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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Thursday, February 27, 2025  
5:00 PM  
Committee Room, KDOL TV Studio, B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314  
East 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94606-2291, Internet - Zoom & Granicus;  
Broadcasted - KDOL-TV (Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T Channel 99)  
Charter Matters Committee  
Rachel Latta, Chairperson  
VanCedric Williams, Member  
Clifford Thompson, Member  
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NOTICE - MEDIA/MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND  
AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY  
Members of the media and the public may attend and participate in the  
Committee meeting in-person in the Committee Room, KDOL TV Studio,  
B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA  
94606-2291 or virtually as described herein.  
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MEETING PROCEDURES  
All Committee meetings shall begin on time and shall be guided by an  
Agenda prepared in accordance with Board Bylaws and posted and  
distributed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (open meeting  
requirements) and other applicable laws.  
BOARD BYLAW 9130 - CHARTER MATTERS COMMITTEE CHARGE OR  
RESPONSIBILITIES  
Charter Matters – This committee shall make recommendations to the Board  
relating to Charter Schools and review and recommend charter board  
members from among applicants for approval by the Board.  
Recommendations may include, but are not limited to, charter school  
authorization and renewal decisions, with guidance and review from the  
Superintendent or her designee, potential advice to Oakland’s state  
legislative delegation regarding state policies regarding charter schools, land  
use decisions involving charter schools, the process for authorizing,  
renewing, or evaluating OUSD-authorized charter schools, and material  
revisions to existing charters. The committee shall also receive presentations  
from the Office of Charter Schools related to effective charter oversight and  
authorization.  
A. Call to Order  
Chairperson Rachel Latta called the February 27, 2025, Charter Matters  
Committee Meeting to order at 5:06 P.M.  
B. Roll Call  
Present  
3 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Rachel Latta  
C. Speaker Request Cards/Modification(s) To Agenda  
A request to speak at this Committee Meeting, may be made in-person or  
virtually as stated in this Agenda.  
Modification(s) to the Agenda, by the Charter Matters 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 Committee General  
Consent Report for separate discussion and/or possible action.  
None  
D. Adoption of Committee Minutes  
D.-1  
25-0433  
Minutes - Charter Matters Committee – January 23, 2025  
Adoption by the Charter Matters Committee of its Meeting Minutes of  
January 23, 2025.  
25-0433 Minutes - Charter Matters Committee – January 23,  
2025  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Director Williams, seconded by Director  
Thompson, the January 23, 2025 Charter Matters Committee Meeting  
Minutes, be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Aye:  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Rachel Latta  
Enactment No: 25-0328  
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  
25-0468  
Charter Matters Committee - Charter School Spotlight - Latitude  
High School - Office of Charter Schools  
Charter School Spotlight Presentation to the Charters Matters Committee  
by Latitude High School.  
25-0468 Presentation - Charter Matters Committee - Charter  
School Spotlight - Latitude High School - Office of Charter  
Schools  
Attachments:  
25-0468 Memorandum - Charter Matters Committee -  
Charter School Spotlight - Latitude High School - Office of  
Charter Schools  
Lillian Hsu and Javier Torres, Administrators, Latitude High School, gave the  
Charter School Spotlight on Latitude High School and responded to  
comments and questions from the Committee.  
Discussion - Directors Thompson, Williams, Chairperson Latta  
Public Comment - 1. Lisa Kelly, 2. Carlos Cabana, 3. John Overstreet, 4.  
Darolyn Davis, 5. Erm Clinda Godinez, 6. Christina Overstreet, 7. Karen  
Velasquez, 8. Nayeli Corado, 9. Najid Smith, 10. Abrar Ahmed, 11. Rich  
Harrison  
Presentation Made; Discussed  
G.-2  
25-0470  
Charter Matters Committee - Proposition 39 Offers - Charters  
Renewal Appeals - Office of Charter Schools  
A verbal report to the Charter Matters Committee by Director, Office of  
Charter Schools, or designee, on the following matter:  
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Proposition 39 Applications for 2025-2026, and  
Status update on Fall 2024 Charters Renewal Appeals.  
Kelly Krag-Arnold, Director, Charter Schools Office, gave a report on  
Proposition 39 Applications for 2025-2026, and Status update on Fall 2024  
Charters Renewal Appeals. Director Krag-Arnold responded to comments  
and questions from the Committee.  
Discussion - Director Thompson  
Public Comment - None  
Discussed and Closed  
Enactment No:  
G.-3  
25-0132A  
Charter Matters Committee - Work Plan - 2025 Calendar Year  
A discussion and possible Adoption by the Charter Matters Committee of  
its Work Plan for Calendar Year 2025.  
25-0132A Charter Matters Committee - Work Plan - 2025  
Calendar Year  
Attachments:  
Chairperson Latta opened the floor for discussion of the Charter Matters  
Committee Work Plan for Calendar Year 2025. Following the discussion, the  
Committee considered the Committee's Work Plan as reflected in the  
attachment.  
Discussion - Directors Thompson, Williams, Chairperson Latta  
Public Comment - 1. Kim Davis  
A motion was made by Director Williams, seconded by Director  
Thompson, that the Charter Matters Committee Work Plan for  
Calendar Year 2025, be Adopted. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Rachel Latta  
Enactment No: 25-0329  
H. Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Committee  
This section of the agenda provides an opportunity for a member of the  
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  
25-0469  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject  
Matter Jurisdiction of the Charter Matters Committee - Up To 30  
Minutes – February 27, 2025  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Charter Matters Committee - Up To 30 Minutes -  
February 27, 2025.  
25-0469 Public Comment - Rich Harrison  
Attachments:  
1. Kim Davis, 2. Rich Harrison (a Member of the public, gave a preview of  
upcoming Charter Spotlight and provided document attached herein)  
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.  
1. Rich Harrison (provided document attached herein)  
25-0794  
Introduction of New Legislative Matter - Assembly Bill (AB) 1062 -  
Rich Harrison  
Introduction of New Legislative Matter, Assembly Bill (AB) 1062 - Local  
Control Funding Formula: Concentration Grants: Charter Schools: Waiver  
by Rich Harrison.  
25-0794 Introduction of New Legislative Matter - Assembly  
Bill (AB) 1062 - Local Control Funding Formula:  
Concentration Grants: Charter Schools: Waiver - Rich  
Harrison  
Attachments:  
Introduced As New Matter  
J.  
Adjournment  
Chairperson Latta adjourned the Meeting at 6:35 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: