Green Dot Public Schools
Minutes
GDPS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday June 26, 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 June 26, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools, 333 Marble Falls St, Las Vegas, NV 89138 and 1423 Beacon Street San Pedro, ca 90731.
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Directors Present
Dr. Robert Cherry, Ivette Peña, Jon Goodman, Kevin Reed, LaTonia Lopez, Peter Scranton, Rita Ravindra
Directors Absent
Claudio Chavez, Louis Gomez, 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 04-24-2026 Green Dot Public Schools Board Meeting
B.
Approve Minutes from the 04-24-2026 Green Dot Public Schools Special Board Meeting
C.
Approve FY27 SACS Budget
D.
Approve School Shared Service Fee Structure
E.
Approve FY27 Acceptance of ESEA Funds
F.
Approve FY26 Second Interims
G.
Approve FY27 F&A Policies
H.
Approve First Amendment to the Lease: 4360 Dozier Street (Ánimo Ellen Ochoa)
I.
Approve GDPS English Learner Master Plan
J.
Approve Prop 28 Annual Reports
K.
Approve CALSTRS Certification
L.
Approve Revolution Foods Contract
M.
Approve SLA Management, Inc. Contract
N.
Approve Mission School Transportation, Inc. Contract
O.
Approve LCM Bus Services Contract
P.
Approve IMA Financial Group Contract
Q.
Approve ARC Contract
R.
Approve Woodcraft Rangers Contract
S.
Approve GDPS Renewal Charter Petition Submission to the Los Angeles Unified School District
T.
Approve Metropolitan Security Group Contract
U.
Approve DMB Security Services, Inc. Contract
V.
Approve Dedicated Building Services, LLC Contract
W.
Approve Expert Building Maintenance, LLC Contract
X.
Approve Revisions to the Student Admission Lottery Preferences for Ánimo Leadership
Y.
Approve Extera Partnership Agreement
Z.
Approve the Name Change for Extera Public Schools #2
AA.
Approve GDPS SY27 Board Calendar
AB.
Approve SY27 Curriculum
AC.
Approve SY27 Student Policy Manual
AD.
Approve SY27 School Calendar
AE.
Approve Ánimo Compton's SY27 Bell Schedule & Calendar
AF.
Approve Ánimo City of Champion's SY27 Bell Schedule & Calendar
AG.
Approve Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy's SY27 Bell Schedule & Calendar
AH.
Approve GDPS Employee Handbook
AI.
Approve Scoot Education Contract
AJ.
Approve Ánimo Compton's Facility Use Agreement
AK.
Approve RCM Technologies Contract
AL.
Approve Swing Contract
AM.
Approve Nonsectarian School/Agency Services Contract
AN.
Approve the Amendment and Renewal of the Transition Partnership Program (TPP) Cash Match Contract for 2026–2028
IV. CEO Update
A.
CEO Update
The CEO Update was provided by Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President & CEO.
B.
Mission Moment
C.
Approve GDPS Strategic Plan
V. Operations Update
A.
Student Recruitment Update
The Operations Update was provided by Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President & CEO.
VI. Public Hearing: Local Control and Accountability Plans & Addenda
A.
GDPS Local Control & Accountability Plans & Addenda
No public comment was submitted.
VII. Academic Update
A.
School Culture Update
The Academic Update was provided by Annette Gonzalez, Chief Education Officer.
B.
End of Year Highlights
C.
Approve GDPS Local Control & Accountability Plans
D.
Approve GDPS Local Control & Accountability Plans Federal Addendum
E.
Approve GDPS Local Indicators
VIII. People Update
A.
Teacher Assignment Monitoring Outcomes
The People Update was provided by Brian Romero, Public Affairs Manager, and Samantha Matamoros, Chief People Officer.
IX. Finance Update
A.
GDPS FY26 Q3 Forecast
The Finance Update was provided by Michael Lopez, Chief Finance Officer.
B.
Approve GDPS FY27 Budget
X. Closed Session
A.
Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators
The GDPS Board entered closed session at approximately 6:10
B.
Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators
C.
Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation
D.
Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation
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 6:45, and reported that no action was taken.
XII. Collective Bargaining Agreement
A.
Review and Discuss Sunshine Letters from Green Dot Public Schools and Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU)
The Collective Bargaining Agreement has been deferred and will be discussed at a future Board meeting.
XIII. Asociación de Maestros Unidos Report
A.
Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU) Report
The AMU Report was provided by Hector Vega, AMU President.
The following people provided public comment: David Nuñez, Ebreon Farris, Leah Lamberth, Gladys Holguin, and Kim Kawaratani.