Board adjourned to closed session, no action was taken. 

Speaker 1: Speaking on behalf of waves 12-23, parents volunteers, members of ELAC, SSC. Speaker shared critical feedback regarding lack of information and transparency. They are here to ask the board to take action.

Speaker 2: Expressed concern regarding teacher retention in the Upper School.  The parents requested to learn more about new teachers and their credentialing status.

Speaker 3: SSC member shared that she needs more information to be effective in her role with SSC. She would like to be able to answer questions and be an advocate when issues arise from the parents.

Speaker 4: Shared that there is a difference in culture of Middle School and Upper School. Commented on the time board meetings are held, asked for board to reconsider hosting board meetings in the evenings.

Speaker 5: Shared comments about teacher vacancies and expressed their desire for all classes to have live instruction.

Speaker 6: Student speaker shared her thoughts on teacher retention, she shared that is has been a challenge for her in the Upper School. She asked the board to learn more about the teacher turnover.

Speaker 7: Parent of SPED student in 6th grade, shared her experience with the enrollment process and IEP meetings.

Speaker 8: Member of the public. Shared that many people think charter school are private even though they are public schools. Suggested that board meetings are moved to the evenings and that they be recorded.

Item was moved on the agenda to allow for student presenters to speak first and return to class. 

• MWA Pittsburg: Due to political landscape for charter schools and rapidly increasing construction costs MWA Pittsburg is paused. 
• Nomination of candidate Layla Naranjo, voting on appointment will occur at the September board meeting. 
• Committees & Advisory Committees for 2019-20
  • Committees
    • WASC Review
    • Curriculum Review
    • Discipline
  • Advisory Committee
    • Finance
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Audit
    • Climate & Culture
• Parent Concerns: Board president met with parents and heard the concerns shared during public comment. 

Board Members asked questions to learn about the Academy's preparation of students who are now enrolled in college.

Students shared that they were prepared to manage the workload, pass college-level courses, and they feel very supported by CAP currently. 

Middle School

• Board engaged the MS Division Director with questions.
• Board asked for a follow up on outcomes of state testing. 
• Board acknowledged the cohesive approach to culture, data, and socio-emotional approach.

Upper School

• Board engaged the US Division Director with questions. 
• Board requested that the school keeps distinguishing between college ready and college competitive.
• Board acknowledged the graduation rate of 98.7% with one student finishing over the summer. 
• CEO asks that the school continues to highlight career readiness and not just 4 year college pathway

• CEO shared key milestones, successes, challenges, takeaways, and forecasts met in 2018-19.
• CEO shared the headlines for the year; first college graduates from MWA are graduating this spring and MWA Pittsburg is on pause. 
• CEO shared results from the CA Dashboard related to student achievement that demonstrated the positive impact MWA is having on our students. 
• CEO shared parent concerns and MWA responses to those concerns. 
  • Online learning; it is offered during emergency situations when fully credentialed teachers are not available. Additionally, they are offered as well for acceleration and differentiation. 
  • Growth; the aim is to meet the demand for opportunities for students to attend MWA. 
  • Teacher retention; when and how we inform students and community has to be intentional to avoid negatively impacting students. Due to HR and privacy laws we cannot disclose teacher departures and exit interview information to ensure equity. 
• Board asked for a follow up on the success of the 1:1 Chromebook roll-out.
• Board shared appreciations for the staff and faculty at MWA.
• Board President asked for other board members to attend SSC meetings throughout the year. 

Board acknowledged the format of the finance report. 

Board Secretary and Parent Representative shared highlights from last SSC meeting. 

• CA Dashboard data was shared and discussed 
• The LCAP Annual Update was reviewed

M. Navarro shared highlights from last SSC meeting. 

• CA Dashboard data was shared and discussed 
• Reviewed the LCAP Annual Update

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee are looking at proposals for a service provider and will come back in the fall with recommendations. 

E. Hugo presented overview summary of the WASC Committee. 

• WASC Accreditation Visit is happening in March 2020
• WASC is embedded in our daily work
• Shared successes and challenges of the three goals. 

E. Hugo presented overview summary of the Curriculum Review Committee. Key points included:

• Curriculum is the most important factor in college admission 
• Upper School:
  • Has a focus on intervention in the 2019-20 school year
  • CTE Pathway completion occurred this year 
  • Summits being offered in professional development in the upcoming year 
• Middle School:
  • Addition of Latino Literature
  • Focus on project-based learning 
  • 8th grade math is a challenge
• The goal of curriculum is to help student connect the dots

E. Hugo shared highlights from the College Success Institute hosted by CAP. 

Board acknowledged E. Hugo's summary of the committee meetings in a way that is effective and accurate. 

Board formally recognized former staff member, E. Boli for her dedication and commitment.

A. Klein asked how are the challenges being addressed and how are they incorporating into planning for the upcoming year. 
A. Klein asked for the document to be updated with whether the goal was met or not and the outcomes section has to be updated to reflect "desired outcomes". 

Amendment to the current lease to better reflect the changes in the bylaws and governing structure. It now includes provisions that delineate the difference between the Foundation and MWA.

This is to reflect the changes that are now effective based on the changes to the governing structure which is no longer a sole statutory membership. 

Board conducted and reviewed a compensation study for the CEO contract. For FY 2019-20 the compensation of the CEO $288,000, $12,000 cost of living stipend, and benefits package. 
 

E. Hugo requested a mid-year report on work with new SELPA provider. 

Net Fiscal Impact post-reimbursement will be $50,000-$55,000. $535,000 is the gross cost before reimbursement. We get about 90% reimbursement from the gross cost. Estimate reimbursement: $535,000 x 90% = $481,500. 

Upper School:

• graduation was inspirational
• most board members were present at the graduation 

Middle School:  

• student speakers were great 

• Board President shared feedback received from Radio Free Richmond regarding accommodations for filming in the upcoming year. 
• Board shared appreciation for the Upper School Director who will be departing in the upcoming year to relocate and support her growing family. 
• CEO acknowledged Ms. Carr for her service and willingness to support us through the transition. 

Time: 10:30 am-2:00 pm 

• September 5th, 2019
• October 17th, 2019
• December 12th, 2019
• February 6th, 2020
• March 19th, 2020 
• May 7th, 2020 
• June 18th, 2020