New Hope Charter School
Minutes
New Hope Charter School Board
Date and Time
Monday January 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Location
201 Jessie Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95838
NHCS Main Office
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Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95838.
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Directors Present
Kim Howard (remote), Lisa Fong (remote), Ruben Reyes (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Anjam Khan, Herinder Pegany, Jeff Kreiser, Marcy Kearney
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approval of Agenda
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Prior Meeting Minutes: December 9, 2024
4:34 pm
III. Reports
A.
Executive Director Report: Update on New Hope Charter School
B.
Fiscal Update: FY 2023-24 Consolidated Audit
Marcy Kearney, CPA Christy White
- Financial Statements
- Audit Report - cash flow, ability to maintain operation for a year or more
- Unmodified Opinion (best opinion possible)
- No significant deficiencies, nor material weaknesses
Report on State Compliance
- Prop 28 Arts and Music in Schools
- Expanded Learning Opportunities Grant
- LCAP goals, actions, expenditures
- Attendance
- Cross-check with prior year, accuracy with student data
Ruben Reyes - Clean audit is reflective of the staff's great work
Herinder Pagany - thanks to both Casey Jower and Marcy Kearney; audit is culmination of a year's work
IV. Discussion/Action Items
A.
Consideration and approval of New Member for NHCS Board: Ruben Reyes
HP - partnership with RR as Superintendent of Robla School District, April 2019
Benefit to students and families
RR - honored, invested, NHCS is good for the community
KH - historical knowledge, passion, full circle
HP - consulted with legal team on process for adding new board member
5:19 pm
B.
Consideration and approval of Fiscal Year 2023-24 Consolidated Audit
5:21 pm
C.
Consideration and approval of 2023-24 NHCS School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
5:24 pm
D.
Discussion: NHCS Local Control & Accountability Plan (LCAP) Mid-Year Update
E.
Consideration and approval of 2025-26 Academic Calendar for New Hope Charter School.
HP - Continue extending fall and spring break, two weeks
Extended school year/Intersession (ESY, SpEd 20 additional days) - intervention or extension
First day back - staff only (all roles); review data from previous trimesters
Teacher and student-centered needs in developing calendar
RR - Were parents of Robla's elementary schools consulted for input?
HP - Yes. Also coordinated with Food and other services, resources
AK - Parent surveys administered, feedback considered. Families appreciate the option for additional student support, option to travel or plan for family time.
5:34 pm
V. Future Business
A.
Requests from Board Members
Board members appreciate HP sending documents for us to review well in advance of the meeting.
Jeff Kreiser - Progress update for enrollment recruitment
Marketing/social media: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, redesigned school website
Professional photography and video
LinkedIn profile, Partner development connections
K-6 Virtual Academy
Herinder Pagany - Local Control Accountability Plan Presentation
24-27 LCAP goals, actions, data
1) Academic Performance
2) School Climate
3) Parent Involvement
Focus metrics
Implementation status (fully or partially)
Kim Howard - request to provide details on teacher coaching, new coaching model
Midyear metric highlights
22-23 to 23-24 CA Dashboard
Staff is humble, hard-working, unafraid of asking and exploring hard questions
Ruben Reyes - request to clarify use of IXL (assessment, instruction, adaptive, aligned with standards, curriculum)