Green Dot Public Schools

RESCHEDULED - GDPS Board Meeting

Published on November 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM PST

Date and Time

Wednesday November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM PST

Green Dot Public Schools Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at the Home Office on November 19, 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, 333 Marble Falls St, Las Vegas, NV 89138, 2314 24th St, Santa Monica, CA 90405, and 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 1320 Los Angeles, California, 90095.

 

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Public comment can either be submitted to GreenDotCABoardMeeting@greendot.org by 3:00 p.m. on November 19, 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 3:00 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

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
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 04-14-2025 Special GDPSC Board Meeting Approve Minutes Jon Goodman 1 m
     
  B. Approve Minutes from the 08-25-2025 GDPS Board Retreat Approve Minutes Jon Goodman 1 m
     
  C. Approve GDPS English Learner Master Plan Vote Leona Ching-Matthews 1 m
  D. Approve Amended Revolution Foods MOU Vote David Nuñez 1 m
IV. Academic Update 3:35 PM
  A. School Culture Update Discuss Annette Gonzalez 15 m
V. Finance Update 3:50 PM
  A. Approve GDPS FY26 Contingency Budget Vote Mike Lopez 15 m
VI. Governance Update 4:05 PM
  A. LAUSD Compliance Monitoring & Oversight Discuss Martin Farfan 10 m
VII. Closed Session 4:15 PM
  A. Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation Discuss Neal Brandenburg 5 m
   

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d): 1 potential case

 
  B. Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation Discuss Neal Brandenburg 25 m
   

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Case No: (1) No. 25SMCV01357

Case No: (2) No. 23WM000074 

Case No: (3) No. LA-UM-1067-E

Case No: (4) No. LA-CO-1928-E

 
  C. Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators Discuss Damon Hands 10 m
   
  • Agency designated representative: Damon Hands
  • Employee organization: Asociación de Maestros Unidos
 
  D. Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators Discuss Ken Tyrrell 10 m
   
  • Agency designated representative: Ken Tyrrell
  • Employee organization: Animo Classified Education Association
 
VIII. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session 5:05 PM
  A. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session FYI Kevin Reed 1 m
IX. Legal Update 5:06 PM
  A. Brown Act Training Discuss Neal Brandenburg 5 m
  B. Ethics Training Discuss Neal Brandenburg 5 m
X. Asociación de Maestros Unidos Report 5:16 PM
  A. Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU) Report FYI Hector Vega 5 m
   

A representative from Asociación de Maestors Unidos (AMU) will provide an update. 

 
XI. Closing Items 5:21 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote