Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Minutes
CNCA Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Location
Dalzell Lance High School
3500 W Temple St
Los Angeles, CA 90004
This meeting is open to the public at the CNHS Dalzell Lance Auditorium at 3500 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90004.
The board meeting is also accessible at every CNCA Campus via teleconference connection:
CNCA Burlington 697 S. Burlington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90057
CNCA Kayne Siart 3400 W. 3rd Street., Los Angeles, CA 90020
CNCA Jose A. Castellanos 1723 W. Cordova St., Los Angeles, CA 90007
CNCA Jane B. Eisner 2755 W 15th St., Los Angeles, CA 90006
CNCA Sandra Cisneros 1018 Mohawk St., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Requests for disability related modifications or accommodations shall be made 24 hours prior to the meeting to Sandra Herrera by email at Sandra.Herrera@CaminoNuevo.org or by telephone at 818-429-2514.
Members of the public who wish to address the Board may make public comment at any of the meeting locations. Public comments are limited to 2 minutes each. The Board Chair has the discretion to modify the amount of time allotted for public comment if they deem it necessary. Brown Act regulations restrict the Board from discussing or taking action on any subject presented that is not on the agenda. Procedures for public comment can be found at {https://bit.ly/cncapubliccomment}.
The CNCA Board can also be contacted via email at cnca.board@caminonuevo.org.
Directors Present
C. Garcia Alvarado, D. Gidlow, F. Jimenez, G. Flores, L. Jennings, R. Arenas, T. Powers
Directors Absent
J. Hernandez
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
F. Jimenez
Guests Present
A. Abich, Charles Miller, Jessica Cuellar, Margaret Domingo, N. Cabrel, Natasha Barriga-Siperstein, Rachel Hazlehurst, S. Herrera
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Welcome
II. Approve Minutes
A.
Approve 6-17-2025 CNCA Regular Board Meeting Minutes
Roll Call | |
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D. Gidlow |
Aye
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J. Hernandez |
Absent
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L. Jennings |
Aye
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C. Garcia Alvarado |
Abstain
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T. Powers |
Aye
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F. Jimenez |
Absent
|
G. Flores |
Abstain
|
R. Arenas |
Aye
|
III. Public Comment
A.
2-Minute Limit per Speaker
The following educator addressed the BOD meeting:
Laura Farrel of the Dalzell-Lance campus.
IV. Consent Items
A.
Everybody Dance LA Memorandum of Understanding
Roll Call | |
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C. Garcia Alvarado |
Aye
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F. Jimenez |
Aye
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T. Powers |
Aye
|
J. Hernandez |
Absent
|
G. Flores |
Aye
|
R. Arenas |
Aye
|
L. Jennings |
Aye
|
D. Gidlow |
Aye
|
B.
Transportation for Extracurricular Activities Policy
C.
States of Being Coaching Contracts
D.
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Bylaws
V. School and Academic Updates
A.
CAO Update
Rachel Hazlehurst, CAO, provided the board with an update on testing results from the end of SY2024-25. State information was not available as of the date of the board meeting.
VI. Extracurricular Activities Participation Policy
A.
Extracurricular Activities Participation Policy
Roll Call | |
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G. Flores |
Aye
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F. Jimenez |
Aye
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L. Jennings |
Aye
|
J. Hernandez |
Absent
|
C. Garcia Alvarado |
Aye
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T. Powers |
Aye
|
R. Arenas |
Aye
|
D. Gidlow |
Aye
|
VII. DAL Renewal Update
A.
DAL Renewal Update
Natasha Barriga-Siperstein, VP of Strategy & Operations, provided the board with an overview of the strategy for CNCA's Dalzell-Lance High School charter renewal.
VIII. 2024-2025 LAUSD Oversight Reports
A.
2024-2025 LAUSD Oversight Reports
Roll Call | |
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F. Jimenez |
Aye
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C. Garcia Alvarado |
Aye
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J. Hernandez |
Absent
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R. Arenas |
Aye
|
T. Powers |
Aye
|
G. Flores |
Aye
|
D. Gidlow |
Aye
|
L. Jennings |
Aye
|
IX. Financials
A.
May 2025 Financials
Nancy Cabrel, Director of Finance & Business Services, provided an overview of CNCA's May 2025 financial statements.
X. CEO Update
A.
CEO Update
Adriana Abich, CEO, provided the board with updates on attendance, enrollment, summer professional development, CNCA's coaching model, and the Step Forward initiative.
XI. Closed Session
A.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation CEO G.C. 54957(b)(1)
The board entered closed session at 6:24pm and returned to open session at 7:15pm. No action was taken in closed session.
XII. CEO Compensation
A.
CEO Compensation
This item was postponed until the next board meeting.
Board Chair David Gidlow welcomed everyone to the new school year, this is CNCA's 25th year serving our community.