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Navigator Schools

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday March 9, 2026 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 Google Meet. 


Monday, March 9 · 6:00 – 8:30pm


Time zone: America/Los_Angeles


Google Meet joining info


Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ftj-opft-jvj


Or dial: ‪(US) +1 405-356-8160‬ PIN: ‪819 237 269‬#


More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/ftj-opft-jvj?pin=3085601060394


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 Ct., San Jose, CA 95123 (Santa Clara County)
  6. 857 West Cove Way, Sacramento, CA. 95831
  7. 3410 Moraga Boulevard, Lafayette, CA 94549
  8. 83 Great Oaks Blvd., San Jose, CA 95119
  9. 326 Sierra Trace, Coralville, IA 52241
  10. 2520 Apple Tree Way, Gilroy, CA 95020

 

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 1 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 Previous Board Meeting held on January 29, 2026.

Proposed Motion: Approve the Board Meeting Minutes from January 29, 2026.

  
    Minutes for Board Meeting on January 29, 2026  
  E. 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.

  
  F. Opening Remarks by Board Chair   Board Chair 3 m
   

Nora Crivello, Board Chair, will provide opening remarks.

  
  G. Chief Executive Officer & Superintendent Update   Caprice Young 15 m
   

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

  
     
II. Consent Agenda 6:25 PM
  A. Approval of the Consent Agenda Vote Tom Peraic 1 m
   

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

1. Whistleblower Policy
2. Revised Conflict of Interest Policy
3. Segregation of Duties Policy

3a. Exhibit A - Segregation of Duties Matrix
4. Vendor Policy

5. Audit Firm Rotation Policy

6. Citrus Springs Sublease

7. Affiliation Agreement

  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
III. Committee Reports 6:26 PM
  A. Academic Success Committee FYI Crystal O'Rourke 5 m
   

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

  
  B. 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. 

  
IV. Topical 6:36 PM
  A. Orange Prep Progress Report and Board Action to Continue Toward 2026–27 Opening, Including Draft Budget, Facilities, and Enrollment Update Vote Caprice Young 20 m
   

Dr. Caprice Young, Chief Executive Officer & Superintendent, will present a progress update on Orange Prep, including a draft school budget, facilities planning, and enrollment projections, with a request that the Board i) acknowledge the progress made towards the 26-27 opening, ii) instruct staff to continue with the elements discussed and to return with further progress update reports in April; and iii) to affirm the draft Orange Prep budget in light of all of the foregoing.

  
     
  B. AB 49 Immigration Policies – Board Consideration and Approval Vote Tom Peraic 5 m
   

Tom Peraic, General Counsel, will present an update to the AB 49 Immigration Policies for Board review and consideration; the accompanying AG report spells out these requirements in detail and the accompanying DOJ report is a copy of what is sent to our stakeholder community.  

  
     
     
     
  C. Second Interim Financials – Review Through Period 2 (2025–26) Vote Roger Castillo 20 m
   

Roger Castillo, Director of Client Finance at Charter Impact, will present the Second Interim Financial Report, reviewing the organization’s financial status through the end of Period 2 for fiscal year 2025–26, and the Board will review and vote to accept the report.

  
     
V. Audit 7:21 PM
  A. Approval of Independent Auditor for the 2025–26 Audit (Green, Hasson & Janks) Vote Noël Russell-Unterburger 5 m
   

The Board will consider and vote on the approval of Green, Hasson & Janks (GHJ) as the independent auditor for the 2025–26 audit.

  
     
  B. Presentation and Approval of the 2024–25 Audit Report Vote Noël Russell-Unterburger 30 m
   

Green, Hasson & Janks (GHJ) will present the 2024–25 Audit Report for board review, consideration, and approval.

  
     
     
     
     
VI. Closed Session 7:56 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 Evaluation (Gov't Code 54957)

2. Anticipated Litigation (Gov't Code 54956.9)- Two Cases 

  
  B. Closed Session Discuss Tom Peraic 30 m
   

The Board will discuss the following matters in closed session:

 

1. CEO Evaluation (Gov't Code 54957)

2. Anticipated Litigation (Gov't Code 54956.9)- Two Cases

 

  
  C. Return to Open Session FYI Board Chair 1 m
   

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

  
VII. Closing Items 8:28 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Board Chair 2 m
   

Board members will discuss scheduling of the next meeting and will vote on adjournment of the meeting.



Proposed Motion: Adjourn