Preliminary Meeting Notes for February 4, 2025

Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS) preliminary meeting minutes (notes) for February 4, 2025.

Advisory Commission on Charter Schools
Preliminary Meeting Notes

An Advisory Body to the California State Board of Education

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, CA 95814

Commissioners

Helio Brasil
Andrew Crowe
Todd Finnell
Erika Jones
Derek King
Susan Park1
Matt Taylor
Mike Walsh

California State Board of Education Liaisons

Cynthia Glover Woods (absent)
Sharon Olken

Principal Staff

Craig Heimbichner, Education Administrator, California Department of Education

Agenda

Call to Order

Commissioner Walsh called the meeting to order at approximately 10 a.m.

Salute to Flag

Welcome and Introductions

Review and Adoption of Previous Meeting Notes/Minutes (Action)

Meeting Notes for December 10, 2024

Action: Commissioner Brasil moved approval of minutes.

Commissioner King seconded the motion.

Yes votes: Commissioners Brasil, Finnell, Jones, King, Taylor, and Walsh
No votes: None
Absences: None
Abstentions: Commissioners Crowe and Park
Recusals: None

The motion passed unanimously.

Public Comment

Agenda Items

Item 01

Subject: Petition for the Renewal of a Charter School Authorized by the California State Board of Education: Consideration of Altus Schools South Bay.

Recommendation: The California Department of Education (CDE) proposes to recommend that the California State Board of Education (SBE) approve the Altus Schools South Bay's (Charter School’s) renewal petition for a term of five years, beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2030.

The CDE proposes the following technical amendments as a condition of approving the Charter School’s renewal petition:

The Charter School will revise its suspension policy to remove willful defiance from the list of offenses to align with California Education Code sections 48900 and 48900.2.
The Charter School will revise its process for administering the Home Language Survey such that the Home Language Survey will be administered to a student enrolling in the Charter School if it is the student’s initial enrollment in a California public school.

Action: Commissioner King moved for recommendation to the SBE of the CDE staff recommendation.

Commissioner Finnell seconded the motion.

Yes votes: Commissioners Brasil, Crowe, Finnell, King, Park, Taylor, and Walsh
No votes: Commissioner Jones
Absences: None
Abstentions: None
Recusals: None

The motion passed by a vote of seven to one.

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Adjournment of Meeting

Commissioner Walsh adjourned the meeting at approximately 11:10 a.m.

1Represents the State Superintendent of Public Instruction