Roll call and verification of quorum.

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.

Board books for the year: Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora and The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students by Anthony Jack

• 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 mmoloney@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 mmoloney@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.

Brief video clip or presentation regarding high level trends, data, and profiles of MWA 5th-6th grade students, 7th-9th grade students, and 10th-12th grade students so far this year.

Director of Instructional Technology, Michael Williams, shares aspects of the SEL tool pilot as well as some of the features of the tool.

• Middle school Sem. 1 Summary and Reflections & next steps
• Upper school Sem. 1 Summary and Reflections & next steps
• Athletics 

Board members will have an opportunity to ask questions about any updates during the FMLA leave of COO, Elizabeth Martinez.

Advisory Committees will provide a summary of work-to-date and next steps.

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

In compliance with the CDE, the MWA Board will review and have an opportunity discuss and ask questions about the SARC for MWA for the 2021-22 school year.

The Board will consider designating Layla Naranjo as a Board Director, with a term expiring on December 31, 2025

The MWA Board needs to approve Form J-13A before we submit it to the CDE in order to obtain approval of attendance and instructional time credit for the emergency school closure.

External forces in the form of the economy, lingering effects of the pandemic, declining enrollment in the region, and staffing and statewide teacher shortage challenges, are and can continue to have an impact on MWA operations and program.  MWA needs ways to be able to periodically reduce its enrollment draw for fifth grade.  

Currently, MWA offers enrollment to 168 fifth graders. The proposal would ask to offer enrollment to fewer students in some years, for a time, to offset and provide mitigations to the aforementioned challenges.

The proposal is to approve a fifth grade enrollment draw range of 112-168 students.

Review and approve vendor invoices for November and December of 2022.

• March 9th, 2023, 10:30am-2:00pm
• May 4th, 2023, 4:00pm-7:30pm
• June 15th, 2023, 10:30am-2:00pm