SOAR Charter Academy
Minutes
SOAR Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Directors Present
I. Kiriakos, J. Wilson, M. Montana, N. Baird
Directors Absent
D. Williams
Guests Present
K. Hadden, R. Nunez, T. Lancaster, T. Martinez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
Roll Call | |
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D. Williams |
Absent
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N. Baird |
Aye
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J. Wilson |
Aye
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I. Kiriakos |
Aye
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M. Montana |
Aye
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II. Closed Session
A.
Expulsion Hearing 1
B.
Expulsion Hearing 2
Student 2 did not show and neither did the parents. The proceedings continue and the expulsion hearing continued. The board deliberated and voted unanimously voted to expel the student for a 1 year expulsion.
III. Updates
A.
Directors' Updates
Kristin Hadden explained that SOAR moved its cohort for CYBHI to cohort 5 to further gain education on how the program works.
B.
Financial Update
We will be reviewing the annual budget in the action items.
IV. Action Items
A.
Approval of 2025/26 Budget Overview for Parents and the Local Control Accountability Plan
Ileana stated that all areas of development that we have discussed through the year are stated in the LCAP.
B.
Approval of 2025/26 Budget
Kristin explained main changes in the budget for next year, including raises, ERC, reserve amount, and we have an even budget.
Roll Call | |
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I. Kiriakos |
Aye
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M. Montana |
Aye
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D. Williams |
Absent
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J. Wilson |
Aye
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N. Baird |
Aye
|
C.
Approval of 2025/26 Federal Addendum
Roll Call | |
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D. Williams |
Absent
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N. Baird |
Aye
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M. Montana |
Aye
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J. Wilson |
Aye
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I. Kiriakos |
Aye
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D.
Approval of 2025 Local Indicators
Roll Call | |
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I. Kiriakos |
Aye
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M. Montana |
Aye
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D. Williams |
Absent
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N. Baird |
Aye
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J. Wilson |
Aye
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E.
Approval of Instructional Continuity Plan
Tammi updated timelines but everything else stayed consistent.
Roll Call | |
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D. Williams |
Absent
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I. Kiriakos |
Aye
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M. Montana |
Aye
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N. Baird |
Aye
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J. Wilson |
Aye
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F.
Approval of 2025/26 School Calendar
Roll Call | |
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I. Kiriakos |
Aye
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D. Williams |
Absent
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N. Baird |
Aye
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J. Wilson |
Aye
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M. Montana |
Aye
|
G.
Approval of 2025/26 Instructional Minutes
Tammi presented that lunches were flipped to accomodate lunch time.
Roll Call | |
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D. Williams |
Absent
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N. Baird |
Aye
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J. Wilson |
Aye
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I. Kiriakos |
Aye
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M. Montana |
Aye
|
H.
Approval of the CONAPP
Roll Call | |
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J. Wilson |
Aye
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D. Williams |
Absent
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M. Montana |
Aye
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I. Kiriakos |
Aye
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N. Baird |
Aye
|
I.
Approval of EPA plan
Roll Call | |
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J. Wilson |
Aye
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I. Kiriakos |
Aye
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M. Montana |
Aye
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D. Williams |
Absent
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N. Baird |
Aye
|
Student 1 did not show and neither did the parents. The proceedings continue and the expulsion hearing continued. The board deliberated and voted unanimously voted to expel the student for a 1 year expulsion.