Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 1, 2018 at 6:00 PM
Location
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter School - 1157 S. Berenedo Street, Los Angeles CA 90006
Committee Members Present
A. Reza, C. Lopez, S. Mendoza
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Arce, D. Rios, F. Zepeda, L. Simonsen, M. Keipp, M. Rothenay, N. Garcia, R. Bradford, R. Duenas, R. Quon, V. Nutt, Y. Fuentes, Y. King-Berg, Y. Zubia
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Keipp called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS) to order on Monday Oct 1, 2018 at 6:00 PM.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
September 25, 2018 LAUSD Board Meeting Clip
The LAUSD Board Clip from the Bert Corona Charter Petition Renewal Board Meeting was shared. The Committee discussed the LAUSD Board Members high goals to approve charters in the future. Additionally, Academic Board Committee Members shared and restated their expectation that students attending YPICS must achieve at the highest academic levels.
B.
Review and approve Academic Excellence Committee Description.
C. Lopez made a motion to Approve the Academic Excellence Committee Job Description.
S. Mendoza seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Review and approve Role of Academic Excellence Committee
S. Mendoza made a motion to Approve the role of the Academic Excellence Committee.
C. Lopez seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Review Academic Performance of the Oversight Reports for Each School
The Committee read through each school's Oversight Review Report. Board Committee Members asked clarifying questions, stated their concerns. Articulated that they wanted to see each school's academic plan to address the CSD's cited areas for growth in the Performance Review Reports.
E.
Review The Achievement Academic Plan for BCCS
Board Members discussed the Academic Plans for each school. Reviewed the data analysis and requested that the schools begin the year with the current plan. However, they asked that each school take a deeper look at the next benchmark assessment and to bring back plans that included a response to provide more clarifications regarding goals around specific data sets.
F.
Review the Benchmark for BCCS
The committee read the school's benchmark for renewal To ensure that the BCCS Team is clear about the district's expectations, The Committee talked about the seriousness of being renewed with a benchmark verses being renewed without one. The instructional team will plan together, implement, and over see supervision of instruction in order to meet the expected outcomes.
G.
Calendar of Internal Benchmark Assessments
The Committee reviewed the benchmark and testing calendar for the YPI Charter Schools.
H.
Discuss the type of reports that the committee would like to have?
Committee discussed the types of reports to bring before the committee for review and discussion. The expectation was to continue to refine what was available today.
I.
Set Next Meeting Dates
The next meeting date was scheduled for November 26, 2018.
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 8:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Y. King-Berg