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Sarah reviewed the Community Agreements. Kara offered that she was thinking about Building Relationships this evening, Greg echoed that.

Ms. Feeney and Donald appreciated Melody for getting the summer ELOP Camp started.

Ann appreciated Ms. Isa for being awesome.

Daniel appreciated Ms. Daijah on mural project for classroom signs, and also to Isa and the rest of the Training group who are currently attending the Montessori Social Justice Cohort.

Sarah appreciated summer two of the training program. Donald echoed that appreciation.

Donald asked a question about the Oakland Montessori Training Center only for UMCS staff and Krishna responded currently yes, but lots of ideas about soon inviting others to join.

No public comments on items not on the agenda.

Ms. Feeney shared the Head of School report, starting with recent and upcoming events. Oakland Montessori Teacher Residency is June 12 - July 14, Expanded Learning is up and running through the end of July. Staff return August 1st and school starts for students on August 14.

Daniel shared that Summer II for the teacher residents are averaging 18 new lessons a day and are in Chicago right now attending a Montessori conference.

Ms. Feeney shared some Expanded Learning updates including students painting classroom signs, putting on talent shows, putting on plays, lots outdoor fun, crafts, and games, and tie-dying shirts.

Ms. Feeney shared enrollment updates with most recent intent to return data tracking at 360 enrolled with 25 still in process. Targeted marketing campaign launching soon for specific grade levels. Kara commented that she saw the beginnings of the campaign recently on Facebook.

Daniel shared staffing updates that all Lead teacher positions are full. Still hiring three support teachers, one full time sub, and one student support assistant, with many applications for these roles. Daniel appreciated Greg for supporting with phone screens of candidates.

Ms. Feeney shared about updates to the Local School Wellness Policy, including an overview of the requirements, staff reviewing the current policy, assessing its effectiveness, and that the policy is up for reapproval on the General Consent Report.

Donald asked about enrollment numbers and Krishna responded that Kindergarten has a long waitlist. Donald asked about yard signs, and Krishna shared that her team can look into that.

Sarah asked about the SSA position being a special education position, and Krishna responded yes.

No other comments or public comments on this item.

Ms. Feeney gave an overview of the Local Indicators, and that UMCS has reviewed them and have Met each one of them. 

Greg asked who on staff gets the emails regarding uploading the Local Indicator information each Fall to the CDE to be included in the California Dashboard for UMCS. Krishna shared she and/or Buck get those emails. Krishna commented that families with students who took recently took SBAC have received those scores.

No other public comments on this item.

Krishna shared an over of the LCAP process and timeline. The UMCS public hearing was in May, and the LCAP supports students contributing to the school's unduplicated account. It also is a tool to reflect on the most recent school year. There were engagement opportunities at Board meetings and committee meetings, with staff, with FAC, and with ELAC.

There were a few minor edits and updates since the public hearing. The Budget Overview for Parents was finalized and are included the single full LCAP document.

Greg commented and shared appreciation for the staff on their multi-month process and work to get everything complete, updated, and incorporate input from across the community as it arose. Greg commented that the state is likely to again update this process and template for the upcoming multi-year LCAP cycle.

No other public comments on this item.

Ms. Feeney shared a few minor updates to the budget since last week's Finance Committee meeting. Added two students to the budget, and pulled $25,000 dollars of one-time money into the upcoming fiscal year from the 2024-2025 budget year.

Amy (member of the public) asked about money in the budget related to student recruitment, and Ms. Feeney responded that UMCS hasn't conducted any extensive student recruitment marketing campaigns in the past, and the current work and expenses are account for in the current fiscal year's forecast. Currently budgeting for additional work in the upcoming fiscal work, but that it's not confirmed yet to be happening.

No other public comments or questions.

Greg shared the committee's report, including discussing the most recent forecast through the end of May, and also the latest on California's state budget process. The budget the Legislature approved matched the Governor's proposed COLA, and proposed clawing back fewer previously approved dollars from Learning Loss Recovery and Arts & Music Block grant. Greg shared that the Governor's plan would clawback approximately $200,000 from UMCS, and the Legislature's budget would clawback approximately $30,000, and the budget just approved assumed somewhere in the middle with $100,000 in clawbacks. This will impact all public schools, and UMCS will continue to monitor and adjust the budget when this is finalized. Prop 28 dollars are not yet in the forecast. Depending on the state's final budget, the UMCS Board may want to re-approve a budget in the Fall. Greg also shared that the contract renewal for Edtec did not get reviewed at Finance Committee and so it is on the agenda tonight separate from the General Consent Report. The committee did review the CharterSafe insurance policy, which is on the General Consent Report.

No questions or public comments on this item.

Kara shared the committee's report. The committee looked at recent NWEA data, and learned about planning steps with teachers. Plan is for teachers taking NWEA during August PD to experience it directly. Kara shared that Coach Elizabeth Slade created a Spring Focus for lesson alignment across levels, and the plan is to do that again with a Fall Focus to support classroom and grade level alignment.

The committee looking at a calendar for next year of what academic topics will be covered at what meetings.

Sarah asked about sharing out that calendar of academic topics in August or September and Kara agreed.

No public comments on this item.

Kara shared the FAC report, including that Kara, Marcela, and Daniel met in June after school was out and discussed the most recent school year, the role of FAC, including fundraising and social events, campus beautification, supporting communication, and helping families engage at the school.

The Back to School Picnic will be on August 12th, and FAC is pairing up buddy families who expressed interest.

Sarah asked about term of the FAC president, and Kara shared that it's one-year term, and that Marcela will start the year in the role, and will then decide to continue or see if someone else wants to volunteer to serve in that role.

Greg asked about staff attending picnic, and Krishna responded that staff will be signing up to attend events throughout the school year as part of August PD.

Sarah asked about a TK/K playdate. Kara shared that playdate would likely be the week before, and Ann shared that she would try to identify a lead Kinder parent to help coordinate.

No public comments on this item.

Sarah shared the committee's report including an update on the Head of School evaluation process. Ms. Feeney has now received her evaluation memo, and the next step includes goal setting for the upcoming year.

The committee reviewed the Annual Board assessment and there were a lot of highlights. Two biggest areas of growth were around board composition and board member recruitment. Sarah plans to bring back to the board for discussion the skills and experiences we believe we need, beyond board members who are not parents at the school.

Greg commented that the committee also reviewed many policies, including the LCAP and Local Indicators, Family Handbook, Employee Handbook, Annual Notices to Families, Local School Wellness Policy, and the Board Calendar. The committee also discussed a proposal for officer roles and committee assignments for the upcoming school year.

Amy asked about where to find the Annual Board Assessment Survey summary.

Greg responded that it is in the Executive Committee's most recent meeting information on BoardOnTrack and that he would add to this current meeting's files [done].

No other public comments on this item.

Amy (member of the public) asked to ask a question. She found the Board Assessment Survey, and asked what skills the board is looking for in new members as it recruits. Sarah shared the one area of diversity UMCS needs is members who are not currently parents at the school, even though some members were on the board and then joined the parent community later. Another area is to ensure that the board represents the racial diversity of students at the school. In terms of professional skills and experiences needed, Sarah shared that the conversation is what still needs to come back to the Executive Committee and the Board in the Fall for more work. Amy thanked for that response.

Greg shared the OUSD has a Board Retreat the following day. And they will soon vote on their own LCAP and Budget. The County meets early the following week.

No public comment on this item.

No new items at this time.

Greg thanked Amy for attending and participating in tonight's meeting.

Amy shared appreciation for welcoming her to the Board's meeting.

At 6:37pm, Sarah announced that the Board would go into closed session on two items, Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Head of School, and Public Employment - Head of School.

No public comments on those items.

At 6:53pm, Sarah reconvened the Board in open session and shared that no actions were taken in closed session.