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ARISE High School

ARISE Board Meeting

Published on October 28, 2026 at 11:10 AM PDT

Date and Time

Tuesday January 26, 2027 at 5:00 PM PST

Location

Main Location ARISE High School: 3301 E 12th St UNIT 200 Classroom 104, Oakland, CA 94601 

[upstairs from the plaza up the tiled steps, door is unlocked and propped open]

 

Additional Locations:

 

 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9968001809

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Deborah Meister 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Deborah Meister 1 m
  C. Chair Updates   Deborah Meister 5 m
II. Public Comment
III. Consent Calendar 5:07 PM
  A. Approve Check Registers Vote
  B. Approve Minutes from December 8, 2026 Approve Minutes Deborah Meister 1 m
  C. Approve 2025-26 School Accountability Report Card (SARC) Vote Karla Gandiaga 5 m
   

Annual SARC for 2025-26. Must be approved and posted by February 1, 2027.

  
IV. Co-Heads of School Items 5:13 PM
  A. Co-Heads of School Update Discuss Arianna Caplan 15 m
  B. Approve New 5-Year Compensation Schedule (2027-28 through 2031-32) Vote Trevor Gardner and Arianna Caplan 20 m
   

Presented by Co-Heads of School Trevor Gardner and Arianna Caplan. Vote on the new staff compensation schedule beginning in 2027-28 and covering five years.

  
V. Finance 5:48 PM
  A. Finance Update Discuss Karla Gandiaga 15 m
VI. Governance Committee 6:03 PM
  A. Governance Committee Updates Discuss Deborah Meister 15 m
  B. Form 700 Filing Process (Statements of Economic Interests due April 1) Discuss Deborah Meister 5 m
  C. Finalize Co-Heads of School Employment Agreements (2027-28) Discuss Deborah Meister 10 m
  D. Co-Heads of School 2026-27 Evaluations Discuss Deborah Meister 10 m
VII. Upcoming Meetings 6:43 PM
  A. Next Meeting - Preview & Considerations for Agenda Discuss 5 m
  B. Future Meetings - Other work that needs to be agendized Discuss 5 m
VIII. Closed Session - Employee Evaluation Planning: Co-Heads of School 6:53 PM
  A. Closed Session - Employee Evaluation Planning: Co-Heads of School Discuss Deborah Meister 20 m
IX. Closing Items 7:13 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote
This legislative body conducts business under the meeting requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act.

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THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
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REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE
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made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to
attend or participate in this meeting may request assistance by contacting ARISE High School, 3301 E. 12th Suite 205, Oakland, CA; telephone: (510) 436-5487.

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telephone: (510) 436-5487.