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California Online Public Schools (CalOPS) Board Meeting

Published on October 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM PDT

Date and Time

Tuesday October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM PDT

Location

CalOPS NorCal: 580 N. Wilma Avenue, Suite G, Ripon, CA 95366

CalOPS SoCal: 33272 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

1201 Cara Road, Dinuba, CA 93618

32946 Calle San Marcos, San Juan Capistrano, 92675

3753 W. Norberry Street, Lancaster, CA 93536

9423 Reseda Blvd. Apt #230, Northridge, CA 91324

4108 W Avenue J6, Lancaster, CA 93536

3950 Crondall Dr, Sacramento, CA 95864

 

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This meeting is open to members of the public. For information about meetings or for members of the public who require special accommodations to attend, please visit our website at www.californiaops.org/governance or contact the school offices: Dana Hohn (NorCal) or Eva McGahey (SoCal) at (800) 906-5166 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. The board packet can be made available for public review by contacting the school offices prior to the Board meeting in compliance with California open meeting law.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:00 PM
  A. Roll Call   Dan Hertzler
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   James Stockdale
  C. Approval of Agenda Vote James Stockdale
II. Public Comment
 

The Board welcomes participation by the members of the public telephonically. To address an item on the agenda, before the scheduled start of the meeting, an individual must write their name and a short description of the agenda item on which they wish to comment on the card provided and submit this to the Chair, along with any materials they want to have distributed to Board. Individuals who wish to address the Board telephonically must contact the School Leader by phone or by email at least twenty four (24) hours before the scheduled start of the Board meeting. If the individual wants to provide any written materials to the Board, these should be emailed to the School Leader at least twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.

The total time for any individual to present, either in person or via telephone, on an item on the agenda shall not exceed three (3) minutes, or six (6) minutes if the individual requesting to comment is a non English speaker and requires a translator, unless the Board grants additional time. However, in compliance with Board policy and the Brown Act, the Board is not permitted to discuss or take action on non-agenda items. 

Individuals desiring to make a formal presentation to the Board on an item not on the agenda but desiring it be placed on the agenda must provide notice and written submissions detailing the subject of the presentation to the School Leader at least fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting. Any such presentations shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes in duration, unless otherwise permitted by the Chair.

To view the Board Open Meeting Policy, visit the CalOPS Governance Page at https://californiaops.org/governance/

 
III. Oral Reports
  A. Superintendent's Report FYI Richard Savage
   
  1. 2025-26 Enrollment Update
  2. General School Updates
  3. Sponsoring District(s) Update
 
  B. Principals' Report (attached) FYI
   
  1. High School - Matt Brockway
  2. Middle School - Heather Tamayo
  3. Elementary School - Marcus White
 
     
  C. CalOPS Consolidated Financial Report (attached) FYI LaChelle Carter
     
  D. Policy, Compliance, and Legislative Updates FYI Dan Hertzler
   
  1. Legislative Updates
 
  E. Educational Services Report Discuss Leslie Dombek
   
  1. Local Indicator Update: 2023-24 Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcome (Priority 1) (attached)
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
IV. Consent Items
  A. Approval of Minutes from the September 09, 2025 CalOPS Board Meeting (attached) Vote
     
  B. Approval of Check Register Vote
  C. Ratification of Special Education Service Contracts (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
     
     
     
  D. Approval of Staffing Report (attached) Vote Zana Kidd
     
     
  E. Approval of Expenditures over $20k (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
     
     
  F. Approval of Parent and Family Engagement Policy (attached) Vote Leslie Dombek
     
  G. Approval of Math Placement Annual Report (attached) Vote Leslie Dombek
     
  H. Approval of Updated Fiscal Policy (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
  I. Approval of Scribbles Contract Addendum (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
     
  J. Approval of Interim Assignment Stipend (attached) Vote Zana Kidd
   
  1. R. Dreifus Retroactive Stipend
  2. B. Daseler Stipend
 
     
  K. Approval of CCAP Agreement (attached) Vote Richie Romero
     
V. Action Items
  A. Approval of Empower Match Vote Steve Ford
     
  B. Approval of Hyatt Final 2025 BTS Invoice (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
     
VI. Closed Session
  A. CLOSED SESSION - Brown Act; California Gov't Code §54956.9 Discuss
   
  1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION:
    1. Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Section 54956.9(b) of the Government Code: Two Cases
 
VII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote James Stockdale
   

Adjournment and Confirmation of the Next Meeting - November 4, 2025 at 4 pm PT