Navigator Schools
Minutes
Finance Committee Special Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 29, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Location
Zoom
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 via e-mail to Sean Martin, Executive Assistant to the CEO.
Meeting ID: 940 4554 1288
Passcode: 567561
Committee Members Present
JP Anderson (remote), Jaime Quiroga (remote), Victor Paredes-Colonia (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Ami Ortiz (remote), Kevin Sved (remote), Neena Goswamy (remote), Sean Martin (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minute from Prior Meeting
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| JP Anderson |
Aye
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| Victor Paredes-Colonia |
Aye
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| Jaime Quiroga |
Aye
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D.
Public Comments
II. Business and Finance
A.
2021-22 Audit Report: Navigator Schools
L. Huang and R. Bollier reviewed the 2021-22 Audit Report for Navigator Schools, highlighting required communications, federal awards, accounting for grants, and an overall clean opinion rating. Members asked clarifying questions. The committee thanked the auditors and A. Ortiz for their work.
B.
2021-22 Audit Report: Hayward Collegiate
M. Kearney presented the Hayward Collegiate audit report, explaining its main focus (the merger of Hayward Collegiate and Navigator Schools) and its documentation of successful compliance. The committee thanked the presenter and N. Goswamy for the presentation.
C.
Preliminary 2023-24 Budget
A. Ortiz shared a preliminary budget for 2023-24. She discussed the end of special COVID-19 funding, continuing funding, staffing, and potential Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) on the state and organizational level. K. Sved added COLA details and discussed staff employment offer letters, next steps, and related timelines. The committee discussed the topic of comparative district salaries.
D.
Selection of 2022-23 Auditor
Staff and board members discussed the merits of CLA and expressed shared approval of CLA as the 2022-23 auditor.
E.
Facilities Update
K. Sved provided facilities updates for Navigator Schools, focusing on Gilroy Prep School and Hayward Collegiate Charter School. He discussed Proposition 51 pertaining to GPS and the status of current communications with GUSD. The committee reviewed Proposition 39 and related, potential expansion plans for HCC, including ADA compliance, long-term leases, feasibility studies, and next steps.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Victor Paredes-Colonia |
Aye
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| Jaime Quiroga |
Aye
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| JP Anderson |
Aye
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There were no public comments.