EXCEL Model
Team-building
Social Contract for VIBE Board

https://flippengroup.com/education/capturing-kids-hearts-1/

Board toured the facility, noting improvements discussed in the Facilities Committee meeting and ongoing challenges.

Board Governance Framework
- Rules and regulations
- Roles and responsibilities
- Governance and management

Non-profit governance: guidance, accountability, vision, community/constituents

Charter School laws, rules, regulations
- How is a Type 2 different? 
           BESE Policies, EnrollNOLA

Louisiana Charter School Board - Resource Guide
LAPCS, then State Board of Ethics for ethics questions

Board composition as a constant consideration, LAPCS Board Bank of interested parties, Charter Board Leadership Academy

Can ex-officio committee members vote?
            Check by-laws
            Create written committee descriptions outlining roles and responsibilities

Governance and Performance
       Legal/ethical training
       Financial compliance
       Board self-assessments
       Be familiar with and follow policies
 

School Performance Scores, Louisiana Department of Education
https://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/performance-scores
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkAynneG7TU

K-12 Accountability System, SY19-20 Metrics
Student Progress score is an aggregate of individual performance on state assessments, includes socio-economic and other measures

How is the School Performance Score calculated? What are the exact psycho-metrics?
2014-2025 scores shifting to diminish curve, to incentivize increased school performance
Some schools focusing on Growth Score, which demonstrates student improvement

Academic Dashboards (great boards handout)
      Not a part of charter renewal process, but tools to measure mission objectives (ie IB Programme) 

- Choose metrics that speak to mission of school, items already being tracked
- Measurable, trackable, staff time considerations
 

End of Year Academic Report SW

SPS Scores 25% ACT, 25% LEAP, 25% Graduation Cohort Rate, and 25% Diploma Strength

Goal: Raise ACT and LEAP test scores
- FT ACT Prep Teacher hired, goal to improve ACT scores by 15%
- LEAP 360 Assessments will be used with other diagnostic tools to determine instructional needs and course placement
- Remediation Specialist to address content or test-taking challenges with individual students or small groups
* ACT-like and LEAP-like questions incorporated into daily academic exercises

Goal: Focus on literacy fundamentals across all disciplines

Goal: Reduce student behavior infractions
- Capturing Kids' Hearts curriculum
- Parental involvement
- Classroom observations by instructional coach and academic administrators to ensure fidelity of CKH implementation
$42,000 cost for all staff training and two campus visits by CKH consultants in SY19-20

Projecting score of 61 for SY18-19. With measures taken this year, predicting score of 69-72 for SY19-20

Staff retention through coaching and professional development

Questions
Realistic goals? Who generated them? Are teachers committed to the goals?
SW: Academic team largely generated the goals. 
What kinds of measures should the Board be paying attention to during the year?
- LEAP Diagnostic and 3 interim assessments (4 total tests) - quarterly dashboard
- Fall and Spring ACT practice tests, official exams - quarterly dashboard
- Infraction reports - monthly dashboard
- Interim 3 week progress reports, 9 week report cards
How is success in ACT Prep class measured?
- Student Learning Targets for each class (goals set for students and assessments given to demonstrate achievement)
 

Organizational Chart Revision
- Reduced number of direct reports to Principal
- Addition of Data Coordinator position to monitor progress towards goals for SY19-20

Committee Chairs will review results then form goals to improve in necessary areas and seek out suggested resources