Board of Directors Regular Meeting Minutes

February 26, 2026, 4:30-6:30 PM

Minutes Approved

Yu Ming Charter School

Minutes

Board of Directors Regular Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday February 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Location

In person (CHE Campus): 2501 Chestnut Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Zoom Meeting (see info below)
Teleconference Location 1 (MLK Campus): 675 41st Street, Oakland, CA 94609
Teleconference Location 2 (CAR Campus): 16244 Carolyn Street, San Leandro, CA 94578
Teleconference Location 3 (ADE Campus): 1000 42nd Street, Oakland, CA 94608
Teleconference Location 4: 255 9th Avenue, Business Center, Oakland, CA 94606

The Board of Directors (“Board”) and employees of the Yu Ming Charter School shall meet in person and via the Zoom meeting platform. Members of the public who wish to access this Board meeting remotely may do so at:

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Directors Present

D. Stinfil, D. Wan, J. Schorr, K. Ferguson, K. Maxey II, R. Lee, S. Williams-Zou, Y. Yeh

Directors Absent

J. Henry, J. Jackson

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

D. Wan, K. Maxey II

Guests Present

B. Badillo (remote), C. Pascual (remote), E. Wood (remote), M. Andrejko, S. Wang

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

J. Schorr called a meeting of the board of directors of Yu Ming Charter School to order on Thursday Feb 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM.

B. Record Attendance and Guests

C. Approve Agenda

D. Wan arrived at 4:36 PM.

D. Stinfil made a motion to approve the agenda.

R. Lee seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
R. Lee	Aye
K. Maxey II	Absent
J. Henry	Absent
K. Ferguson	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
D. Wan	Aye
D. Stinfil	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
J. Jackson	Absent
S. Williams-Zou	Aye

II. Invitation to the Public to Address the Board

A. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

There were no public comment on non-agenda items.

III. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Consent Agenda

D. Stinfil made a motion to approve the consent agenda.

D. Wan seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
K. Maxey II	Absent
S. Williams-Zou	Aye
K. Ferguson	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
J. Jackson	Absent
J. Schorr	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
J. Henry	Absent
D. Wan	Aye
D. Stinfil	Aye

B. Dec 11 Regular Meeting Minutes

D. Stinfil made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 12-11-25.

D. Wan seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
D. Wan	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
K. Maxey II	Absent
J. Henry	Absent
J. Jackson	Absent
S. Williams-Zou	Aye
K. Ferguson	Aye
D. Stinfil	Aye
R. Lee	Aye

C. Jan 22 Special Meeting Minutes

D. Stinfil made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors Special Meeting on 01-22-26.

D. Wan seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Jackson	Absent
K. Ferguson	Aye
D. Wan	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
J. Henry	Absent
D. Stinfil	Aye
S. Williams-Zou	Aye
K. Maxey II	Absent

D. November & December Check Registers

E. Form 700 Update (Due April 1)

F. Updated Conflict of Interest Code

G. Revised School Safety Plan

IV. Items of Business

A. CLOSED SESSION - Conference with Labor Negotiators

The closed session started at 4:41 pm.

K. Maxey II arrived at 4:42 PM.

B. OPEN SESSION - Review of Action Items from Closed Session

The board reconvened to open session at 4:53 pm.

C. Public Hearing: YMCS’s Proposal for Negotiating a Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement with YMEU

J. Schorr made a motion to approve YMCS's proposal.

D. Stinfil seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
S. Williams-Zou	Aye
J. Henry	Absent
D. Wan	Aye
K. Ferguson	Aye
D. Stinfil	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
J. Jackson	Absent
R. Lee	Aye
K. Maxey II	Aye

D. Public Hearing: YMEU’s Proposal for Negotiating a Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement with YMCS

Y. Fang represented the YMEU and presented the proposal for negotiating the collective bargaining agreement with YMCS.

J. Schorr made a motion to vote on opening bargaining, given the YMEU and YMCS proposals.

K. Ferguson seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
S. Williams-Zou	Aye
D. Stinfil	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
J. Henry	Absent
K. Maxey II	Aye
J. Jackson	Absent
J. Schorr	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
D. Wan	Aye
K. Ferguson	Aye

V. Chief Executive Officer Report, Including:

A. Strategic Planning Update

S. Wang presented Yu Ming's California dashboard in the context of our strategic planning priorities, including intensifying support for English Learners.

B. 2025-26 LCAP Mid-year Update & Budget Overview for Parents

E. Wood presented this item.

C. Approval of Letter Informing CharterSafe of Intent to Potentially Withdraw

E. Wood presented this item. This letter is a required step in order to look into other insurance providers than CharterSafe.

D. Wan made a motion to approve the letter.

K. Maxey II seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
D. Stinfil	Aye
J. Henry	Absent
J. Jackson	Absent
R. Lee	Aye
K. Ferguson	Aye
D. Wan	Aye
K. Maxey II	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
S. Williams-Zou	Aye

D. Immigration Enforcement Policy

E. Wood presented this item, noting there are additional internal procedures in place to implement the response to immigration enforcement.

K. Maxey II made a motion to approve the policy.

D. Stinfil seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
D. Stinfil	Aye
D. Wan	Aye
J. Henry	Absent
R. Lee	Aye
J. Jackson	Absent
S. Williams-Zou	Aye
K. Ferguson	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
K. Maxey II	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye

VI. Finance Committee

A. December Financial Report

E. Wood presented the financial report.

B. LLC Quarterly Financial Report

All facilities expenses are being reconciled, and paid through the loan, on the LLC side.

C. 2nd Interim Report

The 2nd interim report will be presented to the Board post-submission at the April meeting.

D. Resolution on Fiscal Reserve for Recruitment and Retention of Highly Qualified Teachers

Y. Yeh presented this item setting aside $100,000 to pay for anything above and beyond regular visa and hiring expenses. It aims to make visible the Board's intention to support our staff.

R. Lee made a motion to approve the resolution.

K. Ferguson seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Henry	Absent
K. Maxey II	Aye
J. Jackson	Absent
J. Schorr	Aye
S. Williams-Zou	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
K. Ferguson	Aye
D. Stinfil	Aye
D. Wan	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye

VII. Audit Committee

A. Approval of Independent Auditor Selection for 2026-27

R. Lee presented this item.

R. Lee made a motion to approve the auditor selection for next year to remain Christy White.

Y. Yeh seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
R. Lee	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
Y. Yeh	Aye
S. Williams-Zou	Aye
J. Henry	Absent
K. Maxey II	Aye
K. Ferguson	Aye
D. Wan	Aye
J. Jackson	Absent
D. Stinfil	Aye

VIII. Enrollment and Diversity Committee

A. Committee Update

E. Wood presented the update.

IX. Other Items of Business

A. Approval of CEO Goals

J. Schorr introduced this item.

K. Maxey II made a motion to approve the CEO goals.

K. Ferguson seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
K. Maxey II	Aye
J. Schorr	Aye
R. Lee	Aye
J. Jackson	Absent
Y. Yeh	Aye
J. Henry	Absent
K. Ferguson	Aye
D. Stinfil	Aye
D. Wan	Aye
S. Williams-Zou	Aye

B. CLOSED SESSION: Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code Section 54957)

The closed session started at 6:21pm.

C. OPEN SESSION - Review of Action Items from Closed Session

The closed session ended at 6:32 pm. No action was taken.

X. Closing Items

A. Review of Action Items and Future Agenda Items

B. Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:34 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

J. Schorr

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 changed without prior notice.
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Members of the public are welcome to speak on any agenda or non-agenda items so long as the matter pertains to the domain and jurisdiction of the school board. Public testimony on non-agenda items will be heard at the opening of the meeting. Public testimony on agenda items will take place as each item is presented. The Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Requests for disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in this public meeting should be made 24 hours prior to the meeting by calling (510) 326-1048. All efforts will be made for reasonable accommodations. The agenda and public documents can be modified upon request as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
A copy of the written materials which will be submitted to the Board may be reviewed by any interested persons on the Yu Ming Charter School’s website along with this agenda following the posting of the agenda at least 72 hours in advance of this meeting.

For more information concerning this agenda or to receive access to materials relating to this meeting, please contact Yu Ming Charter School at (510) 452-2063 or office@yumingschool.org.