California Online Public Schools

California Online Public Schools (CalOPS) Board Meeting

Published on September 4, 2026 at 12:20 PM PDT

Date and Time

Tuesday September 8, 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. Public Hearing
  A. 2026-2027 Curriculum (attached) Discuss Leslie Dombek
     
IV. Oral Reports
  A. Co-Superintendents' Report FYI Richard Savage and Richie Romero
   
  1. Back to School Updates
  2. General School Updates
  3. 2026-27 Enrollment Updates
  4. Sponsoring District/County Updates
 
  B. Principals' Report FYI Heather Tamayo
  C. CalOPS Financial Services Updates Vote LaChelle Carter
   
  1. CalOPS Consolidated Financial Presentation (attached)
    1. Education Protection Account Update and Actuals
 
     
  D. Policy, Compliance, and Legislative Updates FYI Dan Hertzler
  E. Educational Services Updates FYI Leslie Dombek
   
  1. Q4 School Enhancement Target (SET) Update (attached)
 
     
V. Information Items
  A. Board Retreat Updates Discuss Dan Hertzler
  B. District Priorities (attached) Discuss Richard Savage and Richie Romero
     
  C. CalOPS Cybersecurity Overview (attached) Discuss Dan Hertzler
     
VI. Consent Items
  A. Approval of Minutes from the August 11, 2026 CalOPS Board Meeting (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  B. Approval of Staffing Report (attached) Vote Zana Kidd
     
  C. Approval of Check Register (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
  D. Approval of Credit Card Statements (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
  E. Ratification of Special Education Service Contracts (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  F. Approval of Expenditures over $20k (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
     
     
  G. Approval of 26-27 Local Assignment Options (attached) Vote Zana Kidd
     
  H. Approval of 2026-27 Instructional Materials Resolution (attached) Vote Leslie Dombek
     
     
  I. Approval of Prop 28 Reports (attached) Vote Matthew Lemos
     
  J. Approval of 2026 Multi-County Agency Biennial Notice (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  K. Approval of Updated No Show and Dual Enrollment Policy (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  L. Approval of 2026-27 CalOPS Annual Notification Packet (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  M. Approval of Updated Professional Boundaries: Adult-Student Interactions Policy (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  N. Approval of Updated Title IX Policy Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of Sex (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  O. Approval of Updated Suspension, Expulsion and Involuntary Removal Policies (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  P. Approval of Updated Education of Foster and Mobile Youth Policy (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
  Q. Approval of School Pathways Contract Renewal (attached) Vote Leslie Dombek
     
     
VII. Action Items
  A. Approval of 2025-26 Education Protection Account (EPA) Actuals (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
  B. Approval of Unaudited Actuals, End of Year Financial Statements, and Authorization of CalOPS Director of Finance or Designee to Submit to the Appropriate Parties (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
  C. Approval of Updated CalOPS Fiscal Policy (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
     
  D. Approval of East West Line of Credit (attached) Vote LaChelle Carter
     
     
     
     
  E. Approval of Updated CalOPS Record Retention Policy (attached) Vote Dan Hertzler
     
     
VIII. 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
  4. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE: DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE
 
  B. Closed Session Report Out FYI James Stockdale
IX. Closing Items
  A. Future Business Discuss James Stockdale
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote James Stockdale