California Online Public Schools

California Online Public Schools (CalOPS) Board Meeting

Published on November 6, 2026 at 7:58 AM PST

Date and Time

Tuesday November 10, 2026 at 5:00 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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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. Co-Superintendents' Report FYI Richard Savage and Richie Romero
   
  1. 2026-27 Enrollment Updates
  2. General School Updates
  3. Sponsoring District/County Updates
 
  B. Student Representative Updates FYI Adrian Romero
  C. CalOPS Financial Services Report FYI LaChelle Carter
   
  1. CalOPS Consolidated Financial Presentation (attached)
 
     
  D. Policy, Compliance, and Legislative Updates FYI Dan Hertzler
  E. Educational Services Updates FYI Leslie Dombek and Than Short
   
  1. California School Dashboard Data (attached)
 
     
IV. Information Items
  A. Board Retreat Updates Discuss Dan Hertzler
  B. Capistrano SoCal Closure Procedure Updates (attached) Discuss Dan Hertzler
     
  C. Technology Refresh Policy (attached) Discuss Dan Hertzler and Richard Savage
     
     
  D. Board Succession Policy (attached) Discuss Richie Romero
     
  E. CalSTRS Updates (attached) Discuss Richie Romero
     
V. Consent Items
  A. Approval of Minutes from the October 13, 2026 CalOPS Board Meeting (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  B. Approval of Staffing Report (attached) Vote Zana Kidd
     
  C. Approval of Check and ACH Register (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
  D. Approval of Credit Card Statements (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
  E. Ratification of Special Education Service Contracts (attached) Vote Mackenzie Duran
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  F. Approval of Updated Admission Policy (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  G. Approval of Updated Parent and Family Engagement Policy and Compact (attached) Vote Leslie Dombek
     
  H. Approval of Updated Fiscal Policy (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
VI. Action Items
  A. Approval of Addition to Tech Refresh: Document Camera Purchase (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
     
     
VII. Closed Session
  A. CLOSED SESSION - Brown Act Discuss
   
  1. 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
  2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION § 54957
    • Title: Co-Superintendent of Finance, Educational and Student Services
  3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION § 54957
    • Title: Co-Superintendent of Operations, Human Resources, and Business Services
 
  B. Closed Session Report Out FYI James Stockdale
VIII. Closing Items
  A. Future Business Discuss James Stockdale
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote James Stockdale