December 12, 2025 Meeting Minutes

California Practitioners Advisory Group Meeting (CPAG)

Meeting Minutes
Agenda

December 12, 2025

California Practitioners Advisory Group Members (13 Members Present)

• Sunya Rody Boonchouy, Chair
• Corey Greenlaw, Vice Chair
• Susan Connolly-Fox
• Jennifer DaCosta
• Kelsey Krausen
• Holly Lederle
• Amy Nguyen-Hernandez
• Samara Palko
• Angela Pascual
• Matt Patterson
• Joshua Salas
• Gabriela Tavitian
• Charlotte Vega

Liaisons to the State Board of Education

• Cynthia Glover Woods

Friday, December 12, 2025
9:00 a.m. Pacific Time ±

• Call to Order (9:00 a.m.)
• Salute to the Flag
• Overview of Agenda
• Announcements
• Roll Call and Introductions
• Special Presentations
  • Public notice is hereby given that special presentations for informational purposes may take place during this session.
• Agenda Items
• Adjournment

Agenda Items

Item 02

Subject: California Practitioners Advisory Group Priorities, Including, but not limited to, Agenda Items; Approval of Minutes; General Comments and Questions from CPAG Members; and Other Matters of Interest.

Type of Action: Action, Information

• Motion to approve December 12, 2025, CPAG Minutes – Samara Palko
• Second – Charlotte Vega
• VOTE – Yes: 9 No: 0; Abstain: 4

Item 01

Subject: Information Item Related to California’s State and Federal Accountability System: Review of the 2025 California School Dashboard and the 2026 Accountability Work Plan.

Type of Action:  Information

• Presenters
  • Cindy Kazanis, Director, Analysis, Measurement, and Accountability Reporting Division (AMARD), California Department of Education (CDE)
  • Sarah Marohl, Education Research and Evaluation Consultant, Accountability Development and Policy Analysis Unit (ADPAU), AMARD, CDE
  • Kimberly Mundhenk, Education Research and Evaluation Administrator, ADPAU, AMARD, CDE
  • Kathryn Morrissey, Education Research and Evaluation Consultant, ADPAU, AMARD, CDE
  • Irit Winston, Educational Program Consultant, ADPAU, AMARD, CDE
  • Monique McWayne, Director, Professional Learning Support Division (PLSD), CDE
  • Sarah Smith, Education Programs Consultant, Professional Learning Innovations Office (PLIO), PLSD, CDE

Item 03

Subject: General Public Comment. Public comment is invited on any matter not included on the printed agenda. Depending on the number of individuals wishing to address the California Practitioners Advisory Group, the presiding officer may establish specific time limits on presentations.

Type of Action: Information

Adjournment of the Meeting: 11:42 a.m.