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Dear community members,

It brings me great joy and pleasure to welcome you to The Mission Preparatory School's website. As the leader of this incredible institution, I am excited to partner with our youth, educators, and caregivers to deliver an equitable, and joyful school experience for:

Every child, every minute, every day!

Our mission to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and strength of character needed to succeed in college and serve as leaders in their communities, is a statement we model in every interaction, and with every student. We strive to create a learning environment where every child can thrive and become a leader in their own right. With an unwavering commitment to academic excellence and personal growth, we aim to empower each student to reach their full potential.

At Mission Prep, we understand the critical role that education plays in shaping the future of our community, and we are committed to providing a free, public, college-preparatory school that meets the highest academic standards. We are committed to being an antiracist institution, where every student feels valued and respected. We believe that a diverse student body and faculty enriches our learning environment and prepares our students for success in a global society.

We are proud of our rigorous academic program, which emphasizes literacy and mastery of essential skills and content knowledge. Through strategic academic support structures, we accelerate student achievement and lay the foundation for every child to excel in and graduate from college.

We invite you to explore our website and learn more about The Mission Preparatory School. We look forward to partnering with you to help your child succeed academically and personally.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Jerez, M. Ed.

Every child. Every minute. Every day.

Meet the Board

The Mission Preparatory School's Board holds a shared belief that all students deserve the highest quality public education. The Board is accountable to ensuring that the school implements a strategic educational program, operates in a fiscally responsible and sustainable manner, and executes effective governance to deliver on its mission of placing every student on a path to college beginning in kindergarten. Our board members hail from a variety of different sectors and provide valuable insight into our programming, our policies, and our strategy. 

Board Leadership may be contacted at board@missionpreparatory.org or by contacting the school at (650) 416-1377.

Helpful links

Upcoming meetings

General Board Meetings

Meetings are held in person at the Abraham Joshua Learning Commons at 4:30 p.m.. You can also join virtually via Zoom.

  • Aug. 15, 2024

  • Oct. 17, 2024

  • Dec. 12, 2024

  • March 6, 2025

  • May 15, 2025

  • June 5, 2025

Academic Committee Meetings

Meetings are held in person at the Abraham Joshua Learning Commons at 4 p.m. You can also join virtually via Zoom. The chair is Daniel Goldberg.

  • Sept. 19, 2024

  • Nov. 14, 2024

  • Feb. 27, 2025

  • May 1, 2025

Advancement & Development Committee Meetings

Meetings are held in person at the Abraham Joshua Learning Commons at 4 p.m. You can also join virtually via Zoom. The chair is Siobhan Cronin.

  • Sept. 12, 2024

  • Jan. 9, 2025

  • April 17, 2025

Finance Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held in person at the Mission Preparatory Café at 8:30 a.m. You can also join virtually via Zoom. The chair is David Monte and Nick Driver.

  • Sept. 17, 2024

  • Nov. 19, 2024

  • Jan. 28, 2025

  • March 18, 2025

  • April 29, 2025

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Jesús García-Valadez
Board Chair

Head of Cultural Communications at Google & MP Parent

 

Christina Craig-Chardon
Secretary
Contra Costa College & MP parent

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Daniel Goldberg
Vice Chair
Harbor Health

David Monte
Treasurer
Farallon

Colin Schmidt
Board Member America Scores Bay Area

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Nick Driver
Board Member Educational Consultant

Siobhan Cronin
Board Member Data Engineer Manager at Lark

Reports & Accountability

  • California schools annually provide information to the community to allow the public to compare schools for student achievement, environment, resources, and demographics. Read our report card.

  • The Mission Preparatory school is governed by El Dorado Charter SELPA. Learn more.

  • School districts receive funding from different sources: state funds under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), other state funds, local funds, and federal funds. Click to see Mission Prep’s Local Control and Accountability Plan.

  • Prop 28 promises to significantly enhance arts education at Mission Prep. Click here to review our plan.

Charter School Complaint Notice
& Form

California Education Code (EC) Section 47605(d)(4) states the following:

  • A charter school shall not discourage a pupil from enrolling or seeking to enroll in a charter school for any reason, including, but not limited to, academic performance of the pupil or because the pupil exhibits any of the following characteristics:

    • Academically low-achieving

    • Economically disadvantaged (determined by eligibility for any free or reduced price meal program)

    • English learner

    • Ethnicity

    • Foster youth

    • Homeless

    • Nationality

    • Neglected or delinquent

    • Race

    • Sexual orientation

    • Pupils with disabilities

  • A charter school shall not request a pupil's records or require the parent, guardian, or pupil to submit the pupil's records to the charter school before enrollment.

  • A charter school shall not encourage a pupil currently attending the charter school to disenroll from the charter school or transfer to another school for any reason (except for suspension or expulsion).

  • This notice shall be posted on a charter school's Internet website and a charter school will provide copies of this notice (1) when a parent, guardian, or pupil inquires about enrollment; (2) before conducting an enrollment lottery, and (3) before disenrollment of a pupil.