Green Dot Public Schools
Green Dot Public Schools Board Meeting
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Green Dot Public Schools Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at the Home Office on June 27, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools, 2029 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067 and 1423 Beacon Street San Pedro, CA 90731.
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Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 3:00 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | 1 m | |||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | ||||
| II. | Public Comment | 3:01 PM | |||
| A. | Public Comment | Discuss | 30 m | ||
| III. | Consent Agenda | 3:31 PM | |||
| A. | Approve Minutes from the 05-02-2025 Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Jon Goodman | 10 m | |
| B. | Approve Minutes from the 05-21-2025 Green Dot Public Schools California Special Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Jon Goodman | ||
| C. | Approve GDPS Board Meeting Calendar SY26 | Vote | Cristina de Jesus | ||
| D. | Approve Submission of Renewal Petitions for Ánimo Ellen Ochoa, Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo, & Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy to Los Angeles Unified School District | Vote | Annabelle Moskowitz | ||
| E. | Approve Submission of Renewal Petitions for Ánimo Compton to Compton Unified School District | Vote | Annabelle Moskowitz | ||
| F. | Approve SY26 Student Policy Manual | Vote | Annette Gonzalez | ||
| G. | Approve SY26 School Calendar | Vote | Annette Gonzalez | ||
| H. | Approve Ánimo Compton's SY26 Bell Schedule & Calendar | Vote | Annette Gonzalez | ||
| I. | Approve Ánimo City of Champion's SY26 Bell Schedule & Calendar | Vote | Annette Gonzalez | ||
| J. | Approve SY26 Curriculum | Vote | Leilani Abulon | ||
| K. | Approve School Shared Service Fees | Vote | Mike Lopez | ||
| L. | Approve Preliminary FY26 SACS Budget Reports | Vote | Mike Lopez | ||
| M. | Approve Consolidated Application to Accept ESEA Funds | Vote | Mike Lopez | ||
| N. | Approve GDPS Prop 28 Annual Reports | Vote | Leilani Abulon | ||
| O. | Approve GDPS Employee Handbook | Vote | Samantha Matamoros | ||
| P. | Approve Declaration of Need | Vote | Samantha Matamoros | ||
| Q. | Approve CL500 form Variable Term Waiver, Assistant Principal, Jesus Lopez | Vote | Samantha Matamoros | ||
| R. | Approve GDPS Governing Board Bylaws | Vote | Neal Brandenburg | ||
| S. | Approve Dedicated Building Services Contract | Vote | Nathan Humphreys | ||
| T. | Approve Expert Building Maintenance Contract | Vote | Nathan Humphreys | ||
| U. | Approve Metropolitan Security Contract | Vote | Ken Tyrrell | ||
| V. | Approve Alltech Security Contract | Vote | Ken Tyrrell | ||
| W. | Approve DMB Security Contract | Vote | Ken Tyrrell | ||
| X. | Approve Cross Country Education Contract | Vote | Adriana Arteaga | ||
| Y. | Approve Swing Education Contract | Vote | Adriana Arteaga | ||
| Z. | Approve Scoot Education Contract | Vote | Adriana Arteaga | ||
| AA. | Approve Woodcraft Rangers Contract | Vote | David Nunez | ||
| AB. | Approve ARC Contract | Vote | David Nunez | ||
| AC. | Approve SLA Management Contract | Vote | Allyson Taylor | ||
| AD. | Approve Revolution Foods Contract | Vote | Allyson Taylor | ||
| AE. | Approve IMA Insurance Contract | Vote | Allyson Taylor | ||
| AF. | Approve LCM Transportation Contract | Vote | Allyson Taylor | ||
| AG. | Approve Mission Transportation Contract | Vote | Allyson Taylor | ||
| AH. | Approve School Administrator's Reduced Workload for the 2025-26 School Year | Vote | Neal Brandenburg | ||
| AI. | Approve Local Control and Accountability Plan Federal Addendums | Vote | Martin Farfan | ||
| AJ. | Approve LA Speech Pathology Contract | Vote | Susana Campo | ||
| IV. | CEO Update | 3:41 PM | |||
| A. | CEO Update | Discuss | Cristina de Jesus | 10 m | |
| B. | Approve Charter Renewal School Improvement Plan for Ánimo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle School for submission to Los Angeles Unified School District | Vote | Cristina de Jesus | ||
| C. | Approve Charter Renewal School Improvement Plan for Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School for submission to Los Angeles Unified School District | Vote | Cristina de Jesus | ||
| V. | Development Update | 3:51 PM | |||
| A. | Development Update | Discuss | Manny Aceves | 15 m | |
| VI. | Finance Update | 4:06 PM | |||
| A. | GDPS Q3 Financials | FYI | Mike Lopez | ||
| B. | Approve GDPSC FY26 Budget | Discuss | Michael Lopez | 20 m | |
| VII. | Break | 4:26 PM | |||
| A. | Break | FYI | 10 m | ||
| VIII. | Operations Update | 4:36 PM | |||
| A. | Student Enrollment Update | Discuss | Ken Tyrrell | 15 m | |
| IX. | Academic Update | 4:51 PM | |||
| A. | School Culture Update | Discuss | Annette Gonzalez | 5 m | |
| B. | Approve GDPS Local Control & Accountability Plans | Vote | Martin Farfan | 5 m | |
| C. | Approve GDPS Local Indicators | Vote | Martin Farfan | 5 m | |
| X. | People Update | 5:06 PM | |||
| A. | Teacher Assignment Monitoring Outcomes | Discuss | Brian Romero | 8 m | |
| XI. | Closed Session | 5:14 PM | |||
| A. | Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators | Discuss | Damon Hands | 10 m | |
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| B. | Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators | Discuss | Ken Tyrrell | 10 m | |
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| C. | Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation | Discuss | Neal Brandenburg | 10 m | |
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Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d): 1 potential case |
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| D. | Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation | Discuss | Neal Brandenburg | 30 m | |
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(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9) Case No: (2) No. 23WM000074 Case No: (3) No. LA-UM-1067-E Case No: (4) No. 25SMCV01357 Case No: (5) No. 24CMCV00912
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| XII. | Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session | 6:14 PM | |||
| A. | Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session | FYI | Kevin Reed | 1 m | |
| XIII. | Asociación de Maestros Unidos Report | 6:15 PM | |||
| A. | Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU) Report | FYI | Hector Vega | 5 m | |
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A representative from Asociación de Maestors Unidos (AMU) will provide an update. |
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| XIV. | Closing Items | 6:20 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||