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Education for Change Public Schools

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Executive Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday October 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Location

In Person:

EFC Home Office
333 Hegenberger Road, Suite 705, Oakland, CA 94621

 

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https://efcps-net.zoom.us/j/83609849650?pwd=OC9zQ1VuVnBBNFRRelJMd3UyOVhTdz09


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Committee Members Present

E. Camp (remote), N. Gangopadhyay (remote), S. Urzua (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

L. Adam (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

E. Camp called a meeting of the Executive Committee Committee of Education for Change Public Schools to order on Monday Oct 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Public Comment

No members of the public were in attendance.

D.

Adopt the agenda

N. Gangopadhyay made a motion to adopt the agenda.
E. Camp seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
N. Gangopadhyay
Aye
S. Urzua
Aye
E. Camp
Aye

II. Business

A.

Approve Minutes from 8.21.25 Meeting

N. Gangopadhyay made a motion to approve the minutes from Executive Committee Meeting on 08-21-25.
E. Camp seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
E. Camp
Aye
S. Urzua
Aye
N. Gangopadhyay
Aye

III. Discussion Items

A.

Board retreat draft agenda

The committee discussed the following changes to the 10/18 retreat agenda:

- Shorten the opening segments in order to add 10 minutes to the closed session Superintendent Evaluation agenda item;

- Add Oakland/State comparison data to the KPIs agenda item.

B.

Debrief skip-level meetings w/ Superintendent direct reports

Niloy Gangopadhyay reported out on the themes that arose in the Superintendent direct report skip level meetings.

C.

Draft Superintendent targets

The Superintendent reviewed draft goals for SY25/26, to be submitted to and voted on by the board on 10/18.

D.

Board recruitment

The committee members discussed the results of the board candidate vetting process. Two additional board candidates (Kathrina Weekes and Mac Edward Paulino) successfully completed the vetting process and will be invited to join the board, with a formal vote tentatively scheduled for 10/18 pending candidates' availability.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

N. Gangopadhyay made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
S. Urzua seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
S. Urzua
Aye
E. Camp
Aye
N. Gangopadhyay
Aye
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 2:08 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Adam
Documents used during the meeting
None