Equitas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Academic Accountability Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 25, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Location
2723 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005
PUBLIC COMMENT AT EQUITAS ACADEMY BOARD MEETINGS – An opportunity for the public to address the Board will be provided at the conclusion of the agenda. Members of the public who wish to speak on any item are requested to identify themselves and indicate on which agenda item they wish to speak. The Board will provide an opportunity for the public to speak for a maximum of three (3) minutes, unless granted additional time at the discretion of the Board. Testimony shall be limited in content to matters pertaining to Equitas Academy. The Board may not take any action on matters discussed during the public testimony period that are not listed on the agenda. Brown Act Compliance: Agenda posted at School
Malka Borrego is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Additional Call In information: https://zoom.us/j/189866285 or call in 1 929 436 2866 Meeting ID: 189 866 285
Call in locations: 3744 Latrobe Street, LA 90033, 10045 Jumilla Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311, 1700 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
Malka Borrego is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Additional Call In information: https://zoom.us/j/189866285 or call in 1 929 436 2866 Meeting ID: 189 866 285
Call in locations: 3744 Latrobe Street, LA 90033, 10045 Jumilla Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311, 1700 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
Committee Members Present
A. Valentine, J. Troletti, L. Chang
Committee Members Absent
K. Gouveia
Guests Present
M. Ford
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Troletti called a meeting of the Academic Accountability Committee Committee of Equitas Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Apr 25, 2019 at 6:08 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
J. Troletti made a motion to approve minutes from the Academic Accountability Committee Meeting on 02-20-19 Academic Accountability Committee Meeting on 02-20-19.
A. Valentine seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Accountability
A.
Academic Dashboard
B.
Committee Goals
Progress towards 18-19 Goals
Met dashboard metric
Met definition academic excellence
Met: Developed annual PD plan
Met: 2 learning sessions for board members (CSO and HIGH School Programs presentations)
Not Met: PD: On-boarding new board members
What are the overarching take-aways for the Academic Accountability
1. Describing the 6 key components of the academic accountability dashboard
2. Acronym "Cheat Sheet"
Survey Board Members:
Create a survey to measure board members:
Measure board members' understanding of the dashboard in order to make informed decisions?
How did the learning sessions expand your knowledge and overall understanding of academic excellence at Equitas?
How are we meeting the board members' needs in providing professional development from the Academic Accountability Committee? What are the areas of growth?
Met dashboard metric
Met definition academic excellence
Met: Developed annual PD plan
Met: 2 learning sessions for board members (CSO and HIGH School Programs presentations)
Not Met: PD: On-boarding new board members
What are the overarching take-aways for the Academic Accountability
1. Describing the 6 key components of the academic accountability dashboard
2. Acronym "Cheat Sheet"
Survey Board Members:
Create a survey to measure board members:
Measure board members' understanding of the dashboard in order to make informed decisions?
How did the learning sessions expand your knowledge and overall understanding of academic excellence at Equitas?
How are we meeting the board members' needs in providing professional development from the Academic Accountability Committee? What are the areas of growth?
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Troletti made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
A. Valentine seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Troletti
Allyssa: Yes, we should.
J- Board members want to hear more comparison data and we should include
Comparison Data:
1. SBAC (released in October) Show SBAC comparison- first presentation after Winter (January)
2. BES school comparison based on Instructional Index Score
What constitutes a PD and/or learning session?
Guiding Questions for Learning Sessions:
- How does Equitas approach the educational program and experience?
- Beyond the data story, how does one experience greatness at Equitas? What is our narrative?
Data Dashboard Report1. Change #4 "non-white" bar to another color and reflect the "non-white"