No public comment. 

Board retreat will be virtual and material will be sent for board members to review. 

 

Vijay, Parren and James attended the ACOE meeting where David presented on our material revision to our charter. Parren complemented David on his presentation, staying within the 10 minute time allotment and present our achievements in the past year. It has taken time to prepare the presentation and present the information that has been requested by ACOE. 

With governor's 10% budget cut, there is an approximate $200K hit to our budget. It may be worth us adding an additional 15 students (5 per grade level) to account for the revenue hit. This would need to be reflected in the material revision. 

The determination will be heard at the ACOE meeting on June 9. All board members who are able should plan to attend the meeting. Parents and friends of the school are encouraged to submit public comment to be read during the meeting.  

Discussed grading under COVID. Strategies were discussed to address students who were not on track to pass during these times of remote instruction. Since the meeting, the staff has implemented the suggestions that were discussed in the committee meeting. David shared how the failure rate has decreased since they have implemented these strategies. 

Overall we are in solid financial state despite budget cuts. We are cautiously optimistic that we will continue to have a strong fiscal balance.  

See attached. The final version will be approved in at the June 2020 meeting. 

Large positive net income this year because of the PPP loan that we received. We began to purchase equipment (Chromebooks), furniture, and other large budget items so that they are reflected in this year's budget. Spending these funds now are helping us to protect our net income for next year. 

The board considered the proposal from Yardstick Management to serve as a recruitment consultant to ensure that community knows about Aurum and how children could thrive as students there. David spoke with some of their references and the company comes highly recommended. 

The contract is for a fee of $60K (3 equal payments of $20K) Abby requested that the consultant provide deliverables so that we can adjust along the way.

David reviewed the dashboard and spent time describing the returning teachers and new hires.  He described their backgrounds and what professional development will look like for returning and new teachers given the new teaching environment during the summer (and possibly next fall). 

Parren asked about successes and where we need to improve. 

Successes

• Participation (70%)
• Zoom and Google Classroom 

Improvement Needed

• Special Education virtually
• Hot spots for students with connection issues
• Social Distancing and how it impacts instruction and culture 

The academic committee will talk about summer and fall instruction and accommodations needed. 

There hasn't been any plan announced from OUSD for the plan for the fall.

James suggested that the staff survey the students or families on how culture has been affected by the remote instruction. David agreed to consider something to send out. 

Parren thanked all of the board members for their participation, particularly in light of the recent events in the Black community. He acknowledged and lifted up the Black men on the board in particular.