2019-2020 SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL AND PARENT GROUP EVALUATIONS Kenai Peninsula Borough School District JOHN O’BRIEN, SUPERINTENDENT JUNE 2020 1 | Page E 0420(a) Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Site Council/PAC/Governance Yearend Report School Year: 2019-2020 School: Aurora Borealis Charter School Goal(s): A. To conduct ABCS affairs in accordance with its mission statement. B. To exercise all such powers as are provided by State and Federal law, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District policy, and these Bylaws in order to accomplish the ABCS mission statement. C. Support teachers in maintaining a classroom environment where high academic, character, and citizenship standards can be met for all students. D. Support the administrator in the accomplishment of the mission statement through implementation of adopted policies and procedures while holding the administrator accountable for the achievement of measurable standards through annual review of test scores. E. Maintain current core curriculum classroom materials as approved by the Academic Policy Committee. F. Encourage parents/guardians to actively participate in their child’s education. District Goal(s) that was supported: Be clear on how it was supported and how students benefited. 2) Rigor: All Students will achieve high levels of academic growth: ABCS's mission is to ensure students achieve high levels of academic success. 4. Responsive: Be immersed in a high quality instructional environment: Teachers had training in Danielson's Model of Effective Instruction. Teachers were observed informally and given feedback on specific lenses that enabled the administration to ensure that the instructional environment was high quality and always improving. Communication: How was the community informed of goal(s), meetings and updated on progress? In the school "Weekly Reminder", Agendas & Minutes posted at the school and on website. What actions were taken to achieve the goal(s)? Conduct Academic Policy Committee meetings. What measures were used to determine that goal(s) were reached? Conducting APC meetings, reflection of APC meeting minutes, Annual Review of progress, End of year Parent Survery, Testing data (TerraNova, PEAK, AIMS, Ed Performance), Attendance, Tardies, Behavior Contracts, Academic Contracts) 2 | Page Summary of Meetings Date Major topics discussed Major actions or Prior actions or decisions decisions reviewed: what evidence was used to determine the impact of the actions? 8-27-19 1.1. Welcome Refer to Meeting Minutes 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 1. Present- 2. Absent- h. Introduction of Guests i. Approval of Minutes for May 16, 2019 Annual Review Any additions to the Agenda k. Approval of Agenda Agenda: i. PARENT COMMENTS: ii. STAFF COMMENTS: iii. ESTABLISH OFFICERS: iv. ADMINISTRATOR REPORT: v. CHOOSING AN ADMINISTRATOR EVALUATION PROTOCOL: vi. KPBSD CHARTER SCHOOL POLICY CONSIDERATIONS: vii. SET APC DATES FOR SCHOOL YEAR: viii. PARENT COMMENTS: ix. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS: x. NEXT MEETING DATE: xi. ADJOURNMENT: 3 | Page 10-8-19 14. Welcome • Call to Order • Roll Call 2. Present- 3. Absent- 24. Introduction of Guests 25. Approval of Minutes for August 27, 2019 Any additions to the Agenda 29. Approval of Agenda Agenda: • PARENT COMMENTS: • STAFF COMMENTS: • ADMINISTRATOR REPORT: • ADMINISTRATOR GOALS FOR EVALUATION: • PEAK RESULTS FOR 2018-19: • PARENT COMMENTS: • BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS: • NEXT MEETING DATE: • ADJOURNMENT: 4 | Page 11-12-19 3. Welcome a. Call to Order b. Roll Call 35. Present- 36. Absent- 4. Introduction of Guests 5. Approval of Minutes for October 8, 2019 Any additions to the Agenda 7. Approval of Agenda Agenda: a. PARENT COMMENTS: b. STAFF COMMENTS: c. ADMINISTRATOR REPORT: d. ATTENDANCE POLICY DISCUSSION: e. PARENT & STAFF SURVEY QUESTIONS: f. PARENT COMMENTS: g. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS: h. NEXT MEETING DATE: i. ADJOURNMENT: 2-11-2020 c. Welcome • Call to Order • Roll Call i. Present- 5 | Page ii. Absent- 47. Introduction of Guests 48. Approval of Minutes for November 12, 2019 49. Any additions to the Agenda 50. Approval of Agenda Agenda: • PARENT COMMENTS: • STAFF COMMENTS: • EXECUTIVE SESSION: (This could be moved to item 6 during agenda approval.) • ADMINISTRATOR REPORT: • ATTENDANCE POLICY DISCUSSION: • PRINCIPAL MCCANNA CONTRACT FOR FY21: • PARENT COMMENTS: • BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS: • NEXT MEETING DATE: • ADJOURNMENT: 4-12-2020 5. Welcome a. Call to Order b. Roll Call 59. Present- 60. Absent- 63. Introduction of Guests 64. Approval of Minutes for February 11, 2020 65. Any additions to the Agenda 66. Approval of Agenda Agenda: • PARENT COMMENTS: • STAFF COMMENTS: • ADMINISTRATOR REPORT: • FINANCIAL REPORT: • DISTANCE LEARNING DISCUSSION: 6 | Page 6. NEXT SCHOOL YEAR UNCERTAINTIES: 7. PARENT COMMENTS: 8. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS: 9. NEXT MEETING DATE: 10. ADJOURNMENT: 6-02-2020 • Welcome • Call to Order • Roll Call • Present- • Absent- Introduction of Guests Approval of Minutes for May 12, 2020 Any additions to the Agenda Approval of Agenda Agenda: • PARENT COMMENTS: • STAFF COMMENTS: • ADMINISTRATOR REPORT: • FINANCIAL REPORT: • CURRICULUM REVIEW: • ACADEMIC REVIEW • NEXT SCHOOL YEAR UNCERTAINTIES: • PARENT COMMENTS: • BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS: • NEXT MEETING DATE: • ADJOURNMENT: What data gives evidence to progress of meeting goal(s)? APC Meeting Minutes, various surveys about admin, teachers, distance learning What other significant actions were taken to support District goal(s) during the year? There were no other actions except the ones described above. 7 | Page E 0420(a) School Year: 2019-2020 School: Chapman School Goal(s): District Goal(s) that was supported: Be clear on how it was supported and how students benefited. Communication: How was the community informed of goal(s), meetings and updated on progress? What actions were taken to achieve the goal(s)? What measures were used to determine that goal(s) were reached? Summary of Meetings Date Major topics discussed Major actions or Prior actions or decisions reviewed: decisions what evidence was used to determine the impact of the actions? 9/23/19 School Events, Early Release, Parent Site Council First Meeting of the Year Teacher Conferences, Reviewed SDP Elections, Update Bylaws, Develop Volunteer Handbook, 11/18/19 Nursing position, instrument repair Complete handbooks, Input on Volunteer Handbook parking, handbooks, school events Site Council contribute to SDP 1/20/20 Interim Principal Review, School Events, Approve interim Review Bylaws Review SDP goals, School Events principal What data gives evidence to progress of meeting goal(s)? The Chapman School SBC helped ensure that local, place-based learning activities were conducted including salmon camps, salmon-spawning activities, ice-fishing, and hiking in the local areas. These four activities constitute a significant, and intentional effort to increase and address the SBC’s School Development Plan Goal. What other significant actions were taken to support District goal(s) during the year? Site Based Council sat-in on and gave input on Chapman School’s implementation of Personalized Learning and provided feedback on what positives they saw and had heard from the community and what challenges they saw the staff needing to address in continuing to improve our PL approach. 8 | Page E 0420(a) Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Site Council/PAC/Governance Yearend Report School Year: 2019-2020 School: Connections Goal(s): • No specific site counsel goals were identified. Connections site council has traditionally been used to get feedback on things going on within Connections. Connections parents tend to be independent and are not especially involved with “the school.” Connections parents are more concerned with their personal school. Connections parents are generally happy if Connections is running smoothly and does not put barriers in their way. • One unofficial goal remains to maintain or improve enrollment numbers, especially in relationship to IDEA. District Goal(s) that was supported: Be clear on how it was supported and how students benefited. • Encouraging a student and parent engagement through participation in activities is a focus of the program. Communication: How was the community informed of goal(s), meetings and updated on progress? • Direct mass emails are the primary means of communications. The extremely distributed nature of Connections makes other means of communications difficult. • Connections experimented with improved communications this year. Texting is becoming one of our preferred methods of reaching families. What actions were taken to achieve the goal(s)? • Over 90 in-person activities were sponsored and/or co-sponsored by Connections staff. Families had opportunities to do everything from hands-on science, art projects, community volunteerism, and physical activities. A busy spring was pre-empted by Covid-19. What measures were used to determine that goal(s) were reached? Summary of Meetings Date Major topics discussed Major actions or Prior actions or decisions reviewed: 9 | Page decisions what evidence was used to determine the impact of the actions? 10-25- • Enrollment #s • New staff. 2019 • New staff and staff in new Significantly the positions Seward office had • Review of accreditation report a ½ time advisor • Discussion of System for School re-installed. Success (PEAKS results) • Preliminary results from PEAKS showed poor results in math. Also, Connections had an even lower participation rate than the prior year. 11-22- • Enrollment Increase • Discussion 2019 • Looking at other programs