Green Dot Public Schools
Minutes
Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday June 28, 2024 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 June 28, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools in California and 1423 Beacon Street San Pedro, Ca 90731.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://greendot-org.zoom.us/j/87333451737
Or One tap mobile :
+16699009128,,87333451737# US (San Jose)
+16694449171,,87333451737# US
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
Webinar ID: 873 3345 1737
If you need special assistance, disability-related modifications or accommodations, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in the public meetings of Green Dot’s governing board, please contact Jessica Rios. Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable Green Dot to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accommodation and accessibility to this meeting. Upon request, Green Dot shall also make available this agenda and all other public records associated with this meeting in appropriate alternative formats for persons with a disability.
Public comment can either be submitted to GreenDotCABoardMeeting@greendot.org by 3:00 p.m. on June 28, 2024, 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.
To sign up for public comment, please enter your name on this form.
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 | |
|---|---|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
B.
Approve the Minutes from the 06-12-2024 Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
C.
Approve 2024-25 GDPSC Board Meeting Calendar
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
D.
Approve FY25 Finance and Accounting Policies and Procedures
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
E.
Approve FY25 United Parents and Students Service Agreement
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
F.
Approve Preliminary FY25 SACS Budget Reports
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
G.
Approve FY25 School Shared Service Fees
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
H.
Approve SY25 GDPSC Employee Handbook
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
I.
Approve SY25 Student Policy Manual
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
J.
Approve GDPSC SY25 School Calendar
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
K.
Approve SY25 Bell Schedules for Animo City of Champions Charter High School & Animo Compton Charter School
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
L.
Approve GDPSC Local Control & Accountability Plans Federal Addenda
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
M.
Approve 1149 S Hill Street Suite 650 Lease
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
N.
Approve GDPSC Prop 28 Annual Reports
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
O.
Approve SY25 ConApp to Accept ESEA Funds
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
P.
Approve MOU Between Children's Institute Inc. and GDPSC
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
Q.
Approve Annual Insurance Renewal Contract
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
R.
Approve Revolution Foods School Nutrition Contract
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
S.
Approve Metropolitan Security Contract
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
T.
Approve Alltech Security Contract
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
U.
Approve DMB Security Contract
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
V.
Approve Dedicated Janitorial Contract
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
W.
Approve Expert Building Maintenance Contract
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
X.
Approve Insurance Vendor: IMA
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
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 | |
|---|---|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
B.
Approve GDPSC Local Indicators
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Aye
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Absent
|
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.