Opening Items

Alicia Malet Klein will call the meeting to order and review meeting norms regarding attendees. 

The MWA Board of Directors determines, in accordance with Government Code Section 54953(e)(1)(B), that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)(3), the Board has also reconsidered the circumstances of the State of Emergency declared by the Governor on March 4, 2020, and finds the State of Emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the Directors to meet safely in person and/or that State or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing.

• Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation  54956.9(b): (2 cases)

• Parent Townhall 
• Culture and Climate Listening Campaign for MWA Staff
• Board Meetings (now-December) 
  • Virtual Meetings 
  • Public Comment Expansion 

• 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
  • Comment on items not on the agenda
  • 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.
• While meetings are held virtually, speakers may submit a request to speak before 9:00 AM on the day of the board meeting or use the raise hand function during the public comment sections of the meeting.
  • If you would like to send your request to speak prior to the meeting, please email your request to emartinez@mwacademy.org in English or Spanish.
  • Your submission should:
    • indicate if it is a general public comment for the beginning of the meeting or a comment for a specific agenda item (please include the item number).
    • 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.  
• De acuerdo con AB 361 en el Estado de California, organizaremos esta reunión de la junta directiva a través de teleconferencia debido a la siguiente circunstancia:
• La Junta Directiva de MWA sea reunera durante un estado de emergencia proclamado por el Estado de California debido a la pandemia de COVID-19.

 

• El público puede dirigirse a la Junta Directiva de la MWA con respecto a cualquier asunto dentro de la jurisdicción del tema materia por la Junta Directiva de la MWA.
• Bajo comentario público, los miembros del público pueden:
  • Hacer comentarios sobre los puntos del orden del día
  • Hacer comentarios sobre puntos no incluidos en el orden del día
  • Las presentaciones están limitadas a dos minutos cada una, o un total de veinte minutos para todos los oradores, o se puede acortar el límite de dos minutos.
• • De acuerdo con la Ley Brown, la Junta Directiva de la MWA puede escuchar los comentarios, pero no discutirán ni tomarán medidas sobre los temas presentados. La respuesta de los miembros de la Junta Directiva a las declaraciones o preguntas de las personas que comentan temas que no figuran en el orden del día es muy limitada.
• Mientras las reuniones se llevan a cabo virtualmente, los miembros del publico que desean hablar durante la junta pueden presentar una solicitud para hablar antes de las 9:00 a.m. del día de la reunión de la junta o usar la función de levantar la mano durante las secciones de comentarios públicos de la reunión.
  • Si desea enviar su solicitud de uso de la palabra antes de la reunión, envíe su solicitud por correo electrónico a emartinez@mwacademy.org en inglés o español.
  • En su solicitud:
    • Incluya su nombre para que pueda ser llamado cuando sea su turno de hablar.
    • indicar si es un comentario público general para el comienzo de la reunión o si es comentario público sobre un artículo específico del programa (incluya el número del artículo).
    • Durante la reunión, le llamaremos por su nombre y deberá utilizar la función de "levantar la mano" para identificarse.
• En virtud de la SB1036, las actas de esta reunión omitirán los nombres de los estudiantes y padres y otra información del directorio, excepto cuando lo requiera la orden judicial o por la ley federal. Si un padre/tutor legal desea que se incluya un nombre, se debe informar a la junta antes de su comentario público.

Video of students reflecting on their experience being back on campus this fall. 

Overview and discussion about MWA's performance on the 2020-2021 SBAC.

• Micah Stilwell, Senior Director of Academic Instruction 
• Molly Moloney, Compliance and Assessment Administrator 

Board members will have the opportunity to discuss the Senior School Director's report on the return to in-person learning and goals for the year. The report will also feature overviews of:

• Learning loss analysis through diagnostic testing and mitigation strategies (Aurelio Garcia, Director of Academic Support Services)
• Newly implemented math diagnostic, MAP (Radhika Kolachina, Director of Academic Instructions for Math & Science )

 

Board President will provide a refresher on the role of board committees. Committees and Advisory Committees will provide a summary of work-to-date and next steps for the committee.

• Committees:
  • Curriculum Review
• Advisory Committees
  • Finance
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Audit
  • Culture and Climate
  • WASC 

Opportunity for public comment on MWA's COVID-19 Prevention Program Plan.

Initial discussion about student vaccination policy at MWA.

Review of the ESSER III Expenditure Plan which summarizes how MWA will utilize funds received to:

• support the safe return to in-person instruction
• holistic needs of students, and
• to address the opportunity gap exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fiscal Impact: $ 2,295,235

Review of Independent Study Policy. 
No fiscal impact. 

Review and approval of vendor invoices for the months of August to September 2021.

Este año, continuaremos traduciendo la agenda de la junta directiva al español. Además, este año traduciremos las portadas que contienen una breve explicación de los articulos incluidos en la agenda, así como el informe escolar que sera escrito por la directora principal de la escuela y sus líderes escolares.

This year, we will continue to translate the board agenda to Spanish. Additionally, this year we will be translating the coversheets which provide a brief explanation of the items on the agenda as well as the school report which is written by the Senior School Director and her school leaders. 

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.

• December 9th, 2020, 10:30am-2:00pm
• January 27th, 2022, 10:30am-2:00pm
• March 10th, 2022, 10:30am-2:00pm 
• May 5th, 2022, 4:00pm-7:30pm 
• June 16th, 2022, 10:30am-2:00pm