Navigator Schools

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday June 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

Gilroy Prep School: 277 I O O F Ave, Gilroy, CA 95020

This meeting will be held in compliance with the Brown Act.  


Members of the public who wish to access this board meeting online may do so via Zoom at https://zoom.us/join or via telephone by calling (669) 900-6833

 

Meeting ID: 988 3116 4369
Passcode: 884737
 

Teleconference Locations / Ubicaciones de Teleconferencias

  1. Hayward Collegiate Charter School, 166 West Harder Road, Hayward, CA 94544
  2. Hollister Prep School, 881 Line Street, Hollister CA 95020
  3. Watsonville Prep School, 407 Main Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
  4. Gilroy Prep School, 277 I.O.O.F. Ave, Gilroy, CA 95020 (Santa Clara County)
  5. 5357 Federation Court, San Jose, CA 95123 (Santa Clara County)
  6. 3410 Moraga Boulevard, Lafayette, CA 94549
  7. 1365 Locust Street, Denver, CO 80220
  8. 1065 Byers Street, Gilroy, CA 95020 (Santa Clara County)

Members of the public attending online who wish to comment during the board meeting will use the online “raise hand” tool in Zoom when the chairperson elicits public comments. Members of the public planning to attend by phone are requested to confirm their intent to comment up to one hour prior to the meeting via e-mail.

Individual comments will be limited to three minutes. If an interpreter is needed, comments will be translated into English and the time limit shall be six minutes. At its discretion, the board may limit the total time allotted to public comments and set new time limits for individual comments. The board reserves the right to mute and remove a participant from the meeting if the participant unreasonably disrupts the meeting.

Requests for disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in this public meeting should be submitted forty-eight hours prior to the meeting via e-mail. All efforts will be made for reasonable accommodations. The agenda and public documents will be modified upon request as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.


Esta reunión se llevará a cabo de conformidad con la Brown Act.


Los miembros del público que deseen acceder a esta reunión del consejo pueden hacerlo en línea en https://zoom.us/join o por teléfono llamando al (669) 900-6833


Meeting ID: 988 3116 4369
Passcode: 884737


Los comentarios públicos se limitarán a tres minutos. Si se necesita un intérprete, los comentarios se traducirán al inglés y el límite de tiempo será de seis minutos. A su discreción, la mesa directiva puede limitar el tiempo total asignado a los comentarios del público y establecer nuevos límites de tiempo para los comentarios individuales. La mesa directiva se reserva el derecho de expulsar a un participante de la reunión si éste interrumpe injustificadamente la reunión.

Las solicitudes de modificaciones o adaptaciones relacionadas con una discapacidad para participar en esta reunión pública deberán presentarse cuarenta y ocho horas antes de la reunión por correo electrónico. Se hará todo lo posible por realizar adaptaciones razonables. El orden del día y los documentos públicos se modificarán si se solicita, tal y como exige el artículo 202 de la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Board Chair 1 m
   

The Board Chair will record attendance and establish a quorum via roll call. 

 
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Board Chair 1 m
   

The Board Chair will call the meeting to order.

 
  C. Approve Minutes from Previous Board Meeting Approve Minutes Board Chair 1 m
   

Members will vote on the approval of minutes from the board meeting held on April 7, 2025.


Proposed Motion: Approve the Board Meeting Minutes 

 
    Minutes for Board Meeting on April 7, 2025  
  D. Public Comments   Board Chair 3 m
   

The Board will receive public comments regarding non-agenda items, if any, following expectations and time limits reviewed by the Board Chair.

 
  E. Opening Remarks of the Board Chair   Board Chair 3 m
   

Nora Crivello, Board Chair, will provide opening remarks.

 
  F. Chief Executive Officer & Superintendent Update   Caprice Young 3 m
   

Dr. Caprice Young, Chief Executive Officer & Superintendent, will provide updates.

 
     
II. Consent Agenda 6:12 PM
  A. Approval of the Consent Agenda Vote Tom Peraic 1 m
   

The Board will vote on the approval of the Consent Agenda:

 

1. Search/Seizure Policy
2. Application for Title Funding
3. Santa Clara COE MOU

4. Sonja Biggs Agreement
5. Laurie Coleman ICA

6. Sharon Waller ICA

7. Therapy Zone 4 Kidz ICA
7a. Therapy Zone 4 Kidz Exhibit A 
8. Larson Communications Agreement

9. Meal Services Contract

10. Board Member Agreement and Survey 2025-26

11. Resolution re Opposition to AB 84

12. Apeira Contract

13. Cross Country Education Master Contract 25-26

14. Envision Contract

15. Navigator Insurance Proposal

 

Proposed Motion: Approve the Consent Agenda

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
III. Committees 6:13 PM
  A. Academic Success Committee Report FYI Crystal O'Rourke 5 m
   

Crystal O'Rourke, Interim Chief Academic Officer, will provide a summary of the most recent Academic Success Committee meeting.

 
  B. Governance Committee Report FYI Caprice Young 5 m
   

Dr. Caprice Young, Chief Executive Officer & Superintendent, will provide a summary of the most recent Governance Committee meeting.

 
  C. Finance Committee Meeting FYI Noël Russell-Unterburger 5 m
   

Noël Russell-Unterburger, Chief Financial & Operating Officer, will provide a summary of the most recent Finance Committee meeting.

 
  D. Development Committee FYI Shun Dorsey 5 m
   

Shun Dorsey, Development Officer, will provide a summary of the most recent Development Committee meeting.

 
  E. AdHoc Committee Vote Nora Crivello 5 m
   

The AdHoc Committee will report out its recommendations to the Board. 

 
IV. Topical 6:38 PM
  A. Celebration of JP Anderson's Service to Navigator Schools Vote Nora Crivello 5 m
   

The Board will thank JP Anderson for his service on the Board and will vote on a resolution recognizing his service and contributions to Navigator Schools. 

 
     
  B. LCAP Local Indicators FYI Ami Ortiz 5 m
   

Ami Ortiz will present the LCAP Local Indicators for Gilroy Prep School, Hollister Prep School, Watsonville Prep School, and Hayward Collegiate.

 
     
     
     
     
  C. LCAP - Gilroy Prep School Vote Ami Ortiz 1 m
   

The Board will vote the approve the LCAP for Gilroy Prep School.

 
     
  D. LCAP - Hollister Prep School Vote Ami Ortiz 1 m
   

The Board will vote the approve the LCAP for Hollister Prep School.


 

 
     
  E. LCAP - Watsonville Prep School Vote Ami Ortiz 1 m
   

The Board will vote the approve the LCAP for Watsonville Prep School.


 

 
     
  F. LCAP - Hayward Collegiate Vote Ami Ortiz 1 m
   

The Board will vote the approve the LCAP for Hayward Collegiate.


 

 
     
  G. Declarations of Need (DON) Vote Melissa Alatorre Alnas 3 m
   

The Board will consider the Declaration of Need for 2025-26. 

 
     
     
     
     
     
  H. Navigator Schools 2025-26 Academic Priorities Discuss Crystal O'Rourke 5 m
   

Navigator Schools 2025-26 academic priorities will be shared with the Board. 

 
V. Governance 7:00 PM
  A. Re-Election of Board Members Vote Tom Peraic 3 m
   

The Board will consider the re-election of Board Members Chuck Daggs and Shara Hegde to the Board of Directors.

 
     
  B. Re-Election of Board Officers Vote Tom Peraic 3 m
   

The Board will consider the recommendation of the Governance Committee for the re-election of Officers for 2025-26: 


Nora Crivello - Board Chair
Ian Connell - Vice Chair
Noël Russell-Unterburger - Treasurer
Tom Peraic - Secretary

 
     
  C. Appointment of Board Members to the NSSC Vote Tom Peraic 3 m
   

The Board will consider the appointments of Carl Cade and Joe Lucente to the Board of Directors of the Navigator Schools Support Corporation (NSSC). 

 
     
     
     
  D. Committee Assignments for 2025-26 Vote Tom Peraic 5 m
   

The Board will consider the proposed Committee assignments for 2025-26 as discussed by the Governance Committee, ask questions and offer thoughts, preferences, and proposals, and vote on a slate of Committee assignments for 2025-26.

 
     
  E. Board & Committee Meeting Calendar 2025-26 Vote Tom Peraic 5 m
   

The Board will vote on the approval of the 2025-26 Board & Committee Meeting Calendar as discussed by the Governance Committee - the 05.12.25 draft was considered by the Committee, and in response staff created the 06.02.25 draft for consideration, which has no Committee meetings between the December Board Meeting and the January Retreat, and with shorter meeting times for some Committee meetings.

 
     
     
VI. Finance 7:19 PM
  A. Budget 25-26; Approval Vote Noël Russell-Unterburger 30 m
   

The Board will vote to approve the Budget 25-26 along with the associated multi-year projections. 

 
     
  B. Resolution - Ratification of Previous Contracts/Purchases of $50,000 Vote Caprice Young 10 m
   

The Board will consider a resolution ratifying and approving previous contracts and purchases with sums of $50,000 and which were not presented to the Board and/or Governance Committee.

 
     
     
  C. 2nd Interim Financial Reports FYI Ami Ortiz 3 m
   

Ami Ortiz, Director of Compliance & Operations, will share the 2nd Interim Financial Reports with the Board:

 

1. Watsonville Prep School
2. Hayward Collegiate
3. Hollister Prep School
4. Gilroy Prep School

 
     
     
     
     
VII. Closed Session 8:02 PM
  A. Announcement and Vote to Enter Closed Session Vote Board Chair 1 m
   

The Board Chair will announce the reason for the closed session and the Board will vote to enter the closed session:

 

A. CEO Evaluation

 

 

Proposed Motion: Enter Closed Session

 
  B. Closed Session Discuss Tom Peraic 25 m
   

The Board will engage in closed session discussions.

 

 

 
  C. Return to Open Session FYI Board Chair 1 m
   

The Board Chair will announce action taken during the closed session, if any.

 
VIII. Closing Items 8:29 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Board Chair 1 m
   

The Board Chair will entertain a vote to adjourn the Board meeting.