TEACH Public Schools

Minutes

Teach Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday July 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM

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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Directors Present

A. Dragon (remote), J. Lobdell (remote), M. Maye (remote)

Directors Absent

C. Guardado, C. Sandoval

Guests Present

B. Bulgeron

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Lobdell called a meeting of the board of directors of TEACH Public Schools to order on Tuesday Jul 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM.

C.

Public Comment

There was no public comment.

II. Consent Items

A.

Approve the Current Agenda and Approve the Minutes from the June 2, 2026 Special Board Meeting and the May 26, 2026 Regular Board Meeting

A. Dragon made a motion to approve the minutes from June 2, 2026 Special TEACH, Inc. Board Meeting on 06-02-26.
M. Maye seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Guardado
Absent
J. Lobdell
Aye
M. Maye
Aye
C. Sandoval
Absent
A. Dragon
Aye
A. Dragon made a motion to approve the minutes from May 26, 2026 Teach Regular Board Meeting on 05-26-26.
M. Maye seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
A. Dragon
Aye
M. Maye
Aye
J. Lobdell
Aye
C. Guardado
Absent
C. Sandoval
Absent

III. Items for Potential Action

A.

Executive Director Framing the Meeting

Matt Brown framed the meeting and briefly outlined what was on the evening's agenda.

B.

Financials

There was no financial report this month. Charter Impact is closing out the month of June and the financials will be reported in August.

C.

Update on Staffing for the 2026-2027 School Year

Dr. Pimienta gave the staffing report.  Eleven new staff memnbers have been onboarded for the upcoming school year. Shealso introduced Claire Go, the new AP at the high school and noted her experience of fourteen years of education. Ms. Go introduced herself and expressed gratitude and enthusiasm for the opportunity to serrve at the high school.  The board members welcomed her to TEACH.

D.

Consider and Approve the Comprehensive Safety Plans for TEACH Prep Elementary, TEACH Academy of Technologies and TEACH Tech Charter High School

A. Dragon made a motion to Approve the Comprehensive Safety Plans for each school.
M. Maye seconded the motion.

Beth introduced this item and explained the Comprehensive Safety plans included plans for all types of emergency scenarios and that they were updated each year to include new compliance requirements. 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Sandoval
Absent
A. Dragon
Aye
C. Guardado
Absent
M. Maye
Aye
J. Lobdell
Aye

E.

Consider and Approve the Student and Parent Handbooks for TEACH Prep Elementary, TEACH Academy of Technologies and TEACH Tech Charter High School

A. Dragon made a motion to Approve the Student and Parent Handbooks for each school.
M. Maye seconded the motion.

Beth spoke on this agenda item and explained that the handbooks were updated annually with a new welcome page and any new school policies, as well as required compliance language.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Maye
Aye
J. Lobdell
Aye
C. Sandoval
Absent
C. Guardado
Absent
A. Dragon
Aye

F.

Consider and Approve the Contract with Charter Impact

M. Maye made a motion to Approve the contract with Charter Impact.
A. Dragon seconded the motion.

Mr. Brown described our current relationship with Charter Impact and the services they provide and explained that the contract was a continuation of those services. He also explained that we would not be using Procurify so that portion of last year's contract would not continue. Board Member Lobdell commented that he was glad that Mr. Brown was able to identify cost savings.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Guardado
Absent
A. Dragon
Aye
J. Lobdell
Aye
C. Sandoval
Absent
M. Maye
Aye

G.

Enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with LACOE

M. Maye made a motion to Enter into the Memorandum of Agreement with LACOE.
A. Dragon seconded the motion.

Mr. Brown explained the purpose of the MOA with LACOE and explained the process and that we were still addressing redline items within the contract. The MOA is attached as materials. 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Sandoval
Absent
M. Maye
Aye
C. Guardado
Absent
A. Dragon
Aye
J. Lobdell
Aye

H.

Approval of the Resolution to Submit the TEACH Tech Charter High School Renewal Petition

A. Dragon made a motion to Approve the Resolution to Submit the TEACH Tech Charter High School Renewal Petition.
M. Maye seconded the motion.

Mr. Brown reviewed the petition process, the timeline and our target submission date.  He also reminded the board that they must complete the due diligence and questionnaire and submit an updated resume.  Board Member Lobdell noted that the reminder was agendized in closing items.  Beth added that each board member was sent the forms and has asked for them to be returned complete by the end of July. 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Sandoval
Absent
M. Maye
Aye
J. Lobdell
Aye
C. Guardado
Absent
A. Dragon
Aye

I.

Approve the Corrected Academic Calendar

M. Maye made a motion to Approve the Corrected Academic Calendar.
A. Dragon seconded the motion.

Beth gave an updated Academic calendar which corrected one minor error in the earlier version- that the 12 month employees would not be required to work January 4-8.  She emphasized that this correction did not impact student days, PD days or any other aspect of the work calendar. 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Guardado
Absent
M. Maye
Aye
J. Lobdell
Aye
C. Sandoval
Absent
A. Dragon
Aye

J.

Consider and Approve Annual Contracts for Transportation Services and Special Education Services for TEACH Prep, TEACH Academy of Technologies and TEACH Tech Charter HIgh School

A. Dragon made a motion to Approve the Annual Contracts for Transportation Services and Special Education Services for each of the schools.
M. Maye seconded the motion.

Matt Brown gave details about the transportation contract with FCOC and the Special Education Services contract. Materials attached.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Guardado
Absent
A. Dragon
Aye
C. Sandoval
Absent
M. Maye
Aye
J. Lobdell
Aye

IV. Closing Items

A.

Announcement: Board Due Diligence and Questionnaires Due

Beth reminded the board to complete the documents for the High School Renewal.

B.

Board or Public Comment

Board Member Lobdell noted that the staff morale appears to be high, and that the schools looked ready to have a successful school year. 

C.

The Next Regular Board Meeting will be held on August 25, 2026

D.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:24 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Lobdell
Documents used during the meeting
None