Julie Gard

The agenda for this meeting includes a Special Study Session featuring community input, followed by reports and discussions. Key items include a discussion regarding a Strategic Planning Initiative led by Members of the National Center for Executive Leadership. The primary action item is the adoption of the 2026-2029 Strategic Plan. The document also outlines general meeting procedures, including protocols for audience participation, meeting conduct, and taping.

The meeting agenda included organizational items such as considering requests for remote attendance due to just cause or emergency circumstances, followed by a roll call and establishment of a quorum. Discussions covered enrollment status, review of the check register for the period spanning January 9, 2026, through February 6, 2026, the LCAP Midyear Update, and the Superintendent's Report. Consent items involved the approval of contracts exceeding $10,000, salary schedules for principals and assistant principals, an updated stipend for the ELOP Director, and the updated Comprehensive School Safety Plan. A primary action item was the approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for facilities use between ABLE Charter Schools and the ABLE ELOP Program. The agenda also allocated time for public comments and concluding comments from Governing Board Members.

The agenda for the Governing Board of Directors meeting included organization items such as requests for remote attendance and roll call. The Board considered adjourning to closed session to address personnel orders and public employee appointments, specifically for the Superintendent position. In open session, the agenda included the approval of the previous meeting's minutes from December 10, 2025. Reports and discussions covered the Enrollment Report, the Check Register for December 6, 2025, through January 9, 2026, and the Superintendent's Report. Key items for action included the approval of the Pupil Behavioral Health Policy, the approval of ABLE's 2024-2025 School Accountability Report Card, the approval of a contract with Diligent Corporation for governance software, and the scheduling of a special meeting during the week of March 2-7, 2026, for strategic planning.

The 2025-26 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for ABLE Charter Schools focuses on several key goals. It aims to provide a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to ensure all students receive necessary academic, behavioral, and social-emotional support. The plan also seeks to engage students and families to maintain a safe, inclusive, and healthy school environment, develop excellent teachers across all disciplines, improve services and outcomes for English Language Learners, decrease chronic absenteeism, and proactively address student discipline by increasing positive social and academic skills.

The board meeting covered various topics, including personnel matters, litigation updates, enrollment reports, budget reviews, LCAP mid-year updates, and the superintendent's report. Key actions included approving contracts exceeding $10,000, employee leave guidelines, requisition and contracting guidelines, updated job descriptions, retention and subject matter stipends, a second interim report showing a projected year-end surplus, a revised School Accountability Report Card (SARC), and an audit report for the year ended June 30, 2023. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for ELOP was also approved. A community member raised concerns about bullying.