Urban Montessori Charter School

Minutes

Executive & Governance Committee Regular Meeting

Date and Time

Monday May 10, 2021 at 1:15 PM

Location

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Members: Christina Greenberg (Chair), Greg Klein, Davis Leung

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Committee Members Present

C. Greenberg, D. Leung (remote), G. Klein

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

K. Feeney

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

G. Klein called a meeting of the Executive and Governance Committee of Urban Montessori Charter School to order on Monday May 10, 2021 at 1:21 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Approve Minutes from prior Executive & Governance Committee Meeting

D. Leung made a motion to approve the minutes from April 19th, 2021 RESCHEDULED Executive & Governance Committee Regular Meeting on 04-19-21.
G. Klein seconded the motion.
No discussion or public comment.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Greenberg
Aye
G. Klein
Aye
D. Leung
Aye

D.

Review of Action/Discussion Items

No changes needed.

E.

Presentations from the Floor

No public comment on non-agendized items.

II. Executive and Governance

A.

Updates on In-Person Learning

Greg shared that since April 12th, the school has been offering in-person learning to the greatest extent possible.

Krishna shared that our reopening plan is now posted on the Alameda County Office of Education website.

No public comment on this item.

B.

Discuss Board Recruitment, including Board member renewal terms

Christina shared that there are no further updates since last month.

No public comment on this item.

C.

Discuss LCAP 2021-2024

Krishna shared latest progress on draft LCAP. Focus has been on identifying specific LCAP-qualifying actions that the school needs to take next year, starting with past years' actions that were impactful. Also aligning Expanded Learning Opportunity and LCAP resources.

Getting staff input later today with School Leadership Team (SLT). Focus will be to review goals and then engage around spending possibilities.

No public comment on this item.

 

D.

Charter Renewal Updates and Timeline

Krishna is contracting with Edtec to support with renewal charter editing/review along with the data reporting requirements.

County did an in-person site visit last week, synced about the renewal process and expectations. Further attendance improvement will be needed, and the committee has provided Krishna with toolkits and guidance documents for setting up internal systems of support. County and UMCS staff agreed on the need to ensure annual alternative state testing data is submitted accurately and disaggregated as required.

No 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 2:27 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Feeney
Documents used during the meeting
None