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Meeting Date:
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6/11/2025 - 6:00 PM
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Category:
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Business/Action Items
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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18.7 Review and Potential Approval of Renewal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Mt. Diablo Unified School District and Eagle Peak Montessori School (EPMS) for Financial and Operational Services
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LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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The District granted a charter to EPMS on March 28, 2000, pursuant to the terms of the Charter Schools Act of 1992, as amended (Education Code §§ 47600, et seq.) (The "Act"). The Act authorizes the formation of charter schools for the purpose of, among other things, developing new, innovative, and more flexible ways of educating children within the public school system.
On April 10, 2019, the Board approved a EPMS's Charter Renewal through June 30, 2024. Although the original term of the EPMS charter ended on June 30, 2024, due to the suspension of State standardized testing during the pandemic, AB 130 added Education Code § 47607.4, which provided that "all charter schools whose term expires on or between January 1, 2022, and June 30, 2025, inclusive, shall have their term extended by two years," and SB 114 subsequently provided that charter schools with terms ending within that window would receive an additional one-year extension. Therefore, the EPMS charter expires on June 30, 2027.
Accordingly, EPMS has requested the renewal of the MOUs related to Special Education, Facilities and Financials to run concurrently with the automatic extension of the charter. In June 2024, the Board approved a three year term for the Special Education and Facilities MOUs, and one year term (2025-26 school year) the Financial MOU in order to assess the fiscal impacts of the funding from an indirect cost rate to 2.5% for administrative services.
The Parties have now agreed on the Financial MOU terms, through June 2027, which includes the District charging EPMS the actual costs for Supervisoral Oversight and 2.5% for administrative services.
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Funding:
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Fiscal Impact
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EPMS will pay District for administrative services, utilities, Teacher Induction Support, and special education fees.
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Recommendation:
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That the Board move to approve the MOU between the District and EPMS for Financial and Operational Services through the June 30, 2027.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Samantha Allen - Chief, Educational Services
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Signed By:
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Dr. Adam Clark - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Cherise Khaund Moved, Member Debra Mason seconded to approve the Original motion 'That the Board move to approve the MOU between the District and EPMS for Financial and Operational Services through the June 30, 2027.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Debra Mason | Yes | | Linda Mayo | Yes | | Keisha Nzewi | Yes | | Cherise Khaund | Yes | | Thomas McDougall | Yes | |
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