James Jordan Middle School Board of Trustees
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
This Board Meeting is open to the public.
There will be a public meeting on campus but the public can also listen and participate via the zoom link listed below.
Bridget Smith will be participating from 500 Powder Springs Street, Marietta GA 30064.
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El propósito de una reunión pública de la Junta de Síndicos ("Board") es llevar a cabo los asuntos de la Escuela en público. Nos complace que esté presente y esperamos que visite estas reuniones con frecuencia. Su participación nos asegura una comunidad con interés por nuestra Escuela.
La traducción al español está disponible en cada reunión de la junta.
The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Trustees ("Board") is to conduct the
affairs of the School in public. We are pleased that you are in attendance and hope that
you will visit these meetings often. Your participation assures us of continuing community
interest in our School.
To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, the following
guidelines are provided:
1. Agendas are available to all audience members on the home page of
www.jamesjordanms.com.
2. If you wish to make a public comment, expect to be limited to 3 minutes. Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes in English and 6 minutes withtranslation. Spanish translation will be provided by the school at every board meeting. If
you need translation for another language, please contact the school 48 hours in
advance to allow us to find a translator.
a. Non-agenda items: any person may address the Board concerning any item not on the
agenda provided that no individual presentation shall be for no more than 3 minutes (or 6
minutes with translation) and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 20 minutes
(provided that the President may grant additional time if circumstances permit).
Ordinarily, Board members will not respond to such presentations and no action can be
taken as the Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda. However, the
Board may give direction to staff following a presentation or calendar the issue for further
discussion. Individuals may also request that a topic related to school business be placed
on a future agenda and once such an item is properly agendized and publicly noticed,
the Board can discuss, respond, and possibly act upon such an item.
b. Agenda Items:The presentation to the Board shall be made at the time a specific item
is under discussion. Any person may address the Board concerning any item on the
agenda provided that no individual presentation shall be for no more than 3 minutes (6
minutes with translation) and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 30 minutes
(provided that the Board Chair may grant additional time if circumstances permit).
Speakers are requested to state their name and address and adhere to the time limits
set forth herein. Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes in English and 6 minutes with
translation. Spanish translation will be provided by the school at every board meeting. If
you need translation for another language, please contact the school 48 hours in
advance to allow us to find a translator.
4. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and upon request, the
School may furnish reasonable auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with
disabilities. Individuals who require appropriate alternative modification of the agenda in
order to participate in Board meetings are invited to contact the Principal
(lara@jamesjordanms.com, 818-882-2496)
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 7:00 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | 2 m | |||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | 1 m | |||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Bridget Smith | 2 m | |
| D. | PUBLIC COMMENT | Bridget Smith | 5 m | ||
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Any person may address the Board concerning any item on the
Non-agenda items: any person may address the Board concerning any item not on the
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| E. | Lead Teacher Report | Griselda Lara | 10 m | ||
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One of the Lead Teachers will provide a report that will include current progress on departmental goals for academic achievement as well as other topics regarding teaching activities. |
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| II. | FINANCE | 7:20 PM | |||
| A. | Line item for protection of Strathern Property | Vote | Victor Albores | 10 m | |
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It is essential that we protect our Strathern property, particularly from squatters. Also, we plan to have work done this summer so that we can make partial use of the property while we wait for city permission to build a gymnasium and make other upgrades. The attached quote is to add the Strathern property to our existing security system and covers a period of 3 years. All equipment purchased under this quote will be re-used on whatever permanent use we make of the property. We ask the board to pass a motion to approve $15,947.95 for the security system to be added to our Strathern property. |
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| B. | Fiscal Policy alignment update | Vote | Victor Albores | 5 m | |
| C. | Retention of experienced employees and teachers that are able to get extraordinary performance on CAASPP test results. | Vote | Myranda Marsh | 10 m | |
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Renewal of our charter depends almost entirely on our meeting our commitment to outperform the LAUSD on the CAlifornia Assessment of Student Performance and Progress. This is the set of state mandated tests in ELA, MATH and SCIENCE that we must have our students take every year. When our students outpeform the LAUSD students on these tests, we are nearly guaranteed a renewal of our charter when it comes up every five years. It is absolutely essential that we keep teachers that have a proven track record of raising student achievement on these public and quantifiable metrics. Based on conversations with our staff, we believe that additional compensation is necessary to keep our most effective teachers which will lead directly to the renewal of our charter.
The JJMS administration asks the JJMS Board of Trustees to approve the attached proposal for compensation based on CAASPP test scores. |
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| III. | California Department of Education required accountability measures | 7:45 PM | |||
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Local Control Accountability Plan |
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| A. | public hearing of proposed 2023-24 LCAP | Discuss | Myranda Marsh | 15 m | |
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The draft of the LCAP for 2023-24 will be presented. Discussion, clarification and additional input and suggestions will be taken down and incorporated into the final version presented for a vote at the June Board meeting. |
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| IV. | GOVERNANCE | 8:00 PM | |||
| A. | School Calendar | Vote | Griselda Lara | 10 m | |
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While state law does not require board approval, we prefer to present and ask for approval of our academic calendar for the next year. |
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| B. | Executive Director evaluation, compensation and agreement timeline | Discuss | Victor Albores | 5 m | |
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The Chief Operating Officer would like to brief the board members on the need to document the employment of the Executive Director. Best accounting practices would indicate a need to set the employment agreement and compensation prior to the start of the new fiscal year on July 1, 2023. |
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| V. | Closing Items | 8:15 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||