BOARD MEETING MINUTES

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1 BOARD MEETING MINUTES Name of Foundation: Florida Charter Educational Foundation, Inc. Bay Area Charter Foundation, LLC. Board Meeting: February 23, 2017 School(s): Woodmont Charter School Winthrop Charter School Henderson Hammock Charter School Keys Gate Charter School Clay Charter Academy SouthShore Charter Academy The minutes of Sunshine Law meetings need not be verbatim transcripts of the meeting. These minutes are a brief summary of the events of the meeting. Date: Start End Next Meeting: Next time: Prepared by: February 23, :05 pm 2:11 pm April 27, :00 pm K. Robertson Meeting Location: Telephonic access at all FCEF/BACF Affiliated Schools On-Site Location: Woodmont Charter School, N 56 th Street, Temple Terrace, FL Attended by: Board Members: Valora Cole - Vice Chair Rod Jurado Telephonically: Rod Cunningham - Treasurer Steve Knobl - Director Absent: Allen Witt - Director Other Attendees: Levi Williams Board Attorney Michelle Thompson Regional Education Director Kristen Storm-Taylor Principal, SouthShore Academy Terry Johnson Principal, Winthrop Charter School Latasha Scurry Principal, Woodmont Charter School Corinne Baez Principal, Keys Gate Charter School Angela Galyan Principal, Clay Charter Academy Meredith Ross Sr. Data Analyst, CSUSA Deborah Montella VP, Marketing, CSUSA Lindsey Lennon Controller for Schools, CSUA Richard Ross Financial Analyst, CSUSA Kerrian Robertson Governing Board Manager, CSUSA Heather Lynch Asst. Principal, Woodmont Charter School Members of the Public CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to public notice, the meeting commenced at 1:05 p.m. with a Call to Order by Vice-Chair Valora Cole. Roll call was taken and quorum established. FCEF-BACF

2 Meeting Minutes cont d February 23, 2017 Page 2 I. ADMINISTRATIVE Approval of January 25, 2017 Board Meeting Minutes of FCEF-BACF The Board reviewed the minutes from January 25, 2017 Board Meeting. MOTION: Motion was made by Steve Knobl and seconded by Rod Cunningham to approve the Florida Charter Educational Foundation and Bay Area Charter Foundation Meeting Minutes from January 25, Motion was approved unanimously. Approval of January 26, 2017 Strategic Planning Minutes of FCEF-BACF The Board reviewed the minutes from January 26, 2017 Strategic Planning Board Meeting. MOTION: Motion was made by Steve Knobl and seconded by Rod Cunningham to approve the Florida Charter Educational Foundation and Bay Area Charter Foundation Strategic Planning Minutes from January 26, Motion was approved unanimously. II. III. CSUSA REPORTS Regional Education Director Michelle Thompson gave the School Progress Report and Enrollment overview of all the FCEF and BACF affiliated schools. All questions were answered by Ms. Thompson. Michelle Thompson also provided an update of the ASAP report for Woodmont Charter School. All questions were answered by Ms. Thompson. Meredith Ross presented the Assessment Overview and FL State Accountability changes. All questions were answered by Ms. Ross. NEW BUSINESS /Out of Field Waivers for Woodmont Charter School Principal Latasha Scurry presented the /Out of Field Waivers for Woodmont Charter School, all questions were answered by Principal Scurry. MOTION: Motion was made by Rod Cunningham and second by Steve Knobl to approve the /Out of Field Waivers for Woodmont Charter School as presented to Florida Charter Educational Foundation, Inc. and Bay Area Charter Foundation, LLC. Motion was approved unanimously. (See Attachment) /Out of Field Waivers for SouthShore Charter Academy Principal Kristen Taylor presented the /Out of Field Waivers for SouthShore Charter Academy, all questions were answered by Principal Taylor. MOTION: Motion was made by Steve Knobl and second by Rod Cunningham to approve the /Out of Field Waivers for SouthShore Charter Academy as presented to Florida Charter Educational

3 Meeting Minutes cont d February 23, 2017 Page 3 Foundation, Inc. and Bay Area Charter Foundation, LLC. Motion was approved unanimously. (See Attachment) Henderson Hammock Charter Renewal Attorney Levi Williams informed the Board that the Henderson Hammock Charter Renewal is pending final review by the district. Articulation Agreement Attorney Levi Williams presented the Articulation Agreement for FCEF/BACF which allows matriculation from one grade to another or one school to another between all FCEF/BACF Affiliated Schools, and all questions were answered by Mr. Williams. MOTION: Motion was made by Rod Cunningham and second by Steve Knobl to adopt the Articulation Agreement for FCEF/BACF affiliated schools subject to minor amendments as presented to Florida Charter Educational Foundation, Inc. and Bay Area Charter Foundation, LLC. Motion was approved unanimously. IV. OLD BUSINESS There was no Old Business V. FINANCIALS CSUSA Quarter 2 Financials Steve Hernandez presented the CSUSA Quarter 2 Financials for all the FCEF/BACF affiliated schools. All questions were answered by Mr. Hernandez. MOTION: Motion was made by Rod Cunningham and second by Steve Knobl to accept the CSUSA Quarter 2 financial report for all FCEF and BACF affiliated schools as presented to Florida Charter Educational Foundation, Inc. and Bay Area Charter Foundation, LLC. Motion was approved unanimously. VI. VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS Members of the Public addressed the board with questions pertaining grants funding, teacher qualifications, financials, and the articulation agreement. All questions were answered. The public was also informed that Kerrian Robertson, Governing Board Manager for CSUSA can be reach for further questions. ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair, Valora Cole adjourned the Florida Charter Educational Foundation, Inc./Bay Area Charter Foundation, LLC. Board Meeting at 2:11 p.m.

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7 October 3, 2016 Dear Parents/Guardians: All educators in Florida are monitored to ensure they meet certification and training requirements as mandated by law. Per Florida Statute , when a teacher is assigned teaching duties out of the field in which the teacher is certified, the parents of all students in the class shall be notified in writing. Per the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), we are also required to notify parents when their child has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher not highly qualified for that class. Hillsborough County Public Schools is committed to providing quality instruction for all students and does so by employing the most qualified individuals to teach and support each student in the classroom. The district is assisting our teachers by developing an Individual Professional Development Plan to complete the requirements needed to become in-field and/or highly qualified. All of our teachers are certified to teach, although some of them are currently out-of-field and/or not highly qualified (HQ) and are working on additional areas of certification. You have the right to know the professional qualifications of the teachers or paraprofessionals who instruct your child. Federal law allows you to ask for certain information about your child s teachers and requires us to give you this information in a timely manner if you ask for it. If you would like more information, please contact the school at (813) The enclosed table lists teachers who are currently out-of-field and/or not highly qualified (HQ). Sincerely, Kristen Taylor, Principal SouthShore Charter Academy Enclosure corrected

8 SouthShore Charter Academy Teachers - Out-of-Field Listing with Highly Qualified Status (as of 10/3/2016) SouthShore Charter Academy Teachers Year: Teacher Name Teaching Assignment Assignment Out-of-Field Highly Certification(s) Held Start Date Area/Classes Qualified Ares, Lindsey 1st Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Arias, Karla ESE Teacher - PreK/Primary Exceptional Student Education 9/27/2016 (Grades K-12) ElemEdPreK-3 No Bowman, Stacey Gifted Teacher Mathematics (Grades 5-9) Varying Exceptionalities (Grades K-12) 7/18/2016 Endorsement Gifted ElemEd (K-6) No Campbell (Levine), Kaylani 5th Grade Teacher English (Grades 5-9) 7/18/2016 Yes Chapman, Mary 2nd Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Crouse, Elizabeth 3rd Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Horn, Jennifer Kindergarten Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Ichimura, Pamela Kindergarten Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Jamison, Karen 1st Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Reading Endorsement Yes Keating, Jennifer Kindergarten Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Leavitt, Janice 3rd Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Mathematics (Grades 5-9) Yes Lyons, Catherine Kindergarten Teacher Prekindergarten/Primary Education 7/18/2016 (Age 3 - Grade 3) Yes Marrese, Megan 4th Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Martin, Teresa 5th Grade Teacher Mathematics (Grades 5-9) General Science (Grades 5-9) 7/18/2016 Biology (Grades 6-12) Yes McGriff, Khadijah 3rd Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Merromy, Naama 4th Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Social Science (Grades 6-12) ElemEd (K-6) No Mettler, Nicole 1st Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes O'Donohoe, Amy Middle School English Language Arts Family and Consumer Science (Grades 6-12) 7/18/2016 Reading Endorsement MS ELA No Ojeda Montalvo, Francheska Co-Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Pfister, Cassie Middle School English Language Arts English (Grades 5-9) 7/18/2016 Social Science (Grades 5-9) Yes Terry, Mary 2nd Grade Teacher Art (Grades K-12) 7/18/2016 Yes Wayne, Elizabeth 5th Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Corrected

9 February 21, 2017 Dear Parents/Guardians: All educators in Florida are monitored to ensure they meet certification and training requirements as mandated by law. Per Florida Statute , when a teacher is assigned teaching duties out of the field in which the teacher is certified, the parents of all students in the class shall be notified in writing. Per the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), we are also required to notify parents when their child has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher not highly qualified for that class. Hillsborough County Public Schools is committed to providing quality instruction for all students and does so by employing the most qualified individuals to teach and support each student in the classroom. The district is assisting our teachers by developing an Individual Professional Development Plan to complete the requirements needed to become in-field and/or highly qualified. All of our teachers are certified to teach, although some of them are currently out-of-field and/or not highly qualified (HQ) and are working on additional areas of certification. You have the right to know the professional qualifications of the teachers or paraprofessionals who instruct your child. Federal law allows you to ask for certain information about your child s teachers and requires us to give you this information in a timely manner if you ask for it. If you would like more information, please contact the school at (813) The enclosed table lists teachers who are currently out-of-field and/or not highly qualified (HQ). Sincerely, Kristen Taylor, Principal SouthShore Charter Academy Enclosure

10 SouthShore Charter Academy Teachers - Out-of-Field Listing with Highly Qualified Status (as of 2/21/2017) SouthShore Charter Academy Teachers Year: Teacher Name Teaching Assignment Certification(s) Out-of-Field Highly Assignment Start Date Held Area/Classes Qualified Ares, Lindsey 1st Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Arias, Karla ESE Teacher - PreK/Primary Exceptional Student Education (Grades K-12) World Language - Spanish (Grades K-12) Social Science (Grades 6-12) 9/27/2016 Social Science (Grades 5-9) ElemEd (PreK-3) No Bowman, Stacey Gifted Teacher Mathematics (Grades 5-9) Varying Exceptionalities (Grades K-12) 7/18/2016 Endorsement Gifted ElemEd (K-6) No Bushnell, Katrina Grade 1 Teacher 1/2/2017 Social Science (Grades 6-12) ElemEd (K-6) No Campbell (Levine), Kaylani 5th Grade Teacher English (Grades 5-9) 7/18/2016 Yes Castro, Stephanie 3rd Grade Teacher 7/25/2016 Yes Chapman, Mary 2nd Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Crouse, Elizabeth 3rd Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Horn, Jennifer Kindergarten Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Ichimura, Pamela Kindergarten Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Jamison, Karen 1st Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Reading Endorsement Yes Keating, Jennifer Kindergarten Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Kijanko, Karrah 2nd Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Leavitt, Janice 3rd Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Mathematics (Grades 5-9) Yes Lyons, Catherine Kindergarten Teacher Prekindergarten/Primary Education 7/18/2016 (Age 3 - Grade 3) Yes Marrese, Megan 4th Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Martin, Teresa 5th Grade Teacher Mathematics (Grades 5-9) General Science (Grades 5-9) 7/18/2016 Biology (Grades 6-12) Yes McGriff, Khadijah 3rd Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Merromy, Naama 4th Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Social Science (Grades 6-12) ElemEd (K-6) No Mettler, Nicole 1st Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes O'Donohoe, Amy Middle School English Language Arts Family and Consumer Science (Grades 6-12) 7/18/2016 Reading Endorsement MS ELA No Ojeda Montalvo, Francheska Co-Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes Pfister, Cassie Middle School English Language Arts English (Grades 5-9) 7/18/2016 Social Science (Grades 5-9) Yes Terry, Mary 2nd Grade Teacher Art (Grades K-12) 7/18/2016 Yes Watts, Andrea Curriculum Resource Teacher 7/1/2016 Yes Wayne, Elizabeth 5th Grade Teacher 7/18/2016 Yes rev. 2/21/2017