NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING of the Board of Directors of Mater Academy of Northern Nevada
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Mater Academy of Northern Nevada a public charter school, will conduct a public meeting on April 14, 2021 beginning at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom Meeting. The public is invited to attend.
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The vision of Mater Academy of Northern Nevada is to develop successful scholars with 21st century skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. Students will be college and career ready with cross cultural competence.
Board of Directors Shari Dunn - Board Chair Luke Welmerink – Board Vice Chair Kayla Moynahan – Board Secretary Cris Novich – Board Treasurer Kristen Conway – Board Member Wendy Jauregui-Jackins – Board Member Teresa Benitez-Thompson – Board Member
Gia Maraccini – Principal
Meeting of the Board of Directors April 14, 2021
AGENDA
1. OPENING EXERCISES
a. Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call
2. PUBLIC COMMENT (No action may be taken on a matter raised under this item of the agenda until the matter itself has been specifically included on an agenda as an item upon which action will be taken.)
2 3. ACTION & DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Review and Possible Approval of Minutes from the February 10, 2021 Board Meeting (For Possible Action)
b. School Initiatives Report by Principal Maraccini (For Discussion)
c. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the Updated Mater Strategic Plan (For Possible Action)
d. Review of School Financial Performance (For Discussion)
e. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the Initial Budget for the 2021/2022 School Year (For Possible Action)
f. Update Regarding the Charter Amendment Application Process (For Discussion)
g. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the 2021/2022 Board Meeting Schedule (For Possible Action)
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTIFICATIONS
5. MEMBER COMMENT
6. PUBLIC COMMENT (No action may be taken on a matter raised under this item of the agenda until the matter itself has been specifically included on an agenda as an item upon which action will be taken.)
7. ADJOURN MEETING
This notice and agenda has been posted on or before 9 a.m. on the third working day before the meeting at the following locations:
1) Mater Academy of Northern Nevada: 2680 E. 9th St. Reno, NV 89512 2) maternorthernnevada.org 3) notices.nv.gov
3 MATER ACADEMY OF NORTHERN NEVADA Supporting Document
Meeting Date: April 14, 2021 Agenda Item: 3a – Approval of Minutes from the February 10, 2021 Board Meeting Number of Enclosures: 1
SUBJECT: Minutes Approval X Action Appointments Approval Consent Agenda Information Public Hearing Regular Adoption
Presenter (s): Board Recommendation:
Proposed wording for motion/action:
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Estimated Length of time for consideration (in minutes): 0 Minutes Background: A board meeting was held on February 10. As such, the minutes will need to be approved for this meeting. Submitted By: Staff
4 MINUTES of the annual meeting of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS of MATER ACADEMY OF NORTHERN NEVADA February 10, 2021
The Board of Directors of Mater Academy of Northern Nevada held a public telephonic/video meeting on February 10, 2021, at 5:30 p.m.
1. Call to Order and Roll Call Board Chair Shari Dunn called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m. with a quorum present. In attendance were Board members Shari Dunn, Cris Novich, Wendy Jauregui-Jackins, and Kristen Conway. Not present were Board members Kayla Moynahan, Luke Welmerink, and Teresa Benitez-Thompson. Also present were Principal Gia Maraccini, as well as Academica representatives Amanda Safford, Colin Bringhurst, Trevor Goodsell, Keri Brewster and Jennifer Ranney.
2. Public Comment and Discussion There was no public comment.
3. Approval of the Minutes from the December 9, 2020 Board Meeting Member Jauregui-Jackins moved to approve the minutes from the December 9, 2020 board meeting. Member Novich seconded the motion, and the Board voted unanimously to approve.
4. Discussion and Possible Reelection of Shari Dunn and Cris Novich to the Mater Academy of Northern Nevada Governing Board Officers Member Jauregui-Jackins moved to reelect Shari Dunn and Cris Novich to the Mater Academy of Northern Nevada Governing Board for another five-year term. Member Conway seconded the motion, and the Board voted unanimously to approve.
5. Annual Nomination and Election of the Mater Academy of Northern Nevada Governing Board Officers Dr. Amanda Safford addressed the Board and stated that per the bylaws Board officers were able to serve three consecutive terms in their current positions and that, with the exception of Member Welmerink as Board Chair, no one had yet reached their term limit.
5 Member Novich nominated Shari Dunn as Board Chair. The Board voted unanimously to elect Shari Dunn as Board Chair. Member Novich nominated Luke Welmerink as Vice-Chair. The Board voted unanimously to elect Luke Welmerink as Vice-Chair. Member Jauregui-Jackins nominated Kayla Moynahan as Secretary. The Board voted unanimously to elect Kayla Moynahan as Secretary. Member Jauregui-Jackins nominated Cris Novich as Treasurer. The Board voted unanimously to elect Cris Novich as Treasurer.
6. Update on Academic and School Initiatives by Principal Gia Maraccini Principal Gia Maraccini addressed the Board and explained they had a total of 446 enrolled students which had held steady. They were working on building a deep waitlist and were working with Ms. Amanda Galindo to develop a plan to target specific areas. She added that the school had lost many students they had spent much time on to get to grade-level. She was hopeful that once the pandemic was over they would stop losing families. She also expressed her concerns for testing, explaining that it had been a challenging year testing for ACCESS, due to students having to test with their masks on and possibly interfering with their scores. She voiced her concern to the SPCSA on the validity of students testing with masks on, which they said was valid. Principal Maraccini continued with chronic absenteeism, and explained the school administration team had been doing everything they could from phone calls to home visits, but even if the students logged in they were not participating. She was hopeful that would not harm their report card because they could not control what happened at home. For academic initiatives, Principal Maraccini explained they were working on MTSS in their small group instruction, adding that with the governor's emergency initiative for substitutes they were able to get sub-licenses for all of their assistants. She expressed the assistants' enthusiasm to become future teachers. Principal Maraccini added that there were conversations occurring with Academica to see the type of tuition support that could be utilized. Lastly, Principal Maraccini highlighted the following under New Happenings: - COVID Update - Blaze Pizza Night - Verizon Grant - Amazon Smiles
7. Mid-Year Data Update with Jessica Barr Dr. Jessica Barr addressed the Board and shared an update on testing from the state, explaining that the plan was to proceed with testing; however, there were some unknown questions on whether the new presidential administration would be more inclined to offer test waivers. She explained schools would not receive a star rating this year and that at the state level
6 they would still report the data fully, essentially still giving everyone a report card, but without the stars. She then reviewed the data as contained within the support materials. Dr. Barr highlighted the elementary mid-year data, which demonstrated a trajectory towards a 2-star status. She added that a 3-star and possibly a 4-star was still achievable, and there was ultimately a small number of students that could shift the momentum for the second half of testing to earn the 3/4-star index. She also highlighted the middle school’s mid-year data, which demonstrated a trajectory towards a 3-star status, with a 4 or 5-star index still possible with the small number of bubble students who could change the star status. Dr. Barr assured the Board it was very possible, as there was only a small amount of students to work with. Dr. Barr stated she had no concern the school would not meet its targets based on the changes they put in place. She felt highly confident in Principal Maraccini and her staff that they were on the right path to recovery from the results of the pandemic. She noted that certain projections were slightly conservative, and reminded the Board that growth would be stronger and that the state would be looking at growth from 2019 SBAC and 2020 SBAC.
8. Discussion and Possible Action to Accept the Verizon Innovative Learning Grant Principal Maraccini explained that all four Mater schools applied for the Verizon Innovative Learning grant as a system and received it. She explained they were the first in the state of Nevada to receive the grant. She added that middle school would receive iPads and data plans, the school would have a technology coach to help their teachers and students. Member Dunn moved to accept the Verizon Innovative Learning Grant. Member Novich seconded the motion, and the Board voted unanimously to approve.
9. Review of School Financial Performance Ms. Keri Brewster addressed the Board and reviewed the financials as presented in the support materials. Member Dunn asked Ms. Brewster to explain what was meant under the SPED line item where it was noted that more funding was expected to come. Ms. Brewster explained that SPED funding was funded at different times and sometimes not all of the information was available to post where it needed to be.
10. Discussion and Possible Action to Determining Maximum Grade-Level Enrollment for the 2021-2022 School Year Dr. Safford explained the Board would set the number of seats available for enrollment every year prior to the lottery running, directing the Board to the proposed numbers on page 51 of the support materials. She added there would not be any changes in class size and they would have a full enrollment. Member Jauregui-Jackins moved to approve the maximum grade level enrollment numbers for the 2021/2022 school year as presented in the support materials: 50 in
7 kindergarten; 52 in 1st; 52 in 2nd; 52 in 3rd; 52 in 4th; 52 in 5th; 60 in 6th; 60 in 7th; and 60 in 8th. Member Novich seconded the motion, and the Board voted unanimously to approve.
11. Academica Announcements and Notifications Dr. Safford explained they would have to hold a March meeting due to the initial budget being due to the state in April. She added that the legislative session had started and that they would provide updates that were relevant to the Board. Lastly, they would be adding an accounts payable clerk to the Reno office and asked the Board to refer anyone they thought qualified.
10. Member Comment Member Dunn stated she would be using amazon smile to help MANN and urged the Board to do the same.
11. Public Comment There was no public comment.
12. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:44 p.m.
Approved on:
______Secretary of the Board of Directors Mater Academy of Northern Nevada
8 MATER ACADEMY OF NORTHERN NEVADA Supporting Document
Meeting Date: April 14, 2021 Agenda Item: 3b – School Initiatives Report by Principal Maraccini Number of Enclosures: 1
SUBJECT: Academic and School Initiatives Action Appointments Approval Consent Agenda X Information Public Hearing Regular Adoption
Presenter (s): Gia Maraccini Recommendation:
Proposed wording for motion/action:
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Estimated Length of time for consideration (in minutes): 0 Minutes Background: Report from Principal Gia Maraccini regarding an academic update, as well as a report of school happenings. Submitted By: Staff
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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT APRIL 2021
Enrollment • Kinder – FULL at 50 Wait List - 21 • 1st – 50 Wait List - 0 • 2nd – FULL at 52 Wait List - 14 • 3rd – 50 Wait List- 0 • 4th – FULL at 52 Wait List - 12 • 5th – FULL at52 Wait List-1 • 6th – 61 Wait List-3 • 7th – 51 No Wait List • 8th – 26 No Wait List • Total Enrollment-444 out of 443
Enrollment for Next Year:
• Kinder – 50 Wait List - 1 • 1st – 49 Wait List - 18 • 2nd – 51 Wait List - 10 • 3rd – 53 Wait List- 13 • 4th – 51 Wait List - 1 • 5th – 53 Wait List-8 • 6th – 60 Wait List-3 • 7th – 61 Wait List-11 • 8th – 53 No Wait List • Total Enrollment-481 out of 490
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Demographics • FRL=100%** • ELL=166 • Sped=67
Chronic Absenteeism • 9%
Data • iReady Diagnostic 3 data from Jessica Barr
Academic Initiatives • Miami visit in April • State Testing
New Happenings • COVID Update • Blaze Pizza Night/Savers
11 MATER ACADEMY NORTHERN NEVADA MARCH 2021
12 MATER ACADEMY NORTHERN NEVADA - IREADY OVERVIEW D3 2021 2
Reading % of Students Math % of Students at Grade Level at Grade Level
On/Above On/Above 29% 31% +14% +17% from Fall from Fall +4% +7% from Winter from Winter
Below Below 69% 71%
13 MATER ACADEMY NORTHERN NEVADA - K-2 PROBABLE READING LEVEL & 3+ PROBABLE READING SBAC COMPARISON 3
14 MATER ACADEMY NORTHERN NEVADA - K-2 PROBABLE MATH LEVEL & 3+ PROBABLE MATH SBAC COMPARISON 4
2.0% 1.9% 0%
15 MATER ACADEMY NORTHERN NEVADA - IREADY READING MEDIAN TYPICAL ANNUAL GROWTH BY GRADE LEVEL D3 5
16 MATER ACADEMY NORTHERN NEVADA - IREADY MATH MEDIAN TYPICAL ANNUAL GROWTH BY GRADE LEVEL D3 6
17 MATER ACADEMY OF NORTHERN NEVADA Supporting Document
Meeting Date: April 14, 2021 Agenda Item: 3c – Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the Updated Mater Strategic Plan Number of Enclosures: 1
SUBJECT: Mater Strategic Plan X Action Appointments Approval Consent Agenda Information Public Hearing Regular Adoption
Presenter (s): Gia Maraccini Recommendation:
Proposed wording for motion/action:
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Estimated Length of time for consideration (in minutes): 5-10 Minutes Background: The Board is being asked to approve the updated Mater strategic plan. Submitted By: Staff
18 STRATEGIC PLAN 2020
19 Table of Contents
Mission and Vision 3 History 4 Operational Beliefs 5 System Goals 6 Principles of Excellence 13 Mater Academy Schools 15 School Accountability 19 Governance and Leadership 20 Organizational Structure 26 Curriculum Framework 27 Strategy for Replication and Growth 32 Financial Plan 33 Financial Resources 33 Physical Resources 33 Material Resources 33
2 20 Mater Mission and Vision
Mission: Mater provides a safe learning environment where Academics are facilitated by Teachers, administrators, parents, and the community which Enable students to become confident, self-directed learners in a technology rich college preparatory environment through Rigor, Relevance and Relationships.
Vision: Mater provides exemplary educational choices by offering an innovative college preparatory curriculum; empowering confident leaders of tomorrow.
At Mater, students are not asked “If” they are going to college They’re asked, “Where they are going to college?”
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21 History
Mater, which means Mother in Latin, derived its name and roots from Centro Mater, a charitable childcare organization founded in 1968 by Mother Margarita Miranda who was a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart in Cuba. Mother Miranda established Centro Mater in one of Miami’s most impoverished neighborhoods in response to the desperate need for childcare among a growing population of Cuban exiles. By the early 1970’s, Centro Mater had become a staple in the community and a haven for young children as their parents strived for financial independence in a foreign land.
Thirty years later, Mother Miranda’s legacy would inspire the inception of Mater Academy, Inc., a non-profit educational organization operating tuition-free high-quality charter schools throughout South Florida. The first Mater school opened in 1998, just one year after the passing of charter school legislation in Florida. Its founder, Fernando Zulueta, who had volunteered at Centro Mater as a teen, recognized the growing need to bring high quality tuition-free education to families living in areas of poverty.
Over the years, Mater Academy would expand its reach to more underserved communities in Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens and Little Havana by opening additional elementary, middle and high school campuses. By 2010, Mater Academy had 14 schools serving more than 6,300 students in grades PreK-12 across Miami-Dade County. By 2015, just five years later, enrollment had more than doubled to 13,380 students throughout South and Central Florida.
In 2015, Mater Academy, Inc. also established its first charter school, Mater Academy Elementary, in the east part of the Las Vegas Valley in Clark County, Nevada. Mater then replicated its successful elementary program to add an additional K-8 campus as well as expanded to a middle school and high school. By 2020, the network had 4 replicated schools throughout Clark and Washoe Counties and establishing its western presence.
Today, Mater Academy serves over 18,000 students from all socio-economic backgrounds across 32 tuition-free, public charter schools (and one private virtual school) throughout Florida and Nevada. Mater Academy schools reinforce the Governing Board’s deeply rooted belief that at MATER, every child can excel, and every child must have the opportunity to do so because every child “MATERs”!
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22 Operational Beliefs:
1. All children have the inherent right to learn, grow and maximize their full potential without limitations. 2. The foundation of all student’s knowledge stems from effective communication developed through literacy. 3. Pluralistic students are better equipped to face the challenges and opportunities of our global society. 4. Students must be exposed to a rigorous and relevant curriculum that is built on conceptual relationships to improve student achievement. 5. Schools must demonstrate a passionate commitment to high expectations leading to student success. 6. Schools must create a professional educational culture marked by shared purpose, collaboration, innovative spirit, and continual learning. 7. Schools must understand data and provide feedback to students, use the data to inform programmatic and instructional decisions, and support focused intervention efforts. 8. Mater stakeholders will commit to the pursuit of teaching methods that foster student engagement, critical thinking, self-efficacy, and content mastery. 9. Mater stakeholders will let compassion, conviction, and intense dedication to the mission of teaching and learning stand as the trademark of our work. 10. All Mater schools are communities of learners, inclusive of students, teachers, parents, teachers, and other community stakeholders, engaged in meaningful activities to contribute and enhance the community in which they live. 11. Mater schools provide a safe learning environment for all stakeholders. 12. Mater schools will cultivate the whole child through SEL (Social Emotional Learning) which promotes a growth mindset and leadership culture. 13. Mater schools implement STEM programs that enhance student learning and encourage students to pursue STEM careers in the future.
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23 System Goals:
The Mater Academy School System has identified strategic imperatives under the broad headings – Innovate, Achieve, Engage, and Evolve to bring our vision and mission to fruition.
I. Innovate Goal: To empower student use of innovative technology skills and tools that further enhance their learning and that will prepare them for their future.
Strategies: 1. Increase technological infrastructure to provide for real life technology use and application to increase global competitiveness of Mater students 2. Ensure all students have a device (to ensure equitable) technology implementation 3. Expand technology use 4. Implement the Classroom of the Future in all Mater schools 5. Identify instructional models for virtual learning 6. Increase the number of underrepresented students in the STEM field
Initiatives: ● Partner with Academica Virtual Education for increased curriculum offerings and credit recovery across Mater schools ● Implement e-book component within school libraries ● Offer increased lab experiences conducted virtually ● Ensure schools are linked to the electronic on-line library ● Ensure all schools have the technology infrastructure to support state testing ● Integrate virtual on-line communities ● Increase social media presence ● Use feedback from on-line stakeholder surveys to make improvements ● Equip schools with ability to implement remote live instruction ● Implement Digital learning platform ● Pursue STEM Certification for all Mater schools 6
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Action Items ● Update website on an ongoing ● Implement Colegia platform basis ● Seek STEM Programming, such as ● Ensure Internet accessibility PLTW ● Offer 1 to 1 devices for students ● Deliver Innovate 2020 PD ● Implement Classroom of the Future
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25 II. Achieve
Goal: To increase the academic achievement of all students to ensure college and career readiness.
Strategies:
1. Increase the academic achievement of students as evidenced by Mater’s system- wide score reporting system 2. Provide time for Professional Learning Communities to disaggregate data and implement data-based decision-making 3. Inspire a culture of rigor and relevance 4. Increase the percentage of highly effective educators
Initiatives:
● Implement the CollegeBoard Springboard Curriculum for E/LA instruction ● Implement Response to Intervention/Instruction (RTI) ● Earn local, state, and/or national recognitions for quality instruction and student performance and achievement ● Increase parental participation in school system activities ● Increase Career Technical Education course offerings ● Facilitate teachers’ certifications and endorsements (Gifted, Reading)
Action Items:
● Adopt use of ARIES ● Offer PD on Google Classroom & ● Offer Mater Academy Curriculum implement platform offering PLC’s ● Implement System-wide teacher ● Conduct FCPCS Observations mentoring program ● Conduct Walkthroughs ● Implement System-wide Parent ● Identify & Deliver targeted & Academy relevant PD ● Support Teacher endorsement(s) & certification(s) pursuits
26 8 III. Engage
Goal: To increase student engagement through a variety of instructional programs where rigor, relevance and relationships are the core focus of student activity.
Strategies:
1. Annually review and update strategic plan 2. Engage students in character education through the implementation of Social Emotional Learning curriculum and/or activities (relationship) 3. Offer experiences that model real world application (relevance) 4. Ensure a safe learning environment for all stakeholders
Initiatives:
● Convene at least monthly (increase to minimum of bi-monthly if in virtual mode due to ongoing pandemic) Mater Principals Coalition to share best practices for student engagement ● Implement social-emotional curriculum ● Engage in system-wide continuous improvement efforts ● Offer professional development that promotes project based learning for all students ● Conduct Student Services Department meetings ● Address Florida Safe School requirements ● Ensure students utilize what they already know to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills, and expand understanding of the global world ● Ensure students develop multiple strategies, as necessary, to find solutions to real- life problem and realize goals ● Address conflict caused by diversity of opinions and realize solutions ● Demonstrate understanding of and take responsibility for global and environmental issues
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Action Items
● Implement (at every school) an ● Participate in Professional/ approved Social Emotional Educational Conferences - (e.g. Curriculum such as, Leader in ASCD, NASSP, NSAEP, Me, Sanford Harmony, etc. CollegeBoard, Learning Forward, ● Create and Deliver System-Wide Get Your Teach On, etc.) Innovate PD ● Facilitate PD focusing on diversity ● Offer STEM programming such as and equity (e.g. Ken Williams – PLTW, VEX IQ, Engineering or Unfold The Soul Series, Mawi other Science and/or Math Asgedom–Powerful Educator, Academy & CTE options, etc. ADP Cultural Sensitivity Training) ● Seek Grant funds aimed to ● Participate in Fairchild Challenge increase technology, e.g. Verizon ● Create Green Team ● Florida School, Safety Assessment ● Facilitate ongoing Counselor PD Tool (FSSAT) ● Disseminate Mental Health ● Conduct Parent surveys Bulletin ● Conduct Student surveys ● Participate in Mindfulness in ● Conduct Teacher surveys Education (Alaia) ● Conduct Town Hall meetings
28 10 IV. Evolve
Goal: Remain committed to the operational beliefs of Mater Academy and continuously reflect on our practices for continuous improvement.
Strategies: 1. Ensure and support educational equity amongst stakeholders 2. Identify and apply for grant opportunities 3. Encourage participation in Mater Academy foundation projects 4. Promote Social Media outreach 5. Address the needs of economically disadvantaged students 6. Engage in re-accreditation by Cognia every five years 7. Update strategic plan annually or as needed to address unanticipated challenges 8. Attract quality teachers and staff to support system-wide initiatives 9. Continuously analyze data to improve student instruction and increase school and organizational capacity and effectiveness 10. Update and expand facilities to meet demand and facilitate educational goals 11. Provide for responsible replication and growth as a quality organization Initiatives: ● Implement System-wide continuous improvement efforts ● Apply for Verizon Innovative Learning Grant (VILS) for all Mater schools ● Apply to become a Schools of Hope provider ● Seek U.S. Department of Education’s: Charter Schools Program Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools ● Update Mater Academy Inc. organizational chart to ensure schools receive support and benefit from oversight ● Participate in Mater Foundation activities at all levels of the organization ● Support the Mater social initiative where Mater students “give back” and pay it forward ● Pursue funding for all Mater schools to deliver remote live instruction and ensure not just equality but also equity for Mater students
29 11 ● Seek to provide meals for families in need ● Seek to secure uniforms for students in need ● Address needs of those less fortunate in our community through fundraising ● Reflect and take action to improve, based on recommendations given through the accreditation process ● Monitor budget to ensure competitive compensation for teachers to attract quality educators ● Identify communities that would benefit from the Mater academic program and culture and determine feasibility of serving the community in need
Action Items ● Increase percentage of Highly Qualified teaching staff ● Pursue Verizon Innovative Learning School (VILS) Grant ● Submit Schools of Hope application and if chosen, follow-up to apply for Hope Charter Schools. ● Seek Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funding ● Use Social Media to invite community interaction and have presence in the community through Facebook/Instagram posts ● Participate in Fundraising activities for the benefit of Mater communities/families ● Offer Service clubs at schools to develop philanthropic spirit in children ● Conduct annual salary structure analysis to remain competitive and ensure ROI ● Pursue U.S. Department of Education’s: Charter Schools Program Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools funding to allow Mater to grow responsibly and have adequate support to schools opening in underserved markets ● Provide Foundation scholarships to support equity and access for Mater students ● Increase “Mater Way” awareness amongst the Mater network and community ● Prepare growth plan and identify growth plan ● Increase Google marketing
30 12 Principles of Excellence
Students • Students are at the core of our Mission and their success is our success. • Students benefit from instruction that is based in research, inclusive of various learning styles and modalities as well as tailored to address specific learning needs, especially addressing students who have language barriers, academic learning gaps, and/or special needs or limitations. • Students are assured of a safe, positive, and caring school environment that encourages growth and learning. • Students enjoy opportunities for success across the curriculum through varied learning experiences and in different leadership opportunities. • Students are afforded multiple opportunities to develop into life-long, intrinsically motivated learners.
Parents • Parents are an integral part of each school’s team and commit to be involved because their involvement is crucial to their child’s success and the success of the school. • Families are expected to engage as partners of the school through completing a minimum of 30 volunteer hours per year at each school as per their parent contract. Parents work to help improve the school by participating in various programs at each school site such as Parents as Liaisons (PAL), Educational Excellence School Advisory Council (EESAC) and Parent, Teacher, Student, Involvement (PTSI).
Teachers • Teachers understand the value of differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all Mater Schools’ learners. Teachers utilize instruction that is data-driven, standards and research based, as well as student-centered. • Teachers view teaching as a meaningful and innovative process that has potential to instill a lifelong passion for learning and therefore they model that passion daily. • Reinforcement and reflection methods are implemented by the teachers to assist students in making connections and develop higher order thinking skills by helping them analyze and synthesize data using depth of knowledge skills. • Teachers encourage, plan, and guide students through hands-on, project-based, and multi-media learning experiences.
Administrators • Administrators share the belief that their job entails guiding teachers and students towards shared goals that bring success and fulfillment to their students (and themselves). • Administrators understand their role is to educate future leaders and that the needs
13 31 of parents require an open door policy that allows for meaningful exchange and dialogue. • Administrators across all schools use an informal observation tool that assesses teacher behaviors that affect learner engagement and checks for fidelity of curriculum and program use and implementation. These informal observations help to plan professional development for staff, provide opportunities for staff to reflect on teaching and learning, and assure quality throughout each of the schools. • Administrators across all schools use a formal observation tool that assesses teacher effectiveness as measured by learner engagement and in turn helps to guide teacher growth. • Administrators understand the value of technology and work to provide appropriate and adequate technology that enhances teaching and learning.
Governing Board • The Governing Board believes in creating quality assurance structures that support our expansion plans to continue to operate academically and financially successful charter schools. • The Governing Board adheres to board policies that avoid conflicts of interest for board members. • The Governing Board believes in requiring and monitoring that all schools adhere to local, state, and federal compliance laws. • The Governing Board works with our educational support services vendor, Academica, to find the most qualified and accomplished school leaders. • The Governing Board monitors our schools by requiring principals attend each board meeting and actively participate in MPC meetings.
Community Relationships • Mater Academy, Inc. Schools engage in meaningful relationships with members of each school’s community. Community members are encouraged to partner with the schools to support philanthropic causes so that students experience the school to world connection. • Community members are invited to the schools for a variety of opportunities such as in-classroom discussion and lessons, career presentations, and mentoring.
14 32 Mater Academy Schools
Mater Schools in Miami Dade County
School Name WL# Opened Grades Address Phone Principal School Website
7700 NW 98th Street Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016 (305) 698- Cecilia Mater Academy 0100 1998 K-5 www.materelementary.com 9900 Guilarte 8003 NW 103 Street Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016
Mater Academy 450 SW 4th (305) Betty East Charter 3100 2002 K-5 Street Miami, 324- www.matereast.com Riera School FL 33130 4667
Mater Academy East Middle 6009 2005 6-9 School 998 SW 1st (305) Jenny Street Miami, www.matereast.org 324-6963 Aguirre FL 33130 Mater Academy East Charter High 7037 2007 9-12 School
Mater Academy of International 1017 2008 K-5 Studies 795 NW 32nd (305) Ileana Street Miami, FL www.materacademyis.com 634-0445 Melian 33127 Mater International 6047 2008 6-9 Preparatory
Mater 3405 NW 27th (305) Olga www.materinternationalacade International 3000 2015 K-5 Avenue Miami, 638- Camare my.com Academy 33142 8016 na
15 33 Mater Academy Charter Middle 6012 2003 6-8 School 7901 NW 103rd Street Hialeah Gardens, FL Mater Academy 33016 Charter High (305) Jose Tiger 7160 2002 9-12 www.matermiddlehigh.org School & 8003 NW 103 828- Nunez Street Hialeah 1886 Gardens, FL Mater Performing 33016 (MS Arts & Only) Entertainment 7014 2005 9-12 Academy
9010 NW 178th (305) Mater Gardens Pilar Perez 0312 2006 K-5 Lane Miami, FL 512- www.matergardens.com Academy Fernandez 33018 9775
Mater Academy Lakes Middle 6033 2006 6-8 School 17300 NW 87th (305) Rene Ave, Miami, FL www.materlakes.org 698-8000 Rovirosa 33015 Mater Academy Lakes High 7018 2006 9-12 School
8625 Byron (305) Mater Academy Avenue Miami Marisol 5047 2010 K-9 864- www.materbeach.com (Miami Beach) Beach, FL Gomez 2889 33141
Mater Grove Academy (Consolidated 2805 SW 32nd (305) Sheila www.matergroveacadem with Mater 5045 2011 K-8 Avenue Miami, 442- Caleo y.com Brickell Prep FL 33133 4992 Gonzalez 5046)
16 34 4300 Alton (305) Mater Academy Road, Miami Eileen www.matermountsinai.co 5054 2012 K-5 604- at Mount Sinai Beach, FL Hernandez m 1453 33140
600 West 20th (305) Elizabeth http://www.imaterelemen iMater Academy 5384 2013 K-5 Street Hialeah, 884- Poveda tary.org FL 33010 6320
iMater Academy 6014 2013 6-8 Middle School 651 West 20th (305) St. Teresa 805- http://www.imater.org/ iMater Hialeah, FL Santalo 5722 Preparatory 33010 Academy High 7090 2013 9-12 School
Mater Academy 4010 2016 K-5 Bay Elementary
Mater Academy 22025 SW 87TH Bay Middle 6032 2017 6-8 Ave. (305) 969- Brenda School http://www.materacade Cutler Bay, FL 5989 Cruz mybay.com 33190 Mater Academy Bay High School (f.k.a. Mater High 7120 2019 9-12 South)
Mater 601 NW 12th (954) Helga www.materprepacademy Preparatory 3003 2019 K-5 Ave. Miami, FL 842- Chalas .com Academy 33135 6777
Mater Virtual C/O 6340 (305) Academy Trishia www.matervirtualacade Private 2012 K-12 Sunset Drive, 669- (Private) Castillo my.com Miami FL 33143 2906
Mater Virtual C/O 17300 NW (305) Academy 87 Ave., David http://www.matervirtual.c 6997 2013 6-12 669- Charter Middle Hialeah, FL Rovirosa om 2906 High School 33015
17 35 Mater Academy Central Florida Schools
School Name WL# Open Grades Address Phone Principal School Website ed
Mater Brighton Lakes 0163 2015 K-8 Academy
3200 Pleasant Hill (407) Carmen www.materbrigh Road, Kissimmee, The Mater Academy 931-0325 Cangemi tonlakes.com 0971 2019 9-12 34746 Preparatory High School
Mater Palms 0185 2017 K-8 401 S. Poinciana (407) Monica www.materpalm Academy Boulevard, 288-7998 Cueto s.com Kissimmee, FL 34746
Mater Academy St. 0202 2018 K-8 1925 Nora Tyson 407-325- Alexandra www.materstclo Cloud Rd, St Cloud, FL 0762 Castillo ud.com 34771
Mater Academy Nevada Schools
School Name Opened Grades Address Phone Principal School Website
Mater Academy of Nevada (Bonanza 4760 E. Bonanza Campus) 2017 PK-8 Las Vegas, NV 89110 (702) 478.8318 Amy Gronna www.materbonanza.org
Mater Academy of Nevada (Mountain Vista 3445 Mountain Vista St www.matermountainvista.or 2014 PK-8 (702) 485-2400 Olivia Carbajal Site) Las Vegas, NV 89121 g
Mater Academy of 2680 E. Ninth Street www.maternorthernnevada. Northern Nevada 2017 K-8 (775) 457-8950 Gia Maraccini Reno Nevada, 89512 org
Mater Academy East Las 3900 E. Bonanza Road Vegas 2020 K-12 Las Vegas, NV 89110 (702) 462-9361 Renee Fairless www.matereastlv.org
18 36 SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY
Mater Academy 2018-2019 Data for Florida Schools
FLORIDA: Schools and districts in Florida are graded under “Florida’s Accountability Plan”. Schools receive a grade of A-F based on the results of statewide assessments, which measure proficiency in reading, mathematics, science and writing. In addition, high schools in the Florida system are measured by passing and participation rates on AP, IB, Cambridge and/or Dual Enrollment. High schools’ grade calculations, in addition to standardized test scores, also includes graduation rates and postsecondary readiness based on SAT/ACT scores. These additional factors are calculated using the states’ grading criteria and a grade for each school is issued.
NEVADA: Schools in Nevada are graded under Nevada’s School Performance Framework. Schools are evaluated collectively based on school grade levels and are awarded stars based on performance indicators, similar to Florida, but stars instead of letter grades. The indicators evaluate growth measures of achievement, status measures of achievement, reductions in achievement gaps, along with other indicators to arrive at a star rating.
Mater Academy 2018-2019 Data for Central Florida
19 37 GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP
Mater Academy, Inc., a non-profit Florida corporation, is the legal entity that operates the schools as per the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the organization. The governing board of directors (the “Governing Board”) has the responsibility for the activities and affairs of the corporation, including management of the Mater schools and continuing oversight of school operations. All corporate powers and functions are exercised by the Governing Board. The Governing Board is committed to the mission of the schools and is cognizant of its responsibility to effectively and properly manage public funds.
The Mater Academy, Inc. Governing Board is the ultimate policy-making body with the responsibility of operation and oversight of the schools including but not limited to academic direction, curriculum, and budgetary functions. The Mater Academy Inc. Chief Academic Officer serves as the liaison between the Governing Board and the school Principals. The Chief Academic Officer oversees all schools and ensures compliance of the schools with School Level Accreditation Standards. The Chief Academic Officer meets with the Mater Leadership Coalition once per month and conducts formal and informal visits throughout the year, as well as oversees ongoing quarterly progress monitoring of data. The Chief Academic Officer reports to the Governing Board the findings as well as delivers an annual report on the academic and financial progress of the schools.
The school Principals, hired by the board, are responsible for all aspects of school operations within the scope of operating policies and procedures and budgetary functions as adopted and approved by the Governing Board. The school’s faculty and staff report directly to the Principal, who shall report to the Governing Board.
The School's on site administration (Principal, Assistant Principal and/or Lead Teacher) ensures that the operations of each School (resources, courses, policies) are in accordance with the mission and vision of each School is in line with the adopted and approved Vision, Mission and Belief Statements of the Governing Board. The administrative staff, as instructional leaders, make all school-based decisions, establishing and implementing procedures for the day-to-day operations of each Mater School. The faculty and secretarial staff are responsible for carrying out these procedures in their daily activities and the School's on site administration (Principal, an Assistant Principal and/or Lead Teacher) ensures that the operations of the School (resources, courses, policies) are in accordance with the mission and vision of the School and in line with the adopted and approved one issued by the Governing Board.
The Governing Board is the ultimate policy-making body for all Mater schools and has the responsibility for the affairs and management of Mater schools. The Governing Board provides continuing oversight of school operations, including a responsibility to effectively and properly manage public funds.
20 38 The Governing Board fulfills its responsibilities and obligations by performing the following duties, as well as any and all other duties specified in the pertinent State Statutes regarding Governing Boards of Charter Schools and any other duties specified therein the Schools’ Bylaws: ○ Oversees operational policies; academic accountability, and financial accountability. ○ Annually adopts and maintains an operating budget. ○ Exercises continuing oversight over charter school operations. ○ Reports its progress annually to the respective sponsor, which forwards the reports to the Commissioner of Education at the same time as other annual school accountability reports. ○ Ensures that the charter school has retained the services of a certified public accountant for the annual financial audit who shall submit the report to the governing body. ○ Reviews and approves the audit report, including audit findings and recommendations. ○ Monitors a financial recovery plan in order to ensure compliance (if applicable). ○ Reports progress annually to authorizer or as may be required, including at least the following components (i.e. Charter School Annual Report – or as may be required in each market served): ■ Student achievement performance data. ■ Financial status of the School, including revenues and expenditures at a level of detail that allows for analysis of the ability to meet financial obligations and timely repayment of debt. ■ Documentation of the facilities in current use and any planned facilities for use by the charter school for instruction of students, administrative functions, or investment purposes. ■ Descriptive information about each charter school's personnel, including salary and benefit levels of charter school employees, the proportion of instructional personnel who hold professional or temporary certificates, and the proportion of instructional personnel teaching in-field or out-of- field.
The Mater Academy Governing Board contracts with Academica, Inc., an Education Services and Support Provider, to provide off-site support to the school. The support services to be provided are central office functions including but not limited to: assistance with facilities design and maintenance, staffing recommendations and human resource coordination, curriculum support, research and updating, sponsor relations and reporting, program marketing, general accounting services including bookkeeping, payables, asset management, budget preparation, risk management, cash flow analysis, and preparation of financial statements provided to the Governing Board for oversight and approval.
21 39 Governing Board Members
Cesar Christian Crousillat-Governing Board Chair (Elected to the Board 09.22.10 / Appointed as Board Chair 6.20.17)
Mr. Cesar Christian Crousillat has seventeen years of experience in real estate investment and development, as well as construction and asset management in the public and private sectors. For the past seven years, Mr. Crousillat has served as the Vice President of Rialto Developer Capital (RDC), a real estate investment company which acquires and manages non-performing debt and underperforming real estate. He has work experience in managed acquisition, development, construction and operation of residential and commercial real estate projects and land development throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Mr. Crouisillat earned an M.S. in International Real Estate in 2013; and a B.S. in Construction Management and Development in 2001, from Florida International University. He maintains numerous professional certifications and various professional licenses, as follows: Florida Certified General Contractor’s License; Florida Certified Roofing Contractor’s License; OSHA Certified; Certified AMMA Master Window Installer; Cross Connection Certification; Wind Mitigation Certification; and Estimating Building Construction Certification.
Shannine Sadesky, MS. Ed.-Vice Chair (Elected to the Board 9.26.03)
Ms. Sadesky is one of Florida’s most experienced and accomplished Charter School educators and administrators. She was the founding principal of two charter schools in Palm Beach. After earning her bachelor's degree (cum laude) in Elementary Education from American University, Ms. Sadesky continued her graduate studies at Nova Southeastern University where she completed the certification program in Educational Leadership.
Ms. Sadesky has been recognized as a Member of Golden Key National Honor Society, a Broward Education Foundation Science Grant Recipient, and has received an Award from the Annenberg Challenge Grant Project Steering Committee for Outstanding Leadership. Ms. Sadesky is credited with participating in a competitive grant process sponsored by the Walton Family Foundation, which awarded over $300,000 to Somerset’s Miramar Campuses.
Idalia Suarez- Secretary (Elected to the Board 6.20.17)
Ms. Idalia Suarez is an accomplished educator with more than two decades of elementary education experience. She has served as the principal of multiple successful charter schools including Somerset Oaks Academy since August 2011, Somerset City Arts Conservatory since August 2008 and Somerset Academy Country Palms Middle since August 2009. During her nine years as principal, Ms. Suarez successfully implemented an arts program; a virtual education program; a blended learning program. Most recently in the 2016-17 school year, she earned a Bronze Designation from Miami-Dade County Public Schools for the implementation of a STEM Program at one of the K-8 Charter Schools where she serves as Principal. Ms. Suárez also shared her talents with struggling sister school principals, serving as a mentor and assisting the schools to raise their student performance and achievement record, through her efforts providing curriculum and program development and implementation support, compliance oversight and support, and professional development support for struggling teachers.
Prior to education administration, Ms. Suarez served her community as a teacher for ten years and as Science Department Chair for two years. In 2017, Ms. Suárez was elected to serve as a Governing Board Member of Mater Academy, Inc. and Mater Central Academy, Inc. 22 40 Maurene Sotero Balmaseda-Director (Elected to the Board 4.9.14)
Ms. Sotero is a Transportation Planner at HDR Engineering, Inc. Ms. Sotero aides in the preparation and data collection of environmental and planning documents that need to be approved by the federal government before construction. She also assists in data collection for local transit projects. Prior to this, Ms. Sotero attended Florida State University and received her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and Geography as well as a Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning in 2011. Additionally, Ms. Sotero is a proud alumna of Mater Academy High School, having graduated in 2008.
Maria Beatriz Nuñez (“Betty” (Elected to the Board 8.20.20)
Maria Beatriz Nuñez is President and Broker for ACBM Group, a Real Estate Brokerage firm specializing in commercial real estate and property management. Prior to her work with ACBM Group, Mrs. Nunez enjoyed a 23-year tenure in education and leadership. She began her education career as a kindergarten teacher and quickly rose through all levels of administrative roles in her desire to increase her circle of influence. She transitioned to the innovative charter school movement, becoming an Assistant and Vice Principal with Mater Academy Middle/High School and then Pinecrest Academy K-8, growing and rounding her administrative education experience to span from K-12th grades. She most recently served as the founding Principal of Pinecrest Academy Charter Middle and Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Charter High Schools, both high performing schools which she opened and successfully led for eleven years. She volunteered as a Governing Board Member for Miami Children’s Museum Charter School where she has served since 2009.
Mrs. Nuñez graduated from Barry University with a B.S. in Elementary Education and Early Childhood and an M.S. in Reading, and a few years later she earned a Specialist Degree in School Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. She also served as an External Review Team Member for AdvancED, graduated as a member of Leadership Florida’s Education Class 4, among many other distinguished educator accolades. Mrs. Nuñez and her husband are active members of their local Miami community and are busy parents to three young children.
Mater Academy Inc. Staff:
Roberto C. Blanch, Esquire - President (Non-Voting) (Appointed as President 6.20.17)
Mr. Blanch serves as the President of Mater Academy, Inc., Mater Academy Central, Inc., and Mater Academy Foundation, Inc. In this capacity, he oversees the business, operations, and educational programming of the Mater schools and reports to the Board on all aspects of school operations. The President is not a member of the Board, has no vote on the Board, and is responsible for implementing the Mater Strategic Plan. Mr. Blanch is an attorney with the law firm of Siegfried, Rivera, Lerner, De La Torre & Sobel, P.A., in Coral Gables, Florida, where he concentrates his practice on Community Association Law. He is admitted to the Florida Bar and the U.S. District Court for both the Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Mr. Blanch received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Florida in 1997 and his law degree from St. Thomas University in 2000. Mr. Blanch is a member of the Dade County Bar Association, the Cuban American Bar Association and the Community Association Network.
23 41 Judith C. Marty (Chief Academic Officer (Non-Voting)) – Appointed as CAO 06.20.17)
Judith Marty is the Chief Academic Officer for Mater Academy, Inc. She was the founder and principal of Mater Academy Middle/High and Performing Arts Schools, from 2002 to 2017. Through her leadership and efforts, this 99% minority school campus, which houses approximately 3400 students, has been named one of the top high schools in the Nation by US News and World Report and Newsweek. Additionally, Mater Academy was named a 2010 Breakthrough School by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the MetLife Foundation. In 2011, Mater Academy was awarded the Inspiration Award by the College Board, among many other accolades.
Ms. Marty has devoted her entire professional life to serving students in pursuit of academic success. She has worked in elementary, middle, high school and college settings. During her career she has presented at State and National conferences and served as trainer for the Department of Education and the College Board. Her credentials include numerous leadership positions, such as President of the Florida Association of Financial Aid Administrators and member of the Board of Trustees of the National Association. In 2013, she was the recipient of the Champion School Leader Award presented by the Florida Consortium of Public Schools and in 2015 was the recipient of the Florida Tax Watch Principal Award and her school was named a Blue Ribbon school by the US Department of Education.
Ms. Marty continues to prove that all students, minority students included, can successfully perform at high academic levels given the opportunity and necessary support to do so. Through high expectations, she has significantly diminished the achievement gap of minority students. She created strong partnerships and developed strong bonds and mutually beneficially relationships with local Colleges and Universities.
Moreover , the Chief Education Officer will also support the School and provide quality assurance of the Mater program to ensure: • fidelity of curriculum and Mater program is implemented at each Mater school; • new or struggling Mater school leadership teams receive necessary support via mentoring & coaching services provided via teleconference, video conference, on-site visits, etc.; • each Mater School engages in continuous improvement efforts, completes an annual SIP based on their individual school performance data & other measures deemed purposeful by the CAO and President for reporting to Board; • each Mater school is able to demonstrate they meet all Cognia Standards for Quality schools; • support is provided, as may be necessary if a school is deemed to be struggling; • all Mater schools within the network have consistent participation in the Mater Principal’s Coalition (PLC) wherein all Mater leaders serve as mentors to each other but especially to new administrators and wherein school leaders share ownership, accountability and responsibility to maintain the thriving, financially viable and academically high performing network of Mater schools, among other things. The Mater Principal Coalition (MPC) is composed of School Principals, Assistant Principals and Administrators, effectively nurturing reciprocal relationships in order to implement the Mater Academy, Inc. vision and mission. The MPC meets monthly to share best practices, progress monitor data, design professional development activities, and cohesively align curriculum and instruction among all school sites. Each site Principal oversees an area of administration, assuring that each school site is in compliance with policies and procedures.
24 42 In addition, Ms. Marty will also supervise Mater Academy Inc. staff, who represent and assist her with the academic direction, supervision and support of the existing Mater Schools as well those that come in the future. The following roles of the Mater organization, under Ms. Marty’s supervision include the following: • Director of Grant and Special Projects • Compliance Administrator • Grant Administrator • Grants Procurement, Account Payable and Budget Officer • Facilities Administrator • Marketing Specialist • Community Liaison • Mentor Principals (assigned to support new school Mater schools leaders).
Under the Mater Academy Governing Board and through the President and Chief Academic Officer, the involvement of the aforementioned individuals in the “Mater system” (as well as those listed in the MAI organizational chart that follows), demonstrates great capacity and competence to support the effective operation of Mater schools through a commitment to continuous improvement efforts and the Corporation and school levels through the implementation of this Mater Strategic Plan.
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Mater Academy, Inc Organizational Structure
26 44 CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
At Mater Academy, Inc. schools, the curriculum framework will prepare students in grades PK-12, as applicable, to achieve their highest academic potential while acquiring the skills and the capability to become self-directed life-long learners with a global edge.
To that end, Mater schools will: • provide relevance, and rigor through delivery of a college/career preparatory curriculum and environment, • instill values that promote self-directed responsible learners/leaders, explore each student's individual talents in order to tap their interest, and target their educational needs by providing effective and purposeful experiences, and • ignite a desire for continuous education that will continue beyond high school graduation.
All Mater Academy, Inc. schools provide a curriculum that fully addresses State and/or National Standards, as adopted, using research-based technology and project-based initiatives that encourage success for every student. Innovative instructional design provides opportunities for active and genuine involvement of students, families, and community partners in each school’s implementation, creating a richer, more nurturing educational experience for all. Stakeholders collaborate to set clear and measurable expectations for student success while providing ample opportunities for students to have ownership of the learning process. As a result, Mater Academy, Inc. supports the implementation of quantitative and qualitative mechanisms to continuously monitor, assess, restructure and improve curriculum and instruction to achieve continuous student improvement.
At the elementary level, Mater Academy, Inc. schools support a solid academic foundation for students to have success at subsequent levels. Cognitive science research in mathematics and reading underscores the emphasis on meaning and understanding, beginning in the early elementary grades. Thus, much of the curriculum is centered on this approach as well as remediation when necessary. Instruction emphasizes developmental learning while providing differentiated strategies (supports and interventions for struggling students and students with special needs as well as enrichment for advanced learners).
Mater Academy, Inc. schools are designed to foster a seamless transition to post-secondary education. Secondary school programs bridge middle to high school and high school to college gaps through a vertically aligned educational program designed by educators working in Professional Learning Communities (PLC). Program elements at the secondary level include SpringBoard for E/LA, a CollegeBoard curriculum, which provides an instructional loop that begins with the CollegeBoard Standards for college success to ensure all students are prepared for AP high school and college level courses - without remediation. This curriculum includes formative assessments and a continual professional development program for teachers.
The Middle-High setting affords middle school students the opportunity to complete high school courses, creating a pathway to completing college courses while in high school. Partnerships with colleges and universities, civic organizations, and community leaders provide its students with mentoring and employment opportunities. The curriculum model is designed around interest- based academies, centers within our existing curriculum that offer our students advanced technical and specialized courses. Academies capitalize on student interests and foster career and college readiness. These career related electives are sequentially clustered to provide the students with real world applications in their chosen field. Furthermore, students are afforded the opportunity to participate in a variety of career experiences including shadowing, mentoring, and/or internships with local businesses. 27 45
At its core, the instructional level lessons are designed to “push and pull” the students. That is, maximizing student potential, wherein students are pushed to pursue the most rigorous and challenging academic program they can handle. Students who are struggling and/or below- level will be identified; remediation courses as well as prescriptive classroom-based strategies will target gaps. Teachers and other support staff, from all available sources, will drive targeted instruction. The goal of the academic program is to holistically meet the needs of all students, maximizing each child’s talents and potential and remediating individual deficiencies.
Students that are not performing on grade level are pulled out for remediation through an intensive tutoring program and taught using supportive learning strategies. These and other Mater “best practices” are established pillars of the Mater Academy, Inc. trademark, and derived from near two decades of experience with innovative board members, parents, and educators working together for a common purpose. Outlined below are Mater Academy, Inc. school’s innovative, research-based best practices aimed at maintaining the network’s culture and academic success:
Academic Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships- Mater Schools utilize Dr. Willard R. Daggett and the International Center for Leadership in Education’s work and research as a foundation for the creation of their educational program. These tenets serve as the fundamental core of pedagogy and drive teaching and learning within Mater Academy, Inc. schools by preparing students to be global leaders. The Mater Academy, Inc. secondary schools offer high school courses for credits at middle school level (Math, Science, and World Languages) as approved/applicable. The holistic instructional framework: ○ Implements data-driven and differentiated instruction methodology. ○ Offers career and education planning courses (CTE courses). ○ Provides group and individualized counseling and student data chats. ○ Implements the “push and pull philosophy”. ○ Offers opportunities for all students to advance, despite their entry level. ○ Provide opportunities for advanced placement coursework and dual-enrollment with college level partners; ○ Offers an educationally-nurturing environment by building student-teacher relationships and administrative availability and visibility. ○ Delivers Project-Based Learning initiatives emphasizing individual and collaborative projects as the foundation for learning. ○ Offers a Home away from Home – a sense of “belonging”. ○ Offers student-driven creative activities (e.g. dance, chess club, robotics, drama, photography, sports, art, Students against destructive decisions (SADD), Thespian Troupe, Chorus, to name a few of the activities offered at Mater schools). ○ Offers student-driven Service clubs (e.g. SGA, Key Club, Safety Patrol, SECME, Junior Honor societies, etc. to name a few clubs offered at Mater schools) to encourage community engagement. ○ Encourages parental partnerships.
Data-Driven Individualized Support for all Students – Mater Academy, Inc. schools implement strategies designed to address students’ individualized learning needs, including educationally disadvantaged students who may be at-risk of falling behind. Faculty members at each school are trained to continuously monitor student progress and make data-driven decisions for effective delivery of instruction. The Response to Intervention (RtI), Multi- Tier System of Supports (MTSS), and the leadership team composed of administrators, teachers, and specialists at the school, uses a 28 46 Problem-Solving RtI/MTSS Framework to meet the academic and behavioral needs of all students. The team provides high quality instruction and intervention matched to student needs using learning rate over time and level of performance.
Supporting Students with special needs – The Mater model allows educationally disadvantaged students including Students with Disabilities and students entering below grade level, to benefit highly from the core curriculum. Students with Disabilities are supported and challenged to excel within the general curriculum and be prepared for success in their post-secondary choices (college and/or careers). In order to accomplish this, all Mater Academy, Inc. Schools commits to providing instruction that incorporates, supports, and accommodates, including: 1) An Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for Special Education (following the individual Sponsor’s guidelines) and progress monitoring Plan for students below grade level proficiency, which include annual goals aligned with and chosen to facilitate their attainment of grade-level academic standards; 2) Teachers and specialized instructional support personnel who are prepared and qualified to deliver high quality, evidence based, individualized instruction and support services; 3) Instructional accommodations in materials or procedures - which do not change the standards, but allow students to learn within the framework of the Florida and Nevada Standards; 4) Assistive technology devices and services to ensure that students with special needs have equal learning and developmental opportunities; 5) Instructional supports for learning based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which fosters student engagement by presenting information in multiple ways and allowing for diverse avenues of action and expression. In addition to providing the specific services listed in a student’s IEP, EP, and/or ELL plan, schools offer tutoring services or other such assistance to ensure students remain successful.
Differentiated and Standards-Based Instruction- Educators are expected to tailor the curriculum, teaching environments, and practices to create diverse learning experiences based on student need and learning styles. To differentiate instruction is to recognize students’ varying interests, readiness levels, and levels of responsiveness to the standard core curriculum. In addition, lesson plans reflect enriching activities for high performing students and remediation for lower performing students. A differentiated classroom includes:
• Direct Instruction: Classroom instruction, explicit and systematic, is based on the state standards when applicable. Frequent formative assessment data is reviewed to guide the instructional focus.
• Scaffolding: Teachers determine the learners’ current individual and collective zone of proximal development (ZPD) and lessons are designed to provide a safety net for mastering the standards. Teachers are facilitators, leading guided practice that focuses on the skills needed to achieve proficiency. With keen observation and feedback, the teacher releases practice to the student, assuring learner autonomy in the process.
• Cooperative Learning: Teachers facilitate small group learning sessions to increase communication and team-building skills. These teams of students are divergently grouped according to ability, interest, background, etc. based on the objective.
• Inquiry-Based Learning: Lessons are designed to include instructional activities that focus on the skills needed to develop deep understanding of concept(s). Students engage in problem-solving inquiries in order to apply knowledge gained to solve real-life complex scenarios.
29 47 Target Tutoring –The School will use data driven instruction and remediation strategies to target each student’s academic need through tailored instruction. In order to maximize remediation opportunities, tutoring sessions will be provided to small groups of students whose formative assessment data indicates similarities in their instructional needs. These sessions will target areas in need of improvement using research-based strategies designed to address such needs, respectively.
Horizontally and Vertically Aligned Instructional Teams: The Schools implement Professional Learning Communities (PLCS) by tailoring professional development opportunities to meet the needs of teachers. Teachers share and reflect on best practices, and also discuss new research findings, reviewing educational journals, implementing technology, and examining student work. In various schools, the master schedule is designed to accommodate common planning, both within grade levels and across subject areas.
Professional Development and Mentoring - To provide a seamless transition from one educational level to the next, Mater Academy, Inc. conducts (at minimum) the following professional activities each year: a) Best Practices workshops for lead administrators; (b) Annual professional development training sessions delivered by the CollegeBoard and other college partners; (c) Professional Development sessions for vertical alignment of curriculum; (d) Elementary/Middle and Middle/High school faculty meetings on-site at least once quarterly; Mater Academy, Inc. also supports new principals via mentorship and training during the initial planning and implementation of the schools (Years 1-2). The mentors will ensure the Mater Academy, Inc. model is implemented with fidelity, and support the Principals in all aspects of operation/administration.
Teachers Developing Instructional Strategies/Curriculum: Teachers play an integral role in the implementation of core curriculum and implementation of instructional strategies, maintaining - and exceeding -the highest expectations- in alignment with the State and/or National Standards. Curriculum development reflects how best to present a core body of knowledge, integrating technology, accommodating different learning styles, and helping teachers to individualize and improve the learning process. Teacher participation in curriculum development also serves to increase their personal investment in the pedagogical process.
Parental Collaboration - Parental and community involvement in school matters is a fundamental and required part of the philosophy and operation of every Mater Academy, Inc. school. Parent and community representation in the decision-making of the educational processes of each school is made possible through the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) and/or Parents as Liaisons (PAL) and/or School Advisory Council (SAC) and other such committees. Through open lines of communication, faculty and staff encourage parental involvement through such endeavors as: Parental Service Contracts; serving on SAC; Quarterly Parent/Teacher Conferences; Open Houses, Career Fairs, Family Day events; School Website and Social Media, Monthly Newsletters, and Event Calendars. Volunteer opportunities to complete parent participation activities are available on an ongoing basis. Parental support services such as dual language parent workshops are offered on some Saturdays or in the evening(s). As early as eighth grade, students and parents participate in local college tours that include seminars on college costs, financial aid, entrance requirements, and the college application process. At Mater Academy, Inc. schools, the question is not if a child will be attending college, but where the child will be attending.
Community Partnerships - Teachers, students, parents, and the administration collaborate with the Board to identify potential community partners for service learning and other community based initiatives at the school. Mater Academy, Inc. schools provide enrichment activities and community-based initiatives allowing students to interact in social settings with diverse individuals. 30 48
Remote Live Instruction during Pandemic – Academica supported online learning for the schools within its network during the COVID-19 school closures. Despite school closures due to COVID-19, Mater schools kept their doors open - online. Well before closing, Academica assisted schools in surveying their families to ensure they had Internet service and devices. Families in need received devices and help with Internet service. Academica’s digital learning branch, Academica Virtual Education, provided online classrooms for all teachers through a secure platform, Colegia. The online platform connected every child with their classroom teacher - live. Thousands of teachers were trained the weekend before the schools reopened in order to fully implement the online learning platform. Students learned together with their classmates as they would in the classroom.
31 49 STRATEGY FOR REPLICATION AND GROWTH
Mater Academy, Inc. will follow the current Replication and Growth plan, which has proven to be very successful among the schools over the past decade. The plan includes: • Determining Need- Areas with low-performing public schools and a demand for improved educational programs are targeted. • Cultivating Relationships- Positive relationships with local community and school districts in the areas with needs will be developed, as well as expanding in districts where Mater Academy, Inc. has already established a reputation of success with stakeholders. • Acquiring Financial and Human Resources necessary to achieve the proposed performance goals. ○ Academic Stability . Developing a clearly articulated strategic plan for teaching and learning that is aligned to the proposed student performance goals . Providing administrative and operational start-up support through the existing network of Mater Principals and mentors. . Using data to understand and improve school effectiveness to successfully monitor and analyze changes in student performance throughout the school year. . Promoting and consistently maintaining parental involvement to encourage parents to be actively involved in their child’s education. o Financial Sustainability . Conservative Budgets- Budgets will be kept conservative throughout Mater Academy, Inc. considering only state, federal and local funds per pupil, without factoring grants or other funding. . Collaboration- Resources are shared • Developing Professionals- Preparing administrators, teachers, and staff with the necessary tools to achieve student achievement through the implementation of best practices.
In 2019, Mater Academy Inc. was the recipient of the Department of Education’s: Charter Schools Program Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools. The grant will assist Mater Academy in expanding and creating 38 additional charters throughout four states. As a recipient of the Department of Education Expansion Grant, Mater Academy was selected as a Schools of Hope Operator by the State of Florida. Schools of Hope promote the expansion of high-quality charter schools into federally designated Opportunity Zones or within 5-miles of an underperforming schools. The combination of these programs will accelerate the growth of our schools and bring educational opportunities to all students.
Please see Mater Academy, Inc. Growth Plan for an outline of Future Proposed School Openings and identifying their Locations.
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50 FINANCIAL PLAN Mater Academy, Inc. has designed a school budget for each school it plans to replicate which delineates ongoing expenses, including salaries, lease payments, equipment maintenance, and building repairs, among other things. All expenses for Mater schools will be covered in the basic charter school funding formula and are reflected in each school’s operating budgets for the next five years.
Any additional grant funding allows the School to build a solid foundation and is not intended to supplant the income the School will receive from generated FTE funds. To that end, School’s revenue forecasts are conservative and is based upon only anticipated FTE revenue, and will allow fiscally sound operation at the expiration of grant funding. Budgets include all expenditures necessary to operate the school, support an effective educational program, and address the needs of the students, staff, and administration. This responsible and realistic plan will ensure the School’s financial viability and success.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES The leadership at each Mater Academy, Inc. school creates and maintains a balanced budget that supports the vision, purpose, beliefs and values, educational programs, and action plans for improvement. Each school benefits from the support and scrutiny of several entities – including the governing board, sponsoring local school districts, Academica (who was selected by the governing board) – to provide guidance and resources to assist the schools with fiscal responsibility and accountability. Quarterly financials are reviewed annually by the sponsoring entity. The governing board contracts annually with an independent professional accounting firm to complete annual audited financials which are submitted to each school’s sponsoring entity and to the state.
PHYSICAL RESOURCES Each school, under its local sponsor, respectively, complies with all local, state, and applicable federal laws and regulations, responding annually to inspections on site, facilities, and equipment as a condition to remain open (fire, health and food service inspections, insurance, building codes). Additionally, local school district employees or Sponsoring entity personnel, visit the schools to ensure safety measures are in place according to all codes and requirements. Throughout the year, principals maintain the facility and plan for site improvements based on school needs (for example expansion, repairs, addition of safety equipment such as fences and security, and technology security entrance checks). The governing board approves all new additions and repairs in large monetary amounts. In addition, some of the questions on the Parent Climate Survey deal with safety, and the physical plant. The results of surveys are tabulated, analyzed and responded to by the charter school and governing board.
MATERIAL RESOURCES Mater Academy, Inc.’s goal, along with the school leadership, is to provide intellectual and physical access to a variety of materials in different formats to all its students and addressing their individual learning styles. This includes textbooks, computers, and a library. Depending on the size of the student population, Mater Academy, Inc. schools have media specialists to provide trainings to staff and lessons to students. When this is not budgetary sound, teachers and/or parents’ guide students in how to use the library and computer labs. All stakeholders are trained on acceptable uses of the internet and media center policies. 33
51 Professional Development • Mater Academy, Inc. is committed to offering its teachers, administrators and governing board, quality professional development that nurtures their growth. This blueprint for professional development and administrative support leads to effective instructional practice, essential tenet for all Mater Academy, Inc. schools to achieve its mission of educating global leaders. The MPC also collaborate to determine systemwide PDs needed. Funding is allocated for board members to receive training in order to maintain current knowledge of the laws, regulations, and best practices in non-profit governance, charter schools, and education. • Funds are also allocated for instructional and administrative staff to attend regional, state and national conferences in order to stay abreast of the latest trends and developments. Activities are designed to build the capacity of the network schools.
Operations • Mater Academy, Inc. monitors the progress of all of its schools. • Mater Academy, Inc. reviews and approves annual school budgets, updates and analyzes quarterly the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) oversight. • Mater Academy, Inc. also investigates and reviews facilities enhancement, changes and retrofits. • Mater Academy, Inc. offers financial support for developing schools and engages in a process of level auditing to assure accounting and tax compliance.
Network Access • Mater Academy, Inc. principals from across the nation meet regularly to discuss effective practices. • Mater Academy, Inc. provides funding for strategic deployment of instructional and administrative staff to assist and support other network schools including travel, meals, and lodging for teacher, administrator, and staff support. • Administrators regularly attend scheduled “Mater Principal Coalition Chats” designed to discuss common challenges, concerns, and solutions • Access to a diverse network of experienced Principals and Administrators nationwide sharing “Best Practices”.
College Readiness and Academic Support • Mater Academy, Inc. is committed to continuous improvement. All stakeholders collaborate and share uniform guidelines in order to improve student performance, sharing best practices in teaching and learning. • Interpretation and dissemination of student achievement data is designed to inform all stakeholders of learner progress, and if need be, revise goals and strategies for improvement. • By using the network resources, Mater Academy, Inc. assists in coordinating the implementation of the school’s academic program. • Mater Academy, Inc. supports signature college preparatory curriculum that seamlessly incorporates college and career readiness skills beginning in elementary through middle school and leading to its rigorous high school programs.
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52 Strategic Planning • The Governing Board meets regularly to develop short and long-term goals to assure the success of each charter and its financial continuity, including financial advice and planning. • The MPC, led by the Chief Academic Officer works to determine corporate improvement efforts that ought to be addressed as part of the Strategic Plan. These initiatives are informed by systemwide data reflection and the collaboration of the principals, who inform the strategic plan. The President and CAO present the strategic plan to the governing board for them to approve the items they have deemed purposeful to implement so that resources can be allocated, and action plans instituted. • Mater Academy, Inc. researches and reviews new facilities and assists in obtaining grants for developing schools. • Mater Academy, Inc. supports the decision-making autonomy of each school-site.
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53 MATER ACADEMY OF NORTHERN NEVADA Supporting Document Meeting Date: April 14, 2021 Agenda Item: 3d – Review of School Financial Performance Number of Enclosures: 4
SUBJECT: Financial Performance Action Appointments Approval Consent Agenda X Information Public Hearing Regular Adoption
Presenter (s): Keri Brewster Recommendation:
Proposed wording for motion/action:
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Estimated Length of time for consideration (in minutes): 5-7 Minutes Background: Review of Financial Summary, Notes for the Board, Budget vs Actual, and Balance Sheet.
Submitted By: Staff
54 Mater Academy of Northern Nevada Financial Summary Financials prepared by : Keri Brewster [email protected] 775-343-8306
Financial News, Notes, and Updates
Actual P&L as of Feb 2021 Budgeted P&L as of Feb 2021 Variance
Mater Academy of Northern Nevada 227,110 124,149 102,961
Surplus Breakdown + Number = Surplus/ Under Budget - Number = Over Budget Category Amount
Revenue Breakdown State Per Pupil Funding $ 235,601 SPED Discretionary Unit $ (45,437) SPED Part B $ (243,675) Misc. Revenue $ (352,900) Operating Over Budget Consumables - Furniture&Fixtures/Technological Supplies - Software/Textbooks $ (45,156) SPED - Contracted Services $ (26,984) Operating Under Budget Salaries / PERS $ 38,626 Substitute Services $ 21,350 Janitorial Services $ 41,130 Building Rental $ 32,130
Q3 Avg Enrollment 444.27
55 Variance Information Amount Notes Budget calculated at 95%, current enrollment is at State Per Pupil Funding $235,601 100%, resulting in a surplus. SPED Discretionary Unit ($45,437) Additional funding anticipated. SPED Part B ($243,675) Additional funding anticipated. Revenue recognition for the PPP Loan. This will remain as a variance on the revenue side until the Misc. Revenue ($352,900) loan forgiveness is processed. Operating Over Budget The line items are combined due to carry over from Consumables - the Summer budget. Excess funds have been utilized Furniture&Fixtures/Technological for technical services due to circumstances of Supplies - Software/Textbooks ($45,156) hybrid/distance learning. Expenses have exceeded the budget due to the need SPED - Contracted Services ($26,984) for SPED Services. Operating Under Budget Slight surplus in the salary budgets. Salaries are Salaries / PERS $38,626 currently at 98% of their budgeted amount. Budget was increased to prepare for special circumstances related to COVID. These funds have Substitute Services $21,350 not been fully utilized. This budget item was prepared for the worse case scenario due to special circumstances related to Janitorial Services $41,130 COVID. These funds have not been fully utilized. Rental rate is reflective of previous quarter enrollment numbers. This line has a surplus as the Building Rental $32,130 rental rate is currently lower than budgeted.
56 Academica Nevada Virtual Parent : Mater Academy of Northern Nevada Budget vs. Actual w/ Full Year Budget From Jul 2020 to Feb 2021
Financial Row Amount Budget Amount (Jul 2020 - Feb 2021) Amount Over Budget % of Budget Budget Amount (Jul 2020 - Adjust 2021 ) Amount Over Budget % of Budget Ordinary Income/Expense Income 40010 - Distributive School Account (DSA) Basic Support per Student $2,304,500.10 $2,068,898.64 $235,601.46 111.39% $3,103,347.96 ($798,847.86) 74.26% 40020 - Special Education portion of the Distributive School Account $27,575.94 $73,013.36 ($45,437.42) 37.77% $109,520.04 ($81,944.10) 25.18% 42010 - Restricted Grants-in-Aid From the Federal Government Through $30,805.14 $274,480.40 ($243,675.26) 11.22% $411,720.60 ($380,915.46) 7.48% 45000 - Miscellaneous $0.00 $352,900.00 ($352,900.00) 0.00% $352,900.00 ($352,900.00) 0.00% Total - Income $2,362,881.18 $2,769,292.40 ($406,411.22) 85.32% $3,977,488.60 ($1,614,607.42) 59.41% Gross Profit $2,362,881.18 $2,769,292.40 ($406,411.22) 85.32% $3,977,488.60 ($1,614,607.42) 59.41% Expense 60010 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Teachers 60010 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Teachers $512,183.52 $672,681.68 ($160,498.16) 76.14% $1,009,022.52 ($496,839.00) 50.76% 60011 - Bonus - Teachers $13,156.28 $24,807.68 ($11,651.40) 53.03% $37,211.52 ($24,055.24) 35.36% 60013 - SPED - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Teachers $67,479.96 $89,110.00 ($21,630.04) 75.73% $133,665.00 ($66,185.04) 50.48% 60014 - SPED - Bonus - Teachers $2,253.68 $0.00 $2,253.68 0.00% $0.00 $2,253.68 0.00% Total - 60010 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Teachers $595,073.44 $786,599.36 ($191,525.92) 75.65% $1,179,899.04 ($584,825.60) 50.43% 60020 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Instructional Aides or 60020 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Instructional Aides or $30,060.51 $23,520.00 $6,540.51 127.81% $35,280.00 ($5,219.49) 85.21% 60021 - Bonus - Instructional Aides $980.52 $0.00 $980.52 0.00% $0.00 $980.52 0.00% 60022 - SPED - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Instructional A $18,685.59 $0.00 $18,685.59 0.00% $0.00 $18,685.59 0.00% 60023 - SPED - Bonus - Instructional Aides $426.84 $0.00 $426.84 0.00% $0.00 $426.84 0.00% Total - 60020 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Instructional Aides or $50,153.46 $23,520.00 $26,633.46 213.24% $35,280.00 $14,873.46 142.16% 60030 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Substitute Teachers (V 60030 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Substitute Teachers (V $51,606.19 $15,000.00 $36,606.19 344.04% $22,500.00 $29,106.19 229.36% 60031 - Bonus - Long Term Subs $1,126.84 $0.00 $1,126.84 0.00% $0.00 $1,126.84 0.00% Total - 60030 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Substitute Teachers (V $52,733.03 $15,000.00 $37,733.03 351.55% $22,500.00 $30,233.03 234.37% 60036 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Licensed Administratio 60036 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Licensed Administratio $115,104.24 $118,416.64 ($3,312.40) 97.20% $177,624.96 ($62,520.72) 64.80% 60037 - Bonus - Licensed Administration $9,953.68 $0.00 $9,953.68 0.00% $0.00 $9,953.68 0.00% Total - 60036 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Licensed Administratio $125,057.92 $118,416.64 $6,641.28 105.61% $177,624.96 ($52,567.04) 70.41% 60041 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Non-licensed Administr 60041 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Non-licensed Administr $152,198.26 $58,673.36 $93,524.90 259.40% $88,010.04 $64,188.22 172.93% 60042 - Bonus - Non-licensed Administration $4,634.18 $0.00 $4,634.18 0.00% $0.00 $4,634.18 0.00% Total - 60041 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Non-licensed Administr $156,832.44 $58,673.36 $98,159.08 267.30% $88,010.04 $68,822.40 178.20% 60070 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Other Classified / Sup 60070 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Other Classified / Sup $0.00 $16,266.64 ($16,266.64) 0.00% $24,399.96 ($24,399.96) 0.00% Total - 60070 - Salaries of Regular Employees Paid to Other Classified / Sup $0.00 $16,266.64 ($16,266.64) 0.00% $24,399.96 ($24,399.96) 0.00% 61251 - Tuition Reimbursement for Teachers $0.00 $3,600.00 ($3,600.00) 0.00% $5,400.00 ($5,400.00) 0.00% 61584 - Travel - Licensed Administrative Personnel $0.00 $1,000.00 ($1,000.00) 0.00% $1,500.00 ($1,500.00) 0.00% Total - Tuition and Travel $0.00 $4,600.00 ($4,600.00) 0.00% $6,900.00 ($6,900.00) 0.00% 62480 - Supplies/Equipment - Non-tech Furniture and Fixtures 62481 - Consumables - Furniture and Fixtures $11,016.20 $78,880.00 ($67,863.80) 13.97% $118,320.00 ($107,303.80) 9.31% Total - 62480 - Supplies/Equipment - Non-tech Furniture and Fixtures $11,016.20 $78,880.00 ($67,863.80) 13.97% $118,320.00 ($107,303.80) 9.31% 62550 - Supplies - Technology - Software 62550 - Supplies - Technology - Software $13,459.72 $0.00 $13,459.72 0.00% $0.00 $13,459.72 0.00% 62551 - Consumables - Software $32,194.74 $0.00 $32,194.74 0.00% $0.00 $32,194.74 0.00% 62553 - Infinite Campus $0.00 $4,535.36 ($4,535.36) 0.00% $6,803.04 ($6,803.04) 0.00% Total - 62550 - Supplies - Technology - Software $45,654.46 $4,535.36 $41,119.10 1,006.63% $6,803.04 $38,851.42 671.09% 62560 - Supplies Technology-Related 62560 - Supplies Technology-Related $2,023.73 $0.00 $2,023.73 0.00% $0.00 $2,023.73 0.00%
57 62561 - Consumables - Computers $921.78 $0.00 $921.78 0.00% $0.00 $921.78 0.00% Total - 62560 - Supplies Technology-Related $2,945.51 $0.00 $2,945.51 0.00% $0.00 $2,945.51 0.00% 62610 - General Supplies 62610 - General Supplies $15,725.07 $0.00 $15,725.07 0.00% $0.00 $15,725.07 0.00% 62611 - Copier Supplies $0.00 $1,181.36 ($1,181.36) 0.00% $1,772.04 ($1,772.04) 0.00% 62612 - Custodial Supplies $4,300.66 $11,813.36 ($7,512.70) 36.41% $17,720.04 ($13,419.38) 24.27% 62614 - Assessment and Testing Materials $1,200.00 $0.00 $1,200.00 0.00% $0.00 $1,200.00 0.00% 62615 - SPED Assessment and Testing Materials $1,947.75 $0.00 $1,947.75 0.00% $0.00 $1,947.75 0.00% 62616 - SPED Supplies $0.00 $2,960.00 ($2,960.00) 0.00% $4,440.00 ($4,440.00) 0.00% 62617 - Office Supplies $179.98 $3,839.36 ($3,659.38) 4.69% $5,759.04 ($5,579.06) 3.13% 62618 - Nurse Supplies $335.96 $738.32 ($402.36) 45.50% $1,107.48 ($771.52) 30.34% 62619 - Classroom Supplies $79.46 $7,974.00 ($7,894.54) 1.00% $11,961.00 ($11,881.54) 0.66% Total - 62610 - General Supplies $23,768.88 $28,506.40 ($4,737.52) 83.38% $42,759.60 ($18,990.72) 55.59% 62640 - Books and Periodicals $424.50 $0.00 $424.50 0.00% $0.00 $424.50 0.00% Total - Books and Periodicals $424.50 $0.00 $424.50 0.00% $0.00 $424.50 0.00% 62641 - Textbooks 62643 - Consumables - Textbooks $67,365.28 $0.00 $67,365.28 0.00% $0.00 $67,365.28 0.00% Total - 62641 - Textbooks $67,365.28 $0.00 $67,365.28 0.00% $0.00 $67,365.28 0.00% 63110 - Professional - Educational Services 63110 - Professional - Educational Services $1,187.89 $3,666.64 ($2,478.75) 32.40% $5,499.96 ($4,312.07) 21.60% 63111 - Substitute Services $15,350.00 $36,700.00 ($21,350.00) 41.83% $55,050.00 ($39,700.00) 27.88% 63112 - Contracted Services - Data Analysis $5,500.00 $0.00 $5,500.00 0.00% $0.00 $5,500.00 0.00% Total - 63110 - Professional - Educational Services $22,037.89 $40,366.64 ($18,328.75) 54.59% $60,549.96 ($38,512.07) 36.40% 63120 - Other Professional Services 63121 - Affiliation Fee Training $0.00 $10,888.96 ($10,888.96) 0.00% $16,333.44 ($16,333.44) 0.00% 63123 - Affiliation Fee Inc $0.00 $10,888.96 ($10,888.96) 0.00% $16,333.44 ($16,333.44) 0.00% 63124 - Legal Fee $0.00 $1,666.64 ($1,666.64) 0.00% $2,499.96 ($2,499.96) 0.00% 63125 - Audit and Tax Services $22,439.00 $17,666.64 $4,772.36 127.01% $26,499.96 ($4,060.96) 84.68% 63126 - Management Fee $75,138.99 $73,833.36 $1,305.63 101.77% $110,750.04 ($35,611.05) 67.85% 63127 - Background/Drug Tests $70.00 $200.00 ($130.00) 35.00% $300.00 ($230.00) 23.33% 63128 - SPED - Contracted Services $96,387.41 $69,403.36 $26,984.05 138.88% $104,105.04 ($7,717.63) 92.59% Total - 63120 - Other Professional Services $194,035.40 $184,547.92 $9,487.48 105.14% $276,821.88 ($82,786.48) 70.09% 63150 - Other Purchased Services 63151 - State Administrative Fee $28,806.25 $27,222.32 $1,583.93 105.82% $40,833.48 ($12,027.23) 70.55% Total - 63150 - Other Purchased Services $28,806.25 $27,222.32 $1,583.93 105.82% $40,833.48 ($12,027.23) 70.55% 63160 - Purchased Professional and Technical Services $55.00 $0.00 $55.00 0.00% $0.00 $55.00 0.00% 63200 - Technical Services $19,618.31 $0.00 $19,618.31 0.00% $0.00 $19,618.31 0.00% 63210 - Other Technical Services $2,618.24 $15,737.36 ($13,119.12) 16.64% $23,606.04 ($20,987.80) 11.09% 63220 - Telecommunications $911.53 $1,660.00 ($748.47) 54.91% $2,490.00 ($1,578.47) 36.61% Total - Technical Services $23,203.08 $17,397.36 $5,805.72 133.37% $26,096.04 ($2,892.96) 88.91% 63230 - Communications 63231 - Internet $838.45 $0.00 $838.45 0.00% $0.00 $838.45 0.00% Total - 63230 - Communications $838.45 $0.00 $838.45 0.00% $0.00 $838.45 0.00% 63240 - Data Communications, Internet, Video, T-lines, web-based pro $0.00 $4,326.64 ($4,326.64) 0.00% $6,489.96 ($6,489.96) 0.00% Total - Data $0.00 $4,326.64 ($4,326.64) 0.00% $6,489.96 ($6,489.96) 0.00% 63310 - Official/Administrative Services 63311 - Payroll Service Fees $8,723.35 $5,560.00 $3,163.35 156.89% $8,340.00 $383.35 104.60% Total - 63310 - Official/Administrative Services $8,723.35 $5,560.00 $3,163.35 156.89% $8,340.00 $383.35 104.60% 63320 - Advertising $0.00 $1,666.64 ($1,666.64) 0.00% $2,499.96 ($2,499.96) 0.00% 63350 - Postage $0.00 $1,333.36 ($1,333.36) 0.00% $2,000.04 ($2,000.04) 0.00% Total - Marketing $0.00 $3,000.00 ($3,000.00) 0.00% $4,500.00 ($4,500.00) 0.00% 63610 - Dues and Fees 63610 - Dues and Fees $1,319.40 $5,000.00 ($3,680.60) 26.39% $7,500.00 ($6,180.60) 17.59% Total - 63610 - Dues and Fees $1,319.40 $5,000.00 ($3,680.60) 26.39% $7,500.00 ($6,180.60) 17.59% 63630 - Other Purchased Property Services 63631 - Alarm Services $499.60 $0.00 $499.60 0.00% $0.00 $499.60 0.00% Total - 63630 - Other Purchased Property Services $499.60 $0.00 $499.60 0.00% $0.00 $499.60 0.00% 64100 - Food Service Management $0.00 $231,954.08 ($231,954.08) 0.00% $347,931.12 ($347,931.12) 0.00%
58 64110 - Food Expenditures $30,123.45 $0.00 $30,123.45 0.00% $0.00 $30,123.45 0.00% Total - Food Services $30,123.45 $231,954.08 ($201,830.63) 12.99% $347,931.12 ($317,807.67) 8.66% 64250 - Technology Software $1,482.37 $0.00 $1,482.37 0.00% $0.00 $1,482.37 0.00% Total - Technology $1,482.37 $0.00 $1,482.37 0.00% $0.00 $1,482.37 0.00% 64270 - Rentals of Computers and Related Equipment 64271 - Copier Fees Monthly $7,037.14 $11,666.64 ($4,629.50) 60.32% $17,499.96 ($10,462.82) 40.21% Total - 64270 - Rentals of Computers and Related Equipment $7,037.14 $11,666.64 ($4,629.50) 60.32% $17,499.96 ($10,462.82) 40.21% 65100 - Janitorial / Custodial Services 65100 - Janitorial / Custodial Services $19,057.04 $60,186.64 ($41,129.60) 31.66% $90,279.96 ($71,222.92) 21.11% Total - 65100 - Janitorial / Custodial Services $19,057.04 $60,186.64 ($41,129.60) 31.66% $90,279.96 ($71,222.92) 21.11% 65200 - Insurance (Other Than Employee Benefits) $6,523.99 $8,400.00 ($1,876.01) 77.67% $12,600.00 ($6,076.01) 51.78% 65210 - Liability Insurance $0.00 $4,000.00 ($4,000.00) 0.00% $6,000.00 ($6,000.00) 0.00% 65220 - Property Insurance $8,230.08 $500.00 $7,730.08 1,646.02% $750.00 $7,480.08 1,097.34% Total - Insurance $14,754.07 $12,900.00 $1,854.07 114.37% $19,350.00 ($4,595.93) 76.25% 65310 - Repairs and Maintenance Svcs 65310 - Repairs and Maintenance Svcs $0.00 $5,333.36 ($5,333.36) 0.00% $8,000.04 ($8,000.04) 0.00% 65311 - A/C Repairs and Maintenance $0.00 $3,333.36 ($3,333.36) 0.00% $5,000.04 ($5,000.04) 0.00% Total - 65310 - Repairs and Maintenance Svcs $0.00 $8,666.72 ($8,666.72) 0.00% $13,000.08 ($13,000.08) 0.00% 65400 - Rental of Land and Buildings 65400 - Rental of Land and Buildings $272,063.71 $304,193.36 ($32,129.65) 89.44% $456,290.04 ($184,226.33) 59.63% Total - 65400 - Rental of Land and Buildings $272,063.71 $304,193.36 ($32,129.65) 89.44% $456,290.04 ($184,226.33) 59.63% 65510 - Electricity $6,064.99 $0.00 $6,064.99 0.00% $0.00 $6,064.99 0.00% Total - Utilities $6,064.99 $0.00 $6,064.99 0.00% $0.00 $6,064.99 0.00% Total - Expense $2,138,435.85 $2,519,009.92 ($380,574.07) 84.89% $3,778,514.88 ($1,640,079.03) 56.59% Net Ordinary Income $224,445.33 $250,282.48 ($25,837.15) 89.68% $198,973.72 $25,471.61 112.80% Other Income and Expenses Other Expense 68320 - Interest $0.00 $126,133.36 ($126,133.36) 0.00% $189,200.04 ($189,200.04) 0.00% Total - Other Expense $0.00 $126,133.36 ($126,133.36) 0.00% $189,200.04 ($189,200.04) 0.00% Net Other Income $0.00 -$126,133.36 $126,133.36 0.00% ($189,200.04) $189,200.04 0.00% Net Income $224,445.33 $124,149.12 $100,296.21 180.79% $9,773.68 $214,671.65 2,296.43%
59 Academica Nevada Virtual Parent : Mater Academy of Northern Nevada Balance Sheet End of Feb 2021
Financial Row Amount ASSETS Current Assets Bank 10200 - Cash In Bank 10203 - Mater Academy of N. NV - OPERATING $143,599.60 10244 - Mater Academy of N. NV - Lunch Account $12,942.20 10301 - Mater Academy of N. NV - SGF Account $7,108.88 Total - 10200 - Cash In Bank $163,650.68 Total Bank $163,650.68 Accounts Receivable 12000 - Account Receivable $354,666.91 12001 - Accounts Receivable Grants $172,640.78 12100 - Other accounts receivable 12100 - Other accounts receivable $9,708.97 12101 - SGF Accounts Receivable $4,200.00 Total - 12100 - Other accounts receivable $13,908.97 Total Accounts Receivable $541,216.66 Other Current Asset 14000 - Prepaid expenses $2,059.50 15000 - Deposits $26,667.00 Advances Paid $684.43 Total Other Current Asset $29,410.93 Total Current Assets $734,278.27 Fixed Assets 16300 - Equipment 16301 - Capital Lease - Curriculum $39,202.29 16302 - Capital Lease - Technology $130,386.72 16303 - Capital Lease - Furniture and Fixtures $127,445.25 Total - 16300 - Equipment $297,034.26 16350 - Accumulated Depreciation on Equipment ($113,624.47) Total Fixed Assets $183,409.79 Other Assets 19000 - DEFERRED OUTFLOW OF RESOURCES $2,166,830.55 Total Other Assets $2,166,830.55 Total ASSETS $3,084,518.61 Liabilities & Equity Current Liabilities Accounts Payable 20100 - Accounts Payable $116,834.24 Total Accounts Payable $116,834.24 Other Current Liability 20200 - ACCRUED PAYROLL AND RELATED BENEFITS $88,060.62 20400 - Compensated Absences - Current $7,895.91 20500 - Interest Payable ($509.61) 23200 - Capital Lease Obligations - Current $60,490.21 23300 - Loans Payable - Current $151,353.18 24000 - Other Current Liabilities $18,374.00 Total Other Current Liability $325,664.31 Total Current Liabilities $442,498.55 Long Term Liabilities
60 20300 - Accrued Annual Requirement Contribution Liability $2,255,490.00 25200 - Capital Lease Obligations - Long Term $111,637.24 25300 - Loans Payable - Long Term $251,664.66 29000 - DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES $177,259.00 Total Long Term Liabilities $2,796,050.90 Equity 31000 - UNRESTRICTED NET POSITION $216,396.90 Retained Earnings ($82,223.05) Net Income ($288,204.69) Total Equity ($154,030.84) Total Liabilities & Equity $3,084,518.61
61 MATER ACADEMY OF NORTHERN NEVADA Support Summary
Meeting Date: April 14, 2021 Agenda Item: 3e – Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the Initial Budget for the 2021/2022 School Year Number of Enclosures: 1
SUBJECT: 2021/2022 Initial Budget X Action Appointments Approval Consent Agenda Information Public Hearing Regular Adoption
Presenter (s): Trevor Goodsell Recommendation:
Proposed wording for motion/action:
Move to approve the initial budget for the 2021/2022 school year.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Estimated Length of time for consideration (in minutes): 5-10 Minutes Background:
Review of the initial budget for the 2021/2022 school year. This budget needs to be approved by the Board prior to submission to the State.
Submitted By: Staff
62 21-22 MANN WFTE Gross Value 7,624 Total Students (FTEs) 490 Kinder 50 1st Grade 52 2nd Grade 52 3rd Grade 52 4th Grade 52 5th Grade 52 6th Grade 60 7th Grade 60 8th Grade 60 9th Grade - 10th Grade - 11th Grade - 12th Grade - Total Students (FTEs) 490
PRIOR YEAR NUMBERS SPED Count 65 ELL Count 169 GATE Count - FRL % 100% At-Risk (FRL) Count 263
TEACHING STAFF Classroom Teachers 18.00 SPED Teachers 3.00 Art Teacher 1.00 Music 1.00 PE Teacher 1.00 Dance - Technology (STEM) - Theatre - Spanish / Language - Additional Elective Teachers 0.50 Total Teaching Staff 24.50
ADMIN & SUPPORT MANN Principal 1.00 Assistant Principal 1.00 Lead Teacher(s) - Counselor/ Student Support Advocate / Dean / SWxS 1.50 Curriculum Coach/RB3 1.00 Office Manager 1.00 Registrar 1.00 Clinic Aide/ FASA - Receptionist 1.00 Teacher Assistants (SPED Included) 5.00 Campus Monitor/Custodian 1.00 Cafeteria Manager - SPED Facilitator - Speech Pathologist - School Psychologist - OT - School Nurse - Gate Teacher - - Total Admin & Support 13.50
Total # Teachers 24.50 Total # Admin & Support 13.50 Total Staff 38.00
Total Salaries & Benefits as % of Expenses 57% Instruction Salaries as % of Total Salaries 73% Admin & Support Salaries as % of Total Salaries 27% Rent as % of Revenue 12%
63 REVENUE (@ 97.5%) MANN 3110 State Base Revenue 3,642,366 4500 National School Lunch Program (NSLP) 441,000 4500 SPED Funding (Part B) 61,750 3115 SPED Discretionary Unit 208,000 ELL Weight - 3200 Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Weight - At-Risk Weight - OTHER: Lead Principal 1510 OTHER: Interest Income OTHER: OTHER: Total Revenues 4,353,116
EXPENSES MANN Personnel Costs - Unrestricted Salaries 104 Principal 102,500 104 Assistant Principal(s) 75,000 105 Curriculum Coach - 105 Read by Grade 3/ELL/SWxS 52,000 105/106 Counselor / Student Support Advocate 75,000 101/103 Teachers Salaries 957,933 101 Prior Grant/Categorical Positions - 101 SPED Teachers 133,665 107 Office Manager/ Registrar / Banker 71,050 107 Secretary & FASA 16,960 102 Teacher Assistants (including SPED) 88,200 107 Campus Monitors 24,400 Total Unrestricted Salaries 1,596,708 Personnel Costs - Restricted Salaries Lead Principal Staff SPED Facilitator - Speech Pathologist - School Psychologist - OT School Nurse - GATE NSLP Manager 107 Cafeteria Manager - NSLP - On Campus Sub 22,500 Total Restricted Salaries 22,500 Total Salaries and Wages 1,619,208 230 PERS - 29.75% 481,714 Insurances/Employment Taxes/Other Benefits 291,457 150 Incentives / Bonuses 40,006 150 Stipend - 250 Tuition Reimbursements 5,400 Subst. Teachers (10 days/Teacher) 17,925 Total Benefits and Related 836,503 Total Payroll / Benefits and Related 2,455,710 Supplies Consumables 117,600 Zion's FFE Lease - payments 73,350 610 Office Supplies 6,370 610 Classroom Supplies 13,230 610 Copier Supplies 1,960 610 Nursing Supplies 1,225 610 SPED Supplies 7,800 Athletics - Total Supplies 221,535
64 Purchased Services 320 Education Contracted Services - Data 10,000 300 Special Education Contracted Services 129,850 310 Management Fee 220,500 310 Payroll Services 9,420 340 Audit/Tax 29,500 340 Legal Fees 2,500 352 IT Services - Monthly 20,580 350 IT Set-up Fees 5,000 591 State Administrative Fee (1.25%) 46,697 320 Affiliation Fee - Inc. (1/2 of 1%) 18,679 330 Affiliation Fee - Professional Development (1/2 of 1%) 18,679 Total Purchased Services 511,405 General Operations 533 Phone and Communications (with E-rate discount) 2,490 535 Internet 2,490 531 Postage 1,000 535 Website 4,300 443 Copier / Printing 17,500 651 Infinite Campus 2,500 Total General Operations 30,280 Insurances 521 Property Insurance 795 522 Liability Insurance 6,360 523 Other Insurances 13,356 Total Insurances 20,511 Other MANN 570 NSLP - Breakfast & Lunch 418,068 540 Advertising / Marketing 2,500 580 Travel Reimbursement 800 340 Background and Fingerprinting 300 810 Dues and Fees 3,500 900 Other Purchases 1,000 Total Other 426,168 Facilities 622 Public Utilities 14,400 621 Natural Gas - 411 Water / Sewer - 421 Garbage / Disposal - 490 Fire and Security alarms 500 422 Contracted Janitorial 58,695 610 Custodial Supplies 14,700 430/431 Facility Maintenance / Repairs / Capital Outlay 10,000 420 Lawn Care - 420 Snow Removal - 431 AC Maintenance & Repair 5,000 Total Facilities 103,295
Total Expenses Before Bldg 3,768,904
Scheduled Lease Payment 519,890 Scheduled Bond Payment -
Surplus (Revenues-Total Expenses-Lease-Bond) 64,322 1.5%
21-22 MANN
65 MATER ACADEMY OF NORTHERN NEVADA Support Summary
Meeting Date: April 14, 2021 Agenda Item: 3f – Update Regarding the Charter Amendment Application Process Number of Enclosures: 0
SUBJECT: Charter Amendment Action Appointments Approval Consent Agenda X Information Public Hearing Regular Adoption
Presenter (s): Amanda Safford Recommendation:
Proposed wording for motion/action:
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Estimated Length of time for consideration (in minutes): 5-10 Minutes Background:
The Board will receive an update to the charter amendment application process.
Submitted By: Staff
66 MATER ACADEMY OF NORTHERN NEVADA Support Summary
Meeting Date: April 14, 2021 Agenda Item: 3g – Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the 2021/2022 Board Meeting Schedule Number of Enclosures: 1
SUBJECT: Proposed Board Meeting Schedule X Action Appointments Approval Consent Agenda Information Public Hearing Regular Adoption
Presenter (s): Amanda Safford Recommendation:
Proposed wording for motion/action:
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Estimated Length of time for consideration (in minutes): 5-10 Minutes Background:
The Board Meeting Schedule for the 2021/2022 school year must be approved by the Board prior to submission to the State. The proposed dates remain on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
Submitted By: Staff
67 6630 Surrey Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
April 7, 2021
State Public Charter School Authority 1749 North Stewart Street, Suite 40 Carson City, Nevada 89706 Re: Mater Academy of Northern Nevada Board Meeting Schedule
To Whom it May Concern, Please allow this to serve as Mater Academy of Northern Nevada's tentative schedule of Board Meetings for the 2021/2022 school year.
Board Meeting Schedule 2021/2022 School Year August 11, 2021 October 13, 2021 December 8, 2021 February 9, 2022 April 13, 2022 June 8, 2022 If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me at (775) 622-2402.
Sincerely,
Amanda Safford Managing the Operations of Mater Academy of Northern Nevada Academica Nevada
68 MATER ACADEMY OF NORTHERN NEVADA Support Summary
Meeting Date: April 14, 2021 Agenda Item: 4 – Announcements and Notifications Number of Enclosures: 0
SUBJECT: Announcements and Notifications Action Appointments Approval Consent Agenda X Information Public Hearing Regular Adoption
Presenter (s): Amanda Safford Recommendation:
Proposed wording for motion/action:
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Estimated Length of time for consideration (in minutes): 3-5 Minutes Background: - MANN’s next regularly scheduled board meeting is Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. Submitted By: Staff
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