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Oasis board lauds teachers, approves routine business; staff report flags capacity and budget trends
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At its April 14 meeting the Oasis Charter School Authority Governing Board honored student and staff award winners, approved minutes and the consent agenda by voice votes, and heard staff reports on grants, turf installations and a recommendation to delay expansion while staff prepare a formal May presentation.
The Oasis Charter School Authority Governing Board on April 14 recognized student and staff achievements, approved routine agenda items and heard staff reports about facilities and enrollment.
Chair opened the meeting and members congratulated Lily Tirado, the overall middle‑school winner of the 2026 Aspiring Authors contest, who read her poem for the board. Superintendent Jackie Collins announced Lighthouse Award winners at each Oasis campus and named Mary Ossacek the 2026 Beacon Award winner for system food service.
Principal Kevin Brown presented 20‑year recognitions for long‑tenured staff at Oasis Elementary North and highlighted a $5,000 LCEC grant the school obtained to enhance a butterfly garden/outdoor classroom. Brown also described turf installations on playgrounds (phase 2 of 3) and noted PTO progress toward 501(c)(3) status and improved booster/concession revenues supporting student activities.
During the superintendent’s report Collins said the core team (finance, facilities, city manager’s office and administration) will present a formal proposal in May on managing expansion and growth. Collins said staff recommended ‘‘staying status quo’’ for now while studying options including portables and brick‑and‑mortar expansion; she cited a downward trend in LCI funding per FTE and said the district is cutting its budget ‘‘by about $30,000,000 next year’’ (as stated in the presentation). Collins said staff estimate the high school’s comfortable capacity at about 950 students and suggested a slow reduction in enrollment over time if needed.
On board business, a motion to approve the March 10, 2026 charter minutes was made and carried by voice vote. The board also approved the agenda (with the addition of staff report item 17a) and carried the consent agenda (item 9a, Resolution 15‑26) by voice votes; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
Board members praised teachers, staff and students throughout the meeting and encouraged the youth council’s mental‑health work. The board adjourned; the next regular meeting was announced for May 12, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., with a budget workshop tentatively scheduled earlier that day.
