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Navigator Schools

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday September 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

277 I.O.O.F. Ave, Gilroy, CA 95020

Teleconference Locations:

 

  1. Gilroy Prep School, 277 I.O.O.F. Avenue, Gilroy, CA 95020
  2. Hayward Collegiate, 166 West Harder Road, Hayward, CA 94544
  3. Hollister Prep School, 881 Line Street, Hollister, CA 95020
  4. Watsonville Prep School, 407 Main Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
  5. Orange County Prep, 1821 N. Grand Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705
  6. 161 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02110

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This meeting will be held in compliance with the Brown Act. Individuals in need of a disability-related accommodation, modification, or auxiliary aid/service, should direct requests to compliance@navigatorschools.org. 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.

 

Members of the public who wish to provide either general public comment or public comment on a specific agenda item will be asked to sign up on the public comment roster prior to the agenda item being heard. 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 compliance@navigatorschools.org 

Individual comments will be limited to two minutes. If an interpreter is needed, comments will be translated into English and the time limit shall be four 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 or does not respect the time limitation. 


Los miembros del público que deseen proporcionar comentarios generales o comentarios sobre un punto específico de la agenda deberán registrarse en la lista de comentarios públicos antes de que se considere dicho punto. Se solicita a los miembros del público que planeen asistir por teléfono que confirmen su intención de hacer comentarios hasta una hora antes de la reunión por correo electrónico a compliance@navigatorschools.org.

 

Los comentarios individuales estarán limitados a dos minutos. Si se necesita un intérprete, los comentarios serán interpretados al inglés y el límite de tiempo será de cuatro minutos. A su discreción, la Junta podrá limitar el tiempo total asignado a los comentarios del público y establecer nuevos límites de tiempo para los comentarios individuales. La Junta se reserva el derecho de silenciar o retirar de la reunión a cualquier participante que interrumpa la reunión de manera irrazonable o no respete el límite de tiempo.

 

Esta reunión se llevará a cabo de conformidad con la Ley Brown. Las personas que necesiten una adaptación, modificación o ayuda o servicio auxiliar relacionado con una discapacidad deberán enviar su solicitud a compliance@navigatorschools.org. Se harán todos los esfuerzos posibles para proporcionar adaptaciones razonables. La agenda y los documentos públicos se modificarán previa solicitud, según lo requerido por la Sección 202 de la Ley para Estadounidenses con Discapacidades.

 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  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. Navigating Together   Andrea Hernandez 15 m
   

Members of the leadership team will share a report on the launch of the school year.

  
  E. Interim Chief Executive Officer Update   Malka Borrego 10 m
   

Malka Borrego, Interim Chief Executive Officer, will provide an update.

  
  F. Update on Organizational Health   James Dent 10 m
   

James Dent, Interim President, will provide an update on recent and ongoing challenges facing the organization and plans for the future.

  
  G. Remarks of the Board Chair   Board Chair 3 m
   

The Board Chair will provide brief opening remarks. 

  
II. Governance Matters 6:41 PM
  A. Celebration of Claire Grissom's Service to Navigator Schools Vote Board Chair 5 m
   

The Board Chair will lead a celebration of Claire Grissom's service to Navigator Schools with the Board and attendees.

  
     
  B. Introduction of Two New Board Members FYI Board Chair 5 m
   

The Board Chair will introduce two new Board members: Alice Flores and Kari Yeater

  
  C. Brown Act Training FYI Tom Peraic 10 m
   

Tom Peraic, General Counsel, will provide general Brown Act training for the Board and attendees.

  
III. Public Comment 7:01 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI TBD 30 m
   

Members of the public may provide either general public comment or public comment on a specific agenda item with a two-minute time limit (four minutes if an interpreter is needed.)

  
IV. Board/Committee Matters 7:31 PM
  A. Consideration of Amendment to Board/Committee Calendars Vote Board Chair 5 m
  B. Consideration of Amendment to Committee Assignments Vote Board Chair 5 m
V. Consent Agenda 7:41 PM
  A. Consideration of Consent Agenda Items Vote Tom Peraic 1 m
   

The Board will consider and vote on the Consent Agenda:

 

  1. June 15, 2026 Board meeting minutes
  2. June 28, 2026 Board meeting minutes
  3. June 30, 2026 Board meeting minutes
  4. Resolution BR_2026-10: Repeal of Board Resolution BR_2024-09 (Authority to Governance Committee to Approve and Ratify Contracts)
  5. Resolution BR_2026-11: Amendment to Board Resolution BR_2024-04 (Limitation of CEO Signatory Authority to $25,000 or less)
  6. Navigator Schools' Employee Handbook (2026-2027)
  7. Prop 28 Certification - Gilroy Prep
  8. Prop 28 Certification - Hollister Prep
  9. Prop 28 Certification - Watsonville Prep
  10. Prop 28 Certification - Hayward Collegiate
  11. Policy re Charging Salaries to Federal Awards
  12. Ratification of MP&G Engagement Letter
  13. Ratification of EdTheory Master Services Agreement
  14. Approval of Watsonville Yoga, Dance, and Healing Arts Agreement
  15. Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Policy
  16. Resolution BR_2026-12: Designation of Authorized Representatives for Charter School Facility Program Applications
  17. Resolution BR_2026-13: Signatory Authority for Navigator Schools Business and Banking
  18. Ratification of Navigator Insurance (2026-2027)

 

  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
VI. Financial Matters 7:42 PM
  A. Unaudited Actuals and Financial Update Vote Nick Miller 15 m
   

Nick Miller, Charter Impact, will present Navigator's unaudited actuals and lead a discussion on Navigator's financial update.

  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
VII. Closed Session 7:57 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: 

 

1. Anticipated Litigation - One Case

  
  B. Closed Session Discuss Board Chair 60 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 8:59 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Board Chair 1 m
   

The Board Chair adjourn the Board meeting.