Final

Aurum Preparatory Academy

Aurum Preparatory Academy Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday August 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM PDT

Location

MEETING HELD VIA ZOOM

ID: 92108240108
Passcode: 008501

TELECONFERENCE LOCATIONS:

4100 Redwood Rd, Oakland

28850 Dixon St, Hayward

1776 4th St, Berkeley

980 Island Dr, Alameda

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Linda Itoka 1 m
   

Time:

  
  B. Roll Call -- Establish Quorum   Linda Itoka 1 m
   

Kira McDonough

Roberta Kreitz

Linda Itoka

Lori Roberts

Curtis Pehl

  
  C. Approval of the Agenda Vote Linda Itoka 1 m
   

Kira McDonough

Roberta Kreitz

Linda Itoka

Lori Roberts

Curtis Pehl

  
II. Consent Items 5:33 PM
 

(One Vote). The Board shall motion to approve all of the Consent Items as identified in this section of the Board agenda with one vote.
 
Consent section items are for routine matters that do not require discussion or deliberation by the Board. The consent calendar permits the board to approve multiple items by one action. All board members have the right to remove a consent item from the consent calendar so that normal discussion and deliberation may take place.

  
  A. Board Minutes Vote Franci Sassin 5 m
   

Approve all outstanding Board Minutes from 2024-25, including the June 2025 board meeting

  
III. Information and Discussion 5:38 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI Linda Itoka 10 m
   

Aurum Preparatory Academy welcomes your participation at Aurum Prep Board meetings. The purpose of the meeting of the Board of Directors ("Board") is to conduct the affairs of Aurum Prep in public. Your participation ensures continuing community interest in Aurum Prep.

 

Speakers must appear to make public comments in-person, or if the board has made a video conference option available, public comments may be made via the video conference platform. Anonymous comments are not permitted.

 

Comments are to address Open or Closed Session items found on the agenda. Each comment will be limited to three (3) minutes. A total of fifteen (15) minutes will be afforded for public comment. Unless an item has been placed on the published agenda in accordance with the Brown Act, there shall be no action taken, nor should there be comments on, responses to, or discussion of a topic not on the agenda. Board members may: (1) acknowledge receipt of information/report; (2) refer to staff with no direction as to action or priority; or (3) refer the matter to the next agenda.

 

Personal attacks against Aurum Prep employees and/or Aurum Prep Board members are inappropriate and not considered by the Board at a public Board Meeting. The Board has a complaint process which should be followed. The Board will not respond to personal attacks against employees or Board members in a public meeting and cautions members of the public that they will be personally responsible for any remarks made.

  
  B. Executive Director report FYI Donnell Thomas 10 m
   

Periodic report from Executive Director informing the board of various activities and updates of the organization, including close out activities for Aurum Preparatory Academy charter school.

  
  C. Update on Budget for charter close out activities FYI Franci Sassin 5 m
   

Periodic financial and budget updates on the status of the organization, including the close out for Aurum Preparatory Academy charter school

  
  D. Insurance update Discuss Donnell Thomas 5 m
   

Update on the status of insurance coverage for Aurum Preparatory Academy, including Worker's Comp, D&O and liability

  
IV. Action Items 6:08 PM
  A. Prop 28 Art and Music in Schools Annual Report for 24-25 Vote Franci Sassin 3 m
   

Review and approve the annual report for Prop 28 AMS funding,  which must be board approved, posted on school website, and submitted to CDE

  
  B. Board Meeting Calendar for 2025-26 Vote Linda Itoka 5 m
   

Review the adopted Board calendar for 2025-26 in case of any changes needed

  
V. Closing Items 6:16 PM
  A. Board Comments FYI Linda Itoka 2 m
   

The Governing Board will take comments, updates and/or requests for future agenda items from fellow Board members.

  
  B. Board Composition for 2026 FYI Donnell Thomas 5 m
   

Discuss board composition and possible recruitment of board members for 2026

  
  C. Next Board Meeting FYI Linda Itoka 1 m
   

Next Regularly Scheduled Board meeting: September 23, 2025 via Zoom

 

 

  
  D. Adjourn Meeting Vote Linda Itoka 1 m
   

Kira McDonough

Roberta Kreitz

Linda Itoka

Lori Roberts

Curtis Pehl