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

D. Gidlow called a meeting of the board of directors of Camino Nuevo Charter Academy to order on Tuesday Aug 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM.

C.

Welcome

Board Chair David Gidlow welcomed everyone to the new school year, this is CNCA's 25th year serving our community.

F. Jimenez arrived at 4:48 PM.

II. Approve Minutes

A.

Approve 6-17-2025 CNCA Regular Board Meeting Minutes

L. Jennings made a motion to approve the minutes from CNCA Regular Board Meeting on 06-17-25.
D. Gidlow seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Gidlow
Aye
J. Hernandez
Absent
L. Jennings
Aye
C. Garcia Alvarado
Abstain
T. Powers
Aye
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

G. Flores made a motion to Approve Consent Items A-D.
T. Powers seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Garcia Alvarado
Aye
F. Jimenez
Aye
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

D. Gidlow made a motion to approve the updated policy to reflect increased academic expectations for student sports eligibility.
C. Garcia Alvarado seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
G. Flores
Aye
F. Jimenez
Aye
L. Jennings
Aye
J. Hernandez
Absent
C. Garcia Alvarado
Aye
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

G. Flores made a motion to approve the 2024-2025 LAUSD Oversight reports for CNCA, CNCA2, CNES#3, CNCA#4, CNHS/2.
R. Arenas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
F. Jimenez
Aye
C. Garcia Alvarado
Aye
J. Hernandez
Absent
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. 

XIII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:16 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
G. Flores