No announcements were made.

Chris, senior from John Henry High School says he has been a student with Amethod Public Schools since the 8th grade. He shares gratitude to the administrators and teachers for their dedication to the students.

Board Chair Gilbert Lopez Jr. amends the agenda to bring Business item A before the Consent items.

Mrs. Coleman, Site Director from Richmond Charter Academy presents her ELA and math data with comparisons to West Contra Costa Unified School District and the State of California. She compares data for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. She shares iReady assessments for 2023-2024 throughout all grade levels in math and ELA. She is proud of how her data is trending and how well, especially her 8th grade students are improving.

Board Member Elisa Gallegos asks Mrs. Coleman how often Richmond Charter Academy is testing.

Mrs. Coleman says there are 3 tests a year.

Dr. Walker, Site Director from Benito Juarez Elementary presents her academic achievements, priorities, goals, and action plans. Dr. Walker shares her iReady 2022 assessments in ELA, math, and writing. 

Board Member Elisa Gallegos asks if there is a guide that goes home with the students that can help the parents out.

Dr. Walker says the students go home with a letter weekly. The letter covers areas where the student need areas of improvement in. 

Jaime Mata, CEO asks what does adaptive technology mean.

Dr. Walker says adaptive technology means, for an example, if a child is in 5th grade and tests in a 3rd grade level, there is no way for a teacher to know what area the student does not understand. iReady can pinpoint the area that needs improvement and can work on that over and over until the student excels. 

Mrs. Crocker, Site Director from John Henry High School says she will present NWEA data at the next board meeting as the school is still testing. She shares the staff have been meeting with students to ensure they are on track to graduate and the school has resumed college tours for the students. 

Osirus Polachart, college advisor at John Henry High School shares graduation data and 97% of students are on track to graduate. He shares that 450 students have applied for college and the types of colleges they applied to. He mentions that more than half of the seniors have received their early acceptance letters. He mentions aside from college tours, there have been a military recruit visit on campus, and there will be upcoming vocational school recruit visits.

Mrs. Nash, Site Director from Oakland Charter High School, shares her SBAC data on ELA and math for 2022-2023 school year and the data comparison to neighboring charter schools. She shares her goals and priorities that are set in place to improve student learning. 

Mrs. Lee, Site Director from Downtown Charter Academy shares her presentation covering Fall NWEA data on english, math, and science. She shares that Downtown Charter Academy reviews SBAC, ELPAC, NWEA data with all staff and conduct teacher PD to align assessment with priority standards, support and monitor use of Lexia PowerUP and Lexia English. She shares the school is also doing school culture assemblies to ensure sense of safety and belonging. Mrs. Lee shares what the school have been implementing to improve areas for english learners, hispanic/ latin students, students with IEP/ 504, and tier 2 students. 

Mr. Mata, CEO shares that this is the first night he is reporting as the AMPS CEO. He is excited to be a part of a large network of charters. He presents enrollment data and ADA across all 6 school sites. He shares an overview of what he has been doing, such as listen and learning sessions with home office staff, 4 school site visits, and recruitment and hiring of CFO position. He shares staffing, budget preparation, upcoming LCAP update in February, leadership development, and Saturday school. There have been several leaders who are interested in Saturday school but there is still much to consider before a decision can be made. He says Saturday school can be beneficial for those who missed class, need more time to review subjects, and for us to recapture ADA. He gives a summary of the 2024-2025 state budget proposal that was given last week. He highlights the good news that the Governor shares, such as improving student supports. He says there is a concern that there is a 38 billion dollar shortfall but the Governor's budget does not declare a fiscal emergency or revenue deferrals. Community schools, universal meals, expanded learning opportunities, and educational workforces will still be maintained. 

Board Member Elisa Gallegos asks if covid is still affecting attendance.

Maria Arechinga, Senior Director of Operations and Compliance says there has been a general sickness that has been contributing to attendance. During the holidays, there is trend where attendance dips due to students traveling. She says reporting is done 3 times a year.

The Board of Directors reconvenes from closed session at 9:12pm and there were no reportable actions.