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California Online Public Schools (CalOPS) Board Meeting

Published on October 31, 2025 at 5:50 AM PDT

Date and Time

Tuesday November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM PST

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
   
  1. Audit Update
 
  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
   
  1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION:
    1. Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Section 54956.9(b) of the Government Code: One Case
 
  B. CLOSED SESSION Discuss
   

Confidential Student Enrollment/Expulsion Matter - Consideration of Expelled Student Seeking Enrollment 

Case No.: 2526-1

 
  C. Closed Session Report Out
VII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote James Stockdale
   

Adjournment and Confirmation of the Next Meeting - December 9, 2025 at 4 pm PT