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The New American Academy Charter School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 3, 2019 at 6:00 PM EST

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
    Approve minutes for TNAACS BOARD MEETING on December 6, 2018
II. Finance
 
Finance
  A. November Financials
III. Education
 
Education
  A. Update on Saturday Academy Test Prep Program with Evolved INC.
   
  • Our Saturday Test Prep Academy starts January 12, 2019
  • There are 9 sessions for ELA & 10 sessions for Math
  • 36 students will participate in ELA - 12 students per grade
  • 36 students will participate in Math - 12 students per grade
  • This is double the number of students we served last year
  • High 2's /low 3's are the targeted students for this initiative
  B. New Staff Members
   
  • We have hired a Floater Teacher - Tiana Gonzales.
  • Tiana replaces the Floater we  hired  in June who resigned in the Fall
  • Tiana will be our in-house substitute, covering absent teachers, covering classes during professional development, supporting breakfast/lunch coverage and providing small group instruction.
  • Our Technology Teacher, Adtiya Rajame had to resign to pursue his education degree full time
  • We have hired Erik Bonadonna as our New Technology Teacher. 
  • Both teachers are currently participating in a three-day orientation and will start covering classes on Monday January 7th 
IV. Governance
 
Governance
  A. Update on Recruitment of New Board Members
   
I. Potential New Board Member
  • Aida Sadr-Kiani (resume attached)
  • Aida was a Partner Teacher in our organization for 4 years
II. Board Member Job Description & Responsibilities (draft document attached)

III. Scheduling potential Board Member Interviews
V. Other
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting