Green Dot Public Schools
Minutes
GDPS Board Retreat
Date and Time
Friday August 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Green Dot Public Schools Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at The Huffington - The Maniatakos Fellowship Hall: 1324 S. Normandie Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90006 on August 28, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include and Green Dot Public Schools.
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Directors Present
Dr. Robert Cherry, Ivette Peña, Jon Goodman, Kevin Reed, LaTonia Lopez, Peter Scranton, Ricardo Barragan, Rita Ravindra
Directors Absent
Claudio Chavez, Louis Gomez
Guests Present
Amanda Matamoros
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
III. Approve Consent Agenda
A.
Approve the Minutes from the 06-26-2026 Green Dot Public Schools Board Meeting
B.
Approve GDPS Conflict of Interest Code
C.
Approve Resolution for Employer Pick-up and Coverage Effective Date California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
D.
Approve GDPS Local Assignment Option
E.
Approve GDPS Declaration of Need
F.
Approve the Los Angeles County Office of Education Monitoring and Oversight Memorandum of Understanding C-26026 for Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy
G.
Approve Resolution to Issue Funds to Charter School or School District
H.
Approve GDPS X Children's Institute Partnership MOU
I.
Approve GDPS Updated Fiscal Policies
J.
Approve Loan from Blueprint
Kevin Reed, GDPS Board Chair, pulled Consent Agenda item "Approve Loan from Blueprint" to further discuss.
K.
Approve the Ánimo Legacy Charter Middle School Renewal Charter Petition Submission to the Los Angeles Unified School District
L.
Approve GDPS Independent Student Policy
IV. Board Governance
A.
Vote to re-elect members to the GDPS Board
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Abstain
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Abstain
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Absent
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Abstain
|
B.
Board Required Training: SB848
V. CEO Update
A.
CEO Update
Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President & CEO, provided the CEO Update.
VI. Finance Update
A.
Approve GDPS FY26 Unaudited Financials
VII. Collective Bargaining Agreement
A.
Review and Discuss Sunshine Letters from Green Dot Public Schools and Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU)
Damon Hands, Vice President of Education, and Hector Vega, AMU President, reviewed and discussed the Sunshine Letters from GDPS and AMU.
VIII. Closed Session
A.
Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation
The GDPS Board entered closed session at approximately 1:15 p.m.
B.
Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation
C.
Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators
D.
Update on Conference with Labor Negotiations
E.
Public Employee Personnel Matter
IX. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session
A.
Report on Closed Session
The GDPS Board returned from closed session at approximately 2:19 p.m., and authorized the leadership team and General Counsel to pursue an appeal.
X. AMU Report
A.
AMU Report
Hector Vega, AMU President, provided the AMU Report.
XI. Board Retreat
A.
Pathway to Possibilities Rotations
The GDPS Board participated in the rotations for Pathway to Possibilities.
There was no public comment submitted.