No changes needed.

The Board and Admin gave appreciations, including for tonight's dinner; the Sunflower Classroom team for their work on the upcoming field trip to the Oakland Zoo; Teacher Amy's weekly email newsletters for teachers; for Mr. Bryan; for the Ops team's work supporting testing; all the leaders for their work on the tree planting day; the Family Advisory Council leadership; the middle schoolers for their work with the chickens; the Clothing Swap.

There were no public comments on this item.

None.

There were no public comments on items not on the agenda.

Krishna gave the Head of School's report, starting with referencing the Community Agreements and Land Acknowledgement. Upcoming events include: Tree planting and Plant Sale - March 25; SBAC testing for 3-8th grade students - March 6 - March 30; and No school for Cesar Chavez Day and Spring Break - March 31 - April 7.

Krishna reviewed procedures related to traffic at drop-off and pick-up. Krishna and the Board discussed paying a project manager to manage volunteers (students and family members) to support with safe traffic flow.

Krishna shared updates on staff PD, including continuing Lesson Study; Child Study; Collaborative Curriculum planning; and Affinity groups. Coming up is work by teachers to recommend classroom placements for rising 1st and 4th graders!
 

The teachers that are part of the Oakland Montessori Teacher Residency finished their last weekend of the semester. The work of Summer 2 starts June 12th!

Krishna shared enrollment offer and acceptance updates, and shared how she and Buck work to watch acceptances/declines carefully as they build towards approximately 45 students in each grade (the middle school grades will be lower than that next year).

Krishna shared hiring updates for the upcoming school year.

Krishna shared the LCAP and created a space for Board members and public to weigh-in. A full official public hearing will occur in May.

There were no public comments on this item.

Greg shared the committee's report. The latest forecast shows an increase in operating income driven mostly by an update by our SELPA on how their distributing revenue. There was also an offsetting adjustment of increased School Meals expenditures and revenue. The ending fund balance as a percent of expenses is now just over 28% and cash on hand forecast remains strong through the end of the fiscal year. Attendance has been a little higher the last two months than at the end of 2022. The committee also discussed changing our lead partner with our auditors as is best practice over time. The committee also discussed the latest budgetary ideas and bills related to TK-12 funding being discussed and debated for 2023-2024.

Greg shared that the committee reviewed and recommended the contract on tonight's General Consent Report related to internet upgrades.

Krishna shared about Measure G1 application process at the Finance Committee meeting.

There were no public comments on this item.

Kara shared the committee's report. At the meeting, Daniel shared updates the teacher training program, about SBAC testing, students changing levels and classrooms for next year.

The committee discussed the Measure G1 application process and increasing student services.

Reviewed the Transitional Youth Policy and the Anti-Bullying Policy. Both will come back to the Board to be voted on for a re-approval.

There were no public comments on this item.

Ann shared the report, including that the Clothing Swap was very successful and therefor there may be another one in April. There will be a Parent Night Out on April 15th at Left Coast Yoga. This weekend there is the Community Tree Planting on Saturday morning, and a plant and bake sale in the afternoon. Looking into art being commissioned for the Sun Room. Sarah asked if families have wanted hybrid FAC meetings, and the FAC leaders can discuss that option (mostly on Zoom now). Kara shared that the last family morning coffee was during classroom observations, which was really nice. Greg appreciated Marcela for all her work.

No public comments on this item.

Sarah shared the committee's report. Sarah created and reviewed a draft condensed Board Member Job Description: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wbwrL8poJeAfThFa3ql-yxrNUlOA9M7ITkfOpLNEuUs/edit. If approved, it can be included as part of the Board Book appendix. The document is available for Board and public to comment on. The committee encouraged members of the public to attend any and all Board meetings, and consider volunteering to serve on the Board.

Greg reminded the Board that Forms 700 are due April 3rd this year (as April 1 is on a weekend). There are recent related training materials included on the Board's agenda. The committee reviewed the documents and policies included in tonight's General Consent Report.

Sarah shared that she and Greg continue to participate in the Diverse Charter School Coalition's Equity in Governance cohort, with a focus on organizing the Board's work around the school's six long term goals, and also heard from Krishna about Measure G1.

No public comments on this item.

No changes needed. Greg commented that his current term ends after June 2023, and that he will not be able to attend the April or May regularly scheduled board meetings. No public comment on this item.

The Board took back up a conversation around an article entitled "White Supremacy Culture - Still Here" written by Tema Okun, from May 2021. The article can be found here: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v-07nXcVUPMgfZpokfLJFvjZjqkIpHzyjoaJV7MToPo. The Board discussed how the UMCS Community Agreements were created with staff. The board discussed how our current practices connect to the descriptions in the article, and also where the board might consider different actions in further support of our agreements. The conversation also included connecting the article to structures and processes at the school that help students and families build their sense of belonging, including room parents, play dates, and buddy families. The Board discussed creating structures in future agendas to review and reflect on Community Agreements.

No public comments on this item.

Sarah shared the fabulous write-up about Teacher Freedom from Families in Action, which is included on tonight's agenda.

Greg shared a few updates, including that OUSD approved budget adjustments for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, and also that an unnamed and unnumbered cohort of schools would go through a school mergers process next year for the start of Fall 2024. Greg shared that President Hutchinson was sworn is as the District Four representative and the OUSD Board is debating whether to call for a special election or appoint a representative to serve out the remainder of his term as the District Five representative. Lastly, Greg shared that OUSD and the Oakland Education Association are in the midst of bargaining a new contract for teachers, and OUSD included a draft calendar for 2023-2024 in their most recent update, which can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BfKDgnHfnIfenxTKYsqVKAHPwGdcLf4R/view. 

No public comments on this item.

A parent joined the Zoom. The Board briefly paused to make sure the technology was all working corrently.

Greg suggested the Board continue to revisit the same article periodically, perhaps with additional discussion prompts.

Greg prompted the parent on Zoom if they'd like to make any comments or address the Board prior to the upcoming Closed Session item, followed by adjournment. The parent declined the offer.

Greg shared that the Board would be going into Closed Session on Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Head of School at 7:03pm.  There were no public comments on this item.

The Board returned from the Closed Session at 7:33pm. Sarah reported that no actions were taken.