Green Dot Public Schools

Minutes

Special GDPS Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Green Dot Public Schools Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at the Home Office on January 26, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools, 38847 Deerhorn Rd. Springfield, OR. 97478, 1411 N. Detroit Street, LA 90046, 12173 Greenock Lane, LA 90049, 333 Marble Falls St, Las Vegas, NV 89138, 2128 Ronsard Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, 2041 Carolwood Dr., Arcadia CA 91006, 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 1320, Los Angeles, California, 90095, and 2314 24th St, Santa Monica, CA 90405.

 

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Public comment can either be submitted to GreenDotCABoardMeeting@greendot.org by 2:00 p.m. on January 26, 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 2:00 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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Directors Present

Claudio Chavez (remote), Dr. Robert Cherry (remote), Ivette Peña, Jon Goodman (remote), Kevin Reed (remote), Louis Gomez (remote), Peter Scranton (remote), Rita Ravindra (remote)

Directors Absent

LaTonia Lopez, Ricardo Barragan

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

Dr. Robert Cherry

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Kevin Reed called a meeting of the board of directors of Green Dot Public Schools to order on Monday Jan 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM.

II. Public Comment

A.

Public Comment

There was no public comment submitted.

III. Finance Update

A.

Approve 2024 - 2025 Fiscal Year Audit

Jon Goodman made a motion to approve 2024 - 2025 Fiscal Year Audit.
Ivette Peña seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Closed Session

A.

Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation

The GDPS Board entered closed session at approximately 2:30 p.m.

V. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session

A.

Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session

The GDPS Board returned from closed session at approximately 3:03 p.m. and reported that no action was taken.

Dr. Robert Cherry left at 3:00 PM.

VI. Approve Resolution of the Board of Directors of GDPS Regarding the Submission of a Material Revision

A.

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

Ivette Peña made a motion to 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.
Kevin Reed seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Ricardo Barragan
Absent
LaTonia Lopez
Absent
Dr. Robert Cherry
Absent

VII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:06 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Claudio Chavez