Ms. King-Berg requested moving section V. item E and section V. item G to the next board meeting and adding in LCAP community COVID-19 reports as an action item.  The Board approved these additions/ corrections. 

There were no presentations from the Public.

The meeting dates include meetings for July and August in case they are needed with the changing directives from local and state agencies in regards to the pandemic affecting schools.   

There were no reports. 

There were no board committee reports. 

The report was made available to the Board. 

Throughout the school year, students have taken the iReady Diagnostic Assessment four (4) times. This is the first year that BCCS is using iReady. The B2 or third assessment was taken just before the BCCS campus closed and moved to distance learning. After much discussion, staff decided to implement a 4th or B3 assessment. Staff felt that we need to collect end of the year data for our students since the Governor and California Department of Education had waived the state test for this school year.
In reading schoolwide, students scoring at Tier I (grade level or above) increased by 12% from the beginning of the school year. Students scoring at a tier III level (two grade level or more below grade level reduced by 18%.
In math schoolwide, students scoring at Tier I (grade level or above) increased by 17% from the beginning of the school year. Students scoring at a tier III level (two grade level or more below grade level reduced by 20%.

As YPICS schools plan to reopen, we are considering how our instructional programs must be modified in order to ensure the health and safety of our students, staff and families. The main way that the instructional program is affected is the reduction of class sizes to ensure that social distancing is enforced at all times and in all classrooms. Therefore, the schedule for each week of instruction at MORCS reflects two main cohorts of students (A & B) who are on campus on different days.
While the following schedule reflects how MORCS intends to begin the school year, it is important to note that there may certainly be the need to transition to a different model or models during the school year, as more information becomes available regarding health and safety in our school communities.
Lastly MORCS is devising a way to support a third, smaller cohort of students and families who wish to engage in all distance-learning, due to health concerns.

At the high school 166 out of 194 students completed the NWEA MAPS exam for Spring 2020, allowing us to capture longitudinal data for each grade-level cohort. The good news is that we now have growth data to present to the LAUSD CSD Oversight Team when they visit in 2021.Our staff put together a “senior goodbye” video for our exiting senior class. It was very emotional as most of the students have been with us all four years of their high school experience. We also drove to the homes of all students who currently qualify for graduation (requirements met), and delivered graduation signs to them, along with goody bags from Gear Up, and a graduation photo in a customized template. It was one of the best things I’ve ever done as an educator; it was deeply moving for the families.

The YPICS Reopening Taskforce, consisting of YPICS Leadership from all three schools (administrators, classified, teachers, and members from the Learning and Support Center) has been meeting weekly to review documents from the CDE, LACOE, San Diego County Office of Education, along with local and state public health departments guidelines to prepare a path to reopen for the 2021 school year. Taskforce members have not only collaborated with the YPICS schools but have also worked alongside approximately 30 other schools in the Proyecto YA (Project Now) Alliance, a collective of schools supporting each other with resources and research information, regarding the purchasing of needed supplies, instructional hybrid models, and surveys to engage parents in the process of preparing to reopen schools. YPICS has found that dividing the task not only among our own community but in the larger community has been helpful to look beyond ourselves in considering solutions to preparing to be ready for one of two return solutions. The Taskforce has also included parent participation via Google Town Halls and community surveys.
Next steps: The Taskforce would like to have a YPICS Reopening Ad HOC Committee where the final review of the work of the Reopening Taskforce can be reviewed and brought back before the full board for approval.

This item was moved to the next regular board meeting. 

This item was moved to the next regular board meeting.