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Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)

YPICS Board Retreat

Date and Time

Saturday September 23, 2023 at 8:30 AM PDT

Location

Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 8:30 AM
  A. Record Attendance
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Welcome Check-In (8:30 - 9:00) 30 m
II. YPICS Regular Board Meeting 9:00 AM
  A. Regular Board Meeting 15 m
   
  • To begin at 9:00 A.M.
  
III. Resume Board Retreat 9:15 AM
  A. Welcome and goals for today (9:15 - 10:00) 45 m
   
  • Warm-up exercise: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 
  
  B. Spotlight 1: Understanding the CA Data Dashboards (10:00 - 10:45) 45 m
   
  • Review CDE Data dashboards & reporting tools
  • Lay a foundational understanding of the difference between SBAC and verifiable data
  
  C. Scheduled Break (10:45 - 11:00) 15 m
  D. Spotlight 2A: YPICS today and future trajectory-Schools (11:00 - 12:00) Cesar Lopez 60 m
   
  • Review SBAC & Verifiable Data by school (What does the data say?)-looking back.
  • Share and discuss strategic opportunities (What is the school’s response and action plan?)-thinking ahead. 
  • BCCHS, BCCS, MORCS (15 minutes each + 5-minute Q/A)
  
  E. Lunch Break (12:00 - 12:30) 30 m
   
  • Lunch with pair share activity
  
  F. Spotlight 2B: YPICS today and future trajectory-Schools-Strategic Planning (12:30 - 1:15) 45 m
   
  • Review board efforts-Three Year Strategic Plan updates & LAUSD Oversight Reports and discuss implications.
  • Review By-Laws
  • Review Short Term/Emergency Succession plan.
  
  G. Spotlight 3: Board development (1:15 - 2:15) 60 m
   

“What’s the Board Got to Do with It? The Role of the Charter School Board in Monitoring School Performance."

 

  • Review and process the article.
  • Reflect upon board efforts in relation to the article and past goals outcomes, and share goals for next 2-3 years, and discuss implications. 
  
  H. Scheduled Break (2:15 - 2:30) 15 m
  I. Spotlight 4: Discuss annual organization goals (2:30 - 3:00) 30 m
   
  • Ideate on 2023-24 goals 
  • Activity: Break out to create a draft action plan for 2023-24 year 
  
IV. Closing Items 3:00 PM
  A. Wrap-up and agree on next steps 30 m
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote