East Bay Innovation Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday September 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Location
EBIA's regular board meetings are held in person at EBIA, 3400 Malcolm Avenue, Oakland, CA at 3 PM.
Directors Present
Brad Edgar, Brett van Zuiden, Erin Fredrick, Kelly Garcia, Safia Omar, Shyam Kumar
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Christine Mandilag, Jessika Welcome, Miranda Thorman, Nora Bullock, William Kim
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Review and Approve Minutes from 8/21/2023 REGULAR Board Meeting
8.19.2025
D.
Opening Session - Public Comment (Any Agenda or Non-Agenda Items)
II. Board Governance & Consent Agenda
A.
Review and Approve East Bay Innovation Academy Consent Agenda Items
III. Academic Excellence
A.
EBIA Academic Leadership Team Presentation
Principal Will Kim and Assistant Principal of Academic Programs Christine Mandilag presented updates on the Academic Excellence Strategic Plan.
IV. Finance and Development
A.
East Bay Innovation Academy - Finance Update
Executive Director Miranda Thorman presented an enrollment update.
Jessika Welcome from EdTec shared a financial update.
V. Closed Session: Personnel Matters
A.
Adjourn Public Meeting for Closed Session
B.
Open Closed Session
Brett van Zuiden opened the closed session to discuss a confidential personnel matter.
C.
Closed Session Discussion: confidential personnel matter
The board discussed a confidential personnel matter.
D.
Adjourn Closed Session and Move to Public Session
VI. Reconvene Board Meeting - Open Public Session
A.
Open Session Roll Call
All members present.
B.
Report Actions Taken (if any) in Closed Session
Board asked Miranda to continue pursuing personnel matters.
VII. School Governance and Other Matters
A.
Confirm Board Meeting Dates through 2025 -2026 School Year
Board confirmed the following dates.
3:00 PM Monday, 10/20/2025
3:00 PM Monday, 11/17/2025
3:00 PM Monday, 12/15/2025
3:00 PM Monday, 1/26/2026
3:00 PM Monday, 2/16/2026
3:00 PM Monday, 3/16/2026
3:00 PM Monday, 4/20/2026
3:00 PM Monday, 5/18/2026
3:00 PM Monday, 6/15/2026 - End of 2025/2026 School/Fiscal Year
B.
Closing Session - Public Comment (Any Agenda or Non-Agenda Items)
No public comments were made.
No comments from the public.