Michelle asked for board feedback on an attendance issue impacting one of our families for the beginning of school year.  Board reviewed attendance policies to aid in decision.

Board reviewed information for 2 bilingual assistants 

Board discussed options to meet our staffing needs while also meeting our charter.  We are still short 3 teachers with school starting in two weeks. We have no viable long terms subs through our sub service (Spanish or English speaking).  Board considered several options, none of which are ideal. Our challenges include lack of qualified Spanish speaking teaching candidates, general staffing shortages related to Covid-19 pandemic, and our inability to compete with salary schedules of other schools.  This difficulty in hiring is unprecedented in Arco's history, and Board does not expect this to last beyond the current school year.

Board discussed need to apply for a one year temporary charter waiver to BSD to give us more flexibility with the 80/20 Spanish language requirement.  Parents would be notified if their grade level needs to receive less than 80% instruction in Spanish.

 

-Admin team to draft communication to the last 27 kinder families about options for 21-22.
-Admin team to draft communication to all kinder families
-Admin team to confirm that we can hold lottery slots for next year for kinder families impacted by the section closure.