Green Dot Public Schools California

Minutes

Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday April 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Green Dot Public Schools California Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held at the California Home Office, 1149 S. Hill Street, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, on Friday April 28, 2023 at 3:00 pm. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools in California, 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 1320, Los Angeles, California, 90095, and 2314 24th Street, Santa Monica, California 90405, and 1705 Murchison Dr, Burlingame, CA 94010.

 

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Public comment can either be submitted to GreenDotCABoardMeeting@greendot.org by 3:00 p.m. on April 28, 2023, 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 3:00 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 California Board members via email.

 

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Directors Present

Claudio Chavez, Dr. Robert Cherry (remote), Ivette Peña, Jason Feuerstein, Jon Goodman, Kevin Reed, Peter Scranton, Ricardo Barragan, Rita Ravindra (remote)

Directors Absent

LaTonia Lopez, Louis Gomez

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

Dr. Robert Cherry

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

Dr. Robert Cherry

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 California to order on Friday Apr 28, 2023 at 3:06 PM.

B.

Record Attendance and Guests

II. Public Comment for Closed Session Agenda Items

A.

Public Comment for Closed Session Agenda Items

Public comment was provided by the following people: Michael Preister, Jason Goble, and Justine Kane.

III. Closed Session

A.

Conference with legal counsel – Anticipated Litigation

The Board entered closed session at approximately 3:11 p.m.

B.

Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation

C.

Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators

D.

Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators

IV. Report on Actions Taken During Closed Session

A.

Report on Closed Session

The Board returned from closed session at approximately 4:21 p.m., and reported that it took no formal action during closed session.

V. Public Comment

A.

Public Comment

Public comment was provided by the following people: Dustin Stevenson, William Heuisler, Chelsea Dhanraj, Jeremy Zuniga, Kristen Davis, Brian Gonzalez, Jonathan Mull, Erika Casteñeda-Flores, Jorge Dominguez, Samuel Kottoor, Krista Fukuyama, and Racquel Laguna. 

 

Additional public comment received before the Board meeting was sent via email to all board members.  

Dr. Robert Cherry left at 5:00 PM.

VI. Approve Consent Agenda

A.

Approve Minutes from the February 3, 2023 GDPSC Board Meeting

Kevin Reed made a motion to approve the minutes from Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting on 02-03-23.
Ivette Peña seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Rita Ravindra
Aye
Ivette Peña
Aye
Claudio Chavez
Aye
Jason Feuerstein
Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry
Absent
Kevin Reed
Aye
Jon Goodman
Aye
Louis Gomez
Absent
Ricardo Barragan
Aye
LaTonia Lopez
Absent
Peter Scranton
Aye

B.

Approve GDPSC's CalSHAPE Grant Applications

Kevin Reed made a motion to to approve GDPSC's CalSHAPE Grant Applications.
Ivette Peña seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Dr. Robert Cherry
Absent
Claudio Chavez
Aye
LaTonia Lopez
Absent
Louis Gomez
Absent
Kevin Reed
Aye
Rita Ravindra
Aye
Jon Goodman
Aye
Jason Feuerstein
Aye
Peter Scranton
Aye
Ivette Peña
Aye
Ricardo Barragan
Aye

C.

Approve Green Dot Public School's FY23 2nd Interim Financials

Kevin Reed made a motion to to approve Green Dot Public School's FY23 2nd Interim Financials.
Ivette Peña seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Peter Scranton
Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry
Absent
Ivette Peña
Aye
Jason Feuerstein
Aye
Kevin Reed
Aye
Claudio Chavez
Aye
Louis Gomez
Absent
Rita Ravindra
Aye
Ricardo Barragan
Aye
LaTonia Lopez
Absent
Jon Goodman
Aye

D.

Approve Green Dot Public Schools California FY22 Tax Return

Kevin Reed made a motion to to approve Green Dot Public Schools California FY22 Tax Return.
Ivette Peña seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Peter Scranton
Aye
Louis Gomez
Absent
Jason Feuerstein
Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry
Absent
Ivette Peña
Aye
Claudio Chavez
Aye
Kevin Reed
Aye
Ricardo Barragan
Aye
Jon Goodman
Aye
LaTonia Lopez
Absent
Rita Ravindra
Aye

E.

Approve Green Dot Public School's California Audit Contract

Kevin Reed made a motion to to approve Green Dot Public School's California Audit Contract.
Ivette Peña seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Louis Gomez
Absent
Kevin Reed
Aye
Ivette Peña
Aye
Rita Ravindra
Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry
Absent
Ricardo Barragan
Aye
Jon Goodman
Aye
Peter Scranton
Aye
Jason Feuerstein
Aye
LaTonia Lopez
Absent
Claudio Chavez
Aye
Dr. Robert Cherry arrived at 5:09 PM.

VII. CEO Update

A.

CEO Update

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

VIII. Academic Update

A.

College Persistence Update

In Leilani Abulon's absence, Janneth Johnson, Senior Director of Counseling & College Persistence, and Theresa Asuncion, Director of College & Career Success Programs, provided an update on College Persistence.

B.

Reimagine 2025 Update

Annette Gonzalez, Chief Academic Officer, provided an update on Reimagine 2025. 

IX. Finance Update

A.

Recruitment Update

Mike Lopez, Chief Business Officer, provided an update on recruitment. 

X. 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 6:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Jon Goodman