Board Meetings

Board of Education Policy and Instruction Committee Meeting

Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 4:00 PM

Additional Details

AGENDA

Please note the location of this meeting has been changed to the John Milne Community Board Room.

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

4:00 PM

John Milne Community Board Room, Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE

Albuquerque, New Mexico 

I.             Call to Order      

A.           Roll Call

II.           Adoption of the December 13, 2017, Policy and Instruction Committee Agenda and Approval of the November 8, 2017, Policy and Instruction Committee Meeting Minutes (Discussion/Action)         

III.          Indian Education Procedural Directive (Discussion)

Presenters: Dr. Madelyn Serna Marmol, Assistant Superintendent, Equity, Instruction and Support; and Daisy Thompson, Director, Indian Education             

IV.          Consideration for Review and Approval of the 2018-2019 Traditional and Alternative School Calendars and Contract and Reporting Dates Calendar (Discussion/Action)

Presenter: Todd Torgerson, Chief of Human Resources and Legal Support Services            

V.           Discussion of the APS Charter School Renewal Process (Discussion)

Presenters: Deborah Elder, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and School Choice and Dr. Joseph Escobedo, Director of Charter Schools, Office of Innovation and School Choice     

VI.          Consideration for the Denial of the Charter Renewal Application from Academy of Trades and Technology (Discussion/Action)

Presenters: Deborah Elder, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and School Choice; Dr. Joseph Escobedo, Director of Charter Schools, Office of Innovation and School Choice, and Dr. Karen Griego-Sanchez, Principal of Academy of Trades and Technology   

VII.         Consideration for the Approval of the Charter Renewal Application from ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineering) Leadership High School (Discussion/Action)

Presenters: Deborah Elder, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and School Choice; Dr. Joseph Escobedo, Director of Charter Schools, Office of Innovation and School Choice, and Tori Stephens-Shauger, Co-Founder, Executive Director, and Principal of ACE Leadership High School  

VIII.        Consideration for the Approval of the Charter Renewal Application from Albuquerque Talent and Development Academy (Discussion/Action)

Presenters: Deborah Elder, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and School Choice; Dr. Joseph Escobedo, Director of Charter Schools, Office of Innovation and School Choice, and Gloria Garza, Principal of Albuquerque Talent and Development Academy             

IX.          Consideration for the Approval of the Charter Renewal Application from Corrales International School (Discussion/Action)

Presenters: Deborah Elder, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and School Choice; Dr. Joseph Escobedo, Director of Charter Schools, Office of Innovation and School Choice, and Mark Tolley, Principal of Corrales International School    

X.            Consideration for the Approval of the Charter Renewal Application from Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School (Discussion/Action)

Presenters: Deborah Elder, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and School Choice; Dr. Joseph Escobedo, Director of Charter Schools, Office of Innovation and School Choice, and Sam Obenshain, Executive Director of Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School          

XI.          Consideration for the Approval of the Charter Renewal Application from El Camino Real Academy (Discussion/Action)

Presenters: Deborah Elder, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and School Choice; Dr. Joseph Escobedo, Director of Charter Schools, Office of Innovation and School Choice, and Paym Greene, Principal of El Camino Real Academy         

XII.         Consideration for the Approval of the Charter Renewal Application from Health Leadership High School (Discussion/Action)

Presenters: Deborah Elder, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and School Choice; Dr. Joseph Escobedo, Director of Charter Schools, Office of Innovation and School Choice, and Blanca Lopez, Executive Director of Health Leadership High School           

XIII.        Consideration for the Approval of the Charter Renewal Application from La Resolana Leadership Academy (Discussion/Action)

Presenters: Deborah Elder, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and School Choice; Dr. Joseph Escobedo, Director of Charter Schools, Office of Innovation and School Choice, and Justina Montoya, Director of La Resolana Leadership Academy    

XIV.        Consideration for the Approval of the Charter Renewal Application from Montessori of the Rio Grande (Discussion/Action)

Presenters: Deborah Elder, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and School Choice; Dr. Joseph Escobedo, Director of Charter Schools, Office of Innovation and School Choice, and Deborah Henwood, Principal of Montessori of the Rio Grande     

XV.         Consideration for the Approval of the Charter Renewal Application from Technology Leadership High School (Discussion/Action)

Presenters: Deborah Elder, Executive Director, Office of Innovation and School Choice; Dr. Joseph Escobedo, Director of Charter Schools, Office of Innovation and School Choice, and Kara Cortazzo, Executive Director of Technology Leadership High School 

XVI.        Next Policy and Instruction Committee Meeting 

A.           The next Policy and Instruction Committee meeting will be held Wednesday, January 31, 2017, at 4:00, in the DeLayo Martin Community Room of the Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown Blvd NE.      

XVII.       Adjournment