Camino Nuevo Charter Academy

CNCA Regular Board Meeting

Published on October 2, 2026 at 6:04 AM PDT

Date and Time

Tuesday October 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM PDT

Location

Dalzell Lance High School

MPR

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

 

One board member will log in virtually from 5037 W. 138th St, Hawthorne, CA 90250

 

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.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Gil Flores 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss David Gidlow 1 m
II. Approve Minutes 4:32 PM
  A. Approve 8/11/2026 CNCA Regular Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes David Gidlow 1 m
    Minutes for CNCA Regular Board Meeting on August 11, 2026  
III. Public Comment 4:33 PM
  A. 2-Minute Limit per Speaker 5 m
IV. Consent Items 4:38 PM
  A. Williams Resolution Vote Colleen Trejo 1 m
   

CNCA is requesting that the Board adopt a resolution, as part of an annual Williams Act requirement, related to the availability of textbooks and instructional materials for all pupils. 

 
     
  B. Burlington College Field Trip Vote Lindsey Rojas 1 m
   

The Board will vote on approving the proposal for the Burlington Campus College field trip. 

 
     
  C. Kayne Siart College Field Trip Vote Lindsey Rojas 1 m
   

The Board will vote on approving the proposal for the Kayne Siart Campus College field trip. 

 
     
  D. Math Yogis Contract Vote Rachel Hazlehurst 1 m
   

The Board will vote to approve the renewal of a high dosage tutoring contract for Dalzell Lance, Kayne Siart, and Eisner.

 
     
  E. Fiscal Policies Approval Vote Brent Lowry 1 m
   

The Board will vote to approve the CNCA Fiscal Policies.

 
     
V. Roof Repairs Vendor Approval 4:43 PM
  A. Roof Repairs Proposal Approval Vote Brent Lowry 8 m
   

The Board will vote to approve the proposal to make roof repairs ahead of the El Nino season at all sites. Bids and risks will be presented.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
VI. Math Placement Act Report 4:51 PM
  A. Math Placement Act Report FYI Colleen Trejo 8 m
   

The Board will receive an update on 26-27 Math Placement Act & Intervention.

 
     
VII. School and Academic Updates 4:59 PM
  A. Attendance & Enrollment Updates FYI Jeannette Sandoval and Katerin Ortiz 15 m
   

Student and Family Services team members will share enrollment updates for the first month of school.

 
     
  B. CAO Update FYI Rachel Hazlehurst 10 m
   

CNCA will present beginning of the year iReady data, as well as the network's plans to use this data for academic intervention.

 
     
  C. CNCA Launch Lab Summary FYI Charles Miller 10 m
   

The Board will receive a summary of our first CNCA Launch Lab, which serves as a collaborative and comprehensive review of each school’s progress towards our goals.

 
     
VIII. Financials 5:34 PM
  A. Finance Committee Update FYI Tamara Powers 2 m
   

The Finance Committee Chair will give an update from the Finance Committee. 

 
  B. June 2026 Financials FYI Sonia Oliva 8 m
   

The Board will review the current unaudited June 2026 Financials.

 
     
  C. FY25-26 Unaudited Actuals as Submitted to LAUSD Vote Sonia Oliva 5 m
   

The board will vote to approve the Fiscal Year 25-26 Unaudited Actuals as Submitted to LAUSD for CNCA, CNCA#2, CNCA#3, CNCA#4 and CNHS#2.

 
     
     
     
     
     
  D. FY26-27 Financials FYI Bryson Wilson 8 m
   

ExED will present Fiscal Year 26-27 financials.

 
IX. CEO Update 5:57 PM
  A. CEO Update FYI Adriana Abich 10 m
   

The CEO will share updates on 2026-27 org-wide goals and on the Avance Teacher Residency.

 
     
X. Brown Act Training 6:07 PM
  A. Brown Act Training FYI John Lemmo 30 m
   

John Lemmo from YM&C will provide Brown Act training for the Board of Directors.

 
XI. Closed Session 6:37 PM
  A. Public Employee Performance Evaluation CEO G.C. 54957(b)(1 Discuss Adriana Abich 5 m
  B. Conference with Labor Negotiators: (Gov Codesection 54957.6) Discuss David Gidlow 15 m
   

Agency designated representative(s): Board Chair, David Gidlow. Unrepresented employee: CEO

 
XII. CEO Compensation 6:57 PM
  A. CEO Compensation Vote David Gidlow 2 m
   

The Board will approve the CEO's 2026-27 compensation retroactive to July 1, 2026.

 
XIII. Closing Items 6:59 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote David Gidlow 1 m