Vida Charter School
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Location
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve Minutes | |
| Approve minutes for Board Meeting on December 14, 2015 | ||
| D. | Announcement of executive session | |
| E. | Announcement of Kathy Cunniffe Peña resignation from board of trustees | |
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Suggest appointment of Josef Brandauer to governance to co-chair committee with Cindy Bowen. Make motion to amend agenda - for vote on this change - if received favorably.
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| F. | March 28 board meeting-CHANGE of date needed | |
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This board meeting conflicts with a school holiday. Proposed change of meeting to Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
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| G. | Director's report | |
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To include update on advisory circle.
To include update on Comprehensive Plan. |
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| H. | Teacher's Report | |
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This month's teacher's report will be presented in the Academic Excellence secion of the agenda and will include: baseline student achievement data, Spanish as a Second Language program (SSL), and a curriuculum review update. |
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| I. | PTO Report | |
| J. | Call to the Public | |
| K. | Board Priorities Update | |
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To include CEO evaluation update. |
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| II. | Academic Excellence | |
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Academic Excellence
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| A. | Overview of baseline data in math and reading for both Spanish and English | |
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Data from NWEA and CPAA tests in grades 1-6 presented by data specialist.
Data from IPT (oral language test Spanish) and WIDA (oral language test English). |
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| B. | Overview of new SSL program | |
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Describe the focus of the intervention, the intervention program (materials) and structure, useful #s: students served, volunteers, etc. Discuss the purpose of Ole-Hola program (sorry, system won't save accent on E).
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| C. | Curriculum review update | |
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Vida will be implementing Math curriculum review to start a new standard review cycle. Maribel Gonzalez, the Math Specialist and Data Coach will be leading the curriculum review to include teachers and people knowledgeable about Math and Elementary Education.
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| D. | Approve Homework Policy | |
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Draft homework policy, in use in the school as a draft since January 4, attached. |
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| E. | Gettysburg College Data Project update | |
| F. | Quarterly student achievement reporting based on school report cards | |
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Update on committee work towards this goal.
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| G. | Special Education Audit in 2016-17 | |
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Update on state audit cycle. |
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| III. | Finance | |
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Finance
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| A. | Approve November 2015 Financials | |
| B. | Approve December 2015 Financials | |
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Were not available in time for committee review. Moved to the Feb. 29, 2016 meeting. |
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| C. | Finance committee update | |
| D. | Treasurer's Report | |
| IV. | Governance | |
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Governance
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| A. | Approve revised protocol for public comment | |
| B. | Recruitment of Board Candidates | |
| C. | Approve updated procedures for board member recruitment | |
| V. | Personnel | |
| A. | Revised job description for Business and Operations Manager | |
| B. | Revised job description for Office Manager | |
| C. | Business and operations manager position | |
| D. | Contracted service for enrollment, marketing, and recruitment | |
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Placeholder if service agreement can be made in time. |
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| VI. | Other Business | |
| A. | Q3 Parent and Staff survey | |
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Review plan for parent survey and staff survey in 3rd quarter: timeline, topics. |
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| B. | Eisenhower Building lease agreement | |
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Update.
MOVED to meeting Feb. 29. 2016 |
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| C. | Moving from modulars | |
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Notation that the classroom moving plan will be addressed in February's meeting.
MOVED to the Feb. 29, 2016 meeting. |
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| VII. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |