Jerry Brown called for the meeting to adjourn to closed sessions at 4:04 pm. 

Jerry Brown called for the meeting to be reconvened to open session at 4:26 pm.

Announcement of Action: No action was taken in the closed session. 

There were no public comments at this board meeting. 

C/MAJ Bryan Ramos gave his first presentation as the new cadet commander of the OMI student body.  C/CSM Keeghan Senft also made an appearance as he is going to working with Bryan Ramos. 

Bryan mentioned activities like decision day, candidate introduction, and senior thesis. 

• Seniors were finally able to confirm the college/university of their choice and were presented at the formation.
• There had been three candidate introductions at the time of the board meeting. These were used to have parents fill out their Aeries and bring the necessary documentation.
• Seniors were given a chance to present their senior thesis to a panel of OMI Staff. 

Dr. Streshly began by letting the Board of Directors know that these six cadets have achieved the Governor's Baccalaureate Diploma. This is the first year that cadets have reached the threshold to achieve and obtain the Governor's Baccalaureate Diploma.

These cadets are:

Jose Delgado Castillo

Ngozi Onwuatogwu

Mmesomachukwu Ikechukwu Ozokolie

Angelina Wu

Anisbelly Malin

Gift Kofoworola

Tim Murray gave the presentation and explained that the counseling/Wellness center impacts the lives of these cadets in many facets like groupwork, instructional support, college application and financial aid, as well as one on one.

Tim mentioned that OMI has one of the highest Oakland Promise acceptance rates in all of Oakland. He mentioned that he organized three workshops pertaining to the business, medical, and STEM industries. 

Some of the OMI classes got to go to various colleges and universities for tours. The seniors got to go to some of the colleges and universities that they were accepted to as well. 

The counseling department has three tiers where they see cadets, and they give individualized support depending on what needs they have. 

Jonathan Pike gave the presentation and explained that the math scores from the ICAs (interim comprehensive assessments) indicate that the 9th and 10th graders increased roughly by 10%. 

The 9th graders were given the 11th grade test so that they are accustomed to seeing the test. When they are in 11th grade, they would have been exposed to the visual and level of the test.

Jessika Welcome started by explaining that OMI is in a general hold until the Governor's budget May revise comes out. 

There was not a lot of change between the previous forecast and the one from this meeting. Factors such as decreasing compensation and benefits from resignations, fundraising, and others contributed to a $35,000 change. The ADA target for the year was 456 and OMI came close with 455.29 which resulted in a $3000 loss in LCFF funding. 

The 2025-2026 snapshot expressed that OMI is looking to have an average of 500 cadets enrolled with an average attendance rate of 94%.

Marc Mares mentioned that the kitchen project is still lingering in the background for OMI but Jessika explained that the project will be rolled out in June 2025.

CMSgt Thomas James explained that the CD was renewed for another three months, ending in mid-July. The opening deposit amount was $251,599.35. CMSgt James mentioned that a couple months prior, OMI decided to put around $800,000 back into the checking account and left the remainder in the CD cycling.

CMSgt James explained that OMI had candidates and parents come out for the third cadet orientation and it was a very successful event. OMI is projecting to have around 523 cadets starting in August. OMI is looking for more sixth and seventh-grade applicants in particular.

OMI has brought on two parents as independent contractors to help go out and spread the word about the school.

Governor Brown (Yes)

Marc Mares (Yes)

David Clisham (Yes)

Anne Washington (?)

Joe Wire (No)

Simon Bryce (Yes)

BG Cross (Yes)

There were no board member comments.