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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Thursday, November 17, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Internet Streamed (Via Zoom and Granicus Live Manager) and Broadcasted -  
KDOL-TV (Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T Channel 99)  
Charter Matters Committee  
Mike Hutchinson, Chairperson  
Clifford Thompson, Member  
Gary Yee, Member  
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eComment is a public record.  
A. Call to Order  
B. Roll Call  
Chairperson Mike Hutchinson called the November 17, 2022, Charter Matters  
Committee Meeting to order at 6:05 P.M.  
Present  
Absent  
2 - Chairperson Mike Hutchinson  
Director Clifford Thompson  
1 - Director Gary Yee  
C. Speaker Request Cards/Modification(s) To Agenda  
Submission of Speaker Cards in the traditional manner is N/A, given this  
meeting is Virtual, during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. See the  
above NOTICE - EXCLUSIVELY VIRTUAL MEETING - for instructions on  
how to request to speak during this meeting.  
Modification(s) to the Agenda, by the Charter Committee, allows for any  
change in the printed Order of Business including, but not limited to, an  
announcement that an Item or Legislative File will be considered out of  
Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has been withdrawn,  
postponed, rescheduled or "pulled" or taken off of the General Consent  
Report for separate discussion and/or possible action.  
None  
D. Adoption of Committee Minutes  
D.-1  
22-2630  
Minutes - Charter Matters Committee – September 22, 2022  
Adoption by the Charter Matters Committee of its Meeting Minutes of  
September 22, 2022.  
22-2630 Minutes - Charter Matters Committee – September  
22, 2022  
Attachments:  
Public Comment - None  
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Chairperson  
Hutchinson, that the September 22, 2022, Charter Matters Committee  
Meeting Minutes be Adopted. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Aye:  
Absent:  
2 - Chairperson Mike Hutchinson  
Director Clifford Thompson  
1 - Director Gary Yee  
Enactment No: 22-1950  
E. Adoption of the Committee General Consent Report  
"Adoption of the Committee General Consent Report" means that all items  
appearing under this topic are approved in one motion unless a Member of  
the Committee requests that an item be removed and voted on separately or  
otherwise acted upon. Generally, these items are routine in nature, and are  
acted upon in one motion to conserve time and permit focus on  
other-than-routine legislative items on the agenda.  
None  
F.  
Unfinished Business  
None  
G. New Business  
G.-1  
22-2633  
Report/Update - Charter Renewal Guidance - Charter School Site  
Visits - Office of Charter Schools  
An Oral Report to the Charter Matters Committee by Director, Office of  
Charter Schools, or designee, on the follow matters:  
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Updates on Charter School Renewal Guidance from the California  
Department of Education (CDE).  
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Charter School Site Visits.  
Director Krag-Arnold, Charter Schools Office, gave a report on Charter  
Renewal Guidance and OUSD Charter School Site Visits.  
Charter Renewal Guidance - California Department of Education updated the  
Charter Renewal Guidance on October 13, 2022 that will be in effect until  
June 2024.  
OUSD Charter School Site Visits - The Charter Schools Office visited 28  
Charter School Sites for Fall 2022.  
Key observations from site visits are:  
- Staffing shortages at Charter School Sites.  
- Students utilizing technology received during the Covid pandemic, such as  
chromebooks during classroom instruction.  
Formal OUSD Charter School Site Visits will begin in Spring of 2023.  
Director Krag-Arnold responded to comments and questions from the  
Committee.  
Discussion: Director Thompson, Chairperson Hutchinson  
Public Comment: Holly Smith, Shelly Weintraub  
Discussed and Closed  
Enactment No:  
G.-2  
22-2634  
Report/Update – Proposition 39 Applicants - Office of Charter  
Schools  
A Report to the Charter Matters Committee by Director, Office of  
Charter Schools, or designee, on an overview of Proposition 39 and a  
review of the 2023 - 24 Proposition 39 Applicants.  
22-2634 Presentation - Report/Update – Proposition 39  
Applicants - Office of Charter Schools  
Attachments:  
22-2634 Memorandum - Report/Update – Proposition 39  
Applicants - Office of Charter Schools  
Deputy Director Thomas, Charter School Office, gave a brief summary of  
Proposition 39, provided a list of Proposition 39 applicants, and discussed  
the annual deadlines for Proposition 39 Applicants. Deputy Director Thomas  
responded to questions and comments from the Committee.  
Discussion: Director Thompson, Chairperson Hutchinson  
Public Comment: Michael McDaniel, Emily Filloy, Ismael Armendariz  
G.-3  
22-2632  
Visioning and Goal Setting - Charter Matters Committee  
A Presentation to the Charter Matters Committee by Dr. Carmella  
Franco, Consultant, on Charter Matters Committee Visioning and Goal  
Setting for the 2022 - 23 School Year.  
22-2632 Presentation - Visioning and Goal Setting - Charter  
Matters Committee (11/17/2022)  
Attachments:  
Dr. Carmella Franco, Board Consultant, gave a presentation on Visioning and  
Goal Setting for the Charter Matters Committee and had a discussion with the  
Committee Members.  
Dr. Carmella Franco and Charter School Office staff will gather the feedback  
from the visioning and goal setting discussion with Committee Members to  
develop a draft vision statement for the Charter Matters Committee at a future  
Charter Matters Committee Meeting.  
Discussion: Director Thompson, Chairperson Hutchinson  
Public Comment: None  
H. Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Committee  
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Public, for three minutes per person, or less, depending on the number of  
speakers, to directly address the Committee on any item of interest to a  
member of the Public that is not on the current agenda, but is within the  
subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Minutes are not transferrable  
from speaker to speaker. This item is limited to a total of thirty (30) minutes.  
The Committee may not discuss or take any action on a non-agenda item not  
appearing on the posted agenda for this meeting, except the Committee or  
staff may briefly respond to a statement made or questions posed by a  
member of the public, as authorized by law. In addition, on their own initiative  
or in response to questions posed by the public, a member of the Committee  
or its staff may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement,  
or make a brief report of his or her own activities.  
H.-1  
22-2631  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject  
Matter Jurisdiction of the Charter Matters Committee - Up To 30  
Minutes – November 17, 2022  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Charter Matters Committee - Up To 30 Minutes -  
November 17, 2022.  
Michael McDaniel, Emily Filloy  
Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  
I.  
Introduction of New Legislative Matter  
This section of the Agenda is devoted to the introduction of new legislative  
matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the committee by a Committee  
member or Members of the Public.  
None  
J.  
Adjournment  
Chairperson Hutchinson adjourned the Meeting at 8:11 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: