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Environmental Charter Schools

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Friday September 16, 2016 at 8:00 AM PDT

Location

16315 Grevillea Ave. Lawndale, CA 90260

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE
Notice is hereby given that consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting.  However, any such presentation will be for information only.
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Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board may request assistance by contacting ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.
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For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
II. Review and Approval of Agenda
 
Governance Committee
  A. Motion to Approve the Agenda
   
Motion to approve the agenda by:

 
III. Discussion Items / Updates
  A. Program Evaluation:
   
We’ve been talking about Dashboards as a way to evaluate our programs.  The goal is to make sure that our actions are yielding results.  We have looked at what the the board would like included in the dashboard here.  Each school’s LCAP communicates its goal, actions, costs for implementation, and results.  Our LCAP goals are highlighted here. We also know that the State Board of Education is adopting a dashboard as linked here.   While we haven’t made progress since our last meeting on the board dashboard, we have made progress on driving toward results.   The schools are each piloting  different strategies to assess programs.   They each want to better understand if the actions they have chosen are producing results as defined by the LCAP goals.  Ms Villoria will present the High School’s plan.  Here is the tool the High School is using to keep the conversation focused on results.  
  B. The Board Dashboard Update - Work stalled:
   
Reshare the draft on Schoolzilla
  • CAASPP results came out and we wanted to make sure that school sites had the data needed for all staff summer professional development
  • We wanted to make sure that we didn’t duplicate work if Board on Track was going to substitute for the Board Dashboard
  C. What is Board on Track? Introduce new took for the board (http://boardontrack.com/)
   
  • Board on Track: How it works? What are its benefits and how will it measure success?
  • Should this replace the ECS Shoozilla Dashboard? How should Board on Track and Shoolzilla work toge
  D. Academic Excellence Committee recommended
  E. Executive Director Evaluation
   

Completed by: Ken, Jenni, Denise, Farnaz, and Jorge
  F. ECS Board Assessment
   

Completed by: Ken, Jenni, Bruce, Denise, Farnaz, and William
  G. FYI: Updated Board and Committee Calendars and Rosters
  H. Review Pipeline of Possible Board Members and Advisory Members
  I. Format a future Board Meeting for better Board Engagement
  J. Strategic Planning Update
IV. Action Items
  A. Re-approve 2015 - 2016 goals for 2016 - 2017
   
Proposed Goals for 2016-2017
  1. Dashboard revised to align to LCAP and Strategic Plan
  2. Pipeline of future ECS Board members
  3. Establish the process for the annual review of the Board, Chair and ED
  4. Establish timeline and process for next phase of strategic planning - completing 2017-2020 Strategic plan.
  5. Review evaluation procedures for all staff, teachers, and administrators.
V. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting