AIMS K-12 College Prep Charter District
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday September 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Location
Date:
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Location:
171 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
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171 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94607.
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Directors Present
K. Kean, K. Prier, M. Sweet, S. Leung, T. Lacsado
Directors Absent
T. Webb
Ex Officio Members Present
L. Huffman, N. Diaz
Non Voting Members Present
L. Huffman, N. Diaz
Guests Present
A. Lee, I. Liang, J. Winn, O. Harambe
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Adoption of Agenda
D.
Public Comment on Agenda Items
No comments
E.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
No comments
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Minute Meeting Approval
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Sweet |
Aye
|
| T. Webb |
Absent
|
| K. Kean |
Aye
|
| K. Prier |
Aye
|
| T. Lacsado |
Aye
|
| S. Leung |
Aye
|
B.
Food Policy
III. Reports
A.
Board Report
Looking forward to what AIMS has planned
B.
Superintendent Report
Presented by Supt. LaResha Huffman
- Mission and Vision at AIMS
- Welcoming Dr. Keisha Prier to the board
- Welcoming Dr. Toneisha Webb to the board (absent today)
- Welcoming Daceia Malone, Director of Special Ed and Student Services
- Welcoming Elizabeth Henry as Chief Academic Officer
- New staff starting next week
- Org chart presentation
- High school charter renewal decision hearing on October 6, went over efforts on how to be involved and how AIMS is implementing outreach/resources for families and students to attend
C.
ACOE MOU Updates
Presented by Nixon Diaz
- MOU deadlines coming up; risk management, student discipline, renewing certificate of insurance
- Complaints from HR: zero, last year ended with a total of 11 complaints, tracking complaints on a monthly basis
- SpED enrollment, one student exited, 38 students enrolled this year with IEP, 103 students with disabilities, moderate students with extensive support needs
- 5% latino student enrollment, looking to increase access through Spanish media
- Looking to reduce chronic absenteeism
- Ensuring teachers are highly qualified: 25 teachers that are properly assigned, 11 teachers mis-assigned, one vacancy, 38 total teaching positions
- Area of concerns: how tasks are done correctly with enrollment, staff training to reduce absenteeism, finding new ways to properly report data on student presence, how to mark student absent/present properly for accurate data reporting, minimize errors in attendance reporting
- Retrain teacher on proper attendance collection
- More students, less teachers at AIMS? -- will follow up with update.
- Complaints - ensuring resolution and follow up
IV. Action Items
A.
AIPCS II - FY25-26 UAR Retroactive Submission
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Sweet |
Absent
|
| T. Webb |
Absent
|
| K. Prier |
Aye
|
| K. Kean |
Aye
|
| S. Leung |
Aye
|
| T. Lacsado |
Aye
|
B.
Prop 28 Annual Report
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Leung |
Aye
|
| T. Webb |
Absent
|
| M. Sweet |
Absent
|
| K. Kean |
Aye
|
| K. Prier |
Aye
|
| T. Lacsado |
Aye
|
C.
Resolution EPA for fiscal year 26-27
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Sweet |
Absent
|
| T. Webb |
Absent
|
| K. Kean |
Aye
|
| T. Lacsado |
Aye
|
| K. Prier |
Aye
|
| S. Leung |
Aye
|
D.
Coordinator of K-12 Instruction JD
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Sweet |
Absent
|
| T. Lacsado |
Aye
|
| T. Webb |
Absent
|
| K. Kean |
Aye
|
| S. Leung |
Aye
|
| K. Prier |
Aye
|
E.
Manager of Teaching and Learning JD
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Sweet |
Absent
|
| T. Webb |
Absent
|
| K. Prier |
Aye
|
| S. Leung |
Aye
|
| K. Kean |
Aye
|
| T. Lacsado |
Aye
|
F.
College and Career Success Teacher JD
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| K. Kean |
Aye
|
| S. Leung |
Aye
|
| M. Sweet |
Absent
|
| T. Lacsado |
Aye
|
| K. Prier |
Aye
|
| T. Webb |
Absent
|
G.
Manager of Maintenance, Operations & Facilities JD
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Leung |
Aye
|
| K. Kean |
Aye
|
| T. Webb |
Absent
|
| K. Prier |
Aye
|
| M. Sweet |
Absent
|
| T. Lacsado |
Aye
|
H.
Maintenance Coordinator JD
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| K. Kean |
Aye
|
| T. Lacsado |
Aye
|
| S. Leung |
Aye
|
| K. Prier |
Aye
|
| M. Sweet |
Absent
|
| T. Webb |
Absent
|
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