Mission Preparatory
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Location
2501 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA
Directors Present
C. Craig-Chardon, D. Monte (remote), E. Arroliga, J. Garcia, J. Pacheco, N. Driver (remote), S. Cronin
Directors Absent
D. Goldberg
Guests Present
C. Jerez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Closed Session: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)
A.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9) (1 case) Name of cases: (1) Merin v. Mission Preparatory Charter School.
III. Consent Calendar
A.
Approve Minutes
B.
Approve Minutes
C.
EPA Resolution and Expenditure Plan
Title 1, 2, 3, 4 federal funding measures- academically at-risk students (free and reduced lunch count), professional development, English Language Learners, student technology.
D.
Approval of Consolidated Application for funding
E.
Board Calendar SY26-27
Mission Prep is up for charter renewal 2027-28 school year, so the board will meet monthly in preparation.
F.
Contract - Bay City Soccer Club
Morning soccer program with a 40 student capacity. Staff also helps transition students into the school day.
G.
Approve School Safety Plan
H.
Mission Preparatory School Cell Phone Policy pursuant to AB3216
Students must turn in cell phones during the school day per the state AB3216 policy. Phones will also be collected by before and after care programs.
IV. Brains And Motion! Afterschool MOU
A.
Contract Review & Vote
Tabled. MOU will be reviewed August 20th.
V. EOY Academic & Wellness Presentation
A.
MP Director present EOY Data
Grade levels 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, met academic goal in math; reading goal met in 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8th grades. New structure for deans for next year with deans for special education (support with IEP compliance and contracted supports like the speech therapist), academic advancement (charged with tier 2-3 interventions and teacher assistants), ELA tk-8, and math tk-8. Focus on wellness, especially with grades 1 and 5 due to incidences of physical contact. Onboarding three new staff members to support healthy play and social emotional learning across the grade levels. Continuing town halls with students, MeAndMine app with teachers, staff consultations with PsychEd, African American girls affinity space, Saturday school reflection spaces (referred students with 4-8 incidences), and the Brightlife partnership will be more strongly embedded. Completed 2 year community schools cohort development.
B.
MP Director present EOY Data
VI. Finance
A.
Budget 26-27
The governor has proposed a 4.3% cost of living adjustment (COLA) for Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) funding which is double than expected. The funding rate for special education is proposed to increase to 40% and a Student Success and Professional Development grant will become available (275k 2027-2028 and 300k the year after for Mission Prep). Good news overall but with increases staffing next year, there is still a slight deficit of 184k (tk-6 director consolidated into a school director role, adding members to wellness team, 8% increase in health benefits costs).
VII. Executive Director Actions
A.
Local Indicators
Mission Prep must ensure appropriately placed teachers (completed credentials) and student access to curriculum. MP obtained a site visit from SFUSD around facilities maintenance (blackouts, no gym, boiler, etc.). New history and social science implementation has begun, exploring career technical education (CTE) pathway for 5-8th graders. Parent feedback opportunities hosted by FEC, six community days including back to school night and STEAM day.
B.
LCAP
96% down to 94% attendance drop (federal policies impacting local community was a factor). Continued funding for TNTP partnership focusing on improving outcomes for English Language Learners. Also want to have additional services for students in special education next year especially with student support at home like StepUp tutoring. Need more parent involvement in LCAP planning and feedback.
C.
LCAP Budget Overview for Parents
The total revenue for MP is $11M. Funding use for subgroup populations also presented.
D.
Human Resources - Declaration of Need Annual Submission Process
Charters were not previously under the same teacher credentialing process as public schools, and per AB1505 and 1219, charters now need to comply with all teachers having a teacher credential. MP needs to adopt a Declaration of Need to be allowed to hire teachers with an emergency credential or who are in-process to obtaining a teacher credential.
E.
EOY: Updates HR & Charter Renewal
New school director position, interventionist and additional teaching assistant. Facility renewal fee in-progress with the school district. MP is addressing the fee amount, extended facilities use and the need to compensate for the lack of a school gym. December 12, 2026 and January 12th are charter renewal presentation days to the district.
Began meeting with closed session on pending litigation.