The CEO presented the Year In Review updates:

• This year PGC has been restarted; after the pandemic
  • This leadership program is very intentional as the students have to undergo an interview to be chosen for the program 
  • This gives students the power to learn and execute leadership in all platforms they may be involved in 
• We will be creating an overall definition of "Leadership" that can be used throughout all IAL schools in order to have students work towards the same goal (5-12) 
  • This definition will contribute to the overall culture of our schools
    • More marketing for how our students grow to be leaders will be worked on for the next school year 
    • Possibly bringing parents/families into the students overall leadership development 
• Coaching for staff members has also increased this year; peer coaching is part of staff members individual career development plan. 
  • We are making sure staff feel appreciated, celebrated, and know about all of the professional development opportunities IAl offers.
    • We have also involved our students in how IAL shows instructional staff appreciation 
    • We are ensuring staff feels good working with IAL; especially with the teacher shortage being experienced throughout the nation.
• Student Outcome Goals
  • More student taking higher level math classes
  • Higher SAT/ACT scores
  • More students taking AP courses
  • More students getting into higher tiered colleges
  • Also ensuring our students are being exposed to places outside of their community to expand their mindset 
• HRS Level 1 Certification 
  • We have established 5 departmental professional learning communities 
  • We have established 4 grade level professional learning communities
  • We have implemented instructional rounds 
• TWR BOY to MOY Assessment 
  • The HS and MS both have both increased their number of skilled writers 
• Aimsweb Reading Assessment 
  • MS grades grew by 9% this year
  • HS grades grew by 3% this year 
• Math Growth
  • An increase of 14% was established by the 8th graders this year; in comparison to last years' numbers.
  • MS students performed better on their Spring interims than last year
• HS Graduation Projection
  • Including August graduates, there has been an 8% increase when compared to the March projections
  • Overall projection is 91% compared to 87% in NYS and 82% in District 6 
    • 82% for June
    • 9% for August
• Offering multiple college prep programs
  • Read Alliance, Mitsubishi Internship Program, SEO, S-PREP, LANG, Girls Who Code to name a few 
  • To get more students into more programs, staffing is key. Staff introduce and promote these programs to all of our students.
• Staff Turnover
  • We are still dealing with teacher shortage 
  • Another update will be provided in September 
  • Hiring is ongoing 
• Leadership Development 
  • Many team members have been utilizing Michelle Hoover to develop specific skills through a planned approach 
  • Staff members are learning and having crucial conversations; effective communication is key
  • They are attending various professional development focused on how to become a better leader for students and for staff 
  • When a leadership position arises, we want those that are up for it to be beyond ready 
  • Erica Reyes and Christina Reyes have both attained certification in Crucial Learning:Mastering Dialogue
  • Erica, Christina, and Jenny Pichardo will be obtaining a Hogan Assessment Certification in August
• Outcomes:
  • Laid the groundwork for all future growth
  • Better and more effective team collaboration 
  • Communication has improved 
  • More consistency in performance evaluation process 

Budget

• The budget reflects organization priority and the alignment with salary changes 
• As of right now we have 230 students that we receive payment for 
  • Standard per pupil 18,340 and 19,340 for SpEd students
  • There are more students with IEP's this upcoming year
  • The budget is always under our student enrollment number just to be conservative 
    • Making our maximum number 960
      • For next year the maximum will be 947, which is closer to where we are now
  • A pie chart will be provided to the board to better explain the expenses for the upcoming school 
• The salaries of the C-Level leaders were reviewed and approved
• Priority
  • The elementary school building 
    • Ensuring we have funds for the temporary and permanent space 
    • It's always going to be a service rate of 1.10 in order to meet the requirements for the high school bond 
• Budget priorities will be added to the July reporting

Vice Chair, Kathy Mangual assumed the chair position upon Max Rosenthal having to leave the meeting early. 

Elementary School Planning:

• The Elementary School Director has been hired
• We will start with 5 classes with 20 students per class 
  • Grades K and 1st
• Leader in Me has been introduced to the framework
  • Based on Stephen Covey's 7 Highly Effective habits 
    • This is for leadership development based on knowing self, setting goals, and working towards them. 
  • It is connected to social-emotional learning 
• Literacy
  • AIM Research Institute will continue to be a key partner 
  • Introducing interactive humanities 
    • So that the students can retain new information by learning it the traditional way but also having hands on and out of classroom experiences 
• Ensuring we are giving students the skill to make connections when learning something knew
  • Ensuring they have the background knowledge to make the necessary connections to further understand the new concepts they are being introduced to 
• Numeracy
  • A curriculum has not been identified 

Bianca Mercedes and Christina Reyes gave a kindergarten class demonstration to the board