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AIMS K-12 College Prep Charter District

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Special AIMS Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday September 29, 2020 at 6:30 PM

Location

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Directors Present

A. Abuyen (remote), D. Lang (remote), T. Cook (remote)

Directors Absent

C. Edington, S. Leung

Ex Officio Members Present

K. Minor (remote)

Non Voting Members Present

K. Minor (remote)

Guests Present

Alex Liang (remote), C. Ahmad (remote), Calvin Duong (remote), Elizabeth Wendt (remote), Kevin Xia-Zhu (remote), Linda Gill (remote), M. Williams (remote), M. Woods-Cadiz (remote), Mina Ly (remote), P. Holmquist (remote), Soliana Negash (remote), T. Tung (remote), Vanessa Oden (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Cook called a meeting of the board of directors of AIMS K-12 College Prep Charter District to order on Tuesday Sep 29, 2020 at 6:32 PM.

B.

Record Attendance and Guests

C.

Adoption of Agenda

A. Abuyen made a motion to Adopt the September 29, 2020 agenda with items: Pre-approved and Vendor List Ring Central Contract removed from the consent calendar.
D. Lang seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

No public comment on non-agenda items.

E.

Public Comment on Agenda Items

No public comment on agenda items.

II. Non-Action Items

A.

AIMS College Prep High School SGA Officer's Inauguration

Mr. Maurice Williams sworn in the AIMS High School Executive Council for the 2020 - 2021 Academic year.
The executive council is as follows:
  • President - Annie Chiu
  • Executive Vice President - Kevin Xia-Zhu
  • Vice President for Academic Affairs - Calvin Duong
  • Vice President for Communications - Yolanda Diaz
  • Vice President for External Affairs - Jun Ye
  • Vice President for Student Affairs - Alex Liang
  • Executive Secretary - Soliana Negash
  • Executive Treasurer - Mina Ly
AIMS High School voting participation rate is 34.9% - 156 voters.

B.

President's Report

President Toni Cook thanked the Superintendent for allowing her to comment on the re-authorization submission for the AIMS schools and thanked the AIMS staff for staying focused on the students during these trying times.

C.

Superintendent's Report

Superintendent Maya Woods-Cadiz presented the Superintendent's Report.
  • Click link to view Superintendent's Report.
  • Superintendent gave an overview of AIMS history.
  • AIMS Mission Statement
    • AIMS K-12 College Prep Charter District offers a rigorous program designed for academic excellence with the goal of closing the achievement gap while raising the bar.  Our ultimate mission is to have all of our students be accepted to the four-year college or University.   
  • AIMS Values
    • Excellence
    • Wisdom and knowledge
    • Empathy
    • Family and community
    • Equity
    • Legacy

D.

AIMS K-12 Report

Mr. Christopher Ahmad presented the AIMS Elementary School Report.
  • Click link to view AIMS Elementary School Report.
  • AIMS took two prerequisite test in September 2020 for Math and English Languages Arts and Scholastic Reading inventory to determine their current Lexile levels.
  • Next Benchmark for AIMS Elementary is October 16, 2020.
  • Wellness practices to promote mental and physical well-being
    • Brain breaks
    • Recess
    • Physical education
    • Morning routines
Mr. Peter Holmquist presented the AIMS Middle School Report
  • Click link to view AIMS Middle School Report.
  • Teachers are created Emergency lesson plans for when students are teachers have internet outages.
  • Hired administrative assistant for technical support.
Mr. Maurice Williams presented the AIMS High School Report.
  • Click link to view AIMS High School Report.
  • The first AIMS U College Pathways Program start this academic year.  Pathways are:
    • Pre-Law
    • Pre-Med
    • Pre-Design/Engineering 
    • Pre-Business
  • Over 260 students are enrolled in the AIMS U College Pathways Program.
  • AIMS High School is a member of the National Honors Society.
  • AIMS students received chromebooks and internet hotspots from Oakland Undivided Campaign.
  • September 14 - 18, 2021 All AIMS Highschool freshmen participated virtually in Ghosted, a two Kaiser Permanente presentation workshop on mental health.
  • On September 24, 2020, 42 AIMS HS students successfully participated in on-campus SAT’s.

E.

Education Coordinator, College Bound Kids Report

Mathew Gordan presented the College Bound Kids (CBK) Report.
  • Click link to view CBK Report.
  • 90% of AIMS seniors completed personal essay drafts for UC applications.
  • Ordered 1105 AP exams for AIMS HS students.
  • Establishing a weekly and monthly schedule to introduce college to AIMS elementary school and middle school students.

F.

Operations Report

Ms. Marisol Magaña and Tiffany Tung presented the Operations Report.
  • Click link to view Operations Report.
  • Started work on California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data Systems.
  • Federal Program Monitoring (FPM) selected the AIMS middles.
    • Three areas of monitoring for FPM:
      • Compensatory Education Title I part A. funds
      • EL funds
  • Will vote on Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (LCAP)
  • Applied for Seamless Summer Option for AIMS students and families to continue until June 2021.
  • Attendance results for September 1, 2020 - September 18, 2020
    • Elementary - 98.4%
    • Middle - 95.45%
    • High School - 99.40%

 

III. Action Items

A.

LCAP

Marisol Magaña presented item III.A LCAP.
D. Lang made a motion to Approve item III.A. LCAP for submission to Alameda county on September 30, 2021.
A. Abuyen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Consent Calendar

Items were removed from Agenda.

C.

Approval for Submission of AIMS College Prep High School Charter

Superintendent Maya Woods-Cadiz presented item III.C Approval for Submission of AIMS College Prep High School Charter.
  • Click link to view AIMS HS CHARTER RENEWAL.pdf
  • AIMS HS’s goal is to provide structure and student achievement to traditionally underserved urban students by:
    • Improving the academic achievements of all students including those with special needs
    • Closing the achievement gap
    • Focusing on student attendance
    • Supporting effective educators
    • Providing a structured learning environment
  • AIMS is requesting the AIMS HS be renewed for a five year term from 2021 - 2026.
  • AIMS HS will be submitted on October 1, 2020.
    • The hearing will be held in November of 2020.
    • The decision will be rendered in December of 2020.
  • Notes on grammatical errors in the document will be submitted to the Superintendent for correction.
A. Abuyen made a motion to approve item III.C. Approval for Submission of AIMS College Prep High School Charter.
D. Lang seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
T. Cook
Aye
S. Leung
Absent
D. Lang
Aye
A. Abuyen
Aye

D.

Approval of Submission of AIMS College Prep Middle School Charter

Superintendent Maya Woods-Cadiz presented item III.C Approval for Submission of AIMS College Prep Middle School Charter.
  • Click link to view AIMS MS CHARTER RENEWAL.pdf
  • Notes on grammatical errors in the document will be submitted to the Superintendent for correction.
D. Lang made a motion to approve item III.D. Approval of Submission of AIMS College Prep Middle School Charter.
A. Abuyen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
T. Cook
Aye
D. Lang
Aye
A. Abuyen
Aye
S. Leung
Absent

IV. Closed Session

A.

Public Comment on Closed Session Items

No public comment on closed session items.

B.

Recess to Closed Session

Recess to closed session at 8:03 pm.

C.

Reconvene from Closed Session

D.

Report from Closed Session

V. 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 8:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Cook

B.

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