Aurum Preparatory Academy

Minutes

June Special Board Meeting #2

Date and Time

Wednesday June 22, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Location

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Directors Present

A. Kingsley (remote), J. Huddle (remote), V. Hayes (remote), V. Toke (remote)

Directors Absent

C. Davis

Guests Present

Bryan Adams (remote), D. Hardin (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

V. Toke called a meeting of the board of directors of Aurum Preparatory Academy to order on Wednesday Jun 22, 2022 at 5:03 PM.

II. Voting Items

A.

LCAP Review

LCAP--is the local control and accountability plan

  • Goal 1: Academics: Align LCAP with goals and charter
    • This year more difficult transitioning back from COVID
    • Students returning back to school--addiction to technology, trauma, need for reclamation to in-person
    • Material revision was essential to ensuring the kids who were out still have continuity
    •  Successes
      • More than 75% of our students are passing each of their classes
      • 2/3 of ELA and Math showed high growth or high achieving
      • 71% in ELA are high growth or high achieving (hit goal)
      • 62% in Math are high growth or high achieving  (fell short)
      • 75% of students say they are proud to be at Aurum Prep
    • Identified Needs
      • Map growth/performance has declined to winter and spring 
      • Some declines (could be testing fatigue and changes to staffing)
      • Where we didn't meet targets of growth norms
        • 6th Grade English
        • 8th Grade Math
      • Attendance should go to 95% (currently, Attendance rate 91.67%)
    • Actions
      • Potential Staffing--principal/coaching or another dean
  • Goal 2: Welcoming and Safe School Culture
    • How do you measure? Attendance? Chronic Absence? Surveys
    • Dean of Student Support can get ahead of chronic absenteeism
    • 10% chronic absenteeism
  • Goal 3: Strong and Sustainable Organization
    • Credentialing programming 
    • 81% teacher retention rate
    • Raises help
    • Board membership goal--7 (right now we are at 5)
    • Ratio of actual to budgeted fund balance 102%
    • One audit finding (a student on free and reduced lunch)
    • 99% of compliance with ACOE
    • 100% contract renewal 
    • Action--Continued Credentialing 
Motion to Approve LCAP 2022-23 report.
V. Hayes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

2022 - 2023 Budget Review

Budget Review--Bryan Adams

  • LCFF Revenue (dependent on enrollments)
  • Hold Harmless according to 2021 this year  (given COVID)
  • Employee Retention Tax Credit increases budget (will go away after 2023)...a lot of one-time revenue
  • Could change on revenue side (positively) if certain bills passed...any changes that the state might make would add to our budget. 
  • Total budget for 2022-23 will increase by approx. $200,000
  • Teacher certification is going to go down
  • SPED services goes down (because we are hiring a person)
  • Increasing fund balance by 320,000 next year (292,000 this year)...conservative estimate
  • A lot of one-time revenue
  • Next years budget reflects a new assistant principal
  • Two assistant principals an executive director
  • Increase your fund balance each year to sustain through leaner times
  • End cash 1.2 million this year; 1.5 million next year.
  • Attendance rate needs to be updated
  • Projected Attendance Goals to 95% 
  • Good shape financially
V. Hayes made a motion to Approve 2022-2023 Budget to Provide to Authorizer.
J. Huddle seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Closed Meeting -Public Employee Performance Evaluation (ยง 54957)

A.

Discuss

Public Performance Evaluation-Executive Director

IV. 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 5:53 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
V. Toke