Urban Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Special Executive and Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday November 30, 2020 at 3:30 PM
Location
Zoom: https://edgilityconsulting.zoom.us/j/81530827676?pwd=Qndiem8vYjVqQkxqbitxZlllZFRDdz09
PER GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S SHELTER IN PLACE EXECUTIVE ORDER DATED MARCH 19, 2020 (WHICH IS HERE IN ITS ENTIRETY) AND BY ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA DATED JUNE 5, 2020 (Revised June 18, 2020, July 15, 2020, and August 20, 2020) (WHICH IS HERE IN ITS ENTIRETY):
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Members: Christina Greenberg (Chair), Greg Klein, Davis Leung
Urban Montessori Charter School welcomes your participation at Board meetings. The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Directors (“Board”) is to conduct the affairs of the organization in public. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our school and assists the Board in making the best decisions for our school. To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, guidelines are provided at the bottom of this agenda. All materials for all board and committee meetings, including audio recordings of Regular Board Meetings, are available via on our BoardOnTrack public portal and is also accessible via the UMCS School Calendar.
THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL-ONLY MEETING
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5102904005
Meeting ID: 510 290 4005
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Members: Christina Greenberg (Chair), Greg Klein, Davis Leung
Urban Montessori Charter School welcomes your participation at Board meetings. The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Directors (“Board”) is to conduct the affairs of the organization in public. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our school and assists the Board in making the best decisions for our school. To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, guidelines are provided at the bottom of this agenda. All materials for all board and committee meetings, including audio recordings of Regular Board Meetings, are available via on our BoardOnTrack public portal and is also accessible via the UMCS School Calendar.
Committee Members Present
C. Greenberg (remote), D. Leung (remote), G. Klein (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Greenberg called a meeting of the Executive and Governance Committee of Urban Montessori Charter School to order on Monday Nov 30, 2020 at 3:36 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Review of Action/Discussion Items
No changes.
D.
Presentations from the Floor
Teacher Emily said thank you to for teacher and staff stipends.
II. Executive and Governance
A.
Staff Listening Session
Eight staff members joined. The Board offered the following prompt for staff: "What is going well for our school? Of these areas, how (if at all) has the Head of School contributed?"
Staff responded and shared information. Five staff offered responses. Staff shared about getting help from Admin, improved supports, better communication.
The Board offered the following prompt for staff: "What is something for our school that needs resolution or feels “incomplete”? Of these areas, how might the Head of School further support and/or lead?"
Staff responded and shared information. Five offered responses. Staff shared about getting more help for social-emotional support for general education students, more information about how reopening could work with class sizes and facilities needs, about how NWEA administration occurred and how it was decided it would work, and about how to get further help in different areas of employment. Other topics that came up were clarifying org roles, longer-term planning for teachers.
No other public comment on this item.
Staff responded and shared information. Five staff offered responses. Staff shared about getting help from Admin, improved supports, better communication.
The Board offered the following prompt for staff: "What is something for our school that needs resolution or feels “incomplete”? Of these areas, how might the Head of School further support and/or lead?"
Staff responded and shared information. Five offered responses. Staff shared about getting more help for social-emotional support for general education students, more information about how reopening could work with class sizes and facilities needs, about how NWEA administration occurred and how it was decided it would work, and about how to get further help in different areas of employment. Other topics that came up were clarifying org roles, longer-term planning for teachers.
No other public comment on this item.
III. Closed Session
A.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Head of School
B.
Report out of Closed Session
No action taken.
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 4:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. Klein
Documents used during the meeting
None