TEACH Public Schools

Minutes

TEACH, Inc. Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday April 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Location

Board Meeting Access Locations CA:

Alternate Public Access Locations:

 

TEACH Elementary 

8505 S Western Ave 

Los Angeles, CA 90047

 

TEACH Tech Charter High School

10616 S Western Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90047

 

3680 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles CA 90010

 

3740 S Crenshaw Blvd. 

Los Angeles, CA 90016

 

1340 W 106th St.

Los Angeles, CA 90044

 

and via zoom at:

 

Topic: TEACH Regular Board Meeting
Time: Apr 29, 2025 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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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.
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board may request assistance by contacting TEACH Public Schools during normal business hours at as far in advance as possible, but no later than 24 hours before the meeting.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact TEACH Public Schools, 1846 W. Imperial Highway. Los Angeles, CA 90047; phone: 323-872-0808; fax 323-389-4898.
www.teachpublicschools.org

 

 

 

Directors Present

A. Dragon (remote), C. Sandoval (remote), J. Lobdell (remote), M. Maye (remote), S. Burrows (remote)

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

B. Bulgeron (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

C. Sandoval called a meeting of the board of directors of TEACH Public Schools to order on Tuesday Apr 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM.

C.

Public Comment

There was no public comment.

II. Consent Items

A.

Approve the Current Agenda and the Minutes from the March 25, 2025 Regular Board Meeting

J. Lobdell made a motion to approve the minutes from March 25, 2025 meeting and the current agenda TEACH Regular Board Meeting on 03-25-25.
M. Maye seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Lobdell
Aye
C. Sandoval
Aye
M. Maye
Aye
S. Burrows
Aye
A. Dragon
Aye

III. Items for Potential Action

A.

Financial Report

Richard McNeel gave the financial report. He reported on meeting all key indicators, reviewed each school's current financials compared to budget, and explained the impact of lower enrollment at the high school.  Complete report is attached to the meeting materials.  

B.

Expatiate Special Education Services Presentation

Matt Brown introduced the special education services option and explained the need and how this contract could be a potential solution and way to save money while providing more congruent services to students.  Nathan Mohassesi, a company rep, gave more details about the services they provide.  Board members asked questions about the current number of aides and resource teachers and what would happen if the personnel selected by the vendor was not a good fit.  Mohassesi provided clarification.  Matt explained that this is something TEACH might bring before the board again if they decide to move forward. 

C.

Presentation on Interim Verified Data and Key State Indicators- Interim Predictors, State Comparisons, Average Daily Attendance, Chronic Absenteeism and Students On-Track to Graduate on Time.

The interim data was presented by Beth and she reviewed the iReady and NWEA data from the current testing administration and compared it to historical SBAC from the last three years and compared it to performance targets set by leadership.  The full presentation is attached to the materials. 

D.

Report on Progress on Goals by the CEO

Dr. Carranza presented on his goals related to building a curriculum map.  He stated the Principals used FAIB instead of identifying power standards and then correlated those to the curriculum map.  Bridgette added that she focused on standards and what was being taught and when it was being taught to ensure consistency at her school.  She stated that she checked with Ms Torres and created a guide for unit lesson plans.  Mr. Thompson stated that they used priority standards aligned to FIAB to create unit maps that were aligned to the overall curriculum map.

E.

Closed Session Item: Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Government Code § 54957(b)(1)) Title: Chief Executive Officer

S. Burrows made a motion to Go into closed session.
J. Lobdell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
A. Dragon
Aye
C. Sandoval
Aye
M. Maye
Aye
J. Lobdell
Aye
S. Burrows
Aye

IV. Closing Items

A.

Board or Public Comment

The board took no action in closed session.  There was no board or public comment.

B.

Announcement- Board Recruitment Committee

Beth announced the formation of a Board Recruitment Committee and Austin and Cecilia volunteered.

C.

Upcoming Meeting Date: May 27, 2025 at 5 pm

D.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:57 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. Sandoval
Documents used during the meeting
  • 2025_03_25_board_meeting_minutes.pdf
  • FY24-25 Financials as of 03.31.25 Close.pdf
  • upcoming data presentation.pptx
  • CEO Goal #3 Update Curriculum Map 2024-2025.pdf
  • Goal Description for Goal 3.docx