Green Dot Public Schools
Minutes
GDPS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Directors Present
Claudio Chavez (remote), Ivette Peña, Jon Goodman, Kevin Reed, LaTonia Lopez, Louis Gomez (remote), Peter Scranton, Rita Ravindra
Directors Absent
Dr. Robert Cherry, Ricardo Barragan
Guests Present
Amanda Matamoros
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Minutes from the 11-19-2025 RESCHEDULED - GDPSC Board Meeting
B.
Approve GDPS Employee Policy Manual
C.
Approve SY26 First Interims
D.
Approve GDPS Amended Student Policy Manual
E.
Approve Submission of Renewal Petition for Ánimo Leadership to Lennox School District
F.
Community Schools Annual Progress Report
IV. CEO Update
A.
CEO Update
Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President & CEO, provided the CEO Update.
B.
Mission Moment
The Mission Moment has been deferred and will be discussed at a future Board meeting.
V. Collective Bargaining Agreement
A.
Approve GDPS Ratification of Ánimo Classified Employees Association (ACEA) Contract
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Absent
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Abstain
|
VI. Academic Update
A.
School Culture Update
Annette Gonzalez, Chief Education Officer, Damon Hands, Vice President of Education, Leilani Abulon, Chief Academic Officer, Michael Garner, Vice President of Technology, and Alyce Prentice, Area Superintendent, provided the Academic Update.
B.
Report Results of CA School Dashboard Local Indicators
C.
Reimagine Update: Ensure Academic Rigor For All
VII. Finance Update
A.
GDPS Q1 Financials Update
Michael Lopez, Chief Financial Officer, provided the Finance Update.
VIII. Operations Update
A.
Enrollment Udpate
Ken Tyrrell, Chief Operations Office, provided the Operations Update.
IX. Development Update
A.
End of Year Campaign
Manny Aceves, Vice President of Development, provided the Development Update.
X. Closed Session
A.
Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation
The GDPS Board entered closed session at approximately 4:45 p.m.
B.
Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation
C.
Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators
XI. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session
A.
Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session
The GDPS Board returned from closed session at approximately 5:57 p.m. and reported that no action was taken.
XII. Legal Update
A.
Brown Act Training
Neal Brandenburg, General Counsel, reviewed the Brown Act Training and Ethics Training.
B.
Ethics Training
Neal Brandenburg, General Counsel, reviewed the Ethics Training.
XIII. Asociación de Maestros Unidos Report
A.
Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU) Report
Hector Vega, President of AMU, provided the AMU Report.
There was no public comment submitted.