Brighter Choice Charter Schools

Minutes

Academic Committee Meeting

Remote due to Covid19 closure

Date and Time

Thursday April 9, 2020 at 9:30 AM

Location

Pursuant to Governor Executive Order No. 202.1 issued 3/13/2020, the Open Meetings Law requirements for school board meetings have been temporarily modified, for through April 11, 2020, as such: “Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, to the extent necessary to permit any public body to meet and take such actions authorized by the law without permitting in public inperson access to meetings and authorizing such meetings to be held remotely by conference call or similar service, provided that the public has the ability to view or listen to such proceeding and that such meetings are recorded and later transcribed.”

Committee Members Present

M. Snyder (remote), N. Maresca (remote), N. Velilla (remote), R. McLaughlin (remote), T. Hanmer (remote), Z. Nelson (remote)

Committee Members Absent

S. Wallace

Guests Present

K. Ford, K. Mclean, L. Licygiewicz, S. Jahn, T. Stutsrim (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Hanmer called a meeting of the Academic Policy Committee of Brighter Choice Charter Schools to order on Thursday Apr 9, 2020 at 9:30 AM.

II. Academic Policy

A.

Lending of school technology to families

Combined report:

K. Ford and K. Mclean shared the number of chromebooks they have available to families for lending and their respective plans for determining which scholars/families need and would be lent a chromebook.

They will draft a letter that parents/guardians will sign stating that they understand they might be responsible for replacement costs due to any damage to or loss of a chromebook.

Schools will survey families to address needs for this equipment.

In addition, additional chromebooks have been ordered for the schools to increase the number available.

 

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:38 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Nelson