Final Meeting Notes for October 7, 2020

Advisory Commission on Charter Schools

An Advisory Body to the State Board of Education

Final Meeting Notes

Wednesday, October 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
• Ting L. Sun

Principal Staff

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

Agenda

Call to Order

• Commissioner Sever 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 9, 2020

Action: Commissioner Garbolino-Mojica moved approval of minutes.

Commissioner Curry seconded the motion.

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

The motion passed unanimously.

Public Comment

Agenda Items

Item 01

Subject: Consideration of Retroactive 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 the percentages and for the time periods specified for the charter schools as provided in Attachment 1.

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

Commissioner Walsh seconded the motion.

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

The motion passed by a vote of eight to one.

Item 02

Subject: Consideration of a Retroactive Request 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 request and approve the determination of funding request at the percentage and for the time period specified for the charter schools as provided in Attachment 1.

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

Commissioner Walmsley seconded the motion.

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

The motion passed by a vote of eight to one.

Adjournment of Meeting

Commissioner Sever adjourned the meeting at approximately 10:14 a.m.

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