No announcements were made.

No public comments were made. 

The Board returns from closed session at 7:11 and there were no reportable actions. 

No public comments.

Board Chair G. Lopez Jr is reporting regarding approval of the Chief Operations Officer employment agreement,  the agreement provides the following:
1. A work schedule of a minimum of 240 days annually;
2. A base annual salary of:
$208,000 for the 2024-2025 school year;
3. Employee shall be entitled to accrue vacation consistent with the current
AMPS Employee Handbook and/or policies.
4. Sick leave to accrue consistent with the current AMPS Employee
Handbook and/or policies.
5. A $50,000 life insurance policy.
6. At AMPS expense, employee shall be afforded such health and other
benefits of employment as shall be granted to other AMPS employees.
7. Participation in a 401k and/or 403b retirement plan, subject to program
and eligibility requirements, as applicable.
The annual salary is in keeping with the compensation comparability study the Board has received.

No public comments.

Sylvia Flores, Interim Chief Executive Officer, states Local Control and Accountability Plan is still in draft mode. It should be finalized this month and will be brought up at June 12th meeting. While still in draft mode, Ms. Flores would like to take this opportunity to gather comments and suggestions from the public or board.  There are 3 main goals Ms. Flores will be discussing today. The goals for each of the school sites were created based off multiple data points. First, quantitative data was gathered from the state website. Survey data was also gathered from students, staff and parents during the Family Staff Team Meetings at schools. Every 3 years a new Local Control and Accountability Plan is created. The 2024-2025 plan will stay in place for the next 3 years. 

Annual performance for each school site was assessed. John Henry High School was identified as being eligible for comprehensive support and encouragement, due to English learner progress. A root cause analysis was done to support  English Learner progress and the school. Amethod will hire an English Learner specialist to support every school site in providing training to teachers to increase our English Learner progress. 

The first goal for the Local Control and Accountability Plan is to provide an academically rigorous, Common Core-aligned college preparatory program with support and interventions for students’ academic development. Data shows progress is not as strong as we'd hope. This is why the first goal was set in place. 

For each goal, several measures were identified; each measure is tied to state priority. There will be several check ins throughout the year to check for progress. 

The second goal for the Local Control and Accountability Plan is to create an engaged parent community that is fully engaged in and actively connected to the school community. This is a maintenance goal that was established in the prior Local Control and Accountability Plan. Amethod Public Schools would like to continue the strong parent involvement within the school sites. Constant feedback loops between school sites and parents has been established, and we would like to strengthen that bond through community and family events. 

The third goal for the Local Control and Accountability Plan is to create a safe, inclusive, and welcoming school community where students and staff are fully invested in academic, health, and social-emotional learning. Amethod is doing this by engaging students and improving school climate, created through survey data by parents and students. 

An expenditure table was created for each school site. Ms. Flores goes over the total planned expenditure table. The expenditure tables are tied directly to the goals, and are made to ensure so that goals are met.  

Ms. Flores asks for questions, or comments from the board. 

E. Emmanuelli asks how we can stay accountable to ensure we make these goals realistic. 

E. Gallegos, is questioning who keeps track of where we stand on goals?

Ms. Flores states it will be a team effort. Adjustments will be made during the year if necessary. Chief Operations Officer and Chief Academic Officer will also be meeting with site directors and teachers so that they understand where they are with data, and how goals will be reached. Metrics have been crafted to be attainable. 

E. Gallegos asks how the grant that was previously awarded intertwines with this Local Control and Accountability Plan.

Ms. Flores says they're interconnected through action tables and expenditure plan. 

E. Gallegos asks about the school psychologist and counselor and how many students are being served.

Ms. Flores states it is part of the community grant to establish partnerships to support school site. There is 1 school counselor per school site currently. They provide mental health services through check ins, and school wide culture initiatives to support mental health needs. While the school counselors are not funded by the community school grant, the person that oversees the school counselor is grant funded. 

A Emmanuelli is confident that we are able to meet the goals, with Chief Operations Officer, Chief Academic Officer, and Chief Executive Officer on board. 

No public comments.