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Final Meeting Notes for April 7, 2020

Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS) final meeting minutes for April 7, 2020.

Advisory Commission on Charter Schools

An Advisory Body to the State Board of Education

Final Meeting Notes

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 1101
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901

Commission Members

  • Jared Austin
  • Esau Berumen
  • Cameron Curry
  • Stephanie Farland 1
  • Gayle Garbolino-Mojica
  • Erika Jones
  • Wesley Sever
  • Brent Walmsley
  • Mike Walsh

1Represents the State Superintendent of Public Instruction

State Board of Education Liaison Members

  • Sue Burr
  • Vacant

Principal Staff

  • Carrie Lopes, Education Administrator I, California Department of Education (CDE)
  • Makenna Huey, Staff Services Manager I, CDE

Agenda

Call to Order
  • Commissioner Sever called the meeting to order at approximately 9:32 a.m.
Salute to Flag
Welcome and Introductions
Review and Adoption of Meeting Notes

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Action: Commissioner Garbolino-Mojica moved approval of minutes.

Commissioner Walsh seconded the motion.

Yes votes: Commissioners Austin, Berumen, Farland, Garbolino-Mojica, Jones, Sever, Walmsley, and Walsh
No votes: None
Members absent: Commissioner Curry
Abstentions: None

The motion passed unanimously.

Public Comment

Agenda Items

Item 01

Subject: Consideration of Requests for Determination of Funding as Required for Noncalssroom-Based Charter Schools Pursuant to California Education Code sections 47612.5 and 47634.2, and Associated California Code of Regulations, Title 5.

CDE Recommendation: The CDE proposes to recommend that the State Board of Education (SBE) approve the determination of funding requests at the percentages and for the time periods specified for the nonclassroom-based (NCB) charter schools listed on Attachment 1.

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

Commissioner Garbolino-Mojica seconded the motion.

Yes votes: Commissioners Austin, Berumen, Farland, Garbolino-Mojica, Jones, Sever, Walmsley, and Walsh
No votes: None
Members absent: None
Abstentions: Commissioner Curry

The motion passed by eight votes with one abstention.


Item 02

Subject: Consideration of Requests for Determination of Funding with "Reasonable Basis"/Mitigating Circumstances as Required for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools Pursuant to California Education Code sections 47612.5 and 47634.2, and Associated California Code of Regulations, Title 5.

CDE Recommendation: The CDE proposes to recommend that the SBE approve the mitigating circumstances requests and approve the determination of funding requests at the percentages and for the time periods specified for the charter schools as provided in Attachment 1.

Action: Commissioner Curry moved for recommendation that one year be added to all schools currently listed on Attachment 1 due to the current COVID-19 challenges, for a total funding determination with mitigating circumstances period of three years.

Commissioner Walmsley seconded the motion.

Yes votes: Commissioners Curry and Walmsley
No votes: Commissioners Berumen, Farland, Garbolino-Mojica, Jones, Sever, and Walsh
Members absent: None
Abstentions: Commissioner Austin

The motion did not pass by a vote of two to six with one abstention.

Action: Commissioner Garbolino-Mojica moved for recommendation to the SBE of the CDE staff recommendation.

Commissioner Walsh seconded the motion.

Yes votes: Commissioners Berumen, Curry, Farland, Garbolino-Mojica, Jones, Sever, Walmsley, and Walsh
No votes: None
Members absent: None
Abstentions: Commissioner Austin

The motion passed by eight votes with one abstention.


Adjournment of Meeting

Commissioner Sever adjourned the meeting at approximately 10:10 a.m.

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