Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting Minutes

December 9, 2022, 3:00-6:00 PM

Green Dot Public Schools

Minutes

Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday December 9, 2022 at 3:00 PM

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Directors Present

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

Directors Absent

Dr. Robert Cherry, Jason Feuerstein, Jeremy Zuniga

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

Ivette Peña, Louis Gomez

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

Claudio Chavez, Ivette Peña, Rita Ravindra

Guests Present

Amanda Matamoros

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

Kevin Reed called a meeting of the board of directors of Green Dot Public Schools to order on Friday Dec 9, 2022 at 3:06 PM.

B. Record Attendance and Guests

II. Board findings pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)

A. Approve Board findings pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)

Ivette Peña arrived at 3:22 PM.

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve Board findings pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e).

Jon Goodman seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Jon Goodman	Aye
Louis Gomez	Absent
Claudio Chavez	Aye
Jason Feuerstein	Absent
Rita Ravindra	Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry	Absent
Kevin Reed	Aye
Peter Scranton	Aye
Ivette Peña	Aye
LaTonia Lopez	Aye
Ricardo Barragan	Aye
Jeremy Zuniga	Absent

III. Public Comment

A. Public Comment

John Kannofsky, Kayla Cahoon, Jorge Dominguez, Tim Hill, Danielle Oh, Jesus Martinez, DeAndre Minor, Stephanie Ford, Rafaela Espinoza, Dustin Stevenson, Todd Anderson, Elsi Mendez-Lara, Ed Sugden, Anton Blakely, Elsi Mendez-Lara, Jenny Wu, and Kiese Vita provided public comment.

IV. Approve Consent Agenda

A. Approve Minutes from the October 28, 2022 GDPSC Board Retreat Meeting

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve the minutes from Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting on 10-28-22.

Claudio Chavez seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Jeremy Zuniga	Absent
Rita Ravindra	Aye
Jon Goodman	Aye
Peter Scranton	Aye
Ricardo Barragan	Aye
Louis Gomez	Absent
Dr. Robert Cherry	Absent
Claudio Chavez	Aye
Jason Feuerstein	Absent
LaTonia Lopez	Aye
Kevin Reed	Aye
Ivette Peña	Aye

B. Approve GDPSC's Conflict of Interest Code

Kevin Reed made a motion to to approve GDPSC's Conflict of Interest Code.

Claudio Chavez seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Louis Gomez	Absent
Jason Feuerstein	Absent
Ivette Peña	Aye
Claudio Chavez	Aye
LaTonia Lopez	Aye
Rita Ravindra	Aye
Kevin Reed	Aye
Ricardo Barragan	Aye
Jeremy Zuniga	Absent
Peter Scranton	Aye
Jon Goodman	Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry	Absent

C. Approve GDPSC's Arts, Music and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant Plans

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve GDPSC's Arts, Music and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant Plans.

Claudio Chavez seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Ivette Peña	Aye
Rita Ravindra	Aye
Ricardo Barragan	Aye
Jon Goodman	Aye
Peter Scranton	Aye
Louis Gomez	Absent
Dr. Robert Cherry	Absent
Jeremy Zuniga	Absent
Kevin Reed	Aye
Jason Feuerstein	Absent
LaTonia Lopez	Aye
Claudio Chavez	Aye

D. Approve GDPSC's Navidad en el Barrio

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve GDPSC's Navidad en el Barrio.

Claudio Chavez seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Jason Feuerstein	Absent
Jon Goodman	Aye
Ricardo Barragan	Aye
Rita Ravindra	Aye
Ivette Peña	Aye
LaTonia Lopez	Aye
Kevin Reed	Aye
Jeremy Zuniga	Absent
Claudio Chavez	Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry	Absent
Peter Scranton	Aye
Louis Gomez	Absent

E. Approve Ánimo City of Champions Charter High School Facility Use Agreement

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve Ánimo City of Champions Charter High School Facility Use Agreement.

Claudio Chavez seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Ivette Peña	Aye
Jeremy Zuniga	Absent
Claudio Chavez	Aye
Rita Ravindra	Aye
Louis Gomez	Absent
Ricardo Barragan	Aye
LaTonia Lopez	Aye
Kevin Reed	Aye
Peter Scranton	Aye
Jon Goodman	Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry	Absent
Jason Feuerstein	Absent

V. Closed Session

A. Conference with legal counsel – Anticipated Litigation

The board entered into closed session at approximately 3:24 p.m. to discuss anticipated litigation.

Louis Gomez arrived at 3:36 PM.

VI. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session

A. Report on Closed Session

The Board returned from closed session at approximately 4:34 p.m., and voted unanimously to authorize the CEO to take all actions necessary, including litigation, to resolve a CalSTRS matter regarding the retirement benefits of a former administrator.

VII. Board Elections

A. Vote to re-elect members to the GDPSC Board

Kevin Reed made a motion to to re-elect board member Jason Feuerstein to the Green Dot Public Schools of California Board of Directors.

Ivette Peña seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Dr. Robert Cherry	Absent
Louis Gomez	Aye
Kevin Reed	Aye
LaTonia Lopez	Aye
Ivette Peña	Aye
Jeremy Zuniga	Absent
Rita Ravindra	Aye
Ricardo Barragan	Aye
Jason Feuerstein	Absent
Peter Scranton	Aye
Jon Goodman	Aye
Claudio Chavez	Aye

Kevin Reed made a motion to to re-elect board member Jon Goodman to the Green Dot Public Schools of California Board of Directors.

Peter Scranton seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Jeremy Zuniga	Absent
Claudio Chavez	Aye
Rita Ravindra	Aye
Ivette Peña	Aye
Jon Goodman	Abstain
Jason Feuerstein	Absent
Louis Gomez	Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry	Absent
Ricardo Barragan	Aye
LaTonia Lopez	Aye
Kevin Reed	Aye
Peter Scranton	Aye

Kevin Reed made a motion to to re-elect board member Peter Scranton to the Green Dot Public Schools of California Board of Directors.

LaTonia Lopez seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Rita Ravindra	Aye
Kevin Reed	Aye
Ivette Peña	Aye
Ricardo Barragan	Aye
Jeremy Zuniga	Absent
Jon Goodman	Aye
Claudio Chavez	Aye
Peter Scranton	Abstain
Louis Gomez	Aye
Jason Feuerstein	Absent
LaTonia Lopez	Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry	Absent

Kevin Reed made a motion to to re-elect board member Rita Ravindra to the Green Dot Public Schools of California Board of Directors.

Ivette Peña seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Louis Gomez	Aye
Claudio Chavez	Aye
Jon Goodman	Aye
LaTonia Lopez	Aye
Jason Feuerstein	Absent
Rita Ravindra	Abstain
Ivette Peña	Aye
Kevin Reed	Aye
Peter Scranton	Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry	Absent
Jeremy Zuniga	Absent
Ricardo Barragan	Aye

VIII. CEO Update

A. Service Level Agreements and Service Fee with Green Dot Public Schools National

The agenda item Service Level Agreements and Service Fee with Green Dot Public Schools National was removed from the agenda, and will be agendize later.

B. End of Year Campaign Launch

Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President & Chief Executive Officer, provided an End of Year Campaign launch.

C. Reimagine 2025 Update

Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President & Chief Executive Officer, provided a Reimagine 2025 update.

IX. Academic Update

A. SBAC Data

Annette Gonzalez, Chief Academic Officer, provided a SBAC Data update.

B. Ensure Academic Rigor For All

Damon Hands, Vice President of Education, provided an Ensure Academic Rigor For All update.

C. School Culture

Annette Gonzalez, Chief Academic Officer, provided a School Culture update.

X. Finance Update

A. Approve GDPSC FY22 Audit

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve GDPSC FY22 Audit.

Jon Goodman seconded the motion.

The board decided to move the agenda item Approve GDPSC FY22 Audit after the CEO update to keep quorum.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Claudio Chavez	Aye
Kevin Reed	Aye
Jeremy Zuniga	Absent
Louis Gomez	Aye
Ivette Peña	Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry	Absent
Peter Scranton	Aye
Jason Feuerstein	Absent
Ricardo Barragan	Aye
LaTonia Lopez	Aye
Rita Ravindra	Aye
Jon Goodman	Aye

B. Enrollment Update

The agenda item Enrollment Update was removed from the agenda, and will be agendize later.

Claudio Chavez left at 5:30 PM.

Ivette Peña left at 5:55 PM.

Rita Ravindra left at 6:28 PM.

XI. Collective Bargaining Agreement Update

A. Review and Discuss Sunshine Letters from Green Dot Public Schools California and Ánimo Classified Employee Association

Mike Lopez, Chief Business Officer, and LaTonia Lopez, President of Ánimo Classified Employee Association, reviewed and discussed the Sunshine Letters from Green Dot Public Schools California and Ánimo Classified Employee Association.

XII. 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 6:33 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jon Goodman