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 October 23, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools, 2043 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (3005A Moore Hall), 2041 Carolwood Dr. Arcadia Ca 91006, 2314 24th St., Santa Monica, CA 90405, 1098 E. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97403, 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 1320, Los Angeles, California, 90095.
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Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 3:00 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Neal Brandenburg | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Jon Goodman | 1 m | ||
| II. | Public Comment | 3:02 PM | |||
| A. | Public Comment | Discuss | Annabelle Moskowitz | 30 m | |
| III. | Consent Agenda | 3:32 PM | |||
| A. | Approve Minutes from the 08-28-2026 Green Dot Public Schools Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Claudio Chavez | 1 m | |
| B. | Approve GDPS English Learner Master Plan | Vote | Leona Ching-Matthews | 1 m | |
| C. | Approve Revolution Foods MOU Renewal | Vote | David Nunez | 1 m | |
| D. | Approve Revised CSFA Facilities Incentive Grant Agreement | Vote | Tamara Forman | 1 m | |
| E. | Approve Animo Legacy Charter Middle School School Improvement Plan | Vote | Annette Gonzalez | 1 m | |
| IV. | CEO Update | 3:37 PM | |||
| A. | CEO Update | Discuss | Cristina de Jesus | 10 m | |
| V. | Operations Update | 3:47 PM | |||
| A. | Student Enrollment Update | Discuss | Cristina de Jesus | 10 m | |
| VI. | Finance and Audit Update | 3:57 PM | |||
| A. | Approve GDPS FY27 Contingency Budget | Vote | Cristina de Jesus | 10 m | |
| B. | Approve FY27 Contingency Shared Service Fee Resolution | Vote | Cristina de Jesus | 5 m | |
| VII. | Collective Bargaining Agreement | 4:12 PM | |||
| A. | Approve Animo Classified Education Association Contract | Vote | Damon Hands | 5 m | |
| VIII. | Academic Update | 4:17 PM | |||
| A. | CA Dashboard Results | Discuss | Annette Gonzalez | 20 m | |
| B. | School Culture Q1 Update | Discuss | Annette Gonzalez | 10 m | |
| IX. | Public Affairs & Compliance Update | 4:47 PM | |||
| A. | Authorizer Compliance Monitoring and Oversight Review | Discuss | Martin Farfan | 5 m | |
| X. | Legal Update | 4:52 PM | |||
| A. | Brown Act Training | FYI | Neal Brandenburg | 5 m | |
| XI. | Break | 4:57 PM | |||
| A. | Break | FYI | 10 m | ||
| XII. | Closed Session | 5:07 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 | Neal Brandenburg | 10 m | |
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| C. | 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): 2 potential cases |
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| D. | Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation | Discuss | Neal Brandenburg | 15 m | |
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(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
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| E. | Public Employee Personnel Matter | Discuss | Cristina de Jesus | 10 m | |
| XIII. | Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session | 6:07 PM | |||
| A. | Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session | FYI | Kevin Reed | 1 m | |
| XIV. | Asociación de Maestros Unidos Report | 6:08 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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| XV. | Closing Items | 6:13 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||