Monthly Charter App Committee Meeting Minutes

January 8, 2018, 5:00-6:00 PM

Minutes Draft

Living School

Minutes

Monthly Charter App Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday January 8, 2018 at 5:00 PM

Location

https://zoom.us/j/861418627

Committee Members Present

F. Olajide, N. Mock, P. Dutta, V. Jones

Committee Members Absent

None

Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened

F. Olajide, V. Jones

Guests Present

S. Pasternak

I. Opening Items

A. Record Attendance and Guests

B. Call the Meeting to Order

S. Pasternak called a meeting of the Academics & Culture Committee Committee of Living School to order on Monday Jan 8, 2018 at 5:07 PM.

C. Approve Minutes

N. Mock made a motion to approve minutes.

F. Olajide seconded the motion.

The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Charter App Committee

A. Reviewing Timeline, Roles, & Communication

Draft deadline: Mon 1/22/18, Stefin to Committee: 1/15/18

B. Review Charter Application

Nancy: What charter applications have we been using as models?
- New Harmony High
- Rooted School
- Collegiate Academies

Nancy: Maybe we should add IT as a potential career pathway?

Prateek: What baseline data will we collect?
Prateek: What do we mean by diversity?

Nancy: Do we want our calendar to be this different from a normal NOLA HS calendar?

Victor: When does assessment happen?

F. Olajide arrived.

V. Jones arrived.

C. Hiring a 3rd Party Reviewer

We will not hire a 3rd party reviewer and instead focus on getting feedback from leaders who have recently had charters approved.

III. Closing Items

A. Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:06 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

S. Pasternak

N. Mock made a motion to adjourn the meeting.

F. Olajide seconded the motion.

The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.