Soleil Academy
Minutes
Soleil Academy Board Meeting: February 21, 2024
Date and Time
Wednesday February 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Location
12315 Thorson Ave Lynwood, CA. 90262 (Satellite Option: 3900 Agnes Ave. Lynwood, CA 90262)
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Board Meeting will be held at 12315 Thorson Ave Lynwood, CA. 90262 and on zoom on the above date and time. During the meeting, the Board will consider, discuss, and may take action upon any of the agenda items listed below.
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Directors Present
A. Pariano, J. Noel, S. Johnson, V. Gonzalez-Diaz, V. Reynolds
Directors Absent
J. Kinoshita
Ex Officio Members Present
B. Gutierrez
Non Voting Members Present
B. Gutierrez
Guests Present
DeAnna Jones (remote), M. Serrano, R. Avilez
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of Minutes from 1/20/24 Soleil Academy Board Meeting
B.
Approval of Minutes from 1/20/24 Academic Committee Meeting
C.
Approval of Annual Review of Comprehensive School Safety Plan
R. Avilez discussed the need to update the school safety plan to include
dangerous, unlawful, and violent activities outside of school property and transporting students.
III. Management Update
A.
Soleil Management Updates
B.
Annual Update to the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and Local Control Funding Formula Budget Overview for Parents (BOP)
IV. Finance Committee
A.
Updates
B.
Review of Financials
Deanna Jones presented the financials.
Even with the attendance hit in February we are still above our budgeted ADA.
Reduction in operating expenses.
Soleil is doing well in comparision to other schools.
C.
Approval of Second Interim Report Draft (VOTE)
V. Governance Committee
A.
Updates
Discussed feedback: mentor for new board members, form to update board member biographies, next steps checklists.
Form 700 has been emailed for annual reporting
B.
Amendments to the Board Meeting Calendar (VOTE)
VI. Academic Committee
A.
Updates
Collective progress on MAP ela showed more than half of school year worth of growth.
We attribute this to toer 1 instructional strategies and focus on phonics instruction.
Based on MAP math winter data, we collectively showed more than half school year worth growth (.63). We attribute this to instructional priorities and shift in upper grade math curriculum.
Next steps are to merge phase 2 and to begin 3/1, keeo observation and feedback a focus, and responding to student data.
Highlights:
Operations:
Facilities:
LCAP Mid-year update