Golden Charter Academy
Minutes
GCA Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Location
Golden Charter Academy
1626 W. Princeton Ave.
Fresno, CA 93705
Directors Present
B. De Vore, E. Gonzalez, H. Johnson, J. D'Ambrosio, R. Golden, Z. Fraser
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Weber (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
J. Weber (remote)
Guests Present
J. Gonzales, J. Xiong, S. Morris
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
H. Johnson called a meeting of the board of directors of Golden Charter Academy to order on Thursday May 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM.
B.
Roll Call
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
D.
Approval of the Agenda
E. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the Agenda.
J. D'Ambrosio seconded the motion.
Pull Action Item #D until future Board meeting.
E.
Public Comments
II. Consent Agenda
A.
May 7, 2026 Special Board Meeting Minutes
E. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the minutes from GCA Special Board of Trustees Meeting on 05-07-26.
Z. Fraser seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Information / Discussion
A.
Reports and Updates
Board Chair Reports & Updates (Hannah Johnson, Board Chair)
- Upcoming Events - Board attendance highly encouraged
- Golduation, May 29th
- Ribbon-Cutting, July 15th
Administrative Reports (Dr. Stephen Morris, Interim Principal)
- Scholar reflections share-out
- Upcoming Board Items:
- Scholar-Family Handbook w/ new & updated policies
- Staff Handbook w/ new & updated policies
- Board Handbook w/new & updated policies
- Scholar Awards to be celebrated during Golduation > High Honor Roll, Honor Roll, Merit List
- Summer School: 160 enrolled
- June 2nd - June 26th
- Scholar Leadership Assignments > Scholar Principal & Scholar Vice Principal for the day
CEO Reports (Robert Golden, President & CEO)
- Enrollment Updates for 26-27 SY
- Current 26-27 enrollment #s (w/ returning and new applicants): 526 scholars
- Class # proposal > adding additional class in lower grades
- Project Updates
- 7 weeks from completion
- Furniture Delivery: June 22nd - 25th, July 6th-14th
- Concrete laid - completion date for first week of June
- Moving out of current facility throughout the week of June
- Upcoming Events
- Golduation - May 29th
- Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony - July 15th
- How can the Board Help
- Recruitment Events & Efforts > Sign-up form in the CEO Reports
- Schedule Tours: current and new campus
- Social media posts
Financial Reports (Jim Weber, Charter Impact)
- April 2026 Financial Reports
- P-2 ADA 313.02
- Attendance Rate 90.6%
B.
Board Subcommittee Reports
- Governance Committee
- Potential New Board Members Discussion
- Potential new members - approval item for future meeting
- Board Evaluations launched - log into BOT to complete
- Potential New Board Members Discussion
- Audit-Finance Committee
- First interim budget submitted - Board approval needed for June's meeting.
- Line of credit:
- East West Bank term sheet > Action Item #A
IV. Action Items
A.
Consideration & Approval of East West Bank Drafted Term Sheet for Revolving Line of Credit for $2 million.
Z. Fraser made a motion to approve the East West Bank Drafted Term Sheet for Revolving Line of Credit for $2 million.
J. D'Ambrosio seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Consideration & Approval of the 2026-2027 Academic Calendar.
B. De Vore made a motion to approve the 2026-2027 Academic Calendar.
J. D'Ambrosio seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Consideration & Approval of the 2026-2027 Board Meeting Calendar.
Table for June meeting.
D.
Consideration & Approval of the 2026-2027 Scholar-Family Handbook.
Table for June meeting.
E.
Consideration & Approval of the IRS Form 990 Informational Return for June 30, 2025.
E. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the IRS Form 990 Informational Return for June 30, 2025.
Z. Fraser seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
Consideration & Approval of Contract Award for External Events Management Services – Always Golden Events.
Table for future meeting.
V. Upcoming Events
A.
May - August 2026 Events
Board Retreat Date - August 1, 2026
Staff PD & Board Meeting - August 14th, 12:00 PM
VI. Board Member Comments
A.
Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:13 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
H. Johnson
Pledge of Allegiance led by Hannah Johnson.