Opening Items

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 envision a future where all of our students are successful,
and their destinies are not determined by their demographics.
 

Academic Excellence

CEO Support And Eval

I would like to convene a group of Board members and two staff members to develop The Academy's main slogans/taglines. For example, we use Identity, Diversity Justice, and Action, (also incorporated into our logo), Academic, Engaging, Meaningful, and The Academy: Students Graduate Academically Successful, and Social Justice-Minded. 

The purpose of the meeting will be for participants to create a specific messaging strategy and then have the Board vote on that plan at a future meeting. I would like to convene the meeting on Wednesday, January 8 from 6:00 to 7:30pm.

I would like the Board to engage in whole-school observation (in and out of the classroom) to contribute evidence regarding student culture - one of the two super levers referred to in Leveraged Leadership 2.0 .  I will propose a couple of different dates in mid to late January. 

 

Charter Schools are required to conduct annual independent financial audits in a manner which shall employ generally accepted accounting principles. Charter Schools are required to transmit a copy of their annual independent financial audit report for the preceding fiscal year to their chartering entity, the SCO, and CDE by December 15th. The annual audit will encompass the following key financial & compliance areas:

• Statement of financial position
• Statements of activities and cash flows for the year that ended
• Notes to the financial statements
• State Compliance (Attendance, Instructional Minutes, LCAP, CalPADS, and other State Programs)
• Federal Compliance (a separate audit is required for LEAs that receive more than $750K/year for federal programs)

Prior to submission, the Board is responsible for reviewing and approving the results of the annual audit. The audit firm will be responsible for submitting the audit to all reporting agencies, no later than December 15.

Charter schools are required to file two reports during a fiscal year (interim reports) showing the status of the charter school’s financial health. The first interim report includes revenue and expenditure actuals from July 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019. In addition, the first interim report reviews the 2019-20 board-approved budget with updated fiscal year-end and multi-year forecasts.

The Executive Director, Matt Huxley, will update the Board on the progress towards his Board Approved 2019/20 goals

Goal 1: Implement the 3-year Strategic Plan and create a plan to continually monitor it.
Goal 2: Create a Highly Effective Organizational Leadership Team.

• Define the roles, responsibilities, and decision-making authority of each Organizational Leadership Team member.
• Create a development and evaluation plan for the Organizational Leadership Team and for each team member.

Goal 3: Accelerate the academic growth of students who have not been effectively served.

 

Key January 27 Board Retreat Topics:

Draft of possible topics:

• Special Education (90 min)
• Review Possible Organization Structure Changes (60 to 90 min) 
• Vote on Updated Board Fiscal Policies (30 min.)
• Board Development (45 min)
• Learning About The California Dashboard - its internal and external importance (90minutes) (Presentation)