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Urban Montessori Charter School

Minutes

Academic Oversight Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday June 20, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Location

4551 Steele Street, Oakland, CA 94619. Signage on campus will direct you to the correct room, generally the Mr. Bissonnette's office .


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Committee Members Present

A. Ng (remote), K. Fortuna (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

D. Bissonnette, T. Garcia

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

K. Fortuna called a meeting of the Academic Oversight Committee of Urban Montessori Charter School to order on Thursday Jun 20, 2024 at 12:06 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Review of Action/Discussion Items

D.

Presentations from the Floor

E.

Vote on Minutes from Prior Meeting

A. Ng made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Oversight Committee Meeting on 04-18-24.
K. Fortuna seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Academic Oversight

A.

Instructional Updates

CAASPP data

Increase in math proficiency in math from last year, slight drop in reading

Reading: drop in 7th/8th grade, increase in all other grades. drop is consistent in tracking students from grade to grade

Math: similar trends. Both have big jumps in 5th grade. Lots of focus in pretty UE in math leading up to testing

 

Takeaways:

Final focus on UE math was effective, supported positive outcomes, both in data and in teacher feedback about students feeling more prepared.

MS drops were noted

AA students drops were noted.

 

Plans for next year:

Updating curriculum map; link lessons 

Weekly levels meetings; will build out units of studies

Instructional leadership team; leader for each level to support; Tobie will be in charge of ILT

 

Some of these have been done before, but this is more structured

 

Training cohort

 

Cohort 2 has started asyncronous work. Seven people joining in person next week. 3 from TO, 4 from UMCS

Cohort 1 starts on July 1

 

Schedule for next year - Tobie to prepare draft schedule for next meeting

B.

Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) 2024-2025 and multiyear planning

Will be on the board agenda tonight.

III. Closing Items

A.

Topics for next meeting

Won't have much in terms of student data; can do deeper dive into CAASPP data

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 12:51 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Fortuna

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.

REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE Notice is hereby given that, consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board may request assistance by contacting UMCS at 4551 Steele Street, Oakland, CA 94619 or info@urbanmontessori.org.

FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact UMCS at 4551 Steele Street, Oakland, CA 94619 or board@urbanmontessori.org. All materials are available via the Governance Section of our website: http://www.urbanmontessori.org/governance or directly via our BoardOnTrack public portal.