The Academy of Alameda Charter School Board
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Sunday August 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Location
The Academy of Alameda
401 Pacific Ave
Alameda, CA 94501
Room 203
Directors Present
A. Cooley, A. Price, C. Robie, J. Laird, K. McCoy, R. Rentschler, W. Schaff
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
C. Chilcott, R. Brown
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
II. Open Session
A.
The Board Reviews The Academy of Alameda's Mission and Envisioned Future Statements
B.
Public Comment
There was no public comment.
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Draft Meeting Minutes
B.
Approve Draft Meeting Minutes
C.
Check Registers
D.
Credit Card Statements
E.
Prop 28 Annual Spending Plan
F.
Vote on Consent Agenda
IV. Board Communication
A.
Public Comment
There was no public comment.
B.
Vote on Board Member
C.
Approval of the updated 26-27 Board Calendar
D.
Approval of the new Student Wellness Policy
A. Cooley asked if the policies could be updated at some point. ED Chilcott said yes. A. Cooley asked if information about the appropriate amount of sleep for children could be added to a future update and ED Chilcott said ye.
E.
Approval of the new Parent and Family Engagement Policy
F.
Approval of the new Motorized Scooters and E-Bikes Policy
G.
Approval of the new Extreme Weather Policy
H.
Approval of the new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
A. Price asked if teachers were going to be informed of the policy. ED Chilcott shared that Principal McGeorge would be reviewing it as part of the staff professional development when the teachers and staff returned to campus.
I.
Approval of the Revised Technology Policy
ED Chilcott shared this policy was updated as part of a new California law, AB 3216, that went into effect July 1, 2026.
J.
Board Committee Reports
Finance Committee had no report.
Student Success Committee had not report.
Board Governance shared they had a potential new board member they will be interviewing soon.
V. Closing Items
A.
Individual Board Member Reports
There were no individual board member reports.
B.
Executive Director Report
ED Chilcott shared that road work would be done in front of the school in October or November to repaint new lines including a bike lane.
C.
Upcoming Board Meetings
J. Laird shared the next board meeting will be a special board meeting on Tuesday, September 8 to vote on the unaudited actuals so they can be sent to AUSD to meet their early deadline.
A. Cooley shared she would not be able to attend this one board meeting since she will be taking her daughter to school back east and thanked AoA for all the school has done for her daughter's education. Board members and ED Chilcott sent their well wishes for her exciting next step.
J. Laird asked A. Price to read AoA's mission and envisioned future statements.