Green Dot Public Schools
GDPS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Green Dot Public Schools Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at the Home Office on February 20, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools, 38847 Deerhorn Rd. Springfield, OR. 97478, 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 1320 Los Angeles, California, 90095, and 333 Marble Falls St, Las Vegas, NV 89138.
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Public comment can either be submitted to GreenDotCABoardMeeting@greendot.org by 3:00 p.m. on February 12, 2026, 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
| 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 12-12-2025 GDPS Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Claudio Chavez | 1 m | |
| B. | Approve Minutes from the 01-26-2026 Special GDPS Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Claudio Chavez | 1 m | |
| C. | Approve School Safety Plans | Vote | Steve Guerrero | 1 m | |
| D. | Approve Resolution of the Board of Directors of GDPS Regarding the Submission of a Material Revision of the Extera Public School 2 Charter Petition to LAUSD | Vote | Cristina de Jesus | 1 m | |
| E. | Approve GDPS E-Rate Contract | Vote | Michael Garner | 1 m | |
| F. | Approve Amendments to the GDPS Employee Handbook | Vote | Neal Brandenburg | 1 m | |
| G. | Approve Amendments to the GDPS Student Policy Manual | Vote | Neal Brandenburg | 1 m | |
| IV. | CEO Update | 3:38 PM | |||
| A. | Mission Moment | FYI | Cristina de Jesus | 5 m | |
| B. | CEO Update | Discuss | Cristina de Jesus | 10 m | |
| C. | Strategic Plan Update | Discuss | Cristina de Jesus | 15 m | |
| V. | Academic Update | 4:08 PM | |||
| A. | School Culture Update | Discuss | Annette Gonzalez | 5 m | |
| B. | Black Student Success & Legacy Conference Update | Discuss | Annette Gonzalez | 30 m | |
| VI. | Governance Update | 4:43 PM | |||
| A. | LCAP Mid-Year Update | Discuss | Brian Romero | 5 m | |
| VII. | Finance Update | 4:48 PM | |||
| A. | GDPS Q2 Financials Update | Discuss | Mike Lopez | 10 m | |
| VIII. | Operations Update | 4:58 PM | |||
| A. | Enrollment Udpate | Discuss | Ken Tyrrell | 20 m | |
| IX. | Closed Session | 5:18 PM | |||
| A. | Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation | Discuss | Neal Brandenburg | 15 m | |
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Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d): 3 potential cases |
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| B. | Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation | Discuss | Neal Brandenburg | 20 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. LA-CO-1928-E |
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| C. | Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators | Discuss | Damon Hands | 15 m | |
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| X. | Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session | 6:08 PM | |||
| A. | Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session | FYI | Kevin Reed | 1 m | |
| XI. | Asociación de Maestros Unidos Report | 6:09 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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| XII. | Closing Items | 6:14 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||