New Hope Charter School
Minutes
Regular Meeting of the Board of Education
Date and Time
Monday September 23, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Location
201 Jessie Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95838
Instructions for Presentations to the Board by Parents and Citizens
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all, or majority of all, of the Board members shall be available for public inspection at 201Jessie
Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95838.
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Directors Present
Lisa Fong (remote)
Directors Absent
Kim Howard
Guests Present
Casey Jower (remote), Herinder Pegany, Jeff Kreiser (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Agenda
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Minutes from July 22, 2024 NHCS Board Meeting
Tabled until following meeting
III. Reports
A.
Executive Director's Report
Budget Update by Casey Jower
- Unaudited Actuals 23-24
- Currently no K-6 enrollment in 24-25, $150K gap
- More SpEd funds from last three years, to be paid (Robla SD, SCOE)
- May result in an audit restatement for prior years
- NHCDC - possible loan forgiveness, potential facilities
- Robla SD - meetings to extend/revise the terms of loan/lease
Update to Prop. 28: Arts and Music in Schools Funding Annual Report, 23-24
- CDE Audit Compliance Workbook
- 24-25, $30K to supplement (not supplant)
- Will vote to approve update at following meeting, 9/30/24
24-25 School Opening Update by Herinder Pagany
- Orientation for both 7th and 8th Grade new students
- Parent engagement
- NHCS updated to unique/independent system for student data
- Garden/grounds beautification summer community projects - continued maintenance, students involved
Jeff Kreiser - through January, community partnerships, fundraising, diversify
- Messaging and marketing, Oct. & Nov.
- Data, students' stories, outcomes, testimonials
- Student preparation for high school, holistic needs met, family partnership
HP - Executive Director Evaluation
- Materials for Board to review, walk through
- Alignment with site's LCAP goals, other staff goals
- Plan for ED successor
- Consider how Board collects evidence, dividing by specialties
Community service partnerships
- Seasonal beautification projects
- JK did a staff survey and will report out
IV. Discussion Items
A.
Consideration and approval of (if updated) 2024-25 NHCS Board Meeting Calendar
Tabled for following meeting
V. Other Business
A.
Board Member requests for future business
HP will send out an invite to current and new Board members for a special meeting, likely Monday, 9/30/24, 4:30 pm.
Tabled until following meeting