East Bay Innovation Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday April 13, 2026 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, Kelly Garcia, Safia Omar, Shyam Kumar
Directors Absent
Erin Fredrick
Guests Present
Bonita Herrera, Will Kim
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Kelly Garcia called a meeting of the board of directors of East Bay Innovation Academy to order on Monday Apr 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM.
C.
Review and Approve Minutes from March 16, 2026 REGULAR Board Meeting
Brad Edgar made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 03-16-26.
Kelly Garcia 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 minutes from Board Meeting on 05-15-24.
Brad Edgar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Updated EBIA Board Bylaws
Shyam Kumar made a motion to approve.
Kelly Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Board Committee Report: Transition Committee
The committee shared updates on transition.
III. Finance and Development
A.
Financial Updates
Discussed financial update.
IV. Academic Excellence
A.
EBIA Executive Director's Report
Executive Director shared report.
V. Closed Session: Conference with Labor Negotiators
A.
Adjourn Public Meeting for Closed Session
Brett van Zuiden made a motion to Adjourn.
Kelly Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Open Closed Session
Brett van Zuiden made a motion to Open.
Kelly Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Closed Session Discussion: Labor Negotiations
discussed labor negotiations.
D.
Adjourn Closed Session and Move to Public Session
Brett van Zuiden made a motion to Adjourn.
Kelly Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VI. Reconvene Board Meeting - Open Public Session
A.
Open Public Session Roll Call
Brad Edgar made a motion to Open public session.
Kelly Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Report Actions Taken (if any) in Closed Session
VII. School Governance and Other Matters
A.
Confirm Board Meeting Dates through 2025 - 2026 School Year
Discussed board dates
B.
Closing Session - Public Comment (Any Agenda or Non-Agenda Items)
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Kelly Garcia made a motion to Adjourn.
Brett van Zuiden seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 4:42 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Shyam Kumar
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