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Board of Education Policy and Instruction Committee Meeting
Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 5:00 PM
Meeting Information and Documents:
- Meeting Location:
DeLayo Martin Community Room, Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown NE - Meeting Notice: Posted on October 22, 2014 at 4:33 PM
- Agenda Packet: Posted on November 29, 2014 at 9:57 AM
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Policy and Instruction Committee Meeting
AGENDA
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
5:00 PM
DeLayo Martin Community Room, Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Call to Order |
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Adoption of the December 2, 2014, Policy and Instruction Committee Agenda (Discussion/Action) |
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Presentation Instructional Audits for Apache Elementary School, Bel Air Elementary School, Armijo Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School and Washington Middle School. (Discussion) |
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Presentation Instructional Audit Armijo Elementary School |
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Presentation Instructional Audit Apache Elementary School |
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Presentation Instructional Audit Bel Air Elementary School |
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Presentation Instructional Audit Mountain View Elementary School |
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Presentation Instructional Audit Washington Middle School |
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Consideration for Approval of Charter School Renewal (Discussion/Action) |
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Consideration for Approval of 21st Century Public Academy |
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Consideration for Approval of Bataan Military Academy Charter Renewal |
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Consideration for Approval of East Mountain High School (EMHS) Charter Renewal |
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Consideration for Approval of La Academia de Esperanza Charter Renewal |
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Consideration for Approval of South Valley Academy (SVA) Charter Renewal |
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Consideration for Approval of Five Quality of Education Survey Items Submitted By District Administration for the Board's Consideration (Discussion/Action) |
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Discussion Office of Equity and Engagement Including Implementation Plan for Cultural Proficiency Coaching (Discussion) |
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Consideration of Approval of Revisions to GB12 Employees as Duly Appointed or Elected Officials (Discussion/Action) |
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Discussion of draft Procedural Directives to be Submitted to the Office of Civil Rights for Approval Regarding the American's with Disabilities Act and Section 504 Compliance. (Discussion) |
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The Next Policy and Instruction Committee Meeting will be held Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at 5:00 p.m., in the DeLayo Martin Community Room of the Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown Blvd NE. |
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Adjournment |
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Minutes of Policy and Instruction Committee Meeting
December 2, 2014
Board of Education
Albuquerque Public Schools
A Policy and Instruction Committee meeting of the Board of Education of Albuquerque Public Schools was held Tuesday, December 2, 2014, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the DeLayo Martin Community Room, Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE.
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Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. |
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Adoption of the December 2, 2014, Policy and Instruction Committee Agenda (Discussion/Action) Present: Dr. Don Duran, Lorenzo Garcia, Dr. Analee Maestas, Dr. David Peercy, Steven Michael Quezada, Martin Esquivel (arrived at 5:10 p.m.) Present by phone: Kathy Korte Lorenzo Garcia motioned to adopt the agenda. Steven Michael Quezada seconded the motion. All were in favor. |
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Presentation Instructional Audits for Apache Elementary School, Bel Air Elementary School, Armijo Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School and Washington Middle School. (Discussion) |
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Presentation Instructional Audit Armijo Elementary School Jonathan Saiz – instructional council - David Bunch - assistant principal
“Strengthening the Instructional Program” Level 0 Findings:
Level 2 Findings:
Planned Actions:
Level 2 findings:
Planned Actions:
“Using Data to Inform Instruction” Level 0 Findings:
Level 2 Findings:
Planned Actions:
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Presentation Instructional Audit Apache Elementary School
“Strengthening the Instructional Program” Level 0 Findings:
Level 2 Findings:
Planned Actions:
Level 2 Findings:
Planned actions:
“Using Data to Inform Instruction” There were no level 0 Findings at Apache Elementary School in this section. Level 2 Findings:
Planned Actions:
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Presentation Instructional Audit Bel Air Elementary School
“Strengthening the Instructional Program” Level 0 Findings:
Level 2 Findings:
Planned Actions:
“Using Data to Inform Instruction” Level 0 Findings:
Level 2 Findings:
Planned Actions:
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Presentation Instructional Audit Mountain View Elementary School
“Strengthening the Instructional Program” Level 0 Findings:
Level 2 Findings:
Planned Actions:
“Using Data to Inform Instruction” Level 0 Findings:
Level 2 Findings:
Planned Actions:
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Presentation Instructional Audit Washington Middle School
“Strengthening the Instructional Program” Level 0 Findings:
Level 2 Findings:
Planned Actions:
Level 2 Findings:
Planned Actions:
“Using Data to Inform Instruction” There were no level 0 Findings under this section. Level 2 Findings:
Planned Actions:
Board Member Comments:
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Consideration for Approval of Charter School Renewal (Discussion/Action) |
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Consideration for Approval of 21st Century Public Academy A five year renewal was recommended.
Mr. Moya expressed that there are financial concerns, and although the school has made great strides to resolving these issues, there are still some concerns. After this school year the finances will return to being the charter school board’s responsibility.
The five year renewal can be revoked at any time the school is not financially solvent. The board requested that a report on the school’s finances be presented quarterly.
Dr. Duran made a motion to approve the five year charter renewal for 21st Century Public Academy. Dr. Maestas seconded the motion. All were in favor.
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Consideration for Approval of Bataan Military Academy Charter Renewal Presenter: Mark Tolley - director, Office of Innovation
A five year renewal was recommended.
Ms. Korte made a motion to approve the charter renewal for Bataan Military Academy. Steven Michael Quezada seconded the motion. All were in favor.
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Consideration for Approval of East Mountain High School (EMHS) Charter Renewal (Discussion/Action) Presenter: Mark Tolley - director, Office of Innovation A five year renewal was recommended
Board Member Comments:
Steven Michael Quezada made a motion to approve the charter renewal for East Mountain High School. Dr. Maestas seconded the motion. All were in favor.
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Consideration for Approval of La Academia de Esperanza Charter Renewal Presenter: Mark Tolley - director, Office of Innovation A five year renewal was recommended.
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Kathy Korte made a motion to approve the five year charter renewal for La Academia De Esperanza. Steven Michael Quezada seconded the motion. All were in favor. |
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Consideration for Approval of South Valley Academy (SVA) Charter Renewal (Discussion/Action) Presenter: Mark Tolley - director, Office of Innovation A five year renewal was recommended.
Kathy Korte made a motion to approve the five year charter renewal for South Valley Academy. Steven Michael Quezada seconded the motion. All were in favor.
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Consideration for Approval of Five Quality of Education Survey Items Submitted By District Administration for the Board's Consideration (Discussion/Action)
Mr. Genne presented five survey items that have been selected by APS leadership. The five survey items are:
Board Member Comments:
Dr. Duran made a motion to approval the five quality of education survey items as presented. Dr. Maestas seconded the motion. All were in favor.
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Discussion Office of Equity and Engagement Including Implementation Plan for Cultural Proficiency Coaching (Discussion)
Dr. Winter explained that Mr. Escobedo, who is currently the chief of staff, will change his position to chief equity and engagement officer to head up a new department with a focus on cultural equity. There will be no added expenditure, and some current positions will move under Mr. Escobedo. Current resources will be used to fill positions. Board Member Comments:
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Consideration of Approval of Revisions to GB12 Employees as Duly Appointed or Elected Officials (Discussion/Action)
There was no recommendation made but the GB12 that the board changed two years ago altered the practice so that any employees elected to the legislature must take political leave, which is leave without pay to attend sessions in Santa Fe.
The union contract for teachers still provides paid leave for a teacher who is an elected official and takes time to serve. If an employee is not a teacher, they receive unpaid leave to attend. The board policy also identifies the state legislature for which employees must take leave without pay but no other political entity. Three options were provided for board consideration:
There are four district employees who are now legislators and only one is covered by a negotiated agreement. The number of days needed to cover legislative duties could potentially be between 40 – 70 days or more.
Board Member Comments:
Dr. Peercy made a motion to approve Option 2 of the revised policy. Dr. Maestas seconded the motion. Kathy Korte, Steven Michael Quezada, Lorenzo Garcia, Dr. Peercy, Dr. Maestas and Dr. Duran were in favor. Martin Esquivel opposed the motion.
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Discussion of Draft Procedural Directives to be Submitted to the Office of Civil Rights for Approval Regarding the American's with Disabilities Act and Section 504 Compliance. (Discussion)
The procedural directives regarding Section 504 Compliance and Americans with Disabilities Act have been updated. These will be sent to the Office of Civil Rights for approval. The changes to the procedural directive were mostly grammatical with the exception of the new wording shown in italics. Process: The site administrator may identify a need for physical access to a specific building, office, restroom, program or other area of the site by a specific student, parent, employee or community member with a disability. This access may include:
The site administrator shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate the person with a disability by means already available within the site. If on-site accommodations appear inadequate (following efforts described above), the administrator will submit a Physical Access Request form to the attention of the physical access specialist, located at the Facilities Design and Construction Department. Following receipt of a Physical Access Request form, the request shall be reviewed by the physical access specialist. The physical access specialist shall visit the site and explore the needs and options for a solution. If warranted, the Compliance Committee may meet to suggest a solution, based on information gathered by the physical access specialist. Suggested solutions such as assistive technology devices; acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, training, or job modifications shall be handled through the appropriate channels.
If there is a need for physical modification, the physical access specialist will submit the request to Facilities Design and Construction for an estimate.
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The Next Policy and Instruction Committee Meeting will be held Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at 5:00 p.m., in the DeLayo Martin Community Room of the Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown Blvd NE.
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Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
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