Taylor:

• Data on dashboard remains stable across indicators
• Keeping an eye on out of school suspensions as its trending higher than what's targeted for the school year
• Director of Culture is working with Campus Deans of Culture to determine why rates are higher
• Putting plans in place to decrease these numbers next school year
• Alternative ways: incorporating service actions to be extended over time to keep scholars in school and keep them accountable for their behaviors with hopes to change the behaviors

Taylor:

• Charter Renewal w/ DESE 5 year renewal process
• Renewal application due August 1. 2025
• Goal is to be renewed without conditions- no corrective actions or extra monitoring are needed
• Board meeting will need to be held in late July for approval ahead of the application being sent in Aug.
• Some trustees will need to be present for interviews from DESE on how the board governs the school
• Options for dates for July Board Meeting- Tues 29 or Weds 30 9am-4pm, virtual, with Weds July 30th being a better option for more trustees to attend  

Taylor:

• Due to MCAS, ELA interims were not conducted
• Only math and K-2 Literacy data
• Academic performance remains consistent
• This yrs' data was anticipated to be stagnant compared to last yr. because a lot of energy was going into what was going to be true of the strategic plan

John Korn

• Teachers who don't have a bachelor's degree
• Alma currently doesn't have financial support to help teachers get these certifications
• Teachers Degree Completion Program-required to hold a BA degree, be SEI endorsed, and pass the MTELs for positions
• 12 teachers don't have a BA, are in high demand positions are long term staff, and has a strong record of retention at Alma, some of the best that Alma has on staff
• 6 teachers hold AA's and 6 have some or no college work
• Proposal to help teachers -Duet SNHU Pathway Program-Affordable-$2600 per term, Flexible, Coaching support, and unlimited credits per term
• With a Pell Grant, tuition can be reduced even further
• Will need to complete 20-40 courses for 2.5-5 years to complete
• Aim to launch for the fall
• Suggested to tap into the financial surplus to provide some funding for teachers to receive funding for completion of degree programs
• Suggestions: Commitments from staff to foster loyalty with expectations to teach at Alma, if staff want to leave Alma, they have to pay the money back to safeguard the school's investment, have some flexibility for other programs if teachers have already started the process on their own, stipulations on what happens if a teacher fails the courses, what's the precedence for new teachers who want to go through this process, or process as a loan that will be forgiven over a period of time

Becca Kurie

• 2 grants are approved- Acushnet Foundation Fund, and the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation
• Graduation dates- (Ottiwell Campus)Weds. June 11- & (Douglass Campus)Thurs. June 12; trustees to take note to attend
• 1-2 trustees to attend a check presentation ceremony to be held at the Providence Marriott Downtown on Weds June 18, in Providence RI.

Chauneen was unable to attend the board meeting, so there were no REDI Plan updates

Emails will be sent to Board members to fill out survey within 2 weeks to get through eval. process for Taylor as Executive Director for 2024-2025 school year.

• The Massachusetts Charter Public School Association is continuing to keep charter leaders up to date with state and federal political developments related to the charter sector
• A recent positive development is that the Governer's most recent draft bill included a $100 increase in facilities per pupil funding. The Charter Association has been advocating for this for a long time
• At the federal level, they are monitoring the Supreme Court case involving the religious charter school in Oklahoma
• At the state level, they are monitoring bills that would negatively impact charter school funding
• We should remain prepared to engage in advocacy to support the MA charter sector