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Make sure your name is spelled correctly.
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C.
Record Board Member Attendance (Roll Call)
D.
The Board Reviews The Academy of Alameda's Mission and Envisioned Future Statements
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.
Review and approve the credit card statement for October purchases and Bank of Marin check register for October. These statements and registers show all purchases made using a credit card and vendors paid during the month of October.
The following committees will report out highlights from their recent committee meetings:
Executive Director Support and Evaluation Committee
Student Success Committee
Board Finance Committee
Marketing and Fundraising Committee
C.
Elementary and Middle School Fall Data Presentation (Update on student successes and challenges)
A snap shot of how students are performing for the 1st part of the school year using a variety of evidence, as well as how that evidence is driving actions,
The Academy of Alameda implemented a middle school distance learning on Monday, November 2. The Board will hear an update from middle school staff, as well as an update on a planned elementary distance learning hub for grades 3 through 5.
The Academy of Alameda's COVID-19 Health and Safety Reopening Plan
The Academy of Alameda's COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan outlines the policies, practices, and procedures designed to create a safe and healthy environment for students and staff and to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 to staff and students when they return to campus. The Academy's policy is strongly influenced by county and state guidelines (especially), as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Each school or district must submit its plan to the Alameda County Health Department and receive approval prior to allowing students to return to campus for onsite learning.
Executive Director's Updated Recommendation Regarding AoA's Reopening Plan Timeline
The Executive Director will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors regarding the phase-in plan for grades K-8. The recommendation updates the recommendation made to the Board at its October 22 meeting due to the increase in the daily COVID-19 case rate in Alameda County.
There were two taglines (with some variations of each) that emerged from the work of the Marketing/Fundraising committee and from the input that our Organizational Leadership Team provided.
1. Cultivating (or empowering) academic confidence and empowering (or cultivating) social justice.
2. We engage, inspire, and empower socially conscious youth (students) or
Engaging, inspiring, and empowering socially conscious youth (students)
V.
Closing Items
A.
Closed Session: Gov’t Code § 54957(b): Executive Director Goals Update
B.
Review of Key December 15 Board Meeting Agenda Topics
