Green Dot Public Schools
GDPS Board Retreat
Date and Time
Green Dot Public Schools Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on August 25, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include 333 Marble Falls St, Las Vegas, NV 89138, 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 1320, Los Angeles, California, 90095, and Green Dot Public Schools.
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Public comment can either be submitted to GreenDotCABoardMeeting@greendot.org by 12:00 p.m. on August 25, 2025, or can be submitted after the start of the meeting by raising your hand via zoom during the public comment section. Members of the public can submit statements in English or Spanish. Statements received by 12:00 p.m. will be read out loud during the Board meeting in the order they were received and will be limited to 3 minutes per submission. The Board has allocated a total of 30 minutes for public comment. Anything exceeding the 30 minutes allocated for public comment will not be read during the Board meeting and will be shared with Green Dot California Board members via email.
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Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 12:00 PM | |||
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Opening Items
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| A. | Call the Meeting to Order | Kevin Reed | 1 m | ||
| B. | Record Attendance and Guests | Neal Brandenburg | 1 m | ||
| II. | Public Comment | 12:02 PM | |||
| A. | Public Comment | FYI | 30 m | ||
| III. | Board Goverance | 12:32 PM | |||
| A. | Vote to re-elect members to the GDPS Board | Vote | Cristina de Jesus | 10 m | |
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| B. | Vote to elect Board positions | Vote | Kevin Reed | 5 m | |
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| C. | Board Evaluation Results | Discuss | Annabelle Moskowitz | 20 m | |
| IV. | Approve Consent Agenda | 1:07 PM | |||
| A. | Approve the Minutes from the 06-27-2025 Green Dot Public Schools Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Jon Goodman | 1 m | |
| B. | Approve California Interscholastic Federation Los Angeles City Section (CIFLACS) to Renew the Membership | Vote | David Nuñez | ||
| C. | Approve School Improvement Plan for Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy | Vote | Martin Farfan | 1 m | |
| D. | Approve School Improvement Plan for Ánimo Compton | Vote | Martin Farfan | ||
| E. | Approve GDPS Learning Continuity Plans | Vote | Annette Gonzalez | ||
| F. | Approve Unaudited SY25 Financials | Vote | Mike Lopez | 1 m | |
| G. | Approve Amended FY25 Shared Service Fees | Vote | Mike Lopez | ||
| H. | Approve FY25 Home Office Contribution to Animo Venice | Vote | Mike Lopez | ||
| I. | Approve Delta Board Directors Election | Vote | Mike Lopez | ||
| V. | Closed Session | 1:10 PM | |||
| A. | Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation | FYI | Neal Brandenburg | 5 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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| B. | Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation | Discuss | Neal Brandenburg | 15 m | |
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(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9) Case No: (2) 25SMCV01357
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| C. | Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators | Discuss | Ken Tyrrell | 5 m | |
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| D. | Upadate on Labor Negotiations | Discuss | Damon Hands | 5 m | |
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| VI. | Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session | 1:40 PM | |||
| A. | Report on Closed Session | Discuss | Kevin Reed | 1 m | |
| VII. | Break | 1:41 PM | |||
| A. | Break | FYI | 10 m | ||
| VIII. | Development Update | 1:51 PM | |||
| A. | Development Update | Discuss | Manny Aceves | 10 m | |
| IX. | Board Retreat | 2:01 PM | |||
| A. | Retreat Rotations | Discuss | Cristina de Jesus | 235 m | |
| X. | AMU Report | 5:56 PM | |||
| A. | AMU Report | FYI | Hector Vega | 5 m | |
| XI. | Closing Items | 6:01 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||