Green Dot Public Schools California
Minutes
Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday December 13, 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 on December 13, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Teleconference locations accessible to the public include Green Dot Public Schools in California, 2041 Carolwood Dr., Arcadia CA 91006, and 6095 Bristol Pkwy #100 Culver City, Ca 90230.
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Directors Present
Claudio Chavez (remote), Ivette Peña, Jon Goodman, Kevin Reed, LaTonia Lopez (remote), Peter Scranton
Directors Absent
Dr. Robert Cherry, Jason Feuerstein, Louis Gomez, Ricardo Barragan, Rita Ravindra
Guests Present
Amanda Matamoros
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Minutes from the 10-25-2024 Green Dot Public Schools California Board Meeting
B.
Approve GDPSC Amended Employee Handbook
C.
Approve SY25 First Interims
Natahsa Sakraney, Director of Finance, answered questions regarding SY25 First Interims.
D.
Approve GDPSC Resolution regarding Undocumented Students and Families
E.
Community Schools Annual Progress Report
IV. CEO Update
A.
CEO Update
Dr. Cristina de Jesus, President and Chief Executive Officer, provided the CEO Update.
V. Academic Update
A.
School Culture Update
Damon Hands, Vice President of Education, provided a School Culture update.
B.
Dashboard Results
Michael Garner, Vice President of Technology, provided the dashboard results.
VI. Development Update
A.
End of Year Campaign
Manny Aceves, Vice President of Development, provided an End of Year Campaign update.
VII. Finance Update
A.
Approve 2023-2024 Fiscal Year Audit
VIII. Operations Update
A.
School Lottery Update
Ken Tyrell, Chief of Operations, provided a School Lottery update.
IX. Closed Session
A.
Conference with legal counsel - Anticipated Litigation
The GDPSC Board entered closed session at approximately 5:17 p.m.
B.
Conference with Legal - Existing Litigation
X. Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session
A.
Report of Actions Taken During Closed Session
The GDPSC Board returned from closed session at approximately 5:58 p.m. and reported that no action was taken.
XI. Mission Moment
A.
Mission Moment
The Board recognized Jason Feuerstein for his years of service to GDPSC's Board.
XII. Asociación de Maestros Unidos Report
A.
Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU) Report
Hector Vega, AMU President, provided an AMU report.
There was no public comment submitted.