Final

Navigator Schools

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM PST

Location

Gilroy Prep School

 

Address: 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 Google Meet. 

 

Google Meet joining info


Video call link: https://meet.google.com/kbv-isks-wuj


Or dial: ‪(US) +1 530-994-2226‬ PIN: ‪544 527 047‬#


More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/kbv-isks-wuj?pin=5319190040444


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. 3410 Moraga Boulevard, Lafayette, CA 94549
  6. 2520 Apple Tree Way, Gilroy, CA 95020 (Santa Clara County)
  7. 5357 Federation Ct., San Jose, CA 95123 (Santa Clara County)
  8. 326 Sierra Trace, Coralville, IA 52241

 

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 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
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Board Chair 1 m
   

The Board Chair will call the meeting to order.

  
  B. Pledge of Allegiance   Board Chair 2 m
   

Board and attendees will recite the Pledge of Allegiance. 

  
  C. Record Attendance and Guests   Board Chair 1 m
   

The Board Chair will initiate confirmation of attendance via roll call. 

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

Members will vote on the approval of minutes from the Special Board Meeting held on August 11, 2025.

Proposed Motion: Approve the Board Meeting Minutes from August 11, 2025

  
    Approve minutes for Special Board Meeting on August 11, 2025  
  E. 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 September 15, 2025.

 

Proposed Motion: Approve the Board Meeting Minutes from September 15, 2025

  
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on September 15, 2025  
  F. Public Comments   Board Chair 3 m
   

The Board will receive public comments regarding non-agenda items, if any, with a time limit of three minutes per speaker.

  
  G. Opening Remarks by Board Chair   Board Chair 5 m
   

Nora Crivello, Board Chair, will provide opening remarks.

  
  H. Chief Executive Officer & Superintendent Update   Caprice Young 5 m
   

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

  
II. Consent Agenda 6:19 PM
  A. Approval of the Consent Agenda Vote Tom Peraic 3 m
   

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

1. ICA - Casala Group, Inc. (09.11.25)

2. ICA - Education Facilities Group (09.11.25)
3. Fundraising Policy (09.18.25)

4. ELL Policy (11.10.25)
5. Grading Policy (10.02.25) 

6a. Hollister Prep School - Traffic Analysis Proposal (10.20.25)

6b. Hollister Prep School - Traffic Analysis Cost Letter (10.20.25)
7. Amended Consulting Agreement - Pinnacle Strategy LLC (10.20.25)
8 Prop 28 Revised Annual Reports - GPS, HCC, HPS, WPS (10.20.25)

9a. Ratification: GPS Master Contract (10.20.25)

9b. Ratification: HPS Master Contract (10.20.25)

9c. Ratification: WPS Master Contract (10.21.25)

10. Ratification: ICA - Larson Communications (10.23.25)

11. Tobacco-Free Schools Policy (11.20.25)

12. Volunteer Policy (11.20.25)

13. Visitors and Removal Policy (11.20.25)

14. Limitation on Seclusion and Restraint Policy (11.20.25)

15. Anti-Human Trafficking Policy (11.20.25)

  
III. Committees 6:22 PM
  A. Governance Committee FYI Caprice Young 5 m
   

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

  
  B. Finance Committee FYI Noël Russell-Unterburger 10 m
   

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

  
  C. Development Committee FYI Shun Dorsey 5 m
   

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

  
  D. Academic Success Committee FYI Crystal O'Rourke 10 m
   

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

  
IV. Topical - Part 1 of 2 6:52 PM
  A. Renewals for Gilroy Prep School and Hollister Prep School Vote Kirsten Carr 10 m
   

The Board will vote to approve the intent to renew Gilroy Prep Charter School.

  
  B. Agreement between Orange County Board of Education and Navigator Schools for the operation of Orange County Prep (a Navigator School) Vote Tom Peraic 5 m
   

The Board will consider approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Navigator Schools and the Orange County Board of Education.

  
  C. Update on Growth Progress Vote Kirsten Carr 20 m
   

Kirsten Carr, Chief Communications and Engagement Officer, will update the Board on the status of growth activities, including the status of activity in Orange and Monterey Counties, and various options moving forward. 

 

Topics will include: 

  1. Leadership
  2. Approvals
  3. Funding
  4. Facilities
  5. Enrollment
  6. Staffing
  
  D. Temporary Line of Credit Expansion Vote Noël Russell-Unterburger 15 m
   

The Board will vote to approve a $2 million expansion of East West Bank’s line of credit. 

  
  E. Resolution: CEO and Superintendent Compensation Comparability Study Vote Tom Peraic 5 m
   

The General Counsel will introduce a CEO and superintendent compensation comparability study and the Board will consider and vote on a proposed resolution

  
V. Closed Session 7:47 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 closed session:

1. CEO & Superintendent Evaluation

2. Anticipated Litigation - One Case
 

  
  B. Closed Session Discuss Board Chair 30 m
   

The Board will discuss the following matters in closed session:

 

1. CEO & Superintendent Evaluation (Gov't Code Section 54957)

2. Anticipated Litigation - One Case (Gov't Code Section 54956.9)

 

  
  C. Return to Open Session FYI Board Chair 1 m
   

The Board Chair will report actions taken during closed session, if any.

  
VI. Topical - Part 2 of 2 8:19 PM
  A. Required Oral Report Regarding Employment Agreement for CEO and Superintendent FYI Board Chair 5 m
   

The Board Chair will provide a required oral report regarding CEO and Superintendent employment.

  
  B. Ratification of Employment Agreement for Navigator Schools CEO and Superintendent Vote Board Chair 5 m
   

The Board will vote on the approval of Ratification of Employment Agreement for Navigator Schools CEO and Superintendent per Government Code 53262.

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

Board members will vote on adjournment of the meeting.



Proposed Motion: Adjourn