Urban Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Academic Oversight Committee Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 10, 2021 at 4:45 PM
Location
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PER GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-08-21 DATED JUNE 11, 2021 (WHICH IS HERE IN ITS ENTIRETY): THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL-ONLY MEETING.
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Members: Olivia Couch, Jan Faraguna, Hae-Sin Thomas (Chair)
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 http://www.urbanmontessori.org/board_of_directors.
PER GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-08-21 DATED JUNE 11, 2021 (WHICH IS HERE IN ITS ENTIRETY): THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL-ONLY MEETING.
Important Notice: Due to increased demand, dial-in by phone audio conferencing capabilities may be unavailable. During this time, Zoom strongly recommends using computer audio capabilities (or via phone with the Zoom app) while on wifi.
Members: Olivia Couch, Jan Faraguna, Hae-Sin Thomas (Chair)
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 http://www.urbanmontessori.org/board_of_directors.
Committee Members Present
H. Thomas (remote), J. Faraguna (remote), L. Bentley Tammero (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
D. Bissonnette (remote), K. Feeney (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
H. Thomas called a meeting of the Academic Oversight Committee of Urban Montessori Charter School to order on Tuesday Aug 10, 2021 at 4:49 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes from May 18th, 2021 Meeting
J. Faraguna made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Oversight Committee Regular Meeting on 05-18-21.
L. Bentley Tammero seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Oversight
A.
Instructional Updates: Summer School and planning for the Fall
- Summer school was great! 1st - 6th grade classrooms
- Summer has been busy with staffing changes. Unfortunately a few teachers, support teachers and specialists, and operations resigned in July/Aug. Shifting staffing and hiring replacements is going well though. 2 positions open.
- Teacher PD has been going really well. People are really excited to be back. Morale is very high.
- Have been building up systems. Partnering with Public Montessori in Action. Example: curriculum guide, record keeping (using Transparent Classroom), common lesson planning tools (standardizing across levels, working with a template), common observation tools, behavior system with PMA, child study. Positive reaction from teachers.
- Reviewed spring NWEA MAP data.
B.
Universal TK
- In discussion with the County about universal TK. Can make one-off exceptions but cannot broadly change the birthdate at this time.
- Expecting a few more TK students this year who are younger siblings.
C.
Renewal Updates
- Trailer bill passed. Not allowed to apply for renewal. Cannot evaluate until data are available.
- Charter extended to June 2024.
III. Other Business
A.
Committee Leadership and Schedule
- Move time up to 4:15pm, keep second Tuesday.
IV. Return to Open Session
A.
Report out of any closed session action(s)
No action taken.
V. 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 6:04 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
H. Thomas