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The Academy of Alameda Charter School Board

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 25, 2024 at 6:30 PM PST

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:30 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss William Schaff 1 m
  B. Record Attendance   Damaris Espinosa 2 m
  C. Public Comment on Closed Session Item   William Schaff 5 m
II. Closed Session 6:38 PM
  A. Confidential Student Issue- Consideration of Grade Placement Case No. #90860 Vote William Schaff 25 m
III. Open Session 7:03 PM
  A. Report Out Any Actions Taken In Closed Session FYI William Schaff 5 m
  B. Public Comment FYI William Schaff 5 m
   

Public comment on any item not listed on the agenda

  
IV. Consent Agenda 7:13 PM
  A. Approve Draft Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes William Schaff 2 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on December 20, 2023  
  B. Check Registers FYI William Schaff 1 m
  C. Credit Card Statements FYI William Schaff 1 m
  D. Vote on Consent Agenda Vote William Schaff 1 m
V. Board Communication 7:18 PM
  A. Financial Updates Discuss Jean Yang 20 m
   

Jean will give a budget update on:

 

  • FY24 November forecast
  • FY25
    • Governor’s January proposal
    • FY25-27 MYP – savings implemented balanced with COLA decreases + potential parcel tax impact
  
  B. Attendance Presentation Discuss Christine Chilcott 20 m
   

Tamara Centeno, K-8 Attendance and Family Liaison, will give a presentation on the impacts of absenteeism, defining absenteeism and truancy, the SART (Student Attendance Review Team) process, and the top absentee issues impacting AoA students.

  
  C. Enrollment Update Discuss Christine Chilcott 20 m
   

ED Chilcott will give an update on current 23-24 enrollment, and an update on the 24-25 SY enrollment numbers and process.

  
  D. Board Committee Reports Discuss William Schaff 15 m
   

Reports from the following committees:
 

  • Finance Committee
  • Student Success Committee
  • Governance Committee 
  
VI. Action Item 8:33 PM
  A. School Accountability Report Card (SARC) Vote Christine Chilcott 10 m
   

EC Section 35256 requires the governing school board of each school district to "develop and cause to be implemented" a SARC for each school within their district in which to report school conditions provided in EC Section 33126. To "develop and cause to be implemented" is to "approve." 

 

Draft Resolution: 

The Academy of Alameda Board votes to accept that the Student Accountability Report Card for The Academy of Alameda was posted on the State of California's SARC website by the February 1, 2024 deadline as required.

  
  B. Approval of Floating Holidays Vote William Schaff 10 m
   

The board will vote on four additional floating holidays for non-exempt staff.

 

Draft Resolution: The Academy of Alameda Board votes to approve four additional floating holidays for non-exempt employees effective February 1, 2024.

  
VII. Closing Items 8:53 PM
  A. Individual Board Member Reports Discuss William Schaff 5 m
  B. Executive Director Report FYI Christine Chilcott 5 m
  C. Upcoming Board Meetings Discuss William Schaff 2 m
   

February 10

Board Retreat

9:00am - 3:00pm

The Academy of Alameda

401 Pacific Ave, Alameda, CA 
Room 106

 

February 15

Enrollment Update based on February 7 Enrollment Lottery
LCAP Presentation

Middle School Mid-Year Update
 

  
  D. Adjourn Meeting William Schaff