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In accordance with Executive Order N-25-20 in the State of California, we will be hosting this board meeting via teleconference.
Public Comment
The public may address the MWA Board regarding any item within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the MWA governing board.
Under Public Comment, members of the public may
Comment on items on the agenda
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Presentations are limited to two minutes each, or a total of twenty minutes for all speakers, or the two-minute limit may be shortened.
In accordance to the Brown Act, the MWA Board may listen to comments, but can neither discuss nor take action on the topics presented. Members of the board are very limited in their response to statements or questions by persons commenting on items not on the agenda.
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include your name so that you can be called when it is your turn to speak.
During the meeting, we will call your name and you should use the "raise hand" feature to identify yourself.
Under SB1036 the minutes from this meeting will omit student and parent names and other directory information, except as required by judicial order or federal law. If a parent/ legal guardian wishes a name be included, one must inform the board prior to their public comment.
If you have questions about the board agenda and materials or you are in need of disability-related
accommodations, please contact: Si tiene preguntas sobre la agenda y materiales de la junta o necesita adaptaciones relacionadas con la discapacidad, comuníquese con:
Elizabeth Martinez at emartinez@mwacademy.org or 510-227-9856.
Please note that all agenda times are estimates.
Agenda
Section Number
Topic Number
Details
Purpose
Presenter
Time
I.
Opening Items
10:30 AM
Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
Alicia Klein
Alicia Malet Klein will call the meeting to order and review meeting norms regarding attendees.
B.
MWA Board accepts resignation of Maricela Navarro from the MWA Board
Renewal of our contract with CharterSafe who provides Liability, Property, and Workers' Compensation Insurance to MWA. Please renew the 2021-22 proposal.
Fiscal Impact: $417,208
Designation of North Coast Section, CIF Representatives
Vote
Jeff Hazel
1 m
Approval for Making Waves Academy's Representatives to the CIF for NCS meetings for school year 2021-2022. Board reviews and approves the designation of the following MWA staff members as representatives:
Making Waves Academy is seeking a partnership with Curious Cardinals to offer enrichment courses to middle school and upper school students attending Summer Academy.
Fiscal Impact: Not to exceed: $10,000
MWA Employee Handbook Addendum (Telework and Student Loan Repayment Policies)
Vote
Fe Campbell
Additional policies to be added to the MWA Employee Handbook for 2021-2022.
Telework Policy: A limited Telework Program Policy that will only be available to eligible employee groups that do not provide direct-service to faculty, students, and/or families. Additionally, while the policy will allow for some flexibility it does not allow for full-time remote work for any position at MWA.
Student Loan Repayment: Policy that allows MWA to award eligible employees up to $1,500 annually with a lifetime limit of $7,500 towards student loan repayment.
NWEA MAP Growth is the most trusted and innovative assessment for measuring achievement and growth in K–12 math, reading, language usage, and science. It provides teachers with accurate, and actionable evidence to help target instruction for each student or groups of students regardless of how far above or below they are from their grade level. It also connects to the largest set of instructional content providers, giving educators flexibility in curriculum choices.
Fiscal Impact: $12,206.00
PowerSchool is an online student information system used for grading, attendance, as well as housing student and staff demographic data.
Fiscal Impact: $ 17,526.11
Through an integrated system of tools and training, ANet helps schools and districts boost student learning with great teaching that’s grounded in learning standards, informed by data, and built on the successful practices of educators around the country.
Fiscal Impact: $59,720
MWA utilizes a Learing Management System (LMS) made by Instructure called Canvas. An LMS is online platform for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, automation and delivery of educational courses, and digital curriculum resources.
Fiscal Impact: $16,966
Securly is a cloud based web filtering system for Chromebooks that works when students are on or off campus. It helps to keep schools CIPA compliant, enhances safety on social media/search engines, maintains an age-appropriate internet content, and alerts schools to online bullying and self-harm incidents.
Fiscal Impact: $7,230.52
Renaissance Place / Schoolzilla and Accelerated Reader
Vote
Damon Edwards
Accelerated Reader and Schoolzilla are products made by Renaissance. Accelerated Reader is a web-based platform for K-12 schools for monitoring the practice of reading. Schoolzilla is a web based data warehouse platform that pulls in data from various sources and provides real-time dashboards and analyses to our school leaders and staff.
Fiscal Impact: $28,315.08
Each school year, MWA partners with LifeSaver CPR to host a compliant CPR training session during August Professional Development. To identify participants, the Human Resources Department conducts an annual audit in early May which includes includes returning and incoming employees.
Fiscal Impact: $5,400
Gaggle provides online monitoring alerting for inappropriate content or content that indicates any student safety concerns. Gaggle monitors content on the G-Suite (Google Apps) and Canvas Learning Management Systems (LMS) platforms.
Fiscal Impact: $10,150.00
IXL is an online math curriculum and assessment platform that MWA utilized during the 2020/21 school year. It helps students master essential math skills at their own pace through fun and interactive questions, built in support, and motivating awards.
Fiscal Impact: $12,500
LBMS provides eRate administration consulting services. eRate, is a federally mandated program that provides discounts of up to 90 percent to help eligible schools obtain affordable telecommunications and Internet access.
Fiscal Impact: $14,750.00
Cisco Smartnet support contracts provide technical and hardware warranty support for all network and firewall equipment utilized across the MWA campus.
Fiscal Impact: $67,040.32
SchoolMint is an online enrollment and communication platform, working with public, charters and private schools, to make the enrollment and lottery process for parents easier, and faster.
$5,534.00
MWA's master general agreement to be executed when securing nonsectarian, non-public school and agency services for students receiving special education services.
No Fiscal Impact
As provided for in the State of California Open Meeting Act, actions cannot be taken under this agenda item. The only purpose of this agenda item is to provide an opportunity for Board of Directors to make comments.
