Green Dot Public Schools

GDPS Board Meeting

Published on April 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM PDT
Amended on April 21, 2026 at 3:18 PM PDT

Date and Time

Friday April 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM PDT

Green Dot Public Schools Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at the Home Office on April 24, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools 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 April 24, 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

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 02-20-2026 GDPS Board Meeting Approve Minutes Claudio Chavez 1 m
     
  B. Approve Minutes from the 03-26-2026 Special GDPS Board Meeting Approve Minutes Claudio Chavez 1 m
     
  C. Approve FY25 Tax Return Vote Mike Lopez 1 m
  D. Approve Prop 39 Facility Use Agreement for Ánimo Jackie Robinson for Los Angeles Unified School District Vote Martin Farfan 1 m
  E. Approve California School Finance Authority State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program for Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy Vote Mike Lopez 1 m
IV. CEO Update 3:36 PM
  A. CEO Update Discuss Cristina de Jesus 10 m
V. Academic Update 3:46 PM
  A. School Culture Update Discuss Annette Gonzalez 10 m
  B. Prepared Graduates Discuss Annette Gonzalez 30 m
VI. Finance Update 4:26 PM
  A. Budget Preview Discuss Mike Lopez 15 m
VII. Operations Update 4:41 PM
  A. Enrollment Udpate Discuss Ken Tyrrell 20 m
VIII. Collective Bargaining Agreement 5:01 PM
  A. Review and Discuss Sunshine Letters from Green Dot Public Schools California and Ánimo Classified Employee Association Discuss Ken Tyrrell 10 m
IX. Closed Session 5:11 PM
  A. Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation Discuss Neal Brandenburg 15 m
   

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d): 3 potential cases

 
  B. Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation Discuss Neal Brandenburg 20 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 15 m
   
  • Agency designated representative: Damon Hands
  • Employee organization: Asociación de Maestros Unidos
 
X. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session 6:01 PM
  A. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session FYI Kevin Reed 1 m
XI. Asociación de Maestros Unidos Report 6:02 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. 

 
XII. Closing Items 6:07 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote