Achievement Prep
Minutes
Full Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday October 20, 2021 at 6:30 PM
Directors Present
A. Jackson, D. Draughon Jr. (remote), D. George (remote), E. Harrell (remote), E. Williams (remote), J. Johnson (remote), K. Ward (remote), P. Grant (remote), S. Rosenbaum (remote), U. Wright
Directors Absent
A. Ali, J. Andrean, R. Davis
Guests Present
Erin Hindes (remote), Katelyn Gibert, S. Lewis
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
U. Wright called a meeting of the board of directors of Achievement Prep to order on Wednesday Oct 20, 2021 at 6:33 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Minutes not approved due to inability to obtain them from Jason (explained that they will be shared for approval at the meeting following their access)
II. School Report
A.
AppleTree Reopening
- AppleTree discussed the data behind a struggling enrollment in PreK3 and PreK4 across Ward 8, including at Achievement Prep
- Partnering with Kalix Marketing for insights on enrollment; expecting ongoing engagement through the Spring
- Furthermore, they discussed how they have newly approached learning in-person during the Pandemic - changes in lunch space modifications to classroom setup, "go-bags" for impromptu virtual learning, and assessments.
B.
COVID-related Updates
- Teacher Contact Tracing forms have been added to our health and safety protocols. Upon entry to a new classroom, staff are required to sign in and out
- Identified Emergency Legislation that could broaden the definition of and qualifications for "Virtual Learning" (Legislation yet to pass)
C.
Upcoming Testing + Status of Goals
- Lewis walked the Board through the academic goals for the 21-22SY
- Using the most recent MAP data, she presented the status of goals on growth and proficiency in relationship to PMF projections.
- During the academic report, a need to clarify the definition of the MAP and PARCC projections surfaced. Specifically, are they actual numbers? Or projections that carry some level of assumption for growth...which implies the actual numbers are lower.
III. Finance Committee
A.
Review
- Report required no votes and surfaced no follow-ups
IV. Governance Report
A.
Priorities + Roles
- Report required no votes, but did communicate the following 1-year appointments and follow-up areas:
- Finance Commitee Chair: Susie Rosenbaum
- Modification of Vice-Chair Role - will split the role into 1st and 2nd designations for the transition year
- Pat Grant has agreed to serve in 1st Vice-Chair role
- Ursula invited board to let her know if there is interest in the 2nd Vice-Chair role; UW promised to have exploratory conversations before the next meeting
- Communicated desire to recruit additional board members during the transition year, including another parent trustee with a student currently enrolled at Achievement Prep
V. Executive Session
A.
Update(s)
CEO search process/details primarily discussed
VI. 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 8:32 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Lewis