OMA Advisory Opinion (#OOG-2025-0014) – Board of Trustees for Creative Minds International PCS

On March 30, 2026, Director Allen issued an Advisory Opinion #OOG-2025-0014, in response to a complaint which alleged that Creative Minds International Public Charter School Board (“Creative Minds PCSB,” or the “Board”) failed to publish the location and times of its meetings.

Director Allen found that Creative Minds PCSB did not violate the OMA. OOG’s investigation revealed that the Board’s complete meeting notices for upcoming meetings were posted on the Public Charter School’s website. The Board also stated the location of its in-person meetings on the Board’s designated webpage of the Public Charter School’s website and in the meeting notices linked to the webpage. As such, the Board was found in compliance with the OMA. Director Allen dismissed this matter pursuant to 3 DCMR §10403.1(b) and 3 DCMR §10403.1(f), respectively, because the allegation of unpublished times of the Board’s meetings was not substantiated and the Board did not violate the OMA. 

The Director also advised the Board to post its annual schedule (with no other school events) on the Creative Minds Public Charter Schools’ webpage designated for the Board’s information. Creative Minds Public Charter Schools’ general calendar has the dates and times of the Board’s scheduled meetings, which is helpful but does not constitute “an annual schedule” of the Board’s meetings as required by the OMA.