Green Dot Public Schools
Minutes
GDPS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday February 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Green Dot Public Schools Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at the Home Office on February 20, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools, 38847 Deerhorn Rd. Springfield, OR. 97478, 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 1320 Los Angeles, California, 90095, and 333 Marble Falls St, Las Vegas, NV 89138.
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Directors Present
Claudio Chavez, Dr. Robert Cherry (remote), Ivette Peña, Jon Goodman, Kevin Reed (remote), LaTonia Lopez (remote), Peter Scranton, Ricardo Barragan, Rita Ravindra
Directors Absent
Louis Gomez
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
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 12-12-2025 GDPS Board Meeting
B.
Approve Minutes from the 01-26-2026 Special GDPS Board Meeting
C.
Approve School Safety Plans
D.
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
E.
Approve GDPS E-Rate Contract
F.
Approve Amendments to the GDPS Employee Handbook
G.
Approve Amendments to the GDPS Student Policy Manual
IV. CEO Update
A.
Mission Moment
Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President & CEO, honored Angela Rodriguez, former Principal of Ánimo Mae Jemison, in recognition of her years of distinguished service and retirement from Green Dot Public Schools.
B.
CEO Update
Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President & CEO, provided the CEO update.
C.
Strategic Plan Update
Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President & CEO, provided the Strategic Plan update.
V. Academic Update
A.
School Culture Update
Annette Gonzalez, Chief Education Officer, and Damon Hands, Vice President of Education, provided the School Culture Update.
B.
Black Student Success & Legacy Conference Update
Annette Gonzalez, Chief Education Officer, Kris Terry, Senior Director of African American Achievement & Equity, and Mishawn Simms, Black Student Success Program Manager, provided the Black Student Success & Legacy Conference update.
VI. Governance Update
A.
LCAP Mid-Year Update
Martin Farfan, Director of Public Affairs and Compliance, provided the LCAP Mid-Year Update.
VII. Finance Update
A.
GDPS Q2 Financials Update
Michael Lopez, Chief Financial Officer, provided the GDPS Q2 Financials update.
VIII. Operations Update
A.
Enrollment Udpate
Ken Tyrrell, Chief of Operations, provide the Enrollment update.
IX. Closed Session
A.
Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation
The GDPS Board of Directors entered closed session at approximately 4:50 p.m.
B.
Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation
C.
Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators
X. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session
A.
Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session
The GDPS Board of Directors returned from closed session at approximately 6:13 p.m. and reported that no action was taken.
XI. Asociación de Maestros Unidos Report
A.
Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU) Report
Hector Vega, President of AMU, provided the Asociación de Maestros Unidos report.
Public comment was provided by the following people: Naima Otero, Kristina Brubaker, Cynthia Ybarra, Dan Helenius, David Nuñez, Jean Calimbas, Tedd Spater, Jessica Foard, and Kiese Vita.