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One City Schools

One City Monthly Board Meeting Agenda

Published on November 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM CST

Date and Time

Tuesday November 17, 2020 at 4:00 PM CST

Location

This will be a virtual meeting, via Zoom (please use Zoom link).
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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Kaleem Caire 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Noble Wray 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes from October 27, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Approve Minutes Noble Wray 2 m
     
II. New Business -- Appointment and recognition 4:04 PM
  A. Recognition of Bob Beckman as Board member and Finance Committee Chair. Discuss Kaleem Caire 5 m
   
Robert "Bob" Beckman honorably served on One City's Board of Directors from January 2018 until October 2020. He also served as the Board Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair during his tenure. Bob helped steer us through some challenging times as we worked to stabilize One City financially over the last two years. His deep experience, wise counsel, accessibility and dedication to our children and the mission of One City Schools has been a great asset for our organization. We would like to thank Bob for his nearly three years of effective and dedicated service and wish him well in his future endeavors. 
  
  B. Reappoint former One City Board Member Torrey Jaeckle to the Board of Directors. Vote Kaleem Caire 5 m
   
The Board is asked to reappoint former One City Board Member Torrey Jaeckle to the Board of Directors. Torrey was a founding Board Member of One City Schools and served from October 2015 until October 2018, and served as a member and interim leader of our Finance Committee. He is the owner and Vice President of Jaeckle Distributors of Madison. Torrey's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torreyjaeckle. 
  
III. Guest Presentations 4:14 PM
  A. WI Evaluation Collaborative Discuss Dr. Tenah K.A. Hunt 15 m
   
Dr. Tenah Hunt, researcher and evaluator with the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative, Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (CRECE) will give a brief presentation, updating the Board on the progress of UW-Madison's longitudinal evaluation of One City Schools.
  
  B. UW Covid-19 LAMP Testing at One City Schools FYI Thomas Friedrich, Isabel Perea and David Stephan 15 m
   
Dr. Thomas Friedrich of UW-Madison, and Ms. Isabel Perea and Mr. David Stephen of One City Schools will provide an update and information on the pilot testing currently being offered at One City Schools and our plans to continue the testing program at One City going forward. 
  
IV. One City Parent Board Member Input 4:44 PM
  A. One City Parent Update by Parent-members of One City's Board of Directors Discuss Parent Board Members 10 m
   
One City Schools has a strong foundation of active and engaged parents. Parent representatives who serve on One City's Board of Directors will have the opportunity to share an update with the Board on behalf of the One City parent-led Parent Council. Parent Board Members Ms. Toya Pedracine-Stewart, Dr. Wajiha Akhtar-Khaleel and Ms. Jodie Pope will present/lead the discussion. 
  
V. CEO Report for November 2020 4:54 PM
  A. CEO Report Part 1: Department Updates FYI Department Heads/One City Staff 20 m
   
One City's executive team members will present brief department updates in the following order:
  1. Family and Community Initiatives - Ms. Marilyn Ruffin 
  2. One City Expeditionary Elementary School - Mr. Faren D'Abell
  3. One City Preschool - Mr. Bryce Pickett
  4. New School Development - Ms. Devon Davis
  5. School Health, Facilities and Operations - Mr. David Stephan
  6. Fundraising and External Relations - Ms. Gail Wiseman
  
  B. One City CEO Report Part 2: Key Topics to Discuss Discuss Kaleem Caire 35 m
   
One City's CEO will present and engage the Board in discussion on the following topics:
  1. Student and Staff Demographics at One City Schools
  2. One City's Talent Management Process
  3. Addressing the Educator Pipeline Challenge: Plans to Recruit, Hire and Develop Diverse One City Staff 
  4. Forecasting Challenges of COVID-19 to our Financial Viability / Plans to Address our Concerns 
  
VI. Other Business 5:49 PM
  A. Other Business Discuss Noble Wray 10 m
   
Suggest topics for future meetings. 
  
VII. Closing Items 5:59 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Noble Wray 1 m
For more information, please contact Gail Wiseman, Vice President of External Relations at gwiseman@onecityschools.org or (608) 514-6119.