Preliminary Meeting Notes for August 6, 2024
Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS) preliminary meeting minutes (notes) for August 6, 2024.Advisory Commission on Charter Schools
Preliminary Meeting Notes
An Advisory Body to the California State Board of Education
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, CA 95814
Commissioners
- Helio Brasil
- Todd Finnell
- Erika Jones (Absent)
- Derek King
- Steve Olmos
- Susan Park1
- Matt Taylor (Absent)
- Mike Walsh
California State Board of Education Liaisons
- Cynthia Glover Woods (attended remotely)
- Sharon Olken (attended remotely)
Principal Staff
- Craig Heimbichner, Education Administrator, California Department of Education (CDE)
- Makenna Huey, Staff Services Manager II, CDE
- Jonathan Yu, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, CDE
Agenda
Call to Order
Commissioner Walsh called the meeting to order at approximately 9:30 a.m.
Salute to Flag
Welcome and Introductions
Review and Adoption of Meeting Notes
Meeting Notes for June 4, 2024
Action: Commissioner Brasil moved approval of minutes.
Commissioner King seconded the motion.
Yes votes: Commissioners Brasil, Finnell, King, Olmos, Park, and Walsh
No votes: None
Absences: None
Abstentions: None
Recusals: None
The motion passed unanimously.
Public Comment
Agenda Items
Item 01
Subject: Consideration of Requests for Determination of Funding 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.
Recommendation: The CDE proposes to recommend that the California State Board of Education (SBE) approve the determination of funding requests from the two charter schools at the levels of funding and for the time periods provided in Item 01 Attachment 1: Proposed Recommendations for Nonclassroom-Based Determination of Funding Requests (XLSX).
Action: Commissioner Brasil moved for recommendation to the SBE of the CDE staff recommendation.
Commissioner Finnell seconded the motion.
Yes votes: Commissioners Brasil, Finnell, King, Olmos, Park, and Walsh
No votes: None
Absences: None
Abstentions: None
Recusals: None
The motion passed unanimously.
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.
Recommendation: The CDE proposes to recommend that the SBE approve the determination of funding requests with the consideration of mitigating circumstances for the two charter schools included in this item at 100 percent for a period of two fiscal years (2024–25 through 2025–26), as detailed in Item 02 Attachment 1: Proposed Recommendations for Nonclassroom-Based Determination of Funding Requests (XLSX).
Action: Commissioner Finnell moved for recommendation to the SBE of the CDE staff recommendation.
Commissioner Olmos seconded the motion.
Yes votes: Commissioners Brasil, Finnell, King, Olmos, Park, and Walsh
No votes: None
Absences: None
Abstentions: None
Recusals: None
The motion passed unanimously.
Item 03
Subject: Modification of a Funding Determination Pursuant to California Education Code Sections 47612.5 and 47634.2; California Code of Regulations, Title 5 Section 11963.7; and Associated California Code of Regulations, Title 5.
Recommendation: Based on additional financial information received from ASA Charter after the May 2024 SBE meeting, the CDE proposes to recommend that the SBE modify ASA Charter’s funding determination for fiscal year 2024–25 through 2027–28 from 100 percent to 85 percent, as detailed in Item 03 Attachment 1: Proposed Recommendation to Modify a Nonclassroom-Based Determination of Funding (XLSX).
Action: Commissioner Brasil moved for recommendation to the SBE of the CDE staff recommendation.
Commissioner King seconded the motion.
Yes votes: Commissioners Brasil, Finnell, King, Olmos, Park, and Walsh
No votes: None
Absences: None
Abstentions: None
Recusals: None
The motion passed unanimously.
Item 04
Subject: Watsonville Prep: Consider a Request for Material Revision to a Charter to Add a Site.
Recommendation: The CDE proposes to recommend that the SBE approve the material revision to the Watsonville Prep charter to add an additional site located at 18 West Beach Street, Watsonville, to its current site.
Action: Commissioner Brasil moved for recommendation to the SBE of the CDE staff recommendation.
Commissioner Olmos seconded the motion.
Yes votes: Commissioners Brasil, Finnell, King, Olmos, Park, and Walsh
No votes: Commissioner Jones
Absences: None
Abstentions: None
Recusals: None
The motion passed unanimously.
Adjournment of Meeting
Commissioner Walsh adjourned the meeting at approximately 10:21 a.m.
1Represents the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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