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State of emergency acknowledged: 

State of Emergency Board Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e). Vote Kara Maguire 2 m The Charter School Board of Directors determines, in accordance with Government Code Section 54953(e)(1)(B), that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)(3), the Board has also reconsidered the circumstances of the State of Emergency declared by the Governor on March 4, 2020, and finds the State of Emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the Directors to meet safely in person and/or that State or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing.
 

Anna provided the board with overview of Board on Track.

No further comments from the public.

Dan provided an update on the school dashboard.  Dan provided an overview of recent family activities, including the family BBQ.  Dan also gave an overview of team building activities and kick off of the year.  Dan also provided a summary of PF effectiveness and readiness.  Dan discussed academics, SEL goals, human capital and finance updates.  Anna also provided an overview of the board dashboard.

Anna provided an overview of staffing and progress towards goal of increased proportionality in the talent pipeline.  Anna and Dan also discussed teaching positions filled ad open as well as current market environment.  An overview of enrollment was also provided, noting that the school is already exceeding its enrollment goal.  Anna also discussed recruitment and potential tracking of attrition data.

Vanessa provided an overview of health and safety.  In general, the strategy for managing COVID is going to be balancing health and safety while continuing to prioritize operational and academic excellence.  The school will take a layered approach when it comes to mitigation strategies using the ones that have proven to be the most effective.  

Vanessa provided a facilities update and an overview of the changes to the front office.

Anna and Dan provided an academic update including % proficient by content.  At a highlevel, performance is either at par or slightly above peer schools.  Dan also provided an overview of the SBAC results for reference.

Anna provided an overview of the Williams Monitoring.  The Williams legislation stipulates that all public school students in the state are to have safe an healthy school facilities, standards aligned instructional materials, and properly credentialed teachers, education code also requires the County office of education to monitor compliance at designated schools.  Libertas was flagged for the following criteria:  Schools with 15% or more teachers who did not possess a valid and clear preliminary teaching credential in 2020-21.  More information is being gathered as to the implications and possible site visits by LAUSD.

John provided an overview of the school safety taskforce.  The taskforce met in July for a site walkthrough and conducted several meetings to discuss plan and recommendations are being reviewed for prioritization.  Joaquin provided an overview of school safety through the lens of a parent and provided his thoughts around school safety protocols.  Further outcomes will be discussed at the Sept 17 board meeting.

Evan and Anna provided an overview of the budget.  Revised budget includes updated salary table and incorporating additional administrator to help bolster first year of new leadership.  

Brandis provided an update on executive evaluation and compensation taskforce.  We successfully concluded our head of school search with the acceptance by Dan Maguire of the position.  Board will note for the record that offer for new head of school was accepted at rate of 120K annually.