Final Meeting Notes for August 11, 2022
Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS) final meeting minutes (notes) for August 11, 2022.Advisory Commission on Charter Schools
An Advisory Body to the State Board of Education
Final Meeting Notes
August 11, 2022
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 1101
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
Commission Members
- Jared Austin
- Stephanie Farland1
- Andrea Fazel (Absent)
- Gayle Garbolino-Mojica
- Erika Jones
- Derek King
- Wesley Sever
- Matt Taylor
- Mike Walsh
1Represents the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education Liaison Members
- Cynthia Glover Woods
- Sharon Olken
Principal Staff
- Craig Heimbichner, Education Administrator, California Department of Education (CDE)
- Makenna Huey, Staff Services Manager II, 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
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Action: Commissioner King moved approval of minutes.
Commissioner Garbolino-Mojica seconded the motion.
Yes votes: Commissioners Austin, Farland, Garbolino-Mojica, Jones, King, Taylor, and Walsh
No votes: None
Members absent: Commissioner Fazel
Abstentions: Commissioner Sever
The motion passed by a vote of seven to zero with one abstention.
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.
CDE Recommendation: The CDE proposes to recommend that the State Board of Education (SBE) approve the determination of funding requests at 100 percent for two fiscal years (2022‒23 through 2023‒24) for Anderson New Technology High (charter number 0452) and BRIDGES Charter (charter number 1203).
Action: Commissioner Sever moved for recommendation to the SBE of the CDE staff recommendation.
Commissioner Taylor seconded the motion.
Yes votes: Commissioners Austin, Farland, Garbolino-Mojica, Jones, King, Sever, Taylor, and Walsh
No votes: None
Members absent: Commissioner Fazel
Abstentions: None
The motion passed unanimously.
Item 02
Subject: Appeal of the Denial of a Petition for the Establishment of a Classroom-Based Charter School Pursuant to California Education Code Section 47605(k)(2): Consideration of Evidence to Hear or Summarily Deny the Appeal of Caliber: High School, which was denied by the Vallejo City Unified School District and the Solano County Board of Education.
CDE Recommendation: The CDE recommends that the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS) issue a recommendation to the SBE to summarily deny the Caliber: High School (CHS) appeal.
California Education Code (EC) Section 47605(c)(8) states that a school district may deny a petition for the establishment of a charter school if it is not positioned to absorb the fiscal impact of the proposed charter school. A school district in state receivership satisfies EC Section 47605(c)(8). Vallejo City Unified School District (VCUSD) entered receivership status in 2004 and received an emergency loan in the amount of $60 million. Currently, VCUSD is one of four school districts in the state of California that is currently under state receivership. VCUSD is assigned a trustee and, at the time the appeal was submitted, had an outstanding balance of approximately $9.5 million on the emergency loan. CHS has not submitted evidence to rebut that VCUSD is under state receivership.
Action: Commissioner King moved for recommendation to the SBE to hear the appeal of CHS.
Commissioner Taylor seconded the motion.
Yes votes: Commissioners Austin, King, and Taylor
No votes: Commissioners Farland, Garbolino-Mojica, Jones, Sever, and Walsh
Members absent: Commissioner Fazel
Abstentions: None
The motion failed to pass by a vote of three to five.
Commissioner Garbolino-Mojica moved for recommendation to the SBE of the CDE staff recommendation.
Commissioner Sever seconded the motion.
Yes votes: Commissioners Farland, Garbolino-Mojica, Jones, Sever, and Walsh
No votes: Commissioners Austin, King, and Taylor
Members absent: Commissioner Fazel
Abstentions: None
The motion passed by a vote of five to three.
Item 03
Subject: Appeal of the Denial of a Petition for the Establishment of a Classroom-Based Charter School Pursuant to California Education Code Section 47605(k)(2): Consideration of Evidence to Hear or Summarily Deny the Appeal of Mayacamas Charter Middle School, which was denied by the Napa Valley Unified School District and the Napa County Board of Education.
CDE Recommendation: The CDE recommends that the ACCS issue a recommendation to the SBE to hear the Mayacamas Charter Middle School (MCMS) appeal. This recommendation is based upon the CDE’s review of MCMS’ appeal and the documentary record, which set out sufficient evidence to hear to appeal.
Action: Commissioner Austin moved for recommendation to the SBE of the CDE staff recommendation.
Commissioner King seconded the motion.
Yes votes: Commissioners Austin, Farland, Garbolino-Mojica, King, Sever, Taylor, and Walsh
No votes: Commissioner Jones
Members absent: Commissioner Fazel
Abstentions: None
The motion passed by a vote of seven to one.
Adjournment of Meeting
Commissioner Walsh adjourned the meeting at approximately 1:29 p.m.
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