Actions taken on LCAP Goals:

Goal 1: Bullying Prevention Workshop, College Field Trip

Goal 2: Guided Reading PD, Aggressive Monitoring PD, Internalization Protocol

Goal 3: Cafecitos, Middel School Fair, Fall Parade, Study Skills Parent Workshop, Parent Teacher Conference

Operations

• Schoolwide Attendance: Projected ADA  for Month 4 is 90% due to illnesses and travel. R. Avilez hihghlighted that Soleil Academy decreased chronic absenteeism by 8% as compared to this time last year.
• Current Enrollment: Enrollment has leveled off.
• 2025-26 Enrollment: Interest forms starting to be collected for next school year. We've received 55 applications so far, which puts us in a good place planning for next year
• Cafecitos: November meeting brought in 32 families. Our goal for December is to bring in at least 85 families.
• Fall Parade and Non-Carving Pumpkin Contest: Over 232 parents attended 
• Parent Conferences: 311 familes attended.
• Middle School Fair: 31 families attended, We hope to increase parent participation to 100% families attending and increasing the number of charter schools attending.
• Parent engagement volunteer hours: 26 hours of participation in Cafecito, 16 hours dedicated to lunch supervision, 27 hours for excursions, 32 hours contributed to parent workshops, and an impressive 251 hours for our Fall Parade. In total, we accumulated 352 hours of involvement

Upcoming events:

• ELAC Meeting
• Internet Safety Parent Workshop
• Lynwood's Candy Cane Lane Parade
• Winter Wonderland

Facilites Committee Update: 

• Prop 39- Successfully Submitted to Lynwood Unified on October 31st; Soleil met the Nov 1 deadline
  • Awaiting initial response from LUSD- Due December 1st
  • Current request for space is to maintain the same classroom spaces currently held or to be placed in one site, with the same number of rooms.
• Additionally, our legal team is still seeking a multi-year agreement with LUSD
• Upcoming Topics: Update on Prop 39 Initial Response and on alternative agreement

Audit Committee Update

• CLA presented on audit draft
• ExEd elaborated on finding related to EOY closing process
• ExEd Next Steps/ Management Next Steps
• Next meeting is scheduled for December 16
  • Topics to cover: Auditor Bids/ Matrix

Upcoming Brown Act Training scheduled for December

Looking to further discuss Board recruitment

Enrollment is currently 3 students above budget, resulting in an increase in LCFF Revenue. The increase is related to the increase in ADA.
Forecast includes restricted one-time funds. An additional amount remains available to spend through FY27/28. 

The revenue variance from the prior month is related to increases in ELOP, Nutrition, and LCFF. The expense variances are mainly related to increases in Health & Welfare, Nutrition, and SPED Costs.

Addison did a comparison on what was reported in the unaudited actuals and the audit.

In order to decrease the amount of variance next time we will institute an enhanced review process, more communication and checkpoints. Items will be flagged before year end so they can be addressed earlier.

Some minor clerical errors and board term end dates will need to be corrected.

The main points that were reported were the actuals to date, forecast, and budgeted numbers.

The preliminary and board approved budgets were reviewed.

V. Reynold inquired about why depreciation and amortization are projected to be far from budget.

Key findings from 23-24 SBAC Data Analysis:

The data suggests inconsistency in

instructional quality:

• Visible stagnation math proficiency goals. 
• Significant declines from year to year in ELA 
• 3rd grade ELA showed a healthy 5% improvement where 4th grade ELA had a 13% decline. These large grade level to grade level to swings indicate some grade level teams have more effective instructional strategies, while others may be structling with consistency of rigor

The data also points to limited interventions for students near proficiency:

A significant number of students are in the "Standard Nearly Met" category,

indicating missed opportunities to push these students into proficiency

with targeted interventions.
 

• Across all grades, 26% to 38% of students are in band 2 in ELA
• Across all grades, 25% to 49% of students are in Band 2 in Math

Review of priorities: People Development and Effective Tier 1 Instruction

Priority 1 Action Plan:

2024-2025: Foundational PD on Tier 1 Instruction Strategies

Deliver foundational PD on data literacy and reteaching, while supporting department leaders in facilitating PLCs and providing ongoing coaching to reinforce data-driven adjustments.

2025-2026 : Advanced PD on Differentiation and Long-Term Data Use

Provide advanced PD on differentiation and long-term data analysis, with case studies and reflection sessions, while offering targeted coaching on applying differentiated instruction based on student data.
 

Updates to metrics for Priority 1 were reviewed.

Priority 2 Action Plan:

2024-2025 Support Professional Development and Collaboration

Professional development and collaboration are essential. Teachers will integrate CKLA and i-Ready into targeted sessions, with coaches providing support to align lesson planning. Regular collaboration will allow teachers to share strategies and refine methods, while PD will focus on aggressive monitoring in ELA and math whole also collecting data through entrance and exit tickets.

2025-2026: Monitor & Evaluate Progress

To monitor student progress, we’ll collect exit ticket data in ELA and entrance ticket data in Math to assess understanding. Regular STAR, i-Ready diagnostic and unit assessments will help track growth and adjust instruction. Bi-weekly data meetings will review trends, discuss progress, and plan any necessary instructional adjustments or reteaching.

Board composition and growth which was skipped and will be discussed at the next meeting.

Topics to be covered in December: Brown Act Training, Approval of 23-24 SARC, Review Financials