Michelle Hadous and Dahime Gordon presented the 21st Century Community
Learning Centers monthly programming and budget report to the Board of
Directors. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program has launched an enrollment push for all sites. The program is 100% in compliance with the State of Michigan and is well over the compliance hours' requirement. Shout-out was given to Elizabeth Rodriguez for always taking time to assist parents. Ms. Hadous is diligently assessing the program's strengths and weaknesses for improvement. Big push to provide program supplies to students is in the works. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program amended budget will be presented at the next board meeting.

A formal report was not presented to the Board of Directors.  Dr. Lorilyn Coggins informed the board that a report will be presented at the February's board meeting.

December 2020 financial reports were presented by Dr. Lorilyn Coggins highlighting cash on hand, year-to-date revenues, year-to-date expenditures, and the current fund balance in a summarized format.  The financials are in order. 

The Sanga Management monthly report was presented by Lyndsey McClintic and Ana Ulloa. The academy is continuing to build upon its experience and blooming expertise in regards to virtual learning. Lyndsey McClintic is honing the academy's focus on three categories: focused instruction, participation and engagement, and assessment strategies. School-wide NWEA comparison data is currently not accessible. Madam Vice President Andreea Bordieanu pointed out that Central Michigan University is one of the leading universities in Michigan in terms of online teaching. CMU is a great resource to reach out to for navigating online teaching. Madam President Cristina Stamatin stated that student engagement is important but how much are the students learning is also important. Assessments are important to understand if students are learning at their grade level. The academy Spanish teachers and support staff have centered their schedules on providing additional support to students for independent learning tasks in small groups. This allows for students to converse in or have support in their first language.

Sanga is happy to announce that the computers from Detroit Children's Fund have been received. Macro Connect will set up the computers for distribution next week. Hotspots will also be distributed to families within the coming week. The family engagement team attended a session with Attendance Works, a National Organization that has been recognized as the gurus in the prevention of chronic absenteeism. Accolades were expressed to Beatrice Hill for her ongoing support with waking students up daily to connect for remote learning, assisting families with connectivity issues, and organizing weekly food distribution. Ms. Ulloa presented the academy families' demographic data to the board. It's important for the academy to know the customers we serve. Madam President Cristina Stamatin thanked Ana Ulloa for gathering this vital information and presenting it to the Board of Directors.
 

Martha Escutia (EA Academy 5th-grade parent), expressed to the Board of Directors how unhappy she was with her child's previous 5th grade teacher. The teacher would play music or videos during scheduled class time with no instruction or Eureka Math. Parent Teacher Conference link was not shared with parent as requested. The parent is very happy with the teacher that is in place. If the previous 5th grade teacher is allowed to return to the academy, parents will get together to try and stop this from happening. Madam President Cristina Stamatin thanked Sanga for addressing the parent concerns.

Jennifer Joubert was unable to join the meeting due to schedule conflicts. Ms.
Joubert reached out to the Board President and Liaison to inquire if any additional
support was needed.

Escuela Avancemos Academy's Board of Directors thanked Sanga Management, Dr. Lorilyn Coggins and the EA Academy staff for their efforts in keeping the academy thriving.   The team is diligently working hard to address all of the pandemic challenges by providing technology and food to families. Madam Vice President Andreea Bordeianu thanked the board members for their hard work and support as we celebrate School Board Recognition Month. Board Madam Board Treasurer Linda Chittum loves the concept of learning the demographics of the academy’s customers.  Accolades to Hope Academy in Detroit for their STEAM program recognition.

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 6:30 pm at Escuela Avancemos! Academy; Zoom
meeting