East Bay Innovation Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 20, 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, Shyam Kumar
Directors Absent
Safia Omar
Guests Present
Andrew Solomon (remote), Jillian Juman, Miranda Thorman, Neil Shah (remote), Nora Bullock
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Brett van Zuiden called a meeting of the board of directors of East Bay Innovation Academy to order on Monday Oct 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM.
C.
Review and Approve Minutes from 9/15/2025 REGULAR Board Meeting
Shyam Kumar made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 09-15-25.
Brad Edgar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
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
Brett van Zuiden made a motion to approve the consent agenda.
Shyam Kumar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
EBIA Executive Director's Report
Executive Director Miranda Thorman presented the Executive Director's report.
IV. Closed Session: Personnel Matters
A.
Adjourn Public Meeting for Closed Session
Shyam Kumar made a motion to open a closed session.
Brett van Zuiden seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
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
Brett van Zuiden made a motion to adjourn closed session.
Brad Edgar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
V. Reconvene Board Meeting - Open Public Session
A.
Open Session Roll Call
Public session continued with board members present.
B.
Report Actions Taken (if any) in Closed Session
Board encouraged Miranda Thorman to continue the work in progress.
VI. School Governance and Other Matters
A.
Confirm Board Meeting Dates through 2025 - 2026 School Year
B.
Closing Session - Public Comment (Any Agenda or Non-Agenda Items)
No public comments.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 4:54 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Erin Fredrick
No public comments.