AIMS K-12 College Prep Charter District
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Location
171 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
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Directors Present
K. Kean, M. Menendez, M. Sweet, S. Leung (remote), T. Lacsado
Directors Absent
J. Hinton
Guests Present
A. Banihashemi, A. Genova, A. Lee, A. Peacock, C. Jordan (remote), J. Li, J. Winn, cennie.valeri@aimsk12.org, irene.strosemen@aimsk12.org, osondu.harambe@aimsk12.org
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Adoption of Agenda
D.
Public Comment on Agenda Items
E.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
No public comment on non-agenda items.
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Minutes
No quorum. Moved to next board meeting 4/14/2026
B.
Contracts & Extended Work Agreements
N/A
III. Reports
A.
Board Report
N/A
B.
Executive Director's Memo (DISCUSSION)
Progress within AIMS Way
Enrollment Season - Public Lottery - Friday Deadline 3/20
AIMS Family Night 3/19
Special Budget Workshop Pt 2 - Focus on Budget planning for following year, LCAP stakeholder engagement, April Date
C.
ACOE MOU Progress Update / Report (DISCUSSION)
New Internal Progress Tracker Spreadsheet
Process in updating data, fellow charter leaders recognition
Implement MOU for other schools, beneficial in tracking progress and structures/systems
D.
Special Education Assessment & Program Redesign Update
Mx. Peacock - Interim Manager of SPED
Seneca focus groups - last week
Audit Phase - Now
Reviewing and will follow up with recommendations for internal structure and systems
February letter of compliance - moved to less restrictive
IEPs - 102 (50%, all High School)
Parents/Teachers - can request for students services
Developing parent education communications/information materials
E.
Complaints Update
No new complaints
IV. Non-Action Items
A.
Comprehensive School Safety Plan
Osondu Harambe - Director of Operations (External)
Dr. St. Rosemen - Director of Teaching and Learning (Behavior Responses/Internal)
2025-2026 Safety Plans
External:
Two campuses:
800 pop. K-8
360+ pop. High School
Vape Sensors in K-8, will install at HS
Priorities:
Drop-off and pick-up --> carpool lane
Camera enhancements on blindspots
Establishing order in emergency commands --> Quarterly Earthquake drill, bi-quarterly Lockdown Drill, Monthly Fire drill (documented by Director of Operations)
Threat escalation incident responses
Internal:
Collaboration with SPED, counselors, Heads of Schools
After Board Review --> Submit to Fire Marshall for review and compliance
V. Closed Session
A.
Public Comment on Closed Session Items
No public comment on closed session items.
B.
Legal Matters: Pre-litigation Update
Pursuant to Section 54956.9
C.
Public Employees: Discipline/Dismissals/Release
Pursuant to Section 54957
D.
Legal Matter: Pre-Litigation Update
Pursuant to Section 54956.9
E.
Report Out of Closed Session
Director Sweet reported out of closed session at 6:19 PM.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
B.
Accessibility Notice
AIMS is committed to ensuring accessible participation for individuals with disabilities. Disability-related modifications or accommodations needed to take part in this meeting may be requested by contacting Abigail Genova at 510-220-1730 at least 24 hours in advance, if possible, so appropriate arrangements can be made.
C.
Agenda Posting Certification
I, Abigail Genova, hereby certify that the agenda for the March 17, 2026 Board Meeting was published on the AIMS website, www.aimsk12.org, on March 13, 2026.
Rosa Vargas - Board Member Interaction
Follow up: Interim Executive Director Menendez