The Academy of Alameda Charter School Board

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday September 27, 2018 at 6:30 PM PDT

Location

401 Pacific Avenue, Alameda CA - Room 201

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. C. Public Comments
  D. The Board of Directors Reviews The Academy of Alameda's Mission Statement
   
Mission: The Academy of Alameda equitably develops students into critical thinkers and life-long learners who navigate the world with integrity, and who apply their learning to empower themselves and their communities.

Envisioned Future: We will eliminate the opportunity gap so that all of our students are successful and that their destiny is not determined by their demographics.
II. II. Consent Agenda
  A. Approve the July 2018 & August 2018 Check Registers and Credit Card Statements
   
Approve the July 2018 & August 2018 check registers and credit card statements.
  B. Approve August 16, 2018 Board Meeting Minutes
   
  C. Approve 2018/19 Employee Handbook
  D. Approve Section 125 Premium Only Plan
III. Board Communications
 
Academic Excellence
  A. Elementary School Data Presentation
  B. Executive Director Report
  C. Board Member Reports
  D. Board Working Group Reports
   

Reports from the Marketing, New Board Member Selection, and Executive Director's Support Working Groups.

  E. Elementary School Charter Renewal Update
   

This will be a a standing topic on the agenda until passage of the elementary school's renewed charter.

IV. Financial Update
  A. 18-19 Financial Update
   

The Director of Finance will present on current assumption changes to the current forecast since the Board approved an 18-19 budget in June.

  B. 17-18 Unaudited Acutals (Elementary & Middle School)
V. Action Items
 
Development
  A. Amending The Academy of Alameda's Board Bylaws
   
A proposal extend the number of 3-year terms that a Board member can serve from three to five. I am checking to see if this constitutes a material change. If it does, I will bring it to AUSD's Board of Directors for a vote in an upcoming meeting.
  B. Overnight Field Trips
  C. Overnight Field Trip Proposal
   

Overnight field trip at The Academy of Alameda (in the gym) for the Ever Forward Group. The outcome is to build strong relationships between students and between students and the club's advisors, as well as to plan activities for the year.

VI. Closing Items
  A. Review of Key October Agenda Topics
  B. Closed Session: Gov’t Code § 54957.6 Executive Director Compensation
  C. Open For Public Session: Vote on The Executive Director's 2018/19 Compensation
  D. Vote on an adjustment to the the Executive Director's 2017/18 compensation package
   
Vote on an adjustment to the the Executive Director's 2017/18 compensation package as a result of an omitted provision.
  E. Adjourn Meeting