MARE ISLAND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
BOARD MEETING
Minutes
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Members present: Jaime Guzman, Debbie Lamb, Bonnie Katz, Marietta Tretasco, Lynne Vaughan, Gary
Williams
Members absent: Paul Roberts
Staff present: Matt Smith, Alex Insaurralde
1. Open session: The meeting was called to order at 4:31 p.m. The quorum was established, and the Board
was adjourned to closed session.
2. Adjourn to open session: The Board adjourned to open session at 5:31 p.m. There were no
announcements from closed session.
3. Pledge of Allegiance: The pledge of allegiance was led by Debbie Lamb.
4. Approval of Agenda. Director Smith recommended amending the agenda to eliminate items 11.c and 11e.
M/S/C (Williams/Lamb) to approve the agenda as amended.
5. Approval of Minutes –6/25/2013. M/S/C (Williams/Lamb) to approve the minutes.
6. Public comment: There was no comment.
7. Action Item
a. Student Board Representative Appointment: The Student Representative Interview Team recommended
Gerica Butler as representative to the MIT Board and Ziffy Lewis as representative to the VCUSD Board.
M/S/C (Williams/Guzman) to approve the recommendation.
8. Introduction. Marietta Tretasco, the new representative from VCUSD, was introduced to the Board.
9. Consent Items. The Fiscal Committee recommended approval of the check register. M/S/C
(Williams/Lamb) to approve the personnel and check register consent items as presented.
10. Action Items
a. Independent Study Policy Amendment. M/S/C (Vaughan/Williams) to approve the amendment as
presented.
b. Organization Chart. M/S/C (Williams/Guzman) to approve the recommendation of the Fiscal
Committee to accept the organization chart as presented, with the understanding that this is a work in progress.
c. New Chief Academic Officer Position and Assignment: Removed.
d. New Network Administrator Assignment. The Director recommended the appointment of Matt Arcilla as
the new network administrator retroactive to July 1, 2013. M/S/C (Williams/Lamb) to approve the
recommendation.
e. New Public Information Officer Position: Removed.
12. Reports
a. Director: See below.
b. Enrollment/Attendance Report:
 The Director presented the summer school report. High school students completed a total of 169
courses; Bridges students completed 152 courses; and middle school students passed 29 intervention
courses.
 Current enrollment figures: Grade 6: 156, Grade 7: 170, Grade 8: 184; Grade 9: 137, Grade 10: 114,
Grade 11: 93; Grade 12: 66.
c. Discipline Report – 2012-013 TOE Summary Chart. The Director reviewed the record of Termination of
Enrollments from last year.
d. Assistant Director – CCSS (California Common State Standards). The Assistant Director reviewed
MIT’s approach to the new Common Core State Standards and college/career readiness.
e. Director of Operations: No report.
e. PTN: PTN met. They are providing pizza luncheon for staff on Friday.
f. MITATA: No report.
g. Student Representative: No report.
12. Committee reports
a. Curriculum: Meeting next Tuesday.
b. Executive: No report.
c. Facilities: Z won’t have computers for 2 weeks. EV 4, Independent Study, is complete; PLCs can use in
the morning. The MPR has been “adopted” by Home Deport, with improvements including replacing ceiling
tiles, the floor, both sets of door; and painting.
d. Fiscal: Fiscal Committee met prior to the Board meeting and communicated the recommendations.
e. Volunteer Oversight/Outreach/Recruitment/Personnel (VOORP): No report.
f. Ad hoc Board Recruitment Report: The Committee will meet in the next 3 weeks on a date TBA.
13. Communications. The Director reminded the Board of the ice cream social.
14. Announcements. There were no announcements.
15. Items for Future Agendas
a. Student Council Officers
b. Math Plan
c. New State Funding Model
16. Continuation of Closed Session from above. No continuation session was required.
17. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m.