Archive for category: School Advisory Council Agenda (Page 3)

Zoom
5:30 PM– 6:30 PM
In Attendance
Lora Sedore- Chair
Jeremy Peckens
Mikel Wagner
Vincent Vargas
Rebecca Starrett
Lani McCarson
Not present: Dorene DiNaro
The SAC meeting was called to order by Lora Sedore at 5:30 PM via Zoom Video Conferencing.
Lora introduced Vicente to the SAC and each team member shared a bit of who they are with Vicente.
21 st Century School Update of Activities
Jeremy Peckens reported to the SAC the teachers were informed of the SAC/Administration 2023-2024
school year calendar review at their Wednesday morning meeting. The teachers will be updated as our
fact finding and potential solutions are more defined. The teachers will be given a questionnaire to
enable input from them.
Jeremy and Lora updated the Governing Board on the discussions of the SAC. They would like to have
input from both the teachers and the parents and are very motived to help 21st Century find a solution
that will work best of all.
Jeremy shared a draft questionnaire that will be distributed to parents to help define the problem.
Rebecca shared a draft APS calendar of the 2023-24 school year. This new calendar indicated a later
start for APS which would mean more potential coverage of daycare of 21st students.
Action Item
Rebecca will provide the APS information to the SAC on their new proposed start and end dates for the
coming year.

Jeremy and Lora will present a summary to this discussion to the Governing Board.
The SAC will meet again on December 8 which is one week before the GC Board meeting.
6:20 Meeting adjourned

The next meeting of the SAC is scheduled for May 16, 2022.
Meeting was adjoined at 6:00 PM.

21st Century School Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting
Zoom
5:30 PM– 6:30 PM
In Attendance

• Lora Sedore- Chair
• Jeremy Peckens
• Mikel Wagner
• Dorene DiNaro
• Rebecca Starrett
• Lani McCarson
• Not present: Vincent Vargas

The SAC meeting was called to order by Lora Sedore at 5:30 PM via Zoom Video Conferencing.
21st Century School Update of Activities
Jeremy Peckens provided an update on school activities since the last meeting.
Jeremy stated the organizational chart had been finalized as follows:
Superintendent- Mary Tarango
Chief Operations Officer- Angie Lerner
Principal – Jeremy Peckens
Jeremy provided the latest test results for the State which compared 21st Century scores with the State
scores. This is the first time we have been compared directly with the overall State scores and 21st
Century exceeded in all categories. Congratulations to all!
Recruitment Plan Update
Lora and Jeremy provided an update on the recruitment and outreach plan that SAC which included the
recommendations of the SAC from the last meeting to the Board. The plan was submitted to the school
for use. We are pleased to say student enrollment met its goals for this year.
Discussion of Potential School Calendar Changes
Lora and Jeremy presented information and challenges on school calendar changes

The school is aware that current calendar is a challenge for many parents and is willing to discuss
possible solutions.
The Governing Board has the final say in any changes.
The current schedule was developed with a longer school day which ends up shortening the
number of days while fulfilling the number of hours required.
The current schedule was developed to accommodate the OSI program but is open to change.
In keeping with the school philosophy of open communications with all concerned the
administration highly recommends discussion of changes with the teaching staff as well as
parents. The discussion will be ongoing and included in the Wednesday Staff meetings to ensure
an informed and supportive staff.
The SAC discussed the following items to consider:
Changing the schedule to mirror APS schedule
Providing childcare for the weeks when APS starts, most summer programs follow the APS
schedule and leave 21 st Century parents scrambling for daycare
Most of the students effected are in the lower grades and as the school expands to kindergarten
the number will increase.
Different school schedules for elementary and mid-school-
Action Items
Lora asked Rebecca to provide the chart she had developed that clearly identifies the days in
question for both the beginning and ending session dates.
Lora will present a summary to this discussion to the Governing Board.
Lora will research other programs that may be able to provide the needed daycare either in
house or outside options.
Request a questionnaire from the school to identify the type and number of students needing daycare services.
Jeremy will schedule a meeting with SAC within the next month for further discussion after
input from the board and staff.
6:30 Meeting adjourned