Summit Public Schools Board of Directors’ Meeting Agenda
Date/Time
Monday, August 19, 2013
9:00am-1:00pm
Location
Everest Public High School
Conference Room
455 5th Avenue, Redwood City
Public Options for Attending Meeting
All members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting via closed circuit at either of the following locations. Due to
space constraints, anyone wishing to attend at Everest Public High School should attend at the allocated overflow space in
either of the following locations:
Summit Preparatory Charter High School
890 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA 94062
Summit Public Schools: Tahoma
14271 Story Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Instructions for Presentation to the Board by Parents and Citizens
Summit Public Schools (“School”) welcomes your participation at the School’s Board meetings. The purpose of a public
meeting of the Board of Directors (“Board”) is to conduct the affairs of the School in public. We are pleased that you are in
attendance and hope that you will visit these meetings often. Your participation assures us of continuing community
interest in our School. To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, the following guidelines are
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Agendas are available to all audience members at the door to the meeting.
“Request to Speak” forms are available to all audience members who wish to speak on any agenda item(s) or under the
general category of “Oral Communications.”
“Oral Communications” is set aside for members of the audience to raise issues that are not specifically on the agenda.
However, due to public meeting laws, the Board can only listen to your issue, not respond or take action. These
presentations are limited to three (3) minutes each and total time allotted to non-agenda items will not exceed fifteen
(15) minutes. The Board may give direction to staff to respond to your concern or you may be offered the option of
returning with a citizen-requested item.
With regard to items that are on the agenda, you may specify that agenda item on your request form and you will be
given an opportunity to speak for up to five (5) minutes when the Board discusses that item.
When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and address from the podium and adhere to
the time limits set forth.
Citizens may request that a topic related to school business be placed on a future agenda in accordance with the Board
guidelines. Once such an item is properly agendized and publicly noticed, the Board can discuss, respond, and possible
act upon such an item.
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
modification of the agenda in order to participate in Board meetings are invited to contact the Director’s office.
Meeting Guide
Call to Order / Approval of Agenda
 Robert Oster: Present___ Not Present ___
 Steven Humphreys: Present___ Not Present ___
 Stacey Keare: Present___ Not Present ___
 Robert O’Donnell: Present___ Not Present ___
 Diane Tavenner: Present___ Not Present ___
 Blake Warner: Present___ Not Present ___
 Meg Whitman: Present___ Not Present ___
Oral Communications: 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.
CEO Update
CFO Update
 2012/13 Unaudited Financials
Take Action on Consent Agenda: 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 by a Board member for further discussion or removed from the agenda, there will be
no discussion of these items prior to the Board votes on them. The director recommends approval of all
consent agenda items.
A. Resolutions for Overnight Camping Trip
B. Resolution to Open SCMOE account for Shasta
C. Resolution to Open SCMOE account for Summit Prep
D. Resolution to change our name on insurance from TSI to SPS
E. Resolution to merge SPCHS retirement plan into SPS retirement plan
Discussion of Proposed Actions
 Washington State Expansion
Take Action on Recommended Action Items
Discussion of Proposed Actions
 Consideration of Resolution: Resolution provides for Summit Public Schools Board of Directors to act as
lead agency for the project at 495 Mercury Drive in the City of Sunnyvale and adoption of CEQA
guidelines and procedures.
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Public Hearing and Consideration of Resolution: Resolution provides for a zoning exemption pursuant to
Government Code Section 53094 for Property at 495 Mercury Drive in the City of Sunnyvale, to be used
as a public charter school site for Summit Public Schools: Denali campus.
Take Action on Recommended Action Items
Closed Session
F. Student Discipline
Reconvene to Open Session: The meeting was reconvened to open session at ______.
PUBLIC REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION (includes the vote or abstention of every member
present).
Adjourn