MR, reviewed the agenda for tonight's meeting.

MR, shared the following updates:

25-26 Priorties

• Hard Work and High Challenges is our Normal
  • Create classrooms and teams that understand that doing hard things is expected, embraced and celebrated
• Independence is Respect
  • Independent teachers make independent thinkers
• A True Community Institution
  • Not just in the Community, We are of the Community

FIRST 30 DAYS

• Fundraising
  • Buck Foundation
  • CSP Grant
  • Scale Grant
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • BroadStreet
• Expansion
  • 1000 University Ave
  • 1780 East Tremont Ave
  • Incubation Space for CSD 12
  • Little Water Update
  • Cultural Arts Academy
• People
  • Right People, Right Places
  • Development
  • Alignment 
     
• CHARTER RENEWAL
  • Renewal kick-off in October

JC, shared the following updates:

FIRST 30 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION

• BLACC to School- Educator of the Year
  • Nuasin partner BLACC (Black, LatinX, Asian Charter Collaborative) kicked off the school year by celebrating outstanding teachers from across its affiliate schools.
  • Congratulations to Ms. Samantha Beaujour! 
• STRONG CLASSROOM CULTURE
  • Safe & Supported Learning Environment: Scholars thrive in classrooms where consistent routines and procedures create safety, predictability, and support.
  • Relationships at the Core: Teachers intentionally build strong relationships with scholars, nurturing them throughout the year.
  • Clear & Consistent Expectations: Non-negotiables are upheld across all classrooms in kid-friendly language, ensuring clarity, fairness, and accountability.
• Center Time provides scholars with structured opportunities to:
  • Support onboarding and transition – foster student adaptation to classroom expectations through exploration and purposeful play.
    Promote independent thinking – cultivate confidence, curiosity, and autonomy in problem-solving.
  • Strengthen instructional blocks – extend learning through small-group work, offering multiple entry points for differentiated instruction.
• Drop Everything and Read (DEAR)
  • Develops reading stamina and nurtures a love for reading, which directly correlates with improved performance across all content areas.
  • Drives measurable growth – reflected in increased reading levels on Fountas & Pinnell (F&P) and i-Ready assessments.
• iReady DATA
  • Strengthen Tier 2 Supports: Leverage small groups and guided practice to accelerate learning for those on the cusp.
  • Enrichment for Tier 1: Ensure grade-level and above-level scholars are challenged to keep growing.
  • Embed Routines: Use center time and Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) to strategically reinforce skills.
  • Collaborative Planning: Teachers and interventionists will align supports so all scholars move forward.

KD, shared the following updates;

FIRST 30 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION

• Overarching Adult Culture Goal
  • By June 2026, build stronger collaboration across all middle school teams and shift mindsets about the role of a teacher to ensure equitable, individualized support for every scholar.
• Welcoming and Integration of New Scholars into the Nuasin Model
  • Growth from culture successes last year
  • Bringing same approach to academic onboarding
  • Quick upload to close reading and conceptual math practices
• Progressive, Scholar-Centered Learning from Day 1
  • Teachers as facilitators; Scholars at the front of the room
  • Intentional group work at the beginning of the year
  • Rigor and thinking at the forefront of all classes
• iReady DATA
  • Slight YOY gains in 5th and 6th grade and significant drops in YOY performance in 7th and 8th grades (both ELA and Math)
  • Ended incentives to focus more on intrinsic motivation
  • Scholars “gaming” the test
  • Next Steps
    • SOAR block 1-on-1 conferences for all scholars
    • Targeted daily small group instruction launching Monday

AB, shared the following update;

FIRST 30 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION

• Progressive Approach
• Culturally Responsive 
  • Bachata (new dance teacher, teaching to all scholars during national hispanic heritage month
• Supporting our MLL Scholars
• College Experience
  • Princeton
• iReady Data
  • 0% of scholars are on the cusp of being on grade level or just one grade below.
  • Retesting will take place within the next two weeks, as current scores do not fully reflect scholars’ knowledge and skills.
  • MLL and SPED scholars require additional support, with many scoring two to three grade levels below.
    Targeted supports:
    • MLL and ELA Intervention Classes
    • MLL Family Initiative
    • Mandatory After-School Support begins mid-October.
    • Strong incentive system aligned to our pillars
• APs and LSC addition
  • Intensive Instructional Supports  (Ms. Walton)
    • Structures and Routines
    • Content Team Meetings
  • Culture (Ms. Cespedes)
    • Strong consistent systems and routines
    • Scholar Joy
  • Early intervention
    • IEP scholars 
    • Whole school staff review of BIP
  • Family Engagement:  MLL language acquisition initiative for scholars and families (Mr. Alicea)
     

MA, shared the following updates;

• Enrollment
  • 885 (authorizer goal)
  • 867 (current enrollment)
  • 924 (operational goal)
• Welcome to Nuasin
  • 3 new staff
  • HS ELA Sped
  • Social Worker
  • HS ELA Sped
• 2 current vacancies
  • 1st grade SPED
  • HS STEM
• Compliance Updates
  • School Safety Plan
  • PD 8
• Next Month
  • Annual Report
  • Level O

SH, presented the July and August financials.

Aluta, was not in attendance.

AB, shared we have two candidates in the pipeline to join the governance team. More information in the coming weeks.

EC, shared their were no updates this month.

AB, shard the updates were presented during MR update.

JB, shared next month governance cadence will resume. 

AB, shared their is no public comment this evening.