Principal, Allison Vann, provided the South Bay campus update covering the following topics: new teachers this school year, three new lead teachers, back to school night, one dollar Chromebook sales, Hispanic Heritage month celebrations, the dance room upgrade, annual family movie night, trunk or treat event, class dojo stores, shoutout to arc (after school partner), and competitive and rally dance teams. 

Executive Director, Jason Watts, provided an organization update regarding the capacity interview with the SDCOE Charter division staff for the charter renewal. The interview went well and Jason believes Scholarship Prep was in a good place at the end of the interview. The public hearing will take place on Wednesday, November 13th and the decision is scheduled for December 11th. Jason also provided an enrollment update: the Oceanside campus has 625 students, Orange County has 613 students, and South Bay has 421 students. 

Deputy Director, Andrew Crowe, presented on the supports provided to our students experiencing homelessness and foster care. Andrew first gave an overview of Scholarship Prep's journey, conferences our staff has presented at, and the California Department of Education and WestEd Case Study. 

The community school model has four components including providing basic needs to students, SEL and mental health education, trauma informed practices, and community partnerships. 

Lastly, Andrew reviewed the percentage of students experiencing homelessness and foster care at each of our campuses: Orange County is at 27.3%, Oceanside is at 13.2%, and South Bay is at 11.6% or the student population. 

Board member and secretary, Maribel Toan, asked if there is a way that we are keeping track of how our families are coming out of their situation. Kristen Crow commented that there are many outside circumstances and factors that we have zero control over, the major one is always going to be housing. We try to provide assistance like connecting families to housing agencies, job support, and covering costs for mobile phones and gas. Many of our families remain in doubled-up living situations but manage to maintain their daily lives. Although we have seen some success stories of families securing their first apartments. 

Charles also asked if the foundation does to help in this situation and how the foundation impacts these families. Kristen continued sharing about the vital support provided by the foundation in helping families facing financial hardships, particularly regarding utility bills. Many families are at risk of eviction and struggle to balance rent payments with mounting utility costs. The foundation assists by covering some urgent utility bills, which allows families to prioritize paying rent. 

Jason Sitomer at Charter Impact provided the Financial update. This presentation included updates and highlights for the Oceanside, Orange County, and South Bay school sites as well as an update on all bond covenants, which are all projected to be met. 

Board member, Pete Watson, asked Jason Sitomer to clarify some numbers shared in regards to the Oceanside and Orange County Campuses. Jason went on to explain that the existing staff at the Oceanside site was bale to support the students without adding more staff. The Orange County budget added more positions after the original budget. 

John Ing asked if the calculation for the bond coverage is the  standard calculation for debt service and Jason confirmed that while every bond is going to be unique, this calculation is standard and conservative.