Green Dot Public Schools

Minutes

GDPS Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday April 24, 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 April 24, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools and 333 Marble Falls St, Las Vegas, NV 89138.

 

 

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Public comment can either be submitted to GreenDotCABoardMeeting@greendot.org by 2:00 p.m. on April 24, 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 Board members via email.

 

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Directors Present

Claudio Chavez, Ivette Peña, Jon Goodman, Kevin Reed, LaTonia Lopez, Louis Gomez (remote), Peter Scranton, Ricardo Barragan, Rita Ravindra

Directors Absent

Dr. Robert Cherry

Guests Present

Amanda Matamoros

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 Friday Apr 24, 2026 at 2:10 PM.

II. Public Comment

A.

Public Comment

Public Comment was provided by the following people: Mia Nixon, Lei-Ana Ruebe, Liliana Castaneda, Tedd Spater, Angel, Grace Smith, Jason Giron, Jorge Albarran, Susy Amezcua, Hector Vega, and L. Martinez. 

III. Update on Ánimo Venice High School

A.

Presentation & Discussion Regarding the Closure of Ánimo Venice High School

Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President & CEO, provided the update on Ánimo Vencie High School.

B.

Approve the Closure of Ánimo Venice Charter High School Beginning in the 2026-27 School Year

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve the Closure of Ánimo Venice Charter High School Beginning in the 2026-27 School Year.
Jon Goodman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Peter Scranton
Aye
Ivette Peña
Aye
Claudio Chavez
Aye
Rita Ravindra
Aye
Kevin Reed
Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry
Absent
Ricardo Barragan
Aye
Louis Gomez
Aye
LaTonia Lopez
No

IV. 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 3:05 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Claudio Chavez