Green Dot Public Schools California

Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting

Published on April 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM PDT

Date and Time

Friday May 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM PDT

Green Dot Public Schools California Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at the California Home Office on May 2, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools in California, 1519 SW Arrowhead Rd.Topeka, KS 66604, 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 1320 Los Angeles, CA 90095, and 6095 Bristol Pkwy, Culver City, CA 90230.

 

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Public comment can either be submitted to GreenDotCABoardMeeting@greendot.org by 3:00 p.m. on May 2, 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 02-07-2025 Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting Approve Minutes Jon Goodman 1 m
     
  B. Approve Prop 39 Facility Use Agreement for Ánimo Compton for Compton Unified School District Vote Annabelle Moskowitz 1 m
  C. Approve Prop 39 Facility Use Agreement for Ánimo Jackie Robinson for Los Angeles Unified School District Vote Annabelle Moskowitz 1 m
  D. Approve Submission of Renewal Petitions for Ánimo Ellen Ochoa, Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo, & Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy to Los Angeles Unified School District Vote Annabelle Moskowitz 1 m
  E. Approve Submission of Renewal Petitions for Ánimo Compton to Compton Unified School District Vote Annabelle Moskowitz 1 m
  F. Approve GDPSC SY26 English Learner Master Plan Vote Leona Matthews 1 m
  G. Approve GDPSC Conflict of Interest Code Vote Neal Brandenburg 1 m
  H. Approve GDPSC Articles of Incorporation Vote Neal Brandenburg 1 m
  I. Approve FY24 Tax Return Vote Michael Lopez 1 m
  J. Approve GDPSC Fiscal Policies & Procedures Vote Michael Lopez 1 m
  K. Approve Charter Petition Material Revision for Ánimo City of Champions Vote Annabelle Moskowitz 1 m
IV. CEO Update 3:42 PM
  A. CEO Update Discuss Cristina de Jesus 10 m
V. Academic Update 3:52 PM
  A. School Culture Update Discuss Annette Gonzalez 5 m
  B. Persistance Data Update Discuss Annette Gonzalez 20 m
VI. People Update 4:17 PM
  A. Staff Recruitment Update Discuss Samantha Matamoros 20 m
VII. Break 4:37 PM
  A. Break FYI 10 m
VIII. Finance Update 4:47 PM
  A. GDPSC FY26 Budget Update Discuss Michael Lopez 20 m
IX. Legal Update 5:07 PM
  A. Brown Act Training Discuss Neal Brandenburg 10 m
X. Closed Session 5:17 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): 7 potential cases

 
  B. Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation Discuss Neal Brandenburg 15 m
   

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Case No: (1) No. 23WM000074

Case No: (2) No. 24CMCV00912

 
  C. Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators Discuss Ken Tyrrell 10 m
   
  • Agency designated representative: Ken Tyrrell
  • Employee organization: Animo Classified Education Association
 
  D. Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators Discuss Damon Hands 10 m
   
  • Agency designated representative: Damon Hands
  • Employee organization: Asociación de Maestros Unidos
 
XI. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session 6:07 PM
  A. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session FYI Kevin Reed 1 m
XII. Asociación de Maestros Unidos Report 6:08 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. 

 
XIII. Closing Items 6:13 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote