Los Angeles Unified special meeting, Nov 17, 2025
4 h 24 min · 49 public speakers
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- Who spoke · first speaks at
- Tanya Ortiz FranklinBoard Member
- Nick MelvoinBoard Member
- Karla GriegoBoard Member
- Rocio RivasBoard Vice President
- Kelly GonezBoard Member
- Sherlett Hendy NewbillBoard Member
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Board approves consent items, denies renewal petition for Ingenium Charter Middle School 6:18
- The board heard presentations and public comment on denials of the renewal petitions for Ingenium Charter Middle School, Matrix and Prepa Tech Los Angeles. 19:43
- The denial for Ingenium Charter Middle School was approved with 5 yeses, 1 no and 1 absent, and a no vote on the item was later recorded for a board member. 1:45:00
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Item by item (6)
- Roll call and consent calendar 0:05
- A staff member took roll and said all 7 board members were accounted for. 0:27
- The consent calendar included renewal petitions for charter schools on tabs 1 through 22, including a proposed material revision for STEM Prep Elementary on tab 15. 2:31
- A speaker at public comment raised the placement of same-grade schools on shared campuses and asked whether the district contacts families when charter schools close. 15:02
- Ingenium Charter Middle School renewal petition 19:43
- A presenter for the school said the recommendation for denial was flawed and unfair and asked the board to renew the school for 5 years. 23:46
- One board member said comparing the school to gifted magnets was not fair, and another board member said that without Lawrence the school was still academically lower than Sutter and Canoga Park. 1:12:15
- A staff member said the school's reading and math participation rates under the district's calculation ranged from 77% to 88%, below the 95% threshold, and that the school was red in ELA and math on the 24-25 dashboard and lower than all 3 resident schools. 1:24:59
- The denial of the renewal petition was approved with 5 yeses, 1 no and 1 absent. 1:45:00
- Matrix for Success Academy renewal petition 1:45:00
- A presenter for the school said Matrix is a dashboard alternative school and that the findings included no alternative metrics. 1:47:22
- A staff member said the alternative metrics were not mutually agreed upon but followed multiple meetings, and that they compared the school to California DOS schools and included the 1-year graduation rate. 2:20:49
- Prepa Tech Los Angeles renewal petition 3:20:44
- A presenter for the school said every issue identified in the staff report had been addressed and cured and asked the board to renew the school for another 5-year term. 3:24:48
- A staff member said the recommendation was based on substantial governance factors, citing a notice of alleged violation issued July 23rd, 2025, tied to special education tracking. 3:43:37
- The staff member said the county had notified the district that the school tracked only 9 out of 29 students into its services system. 3:44:16
- The denial passed with 6 yeses and 1 member to be recorded later. 3:49:55
- Public hearing on charter petitions 3:50:06
- A staff member opened a public hearing on NEW Academy Science and Arts, New Horizons Charter Academy, NEW Academy Canoga Park, Goethe International Charter, Aspire Titan Academy, New Millennium Secondary and Port of Los Angeles High. 3:50:06
- Several speakers at public comment described programs at the schools and asked the board to approve renewals. 3:55:57
- Recorded vote and adjournment 4:23:18
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