The Escuela Avancemos Academy School Instructional Leader Dr. Steven Ovares (4th-8th) reported the Public Act 48 of 2021, Section 98b, and Section 104a required accomplishments of established educational and academic end-of-year goals.  The educational median goals were presented to the Escuela Avancemos Academy Board of Directors.  

Dahime Gordon, 21st CCLC Site Coordinator, presented the 21st Century Community Learning Centers monthly programming and budget report. The summer school programming schedule will consist of Monday-Thursday 9 am-2 pm from July 5 to August 11.  Students will attend weekly field trips on Thursday.  

Dr. Lorilyn Coggins presented the Charter School Program Grant current month and cumulative amounts with the Board of Directors as required to be presented monthly at each board meeting. 
 

May 2022 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 Monthly Management Report was presented by Dr. Steven Ovares (4th-8th Instructional Leader), Stephanie Yassine (Sanga Consulting Executive Director), and Ana Ulloa (CEO, Founder).  The Leadership Team has been devoted to creating 2022-2023 Strategic Plan goals.  The school leadership team will formalize the goals and create strategies and action steps. Once formalized, the strategic plan goals will be shared with the Board of Directors for feedback and finalization.  Strategic plan goals and their accompanying action steps can be tailored based on WIDA data.  Goals will be created to tailor to individual students' needs. 

The NWEA Median Conditional Growth Percentiles report was presented to the Board of Directors.  The report highlighted each grade level's median conditional growth percentile in the area of math and reading.  The median conditional growth percentile is the percentile that falls in the middle of all conditional growth percentiles for each grade level.  The report showed student comparison to matching peers from NWEA norms. A 50th percentile corresponds to typical growth, while values below the 50th percentile indicate growth below projections, and values above the 50 indicate growth that exceeded projections. The academy is meeting CMU expectations at the 50th percentile, exceeding at or higher than 65, and has set an internal growth goal of or  higher than the 60th percentile.  

A full week of celebrations is scheduled for the last week of school for both the students and staff.  The academy's first 8th-grade class will be graduating on June 20th. 

The academy continues to experience HVAC issues that have caused continuous disruptions. "Early Release" dates have been scheduled for the last three days of the school year.   Madam Board President Cristina Stamatin posed a question to the leadership team, "With the high rise of crime within schools, what is the team doing to make sure that the campus is secure?"  Stephanie Yassine informed the Board of Directors that the team is doing everything possible to maintain a safe and secure campus.  The school safety plan and lock door checks are being enforced and checked daily. An increased number of students' mental and social well-being including threat assessments are being conducted.   Staff is encouraged to take advantage of the Healthiest You virtual therapy sessions offered to employees by Sanga. The cost for this benefit is absorbed by Sanga.

No extended public comments at this time. 
 

Jennifer Joubert was unable to join the board meeting due to a schedule conflict.  Madam President Cristina Stamatin informed the board members to please check their emails regarding CMU communications.  The upcoming board development series "An Assessment of Student Learning and Academic Performance Reporting" will be held on June 28, 2022, in Novi. Board members who serve on a Central Michigan University charter school board must agree to complete 6 hours of professional development in their first year of serving and 3 hours each year after during their term. 

Escuela Avancemos Academy Board of Directors is looking forward to another great year as the board is always here to support the team. Tremendous"thank you" accolades to the leadership team, staff, and students for all of their hard work.  Congratulations to the first Escuela Avancemos Academy graduating 8th-grade students.  The National Charter School Conference board member attendees are looking forward to sharing their networking experiences with the team.  

Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at 6:30 pm at Escuela Avancemos! Academy; 2635 Howard St Detroit, MI  48216.