A. Awayan, parent leader made a public comment for Board and staff to consider creating a neighborhood code of conduct to add to the family handbook. It has already been distributed in multiple languages to Carolyn Campus families, in addition to distributing it in homework packets.

H. Liu presented the update. J. Schorr congratulated H. Liu and the team for the school's retention numbers and strategies being implemented.

E. Wood presented this item.

E. Wood presented this item, and noted that student survey data did not fully align with previous years--attributed possibly to timing of the survey, and fidelity of implementation.

E. Wood presented the 2026-27 LCAP. There hasn't been major changes since April. 

J. Lui presented the April financials. There were no questions from the Board.

J. Lui presented the LLC financials. There were no questions from the Board.

E. Wood presented this item. The school is recommending renewing the contract. ExEd serves as de factor CFO and provides additional services such as Accounts Receivable, Payroll, etc. We negotiated a slight transition discount when our account representative changed.

Y. Yeh pointed out that one slide shows the ExED fee as a percentage of Yu Ming's budget, and that it is lower for next year.

E. Wood presented this item. Our current provider CharterSafe's fees have gone up, and became untenable. The school is recommending switching to MMA, which will yield over $100,000. The slightly lower coverage is appropriate based on our risk profile. It's a one-year commitment.

Y. Yeh commented that the finance committee considered the property coverage appropriate. J. Henry asked for clarification on data protection.

J. Lui presented the 2026-27 budget. Board members asked questions, including about enrollment projections and decreased fundraising.

E. Wood presented this item. Procedural provisions have been removed from the policies, and Board and Treasurer approval thresholds have been revised.

J. Henry presented this item, inviting to approve a term renewal for J. Schorr.

J. Jackson presented the enrollment update. 

There was a public comment about a concern expressed by some families in the African Diaspora at the San Leandro Campus about lack of engagement of their community in that area. 

Board questions and comments included a note about enrollment issues with siblings (e.g. one sibling being admitted and not the other) and engagement of specific communities (e.g. Yemenis).

J. Schorr introduced this item, proposing a new framework for the board's self-evaluation, and asked for feedback. There was a suggestion to add a question about having appropriate committees to carry out Yu Ming's strategic priorities.

The Board met in closed session to conduct the CEO performance evaluation and to confer regarding negotiations with the Yu Ming Educators Union. The closed session started at 5:57 pm.

The board reconvened at 6:30 pm. No reportable action was taken in closed session.

J. Schorr presented this item. Board members have reviewed the agreement and discussed it in closed session.