Final Meeting Notes for October 9, 2018

Advisory Commission on Charter Schools

An Advisory Body to the State Board of Education

Final Meeting Notes

Tuesday, October 9, 2018
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 1101
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901

Meeting Locations

California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, CA 95184-5901
Contact Person: Jonathan Yu
Phone: 916-322-6029

Harvard-Westlake School
3700 Coldwater Canyon Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
Contact Person: Ari Engelberg
Phone: 818-487-6646

Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District
1310 Stroud Avenue
Kinsburg, CA 93631
Contact Person: Sarah Ballard
Phone: 559-897-2331

North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Contact Person: Dr. Mark Ryan
Phone: 323-217-4481

Oakland Unified School District
1000 Broadway Suite 680
Oakland, CA 94607
Contact Person: Jumoke Hinton Hodge
Phone: 510-918-4403

San Francisco Unified School District
Irving Breyer Board Room
555 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Contact Person: Michael Davis
Phone: 415-241-6121

Commission Members

• Jared Austin
• Brian Bauer
• Lisa Constancio1
• Ari Engelberg
• Jumoke Hinton Hodge (Joined meeting at 9:40 a.m.)
• Gayle Garbolino-Mojica
• Dr. Mark Ryan
• Dr. Wesley Sever
• Curtis L. Washington

1Represents the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

State Board of Education Liaison Members

• Bruce Holaday
• Trish B. Williams

Principal Staff

• Carolyn Pfister, Education Administrator I, State Board of Education (SBE)
• Carrie Lopes, Education Administrator I, California Department of Education (CDE)

Agenda

Call to Order

• Chair Bauer called the meeting to order at approximately 9:33 a.m.

Salute to the Flag

Welcome and Introductions

Review and Adoption of Meeting Notes

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Action: Commissioner Garbolino-Mojica moved approval of minutes.

Commissioner Austin seconded the motion.

Yes votes: Commissioners Austin, Bauer, Constancio, Engelberg, Garbolino-Mojica, Ryan, and Sever
No votes: None
Members absent: Commissioner Hinton Hodge
Abstentions: None

The motion passed unanimously.

Agenda Items

Item 01

Subject: Consideration of a Request 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 SBE approve the determination of funding at 100 percent for the time periods as specified for Ernest Kimme Charter Academy for Independent Learning as listed on Attachment 1.

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

Commissioner Ryan seconded the motion.

Yes votes: Commissioners Austin, Bauer, Constancio, Engelberg, Hinton Hodge, Garbolino-Mojica, Ryan, Sever, and Washington
No votes: None
Members absent: None
Abstentions: None

The motion passed unanimously.

Item 02

Subject: Consideration of Request for Determination of Funding with “Reasonable Basis”/Mitigating Circumstances as Required for a Nonclassroom-based Charter School 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 determination of funding requests with mitigating circumstances at the percentages and time periods specified for the three nonclassroom-based charter schools listed on Attachment 1.

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

Commissioner Washington seconded the motion.

Yes votes: Commissioners Austin, Bauer, Constancio, Engelberg, Hinton Hodge, Garbolino-Mojica, Ryan, Sever, and Washington
No votes: None
Members absent: None
Abstentions: None

The motion passed unanimously.

Item 03

Subject: Petition for the Establishment of a Charter School Under the Oversight of the State Board of Education: Consideration of Mary L. Booker Leadership Academy, which was denied by the San Francisco Unified School District and the San Francisco County Office of Education.

CDE Recommendation: The CDE proposes to recommend that the SBE hold a public hearing to approve the request to establish (Mary L. Booker Leadership Academy) MLBLA, a grade six through grade twelve charter school for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2024, under the oversight of the SBE, based on the CDE’s findings pursuant to Education Code (EC) sections 47605(b)(1), 47605(b)(2), 47605(b)(3), 47605(b)(4), 47605(b)(5), and 47605(b)(6), and California Code of Regulations, Title 5 (5 CCR) Section 11967.5.1.

The CDE finds that the MLBLA petition is consistent with sound educational practice and that the petitioner is demonstrably likely to implement the program set forth in the petition, provided they secure funding as stated in the petition.

The CDE recommends the following conditions to be met as outlined and prior to MLBLA opening for operation in 2019–2020:

• The MLBLA Board will provide the CDE with verifiable and substantive evidence that MLBLA has received funding anticipated from each of the commitment letters identified in the petition and updated financial projections.
• The MLBLA Board will provide the CDE with a revised 2019–2020 budget.

Additionally, the CDE finds that the MLBLA petition does provide reasonably comprehensive descriptions of most of the required elements. If approved by the SBE, and as a condition of approval, MLBLA will be required to revise the petition in order to reflect the SBE as authorizer and include the necessary language for the following required charter elements: measureable pupil outcomes (MPOs), annual independent financial audits, and suspension and expulsion procedures.

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

Commissioner Hinton Hodge seconded the motion.

Yes votes: Commissioners Austin, Bauer, Constancio, Engelberg, Hinton Hodge, Garbolino-Mojica, Ryan, Sever, and Washington
No votes: None
Members absent: None
Abstentions: None

The motion passed unanimously.

Adjournment of Meeting

Chair Bauer adjourned the meeting at approximately 11:35 a.m.

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