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Governance & Compliance

Governance & Compliance

Board Members

All members of the El Rio Community School Board have completed Brown Act compliance training. Here’s a link to the slides from the current school year’s training.

CHAIR: Rebecca Fishman Rebecca.fishman@elrioschool.org
VICE CHAIR: Ernesto Quintero ernesto.quintero@elrioschool.org TREASURER: Kristy Mack-Fett kristy.mack.fett@elrioschool.org
SECRETARY: Brettany Shannon brettany.shannon@elrioschool.org
BOARD MEMBERS:
Angeline Chen angeline.chen@elrioschool.org
Antoinette Walker antoinette.walker@elrioschool.org Elizabeth Gallardo elizabeth.gallardo@elrioschool.org Omari Ferguson omari.ferguson@elrioschool.org

Board Meeting Schedule 2023-2024

Board Agendas & Minutes

Please click here to access all Board Agendas & Minutes.

Title IX

Title IX remains a critical federal civil rights law which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex (including sexual harassment) in our schools. It protects male and female students and employees in any educational entity that receives federal funds. In addition, Title IX protects transgender students and students who do not conform to sex stereotypes. State law also prohibits discrimination based on gender (sex), gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

California Education Code Section 221.61 strengthens and expands upon Title IX and state sex equity in education requirements. Specifically, by July 1, 2017, public schools, private schools, school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools receiving federal funding were required to post information on their internet website relative to the designated Title IX Coordinator, the rights of students and the responsibilities of schools, and a description of how to file a complaint. Schools should continue to monitor and update information to reflect changes in staff as well as any state and federal legal requirements.

To fully understand the Title IX requirements, we recommend an examination of 34 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 106. Additionally, the law may not be applicable to all private schools receiving federal funds. There are specific federal guidelines allowing exemptions to the Title IX requirements if funds are received under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). For more information, please visit the Office of Civil Rights’ frequently asked question page.

El Rio’s designated Title IX Coordinator is Katie Chau. Please direct all inquiries to Katie.chau@elrioschool.org.

Click here for El Rio’s Title IX Policy.

Click here for El Rio's Title IX Training slides—the training was taken by Katie Chau and Antoinette Walker.

El Rio Community School is a charter public school governed by a nonprofit board of directors and overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District. On January 12, 2016, the LAUSD board voted to approve a Board Resolution, “Keeping Parents Information: Charter Transparency” which was passed with the support of the LA charter community. The resolution highlighted information and data that charter public schools share with parents through their charter petitions, School Accountability Report Cards, Local Education Agency Plans, Local Control Accountability Plans, Annual Audits, and other publicly available documents. This information is available from El Rio Community School electronically or manually by parent request. Per board resolution, parents may request this information in English and any single primary language meeting the requirements of Sections 45400 through 45403 of the California Education Code.

Charter School Transparency

Please click here for a copy of El Rio’s Dispute Resolution Policy and Uniform Complaint Policy and Procedures. Please click here for a copy of El Rio’s Charter School Complaint Notice and Form.

Dispute Resolution & Complaint Procedures

Please click here for a copy of El Rio’s Suicide Prevention Policy.

Suicide Prevention Policy

Please click here for a copy of El Rio’s Conflict of Interest Code.

Conflict of Interest Code

Please click here for information on human trafficking prevention in schools.

Human Trafficking

Please click here to view El Rio’s 2023-2024 EPA Spending Plan.

Please click here to view El Rio’s 2022-2023 EPA Expenditures.

EPA Spending Plan & Expenditures

Please click here to view El Rio’s Local Control and Accountability Plan for the 2023-2024 school year.

Please click here to view El Rio’s Local Control and Accountability Plan for the 2022-2023 school year.

LCAP

Please click here to view El Rio’s Wellness Policy. All El Rio community members and partners are able to participate in the development, review, update, and implementation of the Local School Wellness Policy. Please contact Katie Chau at Katie.chau@elrioschool.org for more details.

Wellness Policy

Audited Financials

Click here to view El Rio’s Audited Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

Click here to view El Rio’s Audited Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

Education Protection Account Expenditures

Click here to view El Rio’s Education Protection Account Expenditures for the 2022-23 School Year.

Click here to view El Rio’s Education Protection Account Expenditures for the 2021-22 School Year.

SFSS Notification Letters

Click here to access SFSS Notification letters in English, Spanish, and Mandarin.