This is a meeting of the Board. The Board is composed of 9 voting members and 1 non-voting member, the Executive Director. We are using the following protocols to guide our meeting:

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Board Meeting Minutes From:

• February 17 
• February 28

• Approve the combined credit card statement and Bank of Marin check register from February.

Reports from the following committees:

• Finance Committee
• Marketing Committee
• Development Committee
• Student Success Committee
• Governance Committee

Executive Director, Matt Huxley, along with Principals, Miranda Thorman and Leah Rubin presented AoA's Material Revision proposal that would combine The Academy of Alameda's two charter schools into one TK-8 charter to AUSD's Board of Education.

Next Steps:

March 22: The AUSD Board of Education Votes on AoA's Material Revision proposal

The  presentation that AUSD staff used for their 3/8 AUSD Board meeting is attached.

On March 3, the Alameda County Public Health Department announced a change in guidance regarding the wearing of masks indoors from required to strongly recommended.  Executive Director, Matt Huxley, will make a recommendation to  AoA's Board of Directors regarding The Academy of Alameda's indoor mask guidance practices.

The 2nd Interim for the elementary school includes year to date budget actuals from 7/1/21 through 1/31/22 along with a multi-year projection.

The 2nd Interim for the middle school includes year to date budget actuals from 7/1/21 through 1/31/22 along with a multi-year projection.

Background: 
The passage of AB 361 allows public bodies to dispense with certain normally applicable Brown Act teleconferencing requirements wherever a public body holds a meeting during a proclaimed state of emergency and one of three conditions are met:

1. State or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing; or
2. The meeting is for the purpose of determining, by a majority vote, whether as a result of the state of emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees; or
3. The body has determined, by a majority vote, that, as a result of the state of emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees.

AB 361 provides that if a state of emergency remains in place, a local agency must make the following findings by majority vote every 30 days, in order to continue using the bill’s exemption to the Brown Act teleconferencing rules:
(A) The legislative body has reconsidered the circumstances of the emergency; and
(B) Either of the following circumstances exists:
(1) the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of board members to meet safely in person, or
(2) State or local officials continue to impose or recommend social distancing measures.

Draft Motion: The Academy of Alameda Board of Directors approves continuing to hold Board meetings and Board committee meetings virtually through April 30, 2022 due to the state of emergency related to COVID-19 that continues to directly impact the ability of board members and attendees to meet safely in person pursuant to AB 361.

Key Topics Include:

• AoA's Material Revision Update
• COVID-19 Update
• Approval of Board Findings Relating to Teleconference Meetings During State of Emergency
• SARC Report
• Summer School Program
• Enrollment Update
• Budget Forecast Update
• Fiscal Policy
• Attendance Policy