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TEACH Public Schools

TEACH Public School Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday October 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT

Location

TEACH Elementary 

8505 S Western Ave 

Los Angeles, CA 90047

 

TEACH Academy of Technologies

1000 S Western Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90047

10045 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 900100047

 

TEACH Tech Charter High School

10616 S Western Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90047

 

Location

Locations:

TEACH Elementary 

8505 S Western Ave 

Los Angeles, CA 90047

 

TEACH Academy of Technologies

1000 S Western Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90047

10045 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 900100047

 

TEACH Tech Charter High School

10616 S Western Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90047

 

2079 Saturn Ave.

Huntington Park, Ca 90255

 

1513 E 103rd st Los Angeles CA 90002

 

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THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be change without prior notice.
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The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.
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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Beth Bulgeron 2 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Cecilia Sandoval
  C. Public Comment   Cecilia Sandoval 5 m
II. Consent Items 5:07 PM
 

Consent Items- Items included as  Consent Items will be voted on in one motion, unless a member of the Board requests than an item be removed and voted on separately, in which case the Board Chair will determine when it will be called and considered for action.  

  
  A. Approve the Current Agenda and Approve the Minutes from the September 29, 2026 Meeting Vote Cecilia Sandoval 3 m
     
III. Items for Potential Action 5:10 PM
  A. Executive Director Framing the Meeting & Update on TEACH Tech Renewal FYI Matthew Brown 5 m
  B. Financial Report Discuss Richard McNeel 4 m
     
  C. Revised 2026-2027 TEACH Budgets Vote Richard McNeel 6 m
  D. Consider and Approve the Revised CMO Agreement Vote Matthew Brown 2 m
     
     
  E. Consider and Approve the Update to TEACH Inc Bylaws Vote Matthew Brown 2 m
     
  F. Consider and Approve the English Learner Master Plan Vote Beth Bulgeron 4 m
   

This item was tabled at our last Board Meeting due to a change in the law. This plan reflects recent updates and requirements from the new law. 

  
  G. Resolution to Approve: Annual Certification of Course-Based Independent Study Courses for 2026-2027 Exhibits A, B and C: List of Certified Course-Based Independent Study Courses Vote Sione Thompson 4 m
     
     
     
  H. Consider and Approve the Following Updated Policies: TEACH Public Schools School Food Authority (SFA) Policy Manual TEACH SFA Procurement Policy and Code of Conduct TEACH Local School Wellness Policy Vote Enrique Robles 5 m
   

Action requested: Adopt the 2026–27 updates to the School Food Authority (SFA) Policy Manual (8531), the SFA Procurement Policy and Code of Conduct (8532), and the TEACH Public Schools Wellness Policy (5315).

These three policies govern how TEACH runs its school breakfast and lunch program and supports student health. The updates bring them in line with new federal and California requirements and match the approval process in the Fiscal Policies and Procedures the Board adopted on September 29, 2026. They also adopt a written procedure for documenting staff time charged to the cafeteria fund, which resolves the finding from the California Department of Education's 2024–25 review of TEACH's meal program.

The main changes to the meal program are:

  • Whole and 2% milk are now allowed at lunch under the new federal Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.
  • The policies list upcoming requirements so TEACH and its meal vendor can prepare: lower sodium and added-sugar limits on July 1, 2027, and California's ban on six artificial food dyes on December 31, 2027.
  • Foreign food is limited to 10% of TEACH's yearly food costs under federal Buy American rules.
  • Program materials must use the U.S. Department of Agriculture's updated nondiscrimination statement.
  • This is the last year of TEACH's current free-meals-for-all period. The application for 2027–28 is due to the state by June 30, 2027.

The SFA Procurement Policy and Code of Conduct raises purchasing limits to the new federal levels: price quotes are required above $15,000, and formal bids above $350,000. It also allows preference for locally grown food. The Wellness Policy assigns clear leadership, sets nutrition education and physical education goals for each school, limits food at classroom celebrations, and describes TEACH's mental health supports.

 

  
     
     
     
  I. Report on the TEACH Academy of Technologies Wellness Fair FYI Christian Gomez 7 m
  J. Receive and File Resignation of Cindy Guardado and Next Steps for Board Recruitment FYI Beth Bulgeron 2 m
  K. Academic Report on Dashboard Data and State Indicators for TEACH Prep Elementary, TEACH Academy of Technologies and TEACH Tech Charter High School Discuss Sione Thompson 8 m
  L. Consider and Approve Revisions to Academic Calendar for 2026-2027 Vote Beth Bulgeron 2 m
   

This version removes typos in key. 

  
     
IV. Closing Items 6:01 PM
  A. Board or Public Comment FYI Cecilia Sandoval 5 m
  B. The Next Regular Board Meeting will be held on December 8th at 5 pm FYI Cecilia Sandoval
  C. Adjourn Meeting Discuss Cecilia Sandoval