Nuasin Next Generation Charter School
Minutes
Education Committee Monthly Call
Date and Time
Wednesday August 19, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Location
1-866-259-5440 PIN: 732 873 9859
Mission
We prepare our students for college through a rigorous arts-infused program.
Vision
All students will be taught by a highly effective teacher in a nurturing environment and will achieve at high levels. Each student will develop the knowledge, skills and values necessary for responsible citizenship and life-long learning. The impact of our collective efforts will fundamentally change public education.
Committee Members Present
A. Khatiwada (remote), C. Barnes-Watson (remote), E. Chen (remote), S. Huda (remote)
Committee Members Absent
J. Boulet, M. Dorrie
Guests Present
A. Ames (remote), K. Davidson (remote), K. McGuire (remote), anuj.khatiwada@bofa.com (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
E. Chen called a meeting of the Education Committee of Nuasin Next Generation Charter School to order on Wednesday Aug 19, 2020 at 3:00 PM.
C.
Approve July Minutes
E. Chen made a motion to approve the minutes from Education Committee Monthly Call on 07-15-20.
A. Khatiwada seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Education Updates
A.
K - 8 Principal Updates
- Principal & LHA Updates: focus on academic movement of school and reopening plan
- Kurt: bring Liesel (next month- September Ed comm and Board) – onboarding
- Summer school data (attendance data)
- K-12: first couple of weeks – parent meetings 8/18 200 families logged into zoom – teams calling every family on decisions going forward; next week – first day of school Monday
- K-8 divvied out by grades for in person and online classes – ½ day period – retention 87%; never have more than 60 kids (first couple of weeks)
- CPA will do the same the following week – for the beginning of year – technology set up w/ teachers
- DoE opening up 9/10 – potential strike
- Goal: full steam ahead w/ competing school and building relationship w/ students, building contents
- Invested in Schoology – allows teachers to transition from emergency to real learning process – helping teachers adapt and adopt to the remote collaboration learning; working w/ Levinia group and iReady – dual track – twice as much live instruction in September
- Teachers who are hesitant to be in person – 1 resigned (obtained backfill already); 1-2 other teachers playing day to day (tier 2 support ready)
- Proactive in person to help students organize schedules – Schoology will assist with schedules
- Kurt: bring Liesel (next month- September Ed comm and Board) – onboarding
B.
9 - 11 Principal Updates
Karin: similar to Kurt’s reopening – phone calls to families
- Not all kids need to come into school, who and when – looking through credits
- Every other week in person – content learning teachers are working through scheduling and syllabus – to help students become more independent
- PTA sessions to discussed about kids with IPs and how to provide support for them remotely
- The new SpEd director will work on additional support for those population
III. Next Steps
A.
Next Steps
1) Principals to provide updated dashboard data (including summer school records)
2) Next Edu committee and Board meeting: Liesel (new director for SpEd) will be introduced
2) Next Edu committee and Board meeting: Liesel (new director for SpEd) will be introduced
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 4:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
E. Chen