Empower College Prep
Governing Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday April 13, 2020 at 4:30 PM MST
Location
Virtual Meeting
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Notice of Public Meeting can be found at:
2411 West Colter St.
Phoenix, AZ 85015
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Meeting ID: 545 485 5277
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Notice of Public Meeting can be found at:
2411 West Colter St.
Phoenix, AZ 85015
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve Minutes | |
| Approve minutes for Governing Board Meeting on March 9, 2020 | ||
| II. | Reports | |
| A. | COVID 19 Response | |
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The Senior Management Team will share the organization's response to COVID 19, respond to questions, and facilitate discussion regarding the needs of the organization and community and how best to respond to these needs.
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| B. | Executive Director Report | |
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The Executive Director report includes an overview of the organization's response to COVID 19, progress on annual goals, and progress on the strategic plan.
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| C. | Elementary School Report | |
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The Elementary School report focuses on academic performance, staffing, and K-2 strategy.
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| D. | High School Report | |
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The High School report focuses on academic performance and staffing.
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| E. | Financial Report/ Ops Director Report | |
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The Finance report focuses on the progress toward annual goals and development of the FY21 budget, including extensive information about the impact of COVID 19.
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| III. | New Business | |
| A. | Revise high school policy for grading, credits, and issuing diplomas | |
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Due to COVID 19, policies for grading, awarding credits, and issuing diplomas are being revised following guidance from universities, the Arizona Department of Education, and the State Board of Education. Empower College Prep is proposing similar changes for the remainder of the FY20 school year.
The recommendation for the Board is to approve the proposed revisions to the school's policy for grading, issuing credits, and issuing diplomas that are attached to this item.
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| B. | Approve revised SPED policies | |
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As part of our special education audit, ADE's Department of Exceptional Student Services found that our "Updated policies did not reflect the most current changes to Arizona Revised Statutes and Arizona State Board Administrative Code. Board has not approved the updated policies." ADE mandated that the "Director will follow up with the Board to ensure updates are made in accordance with requirements. Verification: The Director will conduct an internal review."
ADE ESS provided a detailed policy and procedure checklist for Empower to follow to make sure its policy and procedures were up to date (attached). Staff has compared the existing policy to what was detailed in ADE's checklist and added any policies or procedures that were not included in Empower's policies. The final product (attached) has all the required changes and additions highlighted in yellow. Changes encompass updates in the following areas:
Public Awareness Child Identification & Referral Evaluation/Reevaluation Children in Private Schools Least Restrictive Environment IEP Policy & Procedures Procedural Safeguards Suspension & Expulsion Confidentiality
The recommendation is to review and approve the revised policy that is attached in this item.
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| C. | Strategic Plan | |
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Review goals and metrics for Teacher and Staff Quality and Outreach.
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| D. | Discuss items for next Board meeting | |
| IV. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |