AIMS K-12 College Prep Charter District
Minutes
AIMS Special Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday June 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Location
171 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
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Directors Present
K. Kean (remote), M. Menendez, M. Sweet, S. Leung, T. Lacsado
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Banihashemi, A. Genova, A. Lee, A. Peacock, C. Jordan (remote), J. Brown, J. Li (remote), J. Winn, irene.stroseman@aimsk12.org, osondu.harambe@aimsk12.org (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Adopt Agenda
D.
Public Comment on Agenda Items
E.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
No public comment on non-agenda items
II. Approve Board Meeting Minutes
A.
Approve Minutes
III. Reports
A.
Board Report
N/A
B.
Executive Director's Report
Highlights:
- ACOE material revision (unification of MS & AIPCS ll) decision tomorrow 6/9: focus on board governance, teacher credentialing, SPED
- Projecting surplus in student enrollment and revenue increase and reducing costs: project flatline but including governors revision and SB740/grants provide increase
- Budget & LCAP: regular board meeting
- Graduation & promotions
C.
Complaints Update
No updates on complaints.
IV. Action Items
A.
New Board of Director Member - Brandee Stewart
Induct new board member - revisit
B.
Student & Family Handbook Update
- Urgent updates vs suggestions to be brought to governance committee
- Withdrawal process: used to be parents signature required --> administrative withdrawal (align with other charters) still fill-out exit survey
- Prior language/no limiting language/clearer language
- What are the reasonable attempts?
- Difference between students who enroll but don't show up vs students who enroll, show up and then stop showing up
- Enrollment and registration
- Unable to unenroll students, kept "ghost students"
- Compare and contrast with other charters with good retention rates
- Accompanying procedure with specifics
- Provide families with information and clarity for implications of not following procedures
- Clearly highlighted with previous verbage
C.
Final Board Meeting of 25-26 YR
- Need to review, finalize and approve LCAP and Budget for 26-27 YR
- Need to meet budget submission deadline
- Director Sweet recommends to have a board meeting on Friday June 12th at 11am to approve LCAP & Budget 26-27
- Regular Board meeting on June 16th at 7PM to approve the superintendent contract; final meeting board meeting of the year and charter renewal work
V. Closed Session
A.
Public Comment on Closed Session Items
No public comment on closed session items.
Director Sweet called into closed at 5:45 PM.
B.
Superintendent Candidate Presentations
C.
Report Out of Closed Session
Director Sweet reported out of closed session at 7:07 PM.
Agreements on superintendent contract.
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.
No public comment on agenda items