The Board agreed to review Action Item H, October 2023 financials before Action Item E, 1st Interim Reports.

There were no presentations from the Public.

There were no reports presented at the meeting.

The Technology Committee will be meeting in January and will present an update thereafter.

BCCS leadership was very excited about the results of our Youth Truth Survey; parents rated us positively in every category, with all rankings being at the 93rd percentile and above.  At first, we were disappointed with the results of the student survey, but upon further review, we found that our 5th, 6th, and 7th grade cohorts rated their experiences at our school very favorably and only our 8th grade cohort had negative ratings.  This cohort has been very difficult the last two years and we continue to work on building relationships and a positive experience for them.   As a school, we are focused on using our data to drive our decision making, and this has led to a strengthening of our MTSS process to support all of our students.  We have also been working on developing a culture of acceptance and inclusivity at our school.  While this effort had its impetus in issues with 8th grade, our efforts, including a focus on inclusivity from a DEI committee, will lead to a better overall culture for all students and staff. 

MORCS started the second round of iready diagnostic tests in December. Math - looks promising, we typically see a dip for the second diagnostic, but there is promising growth for D2 and we are moving the needle. We are starting the reading diagnostic tomorrow. My goal will be to process the data by subgroup to review with our team in January. Youth Truth surveys were reviewed with our leadership team, some areas that stood out include: teachers feeling confident about their curriculum; student and staff safety was ranked higher than last year; Students feel that they are being challenged with high level rigor in classes. Will dive into more data reports over the next two weeks, 150 pages each. 

High School - College Readiness: The college counselor this year has been scheduling one-on-one sessions with the Seniors. The Seniors come in with their parents and get that support to make sure college applications are completed. Currently 62.5% of Seniors UC/CSU % eligible. This is higher than the State rate of 36% and the District rate of 48%. Our college counselor also wanted to highlight the lower percentage of students applying for FAFSA at this time of the year.

Board Chairman Keipp shared private school applications are not due yet and smaller liberal arts colleges are anxious to get kids from our communities. In addition United LA, does FAFSA workshops and may be able to do parent-workshops at the school.  They assist with application support and informing parents about needed documents to complete the process.

Mayor Elect Carol Bass, Board Member Kelly Gonez, and Rocio Rivas won their races for the upcoming City and LAUSD Board Terms.  

Continuing to ensure that students are growing academically.  YPICS Benchmark assessments are about to be given systemwide.  Teachers are reviewing student level data and holding data chats with scholars to set goals for the. December tests.  Results will be analyzed over the winter break and shared with leadership staff, teachers and the Board in January.

Oversight visits have dates; they are listed in this Board Report. Finally, the MORCS petition will need to be rewritten, by the end of May for submission in June/July.

The Board had wonderful board retreat. They completed a draft three year strategic plan with clear goals. The Board plans to hold a mini-retreat mid February to review all school level data, including academic, to finalize the plan. 

This action item was discussed and action was tabled to a future meeting.