CSCE Board meeting agendas and minutes

Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Ms. Velia Navarro is founding parent of CSCE, who began work with Dr. Oberman in 2008. At the time Ms Navarro was an OCO Leader in a Leadership Training Class with OCO Organizer Emma Paulino. Now, 11 years on, she is the mother of a CSCE gradaute, Justin Navarro, and has over the past 8 years served as Family Liaison at ARISE High School, an Oakland High School and key CSCE partner school and feeder school.

Ms. Martha Candido has been a CSCE parent for 4 years, is a member of the Mills Waldorf Professional Development Certificate Program and an avid learner. Ms. Candido is self employed and currently going to school, which is an inspiration to her son and all surrounding.

Patrick Walsh brings with him a career dedicated to education. Patrick recently launched a consulting practice, Solutions in Education, that supports charter schools and authorizers across the country. Prior to this, Patrick led advocacy and policy initiatives across the San Francisco Bay Area as the Managing Regional Director, Bay Area at the California Charter Schools Association. Patrick also has critical experience as a charter authorizer, having served as the Executive Director, Statewide Monitoring for the Louisiana Department of Education where he led oversight of state-authorized charter schools in addition to federal programs and special education for all districts and charters statewide. Patrick began his career in education as a special education teacher in New Orleans. Patrick will soon be receiving his doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Florida, holds a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has a BA in political science from the University of Florida.