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Libertas College Prep

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday May 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Public Comment: We welcome students, staff, parents, and all members of the public to our meetings! Members of the public are invited to address the board at the beginning of each meeting and will also be given opportunity to comment on each agenda item during the meeting, under the direction of the Board Chair or presiding Member.

Accommodations: It is important to us that our meetings be open to all. Guests or members of the public needing reasonable accommodations to attend or participate in any meeting should contact Anna Hurst at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at annachurst@libertascollegeprep.org or at (310) 902-6808.

Directors Present

B. Johnson, H. Echeverria, J. Alvarado, J. John C. Heintz, J. Ossei-Anto, N. Cabrel, R. Williams, T. Ossei-Anto

Directors Absent

C. Chambers, C. Conway, G. Olson, S. Wechsler

Guests Present

A. Carlstone-Hurst (remote), D. Maguire, V. Ayala

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

B. Johnson called a meeting of the board of directors of Libertas College Prep to order on Tuesday May 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM.

C.

Motion to approve the agenda.

J. John C. Heintz made a motion to approve the agenda.
J. Alvarado seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Minutes

J. Ossei-Anto made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 03-29-25.
B. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

Public Comment

No public comment. 

II. Leadership Updates

A.

School Dashboard Update

Dan Maguire shared the recent school updates and shared the school dashboard with enrollment updates. Dan also shared oversight updates from the Federal Program Monitoring. 

 

Dan led a discussion about the California Growth Metric now available on the CA Schools Dashboard and Libertas' place in the 95th percentile. 

 

Dan Maguire also previewed a Strategic Plan Scorecard and progress toward the three strategic goals. 

B.

Board Dashboard Update

Brandis Johnson talked through the board dashboard and highlighted the majority green of board members achieving their goals. 

C.

Finance Update

Dan Maguire talked through the budget development. He highlighted the budget assumptions including Enrollment, ADA, and COLA. The board discussed the leadership structure and the Schedule C and Schedule D variances. 

III. Motions

A.

Motion to approve 25-26 School Calendar

R. Williams made a motion to approve the 25-26 School Calendar.
H. Echeverria seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Motion to approve 25-26 Instructional Minutes

J. John C. Heintz made a motion to approve the 25-26 Instructional Minutes.
N. Cabrel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Motion to approve 25-26 Board calendar

J. Alvarado made a motion to approve the 25-26 Board calendar.
R. Williams seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

J. Ossei-Anto made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
N. Cabrel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:46 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Carlstone-Hurst

Public Comment: We welcome students, staff, parents, and all members of the public to our meetings! Members of the public are invited to address the board at the beginning of each meeting and will also be given opportunity to comment on each agenda item during the meeting, under the direction of the Board Chair or presiding Member.

Accommodations: It is important to us that our meetings be open to all. Guests or members of the public needing reasonable accommodations to attend or participate in any meeting should contact Anna Hurst at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at vayala@libertascollegeprep.org or at (310) 890-8646.