Green Dot Public Schools California
Minutes
Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday June 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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Directors Present
Claudio Chavez, Dr. Robert Cherry, Ivette Peña, Jason Feuerstein, Jon Goodman, Kevin Reed, LaTonia Lopez (remote), Peter Scranton, Rita Ravindra
Directors Absent
Louis Gomez, Ricardo Barragan
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
LaTonia Lopez
Guests Present
Allyson Taylor (remote), Andrew Barba, Annabelle Moskowitz (remote), Annette Gonzalez, Cristina de Jesus, Damon Hands, Jessica Rios, Ken Tyrrell, Mike Lopez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve the Minutes from the 04-26-2024 Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting
Roll Call | |
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
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Claudio Chavez |
Aye
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Ivette Peña |
Aye
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
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Kevin Reed |
Aye
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Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
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B.
Approve the Minutes from the 06-12-2024 Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting
Roll Call | |
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
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Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
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Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
C.
Approve 2024-25 GDPSC Board Meeting Calendar
Roll Call | |
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Ivette Peña |
Aye
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
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Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
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Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
D.
Approve FY25 Finance and Accounting Policies and Procedures
Roll Call | |
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Louis Gomez |
Absent
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
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Ivette Peña |
Aye
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
E.
Approve FY25 United Parents and Students Service Agreement
Roll Call | |
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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Kevin Reed |
Aye
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Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
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F.
Approve Preliminary FY25 SACS Budget Reports
Roll Call | |
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
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Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
G.
Approve FY25 School Shared Service Fees
Roll Call | |
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Louis Gomez |
Absent
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
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Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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Kevin Reed |
Aye
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
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H.
Approve SY25 GDPSC Employee Handbook
Roll Call | |
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Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
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Ivette Peña |
Aye
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
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Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
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Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
I.
Approve SY25 Student Policy Manual
Roll Call | |
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Louis Gomez |
Absent
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Claudio Chavez |
Aye
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
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Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
J.
Approve GDPSC SY25 School Calendar
Roll Call | |
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Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
K.
Approve SY25 Bell Schedules for Animo City of Champions Charter High School & Animo Compton Charter School
Roll Call | |
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Ivette Peña |
Aye
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
L.
Approve GDPSC Local Control & Accountability Plans Federal Addenda
Roll Call | |
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
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Ivette Peña |
Aye
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Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
M.
Approve 1149 S Hill Street Suite 650 Lease
Roll Call | |
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
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Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
N.
Approve GDPSC Prop 28 Annual Reports
Roll Call | |
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Ivette Peña |
Aye
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Claudio Chavez |
Aye
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
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Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
O.
Approve SY25 ConApp to Accept ESEA Funds
Roll Call | |
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Ivette Peña |
Aye
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
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Kevin Reed |
Aye
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
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Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
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Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
P.
Approve MOU Between Children's Institute Inc. and GDPSC
Roll Call | |
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Louis Gomez |
Absent
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
Q.
Approve Annual Insurance Renewal Contract
Roll Call | |
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Kevin Reed |
Aye
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
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Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
R.
Approve Revolution Foods School Nutrition Contract
Roll Call | |
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
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Kevin Reed |
Aye
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Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
S.
Approve Metropolitan Security Contract
Roll Call | |
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Claudio Chavez |
Aye
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
T.
Approve Alltech Security Contract
Roll Call | |
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Claudio Chavez |
Aye
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Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
U.
Approve DMB Security Contract
Roll Call | |
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
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Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
V.
Approve Dedicated Janitorial Contract
Roll Call | |
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
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Louis Gomez |
Absent
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LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
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Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
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Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
W.
Approve Expert Building Maintenance Contract
Roll Call | |
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Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
X.
Approve Insurance Vendor: IMA
Roll Call | |
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Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
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Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
IV. CEO Update
A.
CEO Update
Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President and CEO, provided an update on the 2023-2024 school year, highlighting the graduation rates, SBAC scores, and Green Dot Public Schools ranking among the best schools.
V. Academic Update
A.
Approve Local Control & Accountability Plans
Roll Call | |
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Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
B.
Approve GDPSC Local Indicators
Roll Call | |
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Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
C.
Academic Update
Annette Gonzalez, Chief Education Officer, and Damon Hands, Vice President of Education, gave the board an update on the UCLA Summer Discovery Program and School Culture: Semester 2 Data.
VI. Finance Update
A.
Delta Overview
Michael Lopez, Chief Financial Officer, presented the board with an overview of the Delta Properties Inc.
B.
Approve FY25 GDPSC Budgets
Roll Call | |
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Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
VII. Operations Update
A.
Student Recruitment Update
Ken Tyrrell, Chief Operations Officer, and Allyson Taylor, Director of Operations, provided the board with an update on student enrollment.
VIII. Closed Session
A.
Conference with legal counsel – Anticipated Litigation
The GDPS board entered closed session at 5:03 to discuss anticipated litigation.
B.
Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation
The GDPS board remained in closed session to discuss existing litigation.
C.
Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators
The GDPS board remained in closed session to discuss an update on labor negotiations.
IX. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session
A.
Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session
The Board returned to open session at approximately 6:03 p.m. and reported that it took no action during closed session.
Public Comment was not submitted.