East Bay Innovation Academy

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday June 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM PDT

Location

EBIA's regular board meetings are held in person at EBIA, 3400 Malcolm Avenue, Oakland, CA at 3 PM. 


 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 3:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Brett van Zuiden 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Brett van Zuiden 1 m
  C. Review and Approve Minutes from 5/19/2026 REGULAR Board Meeting Approve Minutes Brett van Zuiden 1 m
    Minutes for Board Meeting on May 19, 2026  
  D. Opening Session - Public Comment (Any Agenda or Non-Agenda Items)   Brett van Zuiden 15 m
   

Public comment is limited to a maximum of 3 minutes of comment time per speaker

 
II. Consent Agenda 3:18 PM
  A. Review and Approve East Bay Innovation Academy Consent Agenda Items Vote Brett van Zuiden 5 m
   

Consent Agenda Items:

 

  • FY 27 EPA Spending Plan
  • FY 27 EPA Spending Resolution
  • Prop 28 Annual Report FY 26
  • Prop 28 Certification FY 26
  • Consolidated Application for Funding 26-27
  • May Check Register
  • Interim Executive Director Contract
  • 26-27 Custodial Contract
  • 26-27 Revolution Foods Contract

 

 

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  B. EBIA Board Member Resignations Vote Brett van Zuiden 5 m
   


The EBIA board president has accepted the resignations from the following EBIA Board Members, effective June 16, 2026 upon certification of this board action.

 

  • Kelly Garcia
  • Erin Frederick
  • Shyam Kumar

Please vote to certify this transition and to recognize and extend EBIA's gratitude to these outgoing board members for their service to EBIA.

 

 
  C. EBIA Board Addition - Jennifer Afdahl Rice Vote Brett van Zuiden 5 m
   

EBIA's Board President proposes that Jennifer Afdahl Rice be approved to serve on the EBIA Board of Directors effective June 16, 2026 upon certification of this board action. Their professional biography is as follows:

 

Executive Director, Blueprint Northern California

Prior to joining Blueprint, Jennifer served as the Chief Client Services Officer at CSMC, working as a consultant CFO for charter schools and in business development. She has 15+ years of charter school financial management experience. She also has over 25 years of finance experience at several non-profit lenders and Harris Bank. She served as the Board President and Board Treasurer for Community Learning Center Schools, a charter school network in Alameda, on the audit committee for the national nonprofit Bread for the World and the Unity Council, and Treasurer of Scouting America (formerly BSA) Troop 203.

 

Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in business and sociology from Wartburg College and a master’s degree in social service administration from the University of Chicago.

 

 
  D. Bank Resolution Vote Miranda Thorman 5 m
   

EBIA Board will vote on an updated Bank Resolution, adding Rachel Viegas to the bank account and removing Bonita Herrera and Miranda Thorman. Effective July 1, 2026.

 
     
III. Approve Local Control and Accountability Plan 3:38 PM
 

The Board will review and approve the LCAP.

 
  A. Local Control Accountability Plan and Local Indicators Review and Approval Vote Miranda Thorman 5 m
   


- Approve SY 26-27 Local Control Accountability Plan

- Discuss and Approve Local Indicators

 
     
     
IV. Finance and Development 3:43 PM
 
Finance
 
  A. East Bay Innovation Academy - Finance Update Vote Jessika Welcome 20 m
   

2026 - 2027 School Year budget review and approval

 

 

 

 
     
V. Academic Excellence 4:03 PM
 
Academic Excellence
 
  A. Executive Director Updates Discuss Miranda Thorman 15 m
   

2026-2027 Plans 

Transition Updates

 

 

 

 
     
  B. 2026-2027 Staffing: Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators Vote Miranda Thorman 5 m
   

2026 -2027 Staffing: Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators

 
     
VI. School Governance and Other Matters 4:23 PM
  A. Vote to Approve Board Meeting Dates through 2026 -2027 School Year Vote Brett van Zuiden 5 m
   

Board will discuss best dates and times for meetings and determine meeting calendar.

 
  B. Closing Session - Public Comment (Any Agenda or Non-Agenda Items) FYI Brett van Zuiden 10 m
   

Public comment is limited to a maximum of 3 minutes of comment time per speaker

 
VII. Closing Items 4:38 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Brett van Zuiden 1 m