Green Dot Public Schools California
Minutes
Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday August 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Location
UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center (425 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90095)
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Directors Present
Ivette Peña, Jason Feuerstein, Jon Goodman, Kevin Reed, LaTonia Lopez, Peter Scranton, Ricardo Barragan, Rita Ravindra
Directors Absent
Claudio Chavez, Dr. Robert Cherry, Louis Gomez
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
Ivette Peña
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 06-28-2024 Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting
B.
Approve Unaudited SY24 Financials
C.
Approve Updates to Employee Handbook
GDPSC Board of Directors approved updates to the Employee Handbook with the following two amendments:
1. The language in the Employee Handbook fails to mention that the Home Office has a separate Title IX Coordinator. In order to fix this issue we are changing this sentence:
The Board of Directors of Green Dot (“Board”) has designated the Principal of each school to serve as the Title IX Coordinator (“Coordinator”) for their respective school:
With this:
The Board of Directors of Green Dot (“Board”) has designated the Principal of each school to serve as the Title IX Coordinator (“Coordinator”) for their respective school and HR Director David Jordan to serve as the Coordinator for the Green Dot Home Office:
2. The link embedded in the document that redirects you to a spread sheet that lists all of the Title IX Coordinators was damaged and needed to be remade. The link has been repaired and remade.
D.
Approve GDPSC Updated Board Calendar
E.
Approve GDPSC Variable Term Waiver
F.
Approve ARC Afterschool Programs MOU
G.
Approve Woodcraft Rangers MOU
H.
Approve the Memorandum of Agreement with the LA County Department of Parks and Recreation
I.
Approve GDPSC Curriculum for 24-25 School Year
Approve GDPSC Curriculum for 24-25 School Year agenda item was pulled from Consent to discuss.
IV. GDPSC Board Elections
A.
Vote to re-elect members to the GDPSC Board
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Ivette Peña |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Absent
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Absent
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Jon Goodman |
Abstain
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Absent
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Absent
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Peter Scranton |
Abstain
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Absent
|
| Ivette Peña |
Absent
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Abstain
|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Absent
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Barragan |
Aye
|
| Jason Feuerstein |
Aye
|
| Jon Goodman |
Aye
|
| Claudio Chavez |
Absent
|
| Louis Gomez |
Absent
|
| Peter Scranton |
Aye
|
| Rita Ravindra |
Aye
|
| Dr. Robert Cherry |
Absent
|
| LaTonia Lopez |
Abstain
|
| Kevin Reed |
Aye
|
| Ivette Peña |
Absent
|
V. Board Governance
A.
Discuss Board Committees & Working Groups
The Board discussed Board Committees and Working Groups.
B.
Board Member Recruitment
The Board discussed Board Member Recruitment.
VI. Closed Session
A.
Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation
The Board entered closed session at approximately 12:45 p.m.
B.
Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation
C.
Update on Conference with Labor Negotiators
VII. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session
A.
Report on Closed Session
The Board returned to open session at approximately 2:00 p.m. and shared that no actions were made during closed session.
VIII. Reimagine Update & Discussion
A.
Reimagine Update & Discussion
The Board discussed the Reimagine Strategic Plan with members of Green Dot California's Leadership Team.
IX. AMU Report
A.
AMU Report
President of Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU), Hector Vega, provided an AMU update.
There was no public comment submitted.