For the second half day board retreat, the plan is to cover the following agenda items:

• Re-opening plan - proposed approach and general discussion
• Sam Faulk from Board On Track will provide guidance on how to best utilize the tools and services available with MCCPS' subscription
• Open meeting law - general training and review of on-line videos provided by the Commonwealth

The group began the meeting with general commentary and board members provided various feedback and their impressions on the proposed plan.  The general consensus is that communication is high point and Peter should be commended.
Much due diligence has been performed and the current plan is a cautious and measured one.
Based on the overall anxiety and concerns raised, Peter's intention is have to have a stronger plan for remote learning at the inception rather than attempt to 'catch-up' if and when the school shifts to all remote.
Peter's plan is to meet with all faculty and staff and spend the additional 10 days mandated by the state, and perform a higher level of preparation to implement the best remote plan possible.
Peter is creating a detailed packet which will need to be voted on before submission to DESE.
The overall consensus is to have a vote on the plan as is, and allowing Peter some flexibility for minor updates (if needed) for final submission.
 

Sam Falk from BOT introduced himself and reviewed the overall goals for the session.
Generally speaking he was interested in helping out all of the board members and allow us to maximize the use of the BOT tool.

He reviewed his role as well as those of his colleagues, Mike on Governance, Brianna - day to day, and Sam - chief product and customer officer.

He provided several insights into how to schedule meetings, track anticipated attendance, identifying quorum concerns, and other helpful tools available to all board members.

The group discussed the accountability plan, noting that submission has been delayed due to technical issues with the DESE portal site.
The appendix included within the charter renewal document was reviewed, along with the proposed amendment to make the charter a 'regional' school by requesting to include Swampscott and Nahant within the 'district'.
Peter discussed the use of 'Teaching Force' and his goal to commence using this approach and then share the concepts with area schools.
Additional discussion ensued regarding teacher involvement and incorporating some of the concepts within the board goals and objectives.

Karl Smith presented some videos from the state and discussed some general concepts surrounding Open Meeting Laws..
He will be posting all of the links to the BOT dashboard / notification section.