place Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Doubletree by Hilton San Diego Mission Valley Hotel. Registration information will be available in late fall.
11. Low Incidence (LI) Funding
CEO Council took action in May 2016 to address a 2015-16 shortfall in Low Incidence funding and an update of final 2015-16 expenditures is provided as an information item in Attachment 11.
CEO Council approved (May 2016) Allocation Plan language for 2016-17 to ensure predictability of funding. Based on the Allocation Plan guidelines, SELPA Administration set the 2016-17 minimum per student reimbursement level at the state LI per pupil funding rate of $433. Based on claims submitted, a finding will be made in May 2017 to determine if funding could be set at a higher level of reimbursement. This information has been communicated to the field. This is an information item, no action requested.
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS REQUIRING CEO COUNCIL ACTION
12. Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) Budget The 2016-17 ERMHS budget of $11.4 M. is presented for CEO Council approval with details provided in Attachment 12.
SELPA leadership (with review/input by CEO Executive Committee) made the following finding of sufficiency of funding for 2016-17:
The maximum per service rate is established at $3,300. $100K will be available for Level 2 transportation reimbursement – outside of
the Level 2 service cap/ADA formula. The intent is to provide 80% funding for
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eligible costs. If $100K is not sufficient, funding will be pro-rated based on claims submitted at year end.
Indirect costs will be allowed for Level 2.
Before May 2017, SELPA Leadership will make a finding as to the ability to fund beyond the 80% and 90% parameters established in the Allocation Plan. The significant variables impacting this finding are the January 2017 Level 2 budget requests submitted and the Level 3 NPS budget requests submitted throughout the year.
Recommendation
CEO Council action is requested to approve the 2016-17 ERMHS budget of $11.4 (as shown in Attachment 12), with the primary elements being a Level 2 allocation of $8.1 M and Level 3 allocation of $3 M.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Charter SELPA CEO Council will be held on May 25th, 2017 at the Doubletree by Hilton San Diego Mission Valley Hotel.
