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Feather River Charter School

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Feather River Charter School Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Location

Sacramento Office: 3101 Zinfandel Dr. Suite 350  Rancho Cordova, CA 95670  

 

4305 S Meridian Rd, Meridian, CA 95957

 

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Directors Present

Juina Carter, Kristy Ivey, Marwa Swelam

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

Adam Dominguez (remote), Camille Vocker (remote), Carrie Hunter (remote), Darcy Belleza, Ernest Bell (remote), Esmeralda Luevano (remote), Heather Zlomke (remote), Jenell Sherman, Katie Royer (remote), Leah Palmer (remote), Marci Boyd (remote), Shannon Breckenridge

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance/Establish Quorum

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Juina Carter called a meeting of the board of directors of Feather River Charter School to order on Monday Nov 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM.

C.

Public Comment on Consent Agenda

No public comment.

Marwa Swelam made a motion to approval to add Individual Education Evaluation Policy to the agenda.
Kristy Ivey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Marwa Swelam made a motion to approve consent agenda as noted.
Kristy Ivey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Marwa Swelam made a motion to approve the minutes from Feather River School Board Meeting on 09-08-25.
Kristy Ivey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Marwa Swelam made a motion to approve the minutes from Feather River Special School Board Meeting on 09-08-25.
Kristy Ivey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

Public Comments on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items

No public comments. 

II. Closed Session

A.

Closed Session: Anticipated Litigation Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(b): (1 case)

Kristy Ivey made a motion to go into Closed Session at 3:46 PM.
Juina Carter seconded the motion.

Juina Carter motioned to come out of the closed session at 4:09 PM.

Marwa Swelam seconded the motion. 

 

Action was taken by the Board on the one case. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Academic Excellence

A.

Approval of Promotion, Acceleration, and Retention Policy

Marwa Swelam made a motion to approve Promotion, Acceleration, and Retention Policy.
Juina Carter seconded the motion.

Shannon Breckenridge presented Promotion, Acceleration, and Retention Policy. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Governance

A.

Approval of Resolution: Authorization to Research Out-of-State Employment, 2025-9

Kristy Ivey made a motion to approval of Resolution: Authorization to Research Out-of-State Employment, 2025-9.
Juina Carter seconded the motion.

Jenell Sherman presented Resolution: Authorization to Research Out-of-State Employment, 2025-9.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Juina Carter made a motion to approve the Individual Education Evaluation (IEE) Policy.
Kristy Ivey seconded the motion.

Carrie Hunter presented the Individual Education Evaluation (IEE) Policy.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Closing Items

A.

Board Requests for Future Agenda Items

Board requests: None

B.

Announcement of Next Regular Scheduled Board Meeting

Juina Carter announced the next regular scheduled board meeting is December 8, 2025, at 3:30 PM.

C.

Adjourn Meeting

Kristy Ivey made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Marwa Swelam 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 4:42 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Juina Carter

Prepared by: Katie Royer

Noted by: Marwa Swelam, Board Secretary

 

Public Comment Rules for Agenda and Non-Agenda Items: 

Members of the public may address the Board on agenda and non-agenda items either in person or through the teleconference platform, Zoom, during the time allocation for public comment.


For those participating in person: 

Please fill out the Public Comment form and provide it to the administrative staff.

 

For those participating via Zoom: 

Zoom does not require members of the public to have an account or login. Please either utilize the chat option to communicate to the administrative team your desire to address the Board during this time or simply communicate orally your desire to address the Board when the Board asks for public comments. Please state whether you are speaking on an agenda item or a non-agenda item.  

 

Speakers may be called in the order requests are received. Comments are limited to 2 minutes each, with no more than 15 minutes per single topic.  If a member of the public utilizes a translator to address the Board, those members of the public are allotted 4 minutes each to accommodate translation time. 

 

By law, the School Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda. However, the Board may, at its discretion, refer a matter to school staff or calendar the issue for future discussion.

 
 Note: The School Board encourages those with disabilities to participate fully in the public meeting process.  If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the public meeting, please contact the Governing Board Office at (530) 927-5137  at least 48 hours before the scheduled board meeting so every reasonable effort can be made to accommodate you.  (Government Code § 54954.2; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, § 202 (42 U.S.C. § 12132)).