There were no public comments.

The Board Chair shared that Board Member Alfred Morikang had resigned his board seat due to ongoing obligations out of the area. The Board Chair also welcomed Shun Dorsey, Navigator's new Development Director.

Dr. Caprice Young, CEO & Superintendent, discussed several new positions. Andrea Hernandez will be the the new Director of Schools. Crystal O'Rourke will be the new interim Chief Academic Officer. Nancy Salazar will be the new principal at WPS.

The item was tabled to the next Board meeting.

Kirsten Carr, Director of Engagement & Partnerships, presented the proposed LCAP along with relevant local indicators. LCAPs are required by all of the schools, the public hearing goes before the budget, which are all tied to LCAP goals. Stakeholders are part of the process. Kirsten discussed the proposed LCAPs including the goals. Dr. Young offered that the proposed LCAPs are in draft format and they are ready for everyone to review. General discussion followed between and among Board Members and staff about some of the particulars of the proposed LCAPs.

Dr. Young shared that the Governance Committee met right before the full Board meeting. The Governance Committee took actions and made recommendations to the full Board about the re-election of Board Members, nominations of new Board Members, officers for the corporation, and the NSSC, which is Navigator's support corporation. 

Chief Academic Officer James Dent shared that improved outcomes for multilingual learners is Navigator's main academic focus for 24-25. The goal is to increase the number of students meeting proficiency levels, data will be available in mid-September. 

Dr. Young requested to skip this item as the report is part of the next item on the agenda.

Noël Russell-Unterburger presented the proposed budget for 24-25. Noël offered that 23-24 was a year of transition and investments. For 24-25, there was an ESSR funding cliff of $1.6M which needed to be taken into account. Navi Impact has $170k already committed for 24-25, $200k is well within reason. There will be a 3% COLA across the board, including the CEO & Superintendent. There was an emphasis on hourly workers. Board Member Ian Connell shared that previous conservative budgeting is helping. Another focus is recovering on FRL undercount and the co-founder's sabbatical is being funded. Dr. Young shared that the Navigator model has more adults in the classroom in the form of SGIs. Noël emphasized that some districts do larger salary increases which are then followed by layoffs. There is a real focus on ELOP, improving the quality to include music, language, etc. Staff intends to take the Board Members through the completed DEIA audit. The other big initiative is growth, it is  budgeted for separately, there is fundraising for this, so growth doesn't come at costs of current schools. Each department will have budget tools. Strong net asset balance, $11.1M, thin margins but the money is there. The discussion concluded with community grants, Schwab Foundation, cash projections, and covenant reviews.

Kirsten Carr, shared the enrollment update with the Board. She discussed outreach efforts, FRL numbers, and the impact on the budget, and that some WPS students are opting to go to a charter high school starting in 6th grade.