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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 statements and Bank of Marin check registers for June.
C.
2021/22 AoA Employee Handbook
There were relatively few changes made in the 2021/22 Employee Handbook from the prior year. Key changes were in the following areas:
Pay dates and All AoA employees are paid semi-monthly (Certificated employees used to be paid monthly)
Summer Holdback eligibility (Available to all salaried 11-month employees)
Director of HR to human resources
References to Paycom changed to AoA's Human Resources Information System (HRIS)
11-month employees pay their health deductions in August-June. They used to pay in July. Now, only 12 month employees will have their deductions taken out over 12 months including July.
For 457 retirement accounts (optional) changed wording from a 10% match of salary, to 10% matched to gross earnings per paycheck (for Non STRS members)
Non-exempt employees no longer receive three days up front sick days, but accrue 1 hour for every 20 hours beginning on their first day of employment
Local Assignment Authorization for Credentialed Teachers
CERTIFICATED ASSIGNMENT AUTHORIZATION
The state has granted school boards the authority to grant local authorization to credentialed teachers who are teaching a subject outside of their specific credential area if that have subject matter expertise Please see below.
CERTIFICATED ASSIGNMENT AUTHORIZATION
When deemed necessary, EC 44256(b) and 44258.2 allow, by a vote of the governing board, the holder of a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential or Single Subject Teaching Credential to teach, with his or her consent, any subject in departmentalized classes below grade 9 if the teacher has completed twelve semester units, or six upper division or graduate semester units of course work at an accredited institution, in the subject to be taught.
Public Hearing:Short Term Independent Study Policy
Open Public Hearing: No earlier than: 6:30pm In accordance with Section 11701 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, setting policy pursuant to Education Code section 51747, the Board shall consider, in a public hearing, the scope of its existing or prospective use of independent study as an instructional strategy, its purposes in authorizing independent study, and factors bearing specifically on the maximum realistic lengths of assignments and acceptable number of missed assignments for specific populations of pupils or adult education students. This policy shall reflect an awareness that excessive leniency in its terms can result in pupils falling behind their age peers as to increase, rather than decrease, the risk of their dropping out of school.
Action: Independent Study Policy
The Board shall adopt the attached Short-term Independent Study Policy in accordance with the requirements of Education Code Section 51747.
