Compass Charter Schools
Minutes
Scholar Leadership Council Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 16, 2021 at 2:00 PM
CCS Central Office: 850 Hampshire Road, Suite R, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
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For questions or requests regarding accessibility, please call Miguel Aguilar at (805) 807-8199.
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://zoom.us/my/jjlewis
For questions or requests regarding accessibility, please call Miguel Aguilar at (805) 807-8199.
Directors Present
A. Ruediger (remote), A. Stansbury (remote), A. Yeung (remote), C. Ruediger (remote), E. Christopher (remote), K. Effie (remote), K. Vreeman (remote), L. Hearne-Hooker (remote), M. Effie (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Gordon, J. Visarraga, M. Wilkes, M. Zorba
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Lewis (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
J. Lewis (remote)
Guests Present
J. Garcia (remote), M. Aguilar (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
E. Christopher called a meeting to order on Tuesday Mar 16, 2021 at 2:01 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
II. Consent Items
A.
Consent Items
M. Effie made a motion to approve consent items.
L. Hearne-Hooker seconded the motion.
The team VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Christopher |
Aye
|
| A. Gordon |
Absent
|
| K. Vreeman |
Aye
|
| A. Yeung |
Aye
|
| J. Visarraga |
Absent
|
| A. Stansbury |
Aye
|
| K. Effie |
Aye
|
| L. Hearne-Hooker |
Aye
|
| C. Ruediger |
Aye
|
| A. Ruediger |
Aye
|
| M. Effie |
Aye
|
| M. Zorba |
Absent
|
| M. Wilkes |
Absent
|
B.
Approval of the February 9, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes
M. Effie made a motion to approve the minutes from February 9, 2021 Scholar Leadership Council Meeting on 02-09-21.
L. Hearne-Hooker seconded the motion.
The team VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Yeung |
Aye
|
| M. Wilkes |
Absent
|
| L. Hearne-Hooker |
Aye
|
| K. Vreeman |
Aye
|
| M. Zorba |
Absent
|
| A. Gordon |
Absent
|
| K. Effie |
Aye
|
| A. Ruediger |
Aye
|
| J. Visarraga |
Absent
|
| E. Christopher |
Aye
|
| C. Ruediger |
Aye
|
| A. Stansbury |
Aye
|
| M. Effie |
Aye
|
III. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
No public comment.
IV. Reports
A.
Staff Report
Mr. Lewis led the council in an overview of the staff report. He mentioned that we will be closed the last week of March for Spring Break. He mentioned that enrollment and re-enrollment opened on March 1, and the deadline to apply for new prospective scholars is Friday, April 23. We will be conducting our public Lottery on Tuesday, April 27. Friday, March 26 is the deadline for currently enrolled scholars to re-enroll. As of last Wednesday, March 10, 965 prospective scholars have applied for the upcoming school year, and 1,144 currently enrolled scholars have re-enrolled for the upcoming school year. Mr. Lewis then continued to go over the Loud and Proud Scholarship and the Rising Firebird Scholarship. The deadline for scholars to apply for the scholarships is Friday, May 7. Mr. Lewis then announced Miguel Aguilar is going to be moving into a new role at Compass, as our Systems Administrator, and he welcomed Josue Garcia as the new Executive Assistant to the Superintendent.
V. Unfinished Business
A.
2020-21 SLC Survey
Mr. Lewis discussed rules over parent discussions and COVID-19 apprehension and going into in-person events for the upcoming school year.
Mr. Lewis talked about research on focus groups and differences between surveys and follow-ups.
Ms. Kate Vreeman had a concern that we need more detail in what areas of Compass needs more improvement.
Ms. Elizabeth Christopher mentioned how the Monday Morning Update (MMU) is for everyone and suggested condensing or shortening information so the update stays relevant to the reader. Mr. Lewis agreed that we should have sections for every grade for better direction around the MMU. Ms. Airis Yeung mentioned we don't meet enough to cover and explore the MMU. She also mentioned that we need a way to improve having our new scholars get acclimated with our MMU. Ms. Elizabeth and Mr. Lewis agreed to bring up another conversation about how to get scholars more involved with interaction. The idea of a “recess” was discussed, such as a free-time learning lab, and one scholar mentioned they want live captioning for club meetings. Ms. Airis Yeung questioned why some scholars receive their textbooks in the mail and why online scholars do not receive them through the mail.
Mr. Lewis talked about virtual interaction based on the scholar's learning plan, and how we will keep improving and how veteran learning coaches and scholars can help other families get comfortable with virtual learning.
VI. New Business
A.
Council Member Feedback
Ms. Aure Ruediger mentioned he would love to see a Pet show happen.
Mr. Lewis encouraged the Council to send any questions or suggestions to be covered in the minutes next week.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Upcoming Meetings
The next Board of Directors Regular Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 28 at 10 am.
The next Scholar Leadership Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 13 at 2 pm.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 2:59 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Garcia