This is a meeting of the Board. The Board is composed of 8 voting members and 1 non-voting member, the Executive Director.

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R. Whittaker read the Mission and Vision:

Mission: The Academy of Alameda equitably develops students into critical thinkers and lifelong 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.

A. McGeorge explained how she taught in Chicago and felt privileged in order to go help on backward planning and instructional design. M. Thorman advised how both her and A. McGeorge both were excited and proud of the work they were able to do for this instructional design and backward planning. 

J. Yang advised of funds that will be forthcoming.  Portion of Hold Harmless revenue is applying to FY22 and the remainder goes to FY23.  Auditing report will be happening in the coming months. The biggest change was the decrease of LCFF due to adjusting the amount of students, if more come to the school it will be re-applied.  Currently doing Title I, II and IV, next year we can apply for Title III.

B. Schaff advised we need to have enough cash and liquidity in order to have it at hand.   

Finance- W. Schaff reported summary done, no additional notes.

Marketing- K. Welch advised goals for 22-23, developing a story for marketing efforts, updating website, brochures, tours, updating social media presence, community open house events, potlucks, new postal mail campaigns, targeted surveys, info booths at farmers markets and street fairs. C. Chilcott advised marketing campaign with Larsen communication will begin tomorrow, free advertising space with the Alameda Theater and fundraiser with them. 

Student Success- C. Robie established meeting dates; discussed purpose of the meetings, maintaining equity lens, discussed "how" student success is being measured, and spoke about educating the board about student success at AoA.

Governance- R. Whittaker was unable to schedule meeting this time. 

Facilities Ad Hoc- T. Ruiz did not meet in September.

C. Chilcott explained how we have 2 spots available for 2nd grade and as an anomaly there we do not have waitlist for 2nd grade.  We are below in the middle school.  The 6 withdraws we have 2 moved out of the state, 1 moved out of the city, 1 was due to a bad interaction with another student and although restorative justice was done interaction was still not to their liking, 1 did not want to continue commuting from Oakland and 1 more moved to online schooling.  We have 67% of in-district students, which is above the required 60%.  Also spoke of comparison of ethnicity and subgroups in each school.

K. Welch asked if this is a breakdown of students such as students with disabilities (i.e. if they have IEP, etc.).

T. Ruiz asked for numbers for future reference to compare to our school size.

K. Welch and R. Whittaker asked about the lottery and about the priorities of how each is hired. 

C. Chilcott advised of new marketing plan and what is being done to promote AoA (etc. community block party, AoA gear, farmers market bench, spotify free ads.

C. Chilcott advised the WIlliams Walkthrough was a success but will be going with a nice long, full Williams walkthrough with them along with Sharon in 2 weeks.

K. Welch thanked Christine for standing firm and advocating for the school.

C. Chilcott advised that on the academic forefront they did the elementary and the middle school on 2 separate occasions in 45 minutes, which was pretty incredible, which proves the great teaching going on.  No results back but looks like it went smoothly so far.

R. Whittaker asked if it would be a good idea to have someone from the facilities committee be there for that.

T. Ruiz wanted to acknowledge that the principals did great to prepare the students for it.

K. Welch- attended back to school night and enjoyed it very much. 

R. Whittaker-nothing to report.

C. Robie- nothing to report

K. Zimmerman-nothing to report.

T. Ruiz-ditto to K. Welch.

W. Schaff-nothing to report.