Aurum Preparatory Academy
Minutes
May Special Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 25, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Location
1034 66th Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94621
Directors Present
C. Pehl, J. Huddle, V. Hayes
Directors Absent
C. Davis, E. Cardona, V. Toke
Guests Present
D. Hardin
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Roll Call -- Establish Quorum
C.
Approval of the Agenda
II. Consent Items
A.
Board Meeting Minutes
III. Information and Discussion
A.
Public Comment
No members of the public were available for comment.
B.
Working Group Updates
C.
Board Member Roles and Responsibility
David raised the point of adding new board members. We all will work to bring one to two candidates to the board retreat for potential spots on the board.
D.
Executive Director's Report
Currently have 149 students enrolled with 90% attendance.
There are 110 applications to attend the school and 37 accepted offers as of today. There is an expectation that we will have 45-50 students enrolled by start of school.
Current suspension rate of 4% for the 2022-23 school year. We have a 0% expulsion rate.
Staffing
Returning Staff:
6th/7th Grade Science
PE Teacher
6th History
7th ELA
8th History
8th Science
Office Manager
Recruitment Coordinator
Dean
Operations Manager
Assistant Principal
Newly Hired:
6th Math
7th Math
8th Math
6th ELA
7th History
Open Positions
Ed Specialist - Oversees SPED Program
8th ELA
Assistant Principal
MAP Scores for 22-23
ELA
Scoring Growth from Fall to Spring
6th Grade - 5.72
7th Grade - 5.61
8th Grade - 7.45
Math
Scoring Growth from Fall To Spring
6th Grade - 7.28* (Lower than national norm)
7th Grade - 8.16
8th Grade - 8.72
5 out of 6 grade categories are above national norms.
Graduation on 6/2/23 @ 3pm.
E.
LCAP Preview
Local Control and Accountability Plan
Report used to measure the progress for students that are considered English Language Learners or Underserved students.
David is working to complete the report to be reviewed and submitted by 7/1.
IV. Action Items
A.
Back Office Provider Proposal Review
David and Vincent have worked to secure proposals from other venders and were unable to find anyone in addition to ExED and EdTech.
EdTech will not be available until January.
V Hayes made motion to accept the ExED proposal with the caveat that we would eliminate the line item for CALPADS Reporting (~$13,000).
J. Huddle seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously.
B.
EdTec Charter Renewal Discussion
EdTech to provide support services in the following areas:
- Performance Data Analysis
- Project management of renewal process
- Renewal narrative support as requested.
C. Pehl made motion to approve the use of EdTech to provide services for charter renewal.
J. Huddle seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously.
V. Closing Items
A.
Board Comments
A special meeting will be scheduled for next week to discuss the following:
- Results of Back Office Provider conversation
- Selection of Board Retreat date and time.
- Potential report from Recruiting Manager.
J. Huddle motioned to approve the agenda.
C. Pehl seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously.