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Education for Change Public Schools

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Full Board Retreat

Date and Time

Saturday April 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM

Location

In Person:

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

 


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Directors Present

C. Campbell, E. Camp, E. Cisneros, J. Willis, M. Barr, M. Paulino, N. Driver, N. Gangopadhyay, P. Rodriguez, S. Urzua

Directors Absent

D. Grant, K. Weeks, S. Allgood

Guests Present

K. Andrews, L. Adam

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

E. Camp called a meeting of the board of directors of Education for Change Public Schools to order on Saturday Apr 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM.

C.

Public Comments

No public comment was made. 

D.

Adopt the Agenda

J. Willis made a motion to approved the agenda with the adjustment of Brown Act Training moved to the end.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.

Motion was made to move Brown Act Training to the end of the meeting. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Consent Items

A.

Consent Items:

M. Barr made a motion to approve the consent items.
P. Rodriguez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M. Barr made a motion to approve the minutes from Full Board Meeting on 02-26-26.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.

Note: approved within the consent items approval. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Action Items

A.

Approval of proposed amendment to EFC Articles of Incorporation

M. Barr made a motion to approve proposed amendment to EFC Articles of Incorporation.
C. Campbell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Discussion Items

A.

Annual Brown Act Training

Brown Act training was done for all present board members. 

*Item was moved to the end of the meeting. 

B.

Grounding and Community Builder

Board members walked through a Grounding and Community Builder. 

C.

Public Hearing for the community to provide input on the FY26 Budget

Public Hearing for the community to provide input on the FY26 Budget

D.

Public Hearing for the community to provide input on the Local Control Accountability Plan

Public Hearing for the community to provide input on the Local Control Accountability Plan

E.

Board ambassadorship

Board members discussed Board ambassadorship

F.

Organization and Superintendent Goal Setting

Board members discussed organization and Superintendent goal setting.

V. Closed Session

A.

Entering into Closed Session

M. Barr made a motion to enter into closed session.
N. Driver seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Superintendent Evaluation

C.

Return from Closed Session & Report

Board returned and reported that no action was taken in closed session. 

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

M. Barr made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
E. Camp seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously 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 12:15 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Andrews

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE - Notice is hereby given that the order of agenda items may be changed without prior notice.

*PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR - “Request to Speak” forms are available to all audience members who wish to speak on any agenda items or under the general category of “Public Comment.”  “Public Comment” is set aside for members of the audience to raise issues that are not specifically on the agenda.  However, due to public meeting laws, the Board can only listen to your issue, not respond or take action.  These presentations are limited to three (3) minutes and total time allotted to non-agenda items will not exceed fifteen (15) minutes.  The Board may give direction to staff to respond to your concern or you may be offered the option of returning with a citizen-requested item

*PRESENTATIONS ON AGENDA ITEM - Any person wishing to speak to any item on the agenda will be granted three minutes to make a presentation at the time of that item.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY - Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board may request assistance by contacting Education for Change Public Schools at efcboard@efcps.net or call 510-568-7936.

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