Meeting Notice August 1st, 2021
Notice:
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the general public that the STEM Arizona Governing Body will hold their scheduled meetings at the Da Vinci Tree Academy located at 8055 E 22nd Street, Tucson, Arizona, Carver Building Classroom A. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation: such as a language interpreter, by contacting the Da Vinci Tree Academy Administrative Office at 520-372-4606. Act (29 CFR 35.106; Notice).
Copies of the meeting notices, agendas, and minutes can be found:
On this webpage below
At the Da Vinci Tree Academy, G.W. Carver Building front desk located at 8055 E 22nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85710.
At the Da Vinci Tree Academy, M. Curie Building entrance located at 1102 S Sherwood Village Drive, Tucson, AZ 85710.
Meeting notices and agendas will be available at least 24 hours prior to the Governing Body Meeting.
Governing Body Meetings will be scheduled and held on the weekend, typically on the first Sunday of each month at 9 AM.
Telephonic access to Governing Body meetings will be provided at the school.
For the duration of the pandemic, meetings will be held virtually for the health and wellness of all involved. Instructions to join the video meeting will be included in each posting.
When:
Meeting Will Be: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 10AM Arizona Time
Meeting Notice Posted: Saturday, July 31st, 2021 @ 8AM Arizona Time
Location/Joining Info:
This meeting will be completely virtual. Log in by going to gotomeet.me/mroll2
Purpose:
This is an emergency meeting to discuss, debate, and adopt new COVID-19 protocols for the school. With the passing of Arizona’s new legislation that added Section 12, title 15, chapter 3 of the Arizona budget which states: “Notwithstanding any other law or order, a county, city, town, school district governing board or charter school governing body may not require the use of face coverings by students or staff during school hours and on school property; andA school district or charter school may not require a student or teacher to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 or to wear a face covering to participate in in-person instruction.” Da Vinci Tree Academy’s current policy of following CDC and AZDHS recommendations is now illegal.
Agenda (Emergency Meeting Called to Comply with New AZ Law):
Call to Order
Roll Call
3. Call to the Public
This is the time for the public to comment on issues within the Governing Boards jurisdiction. Speakers will be given one minute to share their comments. State statute prohibits the Governing Board from discussing an item that is not on the agenda and Governing Board members are not permitted to discuss or take legal action on matters raised during the call to the public, unless such matters are properly noticed for discussion and legal action. At the conclusion of each public comment, Arizona law only allows the Governing Board to respond to criticism, request that staff review a matter or request that a matter be added to a future agenda. The Public is discouraged from using this portion of the Agenda to make complaints against school personnel or persons connected with the Schools. Rather, the public is encouraged to use the Schools’ internal procedures for this purpose.
4. Financials
The Principal or member of Administrative Staff may give a regular review of the school’s dashboard, annual and year-to-date budgets, balance sheet, disbursements, and items related to internal controls. This should be done several times per year but is not required for every meeting.
5. Executive Report
The Principal or member of Administrative Staff may give a general report of school operations for the purpose of informing. However, pursuant to ARS 38-431.02(K) the Board may not propose, discuss, deliberate or take legal action on any matter in the summary unless the specific matter is properly noticed for legal action.
6. New Business
Review and vote on accepting the Minutes from the previous meeting.
Review the new Arizona Law Section 12, title 15, chapter 3 of the Arizona budget.
Discuss and vote on new COVID-19 safety procedures which comply with the law while doing our best to follow the recommendations of health agencies to protect our students and staff.
The executive director, presiding officer, or a member of the Board may present a brief summary of current events. However, pursuant to ARS 38-431.02(K) the Board may not propose, discuss, deliberate or take legal action on any matter in the summary unless the specific matter is properly noticed for legal action.
8. Future Meeting Dates and Items for Future Agendas
This will not be discussed since we have already determined that the next meeting will be on September 12th @10AM. The meeting will be held virtually using the same logon credentials as this meeting. The posting should be on our website.
9. Adjournment
The information above is posted on ADE’s website pursuant to A.R.S. §15-905(C) and is intended to satisfy Open Meeting Law requirements under A.R.S. §38-431.02 et seq.