California Online Public Schools

California Online Public Schools (CalOPS) Board Meeting

Published on August 7, 2026 at 9:44 AM PDT
Amended on August 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM PDT

Date and Time

Tuesday August 11, 2026 at 5:00 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

4108 W Avenue J6, Lancaster, CA 93536

3950 Crondall Dr, Sacramento, CA 95864

 

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California Online Public Schools is the Governing Board for:

CalOPS Central Coast

CalOPS Central Valley

CalOPS Monterey Bay

CalOPS North Bay

CalOPS Northern California

CalOPS Southern California

 

School Phone: +1 (800) 906-5166

School Fax: +1 (559) 746-0497

 

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.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 5:00 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 and Richie Romero
   
  1. Back to School Updates
  2. General School Updates
  3. 2026-27 Enrollment Updates
  4. Sponsoring District(s) Updates
 
  B. Principals' Report FYI Matt Brockway
  C. Policy, Compliance, and Legislative Updates FYI Dan Hertzler
IV. Information Items
  A. Board Retreat Updates Discuss Dan Hertzler
  B. CalOPS Vision and Values Discuss Richard Savage and Richie Romero
     
  C. District Priorities Discuss Richard Savage and Richie Romero
     
V. Consent Items
  A. Approval of Minutes from the June 09, 2026 CalOPS Annual Board Meeting (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  B. Approval of Staffing Report (attached) Vote Zana Kidd
     
  C. Approval of Check Register and Updated Financials (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
  D. Approval of Credit Card Statements (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
  E. Ratification of Special Education Service Contracts (to follow) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
     
     
     
     
  F. Approval of Expenditures over $20k (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
     
     
     
  G. Approval of Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (attached) Vote Zana Kidd
     
  H. Ratification of Summer Contract Renewals (to follow) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
     
     
     
     
  I. Approval of DocuSign Renewal (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  J. Approval of 2026 Fall CCAP Dual Enrollment Partnership Agreement (attached) Vote Leslie Dombek
     
  K. Approval of Academic Support Programs for 2026–27 School Year (attached) Vote Leslie Dombek
     
     
     
VI. Action Items
  A. Approval of CalOPS Board Duties, Responsibilities, and Delegation of Power Policy (to follow) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
     
  B. Employee Performance Stipend (attached) Vote Richard Savage
     
  C. Student Technology Purchase Vote Dan Hertzler
     
     
  D. Approval of Updated Software, Licensing, and Service Level Agreements with SoftMSP Vote Dan Hertzler
     
     
     
     
VII. Closed Session
  A. CLOSED SESSION - Brown Act; California Gov't Code §54956.9 Discuss
   
  1. Confidential Student Enrollment/Expulsion Matter - Consideration of Expelled Student Seeking Enrollment 
    1. Case No.: 2627-1
    2. Case No.: 2627-2
    3. Case No.: 2627-3
    4. Case No.: 2627-4
  2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1))
    1. NAME OF CASE: S. Ford v. California Online Public Schools - Orange County Case No.: 01585558
  3. 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 Report Out FYI James Stockdale
VIII. Closing Items
  A. Future Business Discuss James Stockdale
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote James Stockdale