Oakland Unified School District

Board of Education

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Oakland, CA 94607

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Meeting Minutes Long - Final

Thursday, April 25, 2024

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

Clifford Thompson, Chairperson

VanCedric Williams, Member

Valarie Bachelor, 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 name and click on the “In Progress” link under Video or go to the

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NOTICE - MEDIA/MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND

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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

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 Clifford Thompson called the April 25, 2024, Charter Matters

Committee Meeting to order at 5:05 P.M.

B. Roll Call

Present

3 - Director Valarie Bachelor

Director VanCedric Williams

Director Clifford Thompson

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

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24-0410

Minutes - Charter Matters Committee – December 7, 2023

Adoption by the Charter Matters Committee of its Meeting Minutes

of December 7, 2024.

24-0410 Minutes - Charter Matters Committee –

December 7, 2023

Attachments:

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Director Bachelor, seconded by Director

Thompson, that the December 9, 2024, Charter Matters Committee

Meeting Minutes, be Adopted. The motion carried by the following

vote:

Aye:

3 - Director Valarie Bachelor

Director VanCedric Williams

Director Clifford Thompson

Enactment No: 24-0876

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24-1052

Minutes - Charter Matters Committee – February 22, 2024

Adoption by the Charter Matters Committee of its Meeting Minutes

of February 22, 2024.

24-1052 Minutes - Charter Matters Committee – February

22, 2024

Attachments:

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Director Bachelor, seconded by Director

Williams, that the February 22, 2024, Charter Matters Committee

Meeting Minutes, be Adopted. The motion carried by the following

vote:

Aye:

3 - Director Valarie Bachelor

Director VanCedric Williams

Director Clifford Thompson

Enactment No: 24-0877

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

Unfinished Business

None

G. New Business

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24-1054

Charter School Spotlight - American Indian Public Charter

School (AIPCS) II - Office of Charter Schools

Charter School Spotlight Presentation to the Charters Matters

Committee by American Indian Public Charter (AIPCS) II.

24-1054 Presentation - Charter School Spotlight -

American Indian Public Charter School (AIPCS) II - Office

of Charter Schools (4/25/2024)

Attachments:

24-1054 Memorandum - Charter School Spotlight -

American Indian Public Charter School (AIPCS) II - Office

of Charter Schools (4/25/2024)

Superintendent Maya Woods Cadiz, AIMS College Preparatory District,

gave the Charter School Spotlight Presentation to the Charters Matters

Committee on American Indian Public Charter (AIPCS) II. Natalie Glass,

AIPCS II Administrator, and Kayla Pho, AIMS Student Body President,

provided additional information to the AIPCS II Charter School Spotlight

presentation. Superintendent Woods-Cadiz responded to comments and

questions from the Committee.

Discussion - Directors Williams, Bachelor, Chairperson Thompson

Public Comment - 1. Suzen Chu, 2. Assata Olugbala

Presentation Made; Discussed

G.-2

24-1055

Report - Charter School Enrollment Data for 2023 - 2024 and

2022 - 2023 - Office of Charter Schools

A Report to the Charter Matters Committee by Executive Director,

Charter School Office, or designee, on 2023 - 2024 Charter School

Enrollment data (not yet certified) for OUSD Authorized and

Non-OUSD Authorized Charter Schools and a review of the 2022 -

2023 Subgroup data for OUSD Authorized Charter Schools.

24-1055 Presentation - Report - Charter School Enrollment

Data for 2023 - 2024 and 2022 - 2023 - Office of Charter

Schools (4/25/2024)

Attachments:

24-1055 Memorandum - Report - Charter School

Enrollment Data for 2023 - 2024 and 2022 - 2023 - Office

of Charter Schools (4/25/2024)

Kristy Lu, Analytics Specialist, Office of Charter Schools, gave a

presentation on 2023 - 2024 Charter School Enrollment data, and

responded to comments and questions from the Committee. Kelly

Krag-Arnold, Director, Office of Charter Schools provided additional

information to Committee Member's comments and questions.

Discussion - Directors Bachelor, Williams, Chairperson Thompson

Director Bachelor requested that Charter School presentations provided

English Language Learners that have special needs.

Public Comment - 1. Assata Olugbala, 2. Kim Davis

Discussed

Enactment No:

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.

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24-1053

Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject

Matter Jurisdiction of the Charter Matters Committee - Up To

30 Minutes – April 25, 2024

Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject

Matter Jurisdiction of the Charter Matters Committee - Up To 30

Minutes - April 25, 2024.

1. Assata Olugbala, 2. Kim Davis

Assata Olugbala raised a concern on Charter Schools that share a campus

with a Public School.

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.

No formal legislative proposals were introduced; however, the following

speakers made suggestions for future Committee Meeting topics:

Kim Davis:

- Recommended the Committee discuss Board Policies related to Charter

Matters.

Assata Olugbala:

- Recommended a Charter School policy that requires Charter Schools to

submit Safety Plans to the District.

Adjournment

Chairperson Thompson adjourned the Meeting at 6:58 P.M.

Prepared By:

Approved By: