California Online Public Schools
California Online Public Schools (CalOPS) Board Meeting
Date and Time
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
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| 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 | ||||
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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/ |
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| III. | Oral Reports | ||||
| A. | Superintendent's Report | FYI | Richard Savage | ||
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| B. | Principals' Report (attached) | FYI | |||
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| C. | CalOPS Consolidated Financial Report (attached) | FYI | LaChelle Carter | ||
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| D. | Policy, Compliance, and Legislative Updates | FYI | Dan Hertzler | ||
| E. | Staffing Plan Updates (attached) | FYI | Ryan Dreifus | ||
| IV. | Consent Items | ||||
| A. | Approval of Minutes from the October 14, 2025 CalOPS Board Meeting (attached) | Vote | |||
| B. | Approval of Minutes from the October 24, 2025 CalOPS Special Board Meeting (attached) | Vote | |||
| C. | Approval of Check Register (attached) | Vote | LaChelle Carter | ||
| D. | Ratification of Special Education Service Contracts (attached) | Vote | LaChelle Carter | ||
| E. | Approval of Expenditures over $20k (attached) | Vote | LaChelle Carter | ||
| F. | Approval of CalOPS Student Placement and Partial Credit Policy Policy (attached) | Vote | Matt Brockway | ||
| V. | Action Items | ||||
| A. | Empower Match (attached) | Vote | Steve Ford | ||
| B. | Approval of Empower Contract Update | Vote | Steve Ford | ||
| C. | Back to School Hyatt Invoice (attached) | Vote | Richie Romero | ||
| D. | Approval of CalOPS Overage Policy (attached) | Vote | Ryan Dreifus | ||
| E. | Approval of Newfront Policy Renewal (attached) | Vote | Steve Ford | ||
| F. | Approval of SoftMSP Software Development Contract (attached) | Vote | Steve Ford | ||
| G. | Approval of SoftMSP IT Support Contract (attached) | Vote | Steve Ford | ||
| H. | Approval of Avela Apply: Application Management System (attached) | Vote | Dan Hertzler | ||
| I. | Approval of School Pathways Invoice (attached) | Vote | Dan Hertzler | ||
| J. | Approval of Textblaze Invoice (attached) | Vote | Leslie Dombek | ||
| VI. | Closed Session | ||||
| A. | CLOSED SESSION - Brown Act; California Gov't Code §54956.9 | Discuss | |||
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| B. | CLOSED SESSION | Discuss | |||
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Confidential Student Enrollment/Expulsion Matter - Consideration of Expelled Student Seeking Enrollment Case No.: 2526-1 |
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| C. | Closed Session Report Out | ||||
| VII. | Closing Items | ||||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | James Stockdale | ||
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Adjournment and Confirmation of the Next Meeting - December 9, 2025 at 4 pm PT |
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