Amethod Public Schools

Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Published on November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM PST

Date and Time

Monday December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM PST

Location

1450 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA 94804

The Board of Directors (Board) and employees of Amethod Public Schools will be holding this meeting in person at 1450 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA 94804.


Members of the public who wish to attend in person can join us in the Home Office's Board Room at 1450 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA 94804. Or members of the public may meet via the Zoom meeting platform at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83187954557

 

We also offer two-way teleconference locations for the public to attend in our Oakland school sites:

Downtown Charter Academy- 2000 Dennison St, Oakland, CA 94606

Oakland Charter Academy- 4215 Foothill Blvd, Oakland, CA 94601

 

Teleconference Location (Board Member Peter Hanley): 1033 Shoreline Dr. San Mateo, CA 94404

 

Participating by Telephone:  669-900-9128  Meeting ID: 831 8795 4557


Public Comment: Members of the public attending in person who wish to comment on an agenda item please fill out a speaker card and submit it to a staff member. Members of the public who are joining via teleconference, please use raise hand tool in the reactions tab located at the bottom of the zoom screen or press star (*) nine if joining by telephone. The Board Chair will call on you. Please note that comments are limited to two minutes. The Board Chair may increase or decrease the time allowed for public comment, depending upon the topic and number of persons wishing to be heard.

Access to Board Materials: A copy of the written materials which have been submitted to the Board of Directors with the agenda relating to open session items may be reviewed by any interested persons on the Amethod Public School’s website at www.amethodschools.org following the posting of the agenda. Amethod may distribute additional information and/or documents to the Board of Directors after the agenda is posted and at the meeting; these items and the full Board packet are available for inspection in the AMPS Board Room (located at 1450 Marina Way S, Richmond, CA 94804) and during the meeting. Any documents distributed to the Board of Directors during the meeting will be posted on the website Agenda following the meeting.

Disability Access: Requests for disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in this public meeting should be made 72 hours prior to the meeting by calling (510) 436-0172. All efforts will be made for reasonable accommodations. The agenda and public documents can be modified upon request as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Rodolfo Ornelas 1 m
  B. Record Attendance   Sally Li 1 m
  C. Announcements   1 m
  D. Approval of the Agenda Vote Rodolfo Ornelas 1 m
  E. Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items   2 m
   

Members of the public may comment here on non-agenda items that relate to one or
more schools operated by Amethod Public Schools.

 
II. Consent 6:06 PM
  A. Approval of 11/13/2025 Special Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Rodolfo Ornelas 1 m
    Minutes for Special Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors on November 13, 2025  
  B. Approval of October Check Register Vote Adrienne Barnes 1 m
     
III. Closed Session 6:08 PM
  A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Discuss 30 m
   

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 (3 cases)

 
IV. Business l 6:38 PM
  A. CEO Report FYI Adrienne Barnes 5 m
     
  B. First Interim Presentation Discuss Adrienne Barnes 10 m
   

Public comment

 
     
  C. Review and Consideration of Approval of First Interim Report and Budget for Downtown Charter Academy Vote Adrienne Barnes 3 m
   

Public comment

 
     
  D. Review and Consideration of Approval of First Interim Report and Budget for John Henry High School Vote Adrienne Barnes 3 m
   

Public comment

 
     
  E. Review and Consideration of Approval of First Interim Report and Budget for Oakland Charter Academy Vote Adrienne Barnes 3 m
   

Public comment

 
     
  F. Review and Consideration of Approval of First Interim Report and Budget for Richmond Charter Elementary- Benito Juarez Vote Adrienne Barnes 3 m
   

Public comment

 
     
  G. Review and Consideration of Approval of First Interim Report and Budget for Richmond Charter Academy Vote Adrienne Barnes 3 m
   

Public comment

 
     
V. Closing Items 7:08 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Rodolfo Ornelas 1 m