Navigator Schools

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday October 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM PDT

Location:

650 San Benito St., #230, Hollister, CA 95023

 

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  1. 10326 Roselle Street, San Diego, CA 92121
  2. 5357 Federation Court, San Jose, CA 95123
  3. 3174 Sycamore Place, Carmel, CA 93923

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Meeting host: christopher.copus@navigatorschools.org

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.

For members of the public attending online who wish to provide public comment at the board meeting, please indicate up to one hour prior to the meeting; speakers will be invited to offer comments in the order in which they signed up. You can submit your request here. 

Individual comments will be limited to two minutes. If interpreter services are needed, a request must be submitted via e-mail at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting. When interpretation is provided, comments will be translated into English and the time limit shall be four minutes. At its discretion, the committee may limit the total time allotted to public comments and set new time limits for individual comments. The committee 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.

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 asistan en línea y deseen hacer comentarios durante la reunión de la junta deberán utilizar la herramienta de “levantar la mano” en Zoom cuando el presidente solicite comentarios públicos. Se solicita a los miembros del público que confirmen su intención de comentar hasta una hora antes de la reunión por correo electrónico.

Los comentarios del público se limitarán a dos minutos. Si se requieren servicios de interpretación, deberá enviarse una solicitud por correo electrónico con al menos cuarenta y ocho horas de antelación a la reunión. Cuando se proporcione interpretación, los comentarios se traducirán al inglés y el límite de tiempo será de cuatro 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 silenciar y expulsar a un participante de la reunión si éste interrumpe injustificadamente la reunión o no respeta el límite de tiempo.

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 proporcionar adaptaciones razonables. El orden del día y los documentos públicos se modificarán si se solicita, de conformidad con el artículo 202 de la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 9:30 AM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Nora Crivello 1 m
   

Nora Crivello, Committee Chair, will call the meeting to order. 

 
  B. Record Attendance and Guests Vote Nora Crivello 1 m
   

The Committee Chair will identify guests, take attendance via roll-call, and establish a quorum.

 
  C. Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes Nora Crivello 1 m
    Minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on May 21, 2026  
  D. Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes Nora Crivello 1 m
    Minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on June 22, 2026  
  E. Opening Comments from Committee Chair   Nora Crivello 3 m
   

Nora Crivello, Committee Chair, will provide opening comments.

 
  F. Public Comment   Nora Crivello 3 m
   

The Committee Chair will listen to public comments.

 
II. Topical Items 9:40 AM
  A. Governance Committee Discuss Nora Crivello 10 m
   

Clarify the committee’s advisory role, delegated authority, and relationship to Finance & Academic committee and the full Board.

 
  B. HPS Parent Board Representative Discuss Nora Crivello 10 m
   

Discussion selection process, outreach, and timeline for HPS parent representation.

 
  C. Board Succession Discuss Nora Crivello 7 m
   

Discussion of member terms, officer succession, recruitment needs, and onboarding.

 
  D. Policies Review Vote James Dent 7 m
   

Identify the specific policies being considered and whether the committee is recommending them to the full Board.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  E. Enrollment, Attendance, and Chronic Absenteeism Data Dashboard Updates Vote James Dent 7 m
   

The Governance Committee will consider requiring management to provide monthly enrollment, attendance, and chronic absenteeism data dashboard updates for each school and the organization as a whole, including plans, procedures, and actions being taken to maximize enrollment and attendance, and to minimize chronic absenteeism.

 
  F. Governance Work Plan and Next Steps Discuss Nora Crivello 7 m
   

Committee to establish priorities, assignments, and the next meeting’s topics.

 
III. Closing Items 10:28 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Nora Crivello 2 m
   

The Committee will address any closing matters and adjourn the meeting.