None. 

Board Chair Edelman acknowledged and congratulated the team on the increase in AP scores. CEO Darilek then expressed her appreciation for Board participation over the summer in connection with planning activities, as well as her deep gratitute for school leadership teams and their work to plan and remain flexible. She reminded the Board that there are two weeks until the newest staff members join for orientation, and three weeks until all staff return. She then shared key highlights from each campus, including: 

• 2020 Advanced Placement (AP) Results: Students finished AP classes online and teachers adapted very quickly to the new approach for administering the test. Passing AP scores increased as compared to 2019. 
• Staff Forums: CEO Darilek and school leaders hosted staff forums with each campus after announcing the virtual start to the 2020-2021 school year to solicit feedback on next steps.
• High School: 9th grade Summer Bridge programming has been provided virtually and is off to a strong start. 
• Middle School: The Middle School team is working to find creative solutions to support the Extended Year Program, and teachers are excited about opportunities to be creative and support students virtually. 
• Elementary School: Teams at the Elementary School are thinking a lot about how to support our youngest learners, especially given unique challenges with virtual learning. 

CEO Darilek next provided an update on enrollment and staffing.  She noted efforts to complete and submit a plan to OSSE by early August articulating the school's approach for educating students next school year aligned to federal requirements. Last, CEO Darilek shared that school leaders will be hosting a cross-campus family forum to discuss the decision to remain virtual at the start of the next school year and encouraged Trustees to join upcoming all-staff meetings. 

Joe Callahan, Senior Director of Development and Communications, provided a high-level update on the annual fund, noting the following key highlights: 

• The revised fundraising goal to reflect the current environment and shift to individual giving due to the inability to host an annual event. 
• The strong financial position as of the end of the year, driven by government funding and the successful 15-year anniversary event.

Chairman Edleman commneded the team on their thoughtfulness and thorough approach to making the reopening decision 

Hilary Darilek, Chief Executive Officer provided additional context on the why E.L. Haynes will continue with virtual learnig until November 6 and provided a detailed overview of the process that school leaders used to ultimately make the decision. 

She shared that the process started in June with working groups talking through a variety of hybrid-model options to align with OSSE, CDC, and DOH safety guidelines and simultaneously planned plan for families who opted to remain entirely virtual. She shared that the ultimate factors that contributed to the decision to remain virtual were the decsision of surrounding districts to start virtually (Montgomey, Prince George's, Arlington), and the increase in COVID-19 cases the week of July 15.

She informed the Board that with the Mayor's announcement to postpone city-wide decision additional two weeks E.L. Haynes leadershp decided it was best for it's community to move forward with sharing a final decision. She shared that E.L. Haynes leadership is still very committed to trying to bring students in-person at some point next year when it is safe, and still committed to identifying some ways to being students in small-groups for in-person activities. 

She then gave an overview of how the E.L. Haynes community gave input throughout the planning process and shared back themes/data from working groups, surveys, and community conversations. She emphasized that safety is and will continue to be E.L. Haynes' top priority and school leaders commitment to equity. 

She shared an overview of next steps which included distribution of tech devices to every E.L. Haynes student, distribution of "hot-spots" as needed to families, exploring potential child care options for staff to allow them to fully particpate in virtual learning supports, and launching a staff survey to get more information from staff on their individual circumstances, health risks, and thinking on returning in-person. She then updated Trustees on specific workstreams and milestones related to ReOpening Planning as of July 23, 2020. 

Aashish Parekh, EL Teacher posted question about option to return in-person before November 6, and possibility to bring back certain segments of students who may benefit more so from in-person support. Hilary Darilek, Chief Executive Officer shared that school leadership and working groups were exploring opportuntiies to bring small groups of students in-person but at this point everyone will start with virtual instruction. 

Trustee Shah, asked if meal distribution through November given continuation of 100% virtual learning. Vanessa Carlo-Miranda, Chief Operation Officer confirmed that pending final confirmation from OSSE that meal distrubtion would continue and will likely adhere to the same schedule. 

CEO Darilek gave an overview of the themes from the staff and family surveys administered by E.L. Haynes and the city in June 2020 and how those results were considered during the planning and decision-making process.