Drive Thru Materials and Chromebook Distribution

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Welcome Dragon Families!
 
While school and life as we know it has changed dramatically, we are excited to welcome students for the start of the 2020-21 school year. It will look different and our teachers are ready! All students will be learning remotely in the first phase of school reentry. To that end, we will be holding a drive-thru welcome with Chromebook distribution, parent/student information and grab and go meals.

Monday, August 31st , each homeroom has a time slot where you will be able to pick-up your students’ back to school packs from your homeroom teacher. If you have students
in multiple grades you can pick up at one time. Our school counselor will also be distributing health and wellness information that day. We are excited to see you!

We must ask you to stay in your cars at all times. We can’t allow any congregating and must follow social distancing rules at this time. Your health and safety is our number one priority so please stay in line and follow staff directions. Masks are a required part of our school uniform this year and all staff will be wearing masks, too.

Parents, please approach the school by heading East on Cutler and taking a right into the roundabout in front of the school. There will be two stations. A stop to collect materials and a stop to provide your signed technology form prior to exiting the school. We are including the technology form in advance so you may review it ahead of time.
 
8th Grade Homeroom Times: 
9:00am – 9:30am      Mr. Falco
9:30am – 10:00am      Ms. Herren
10:00am – 10:30am    Ms. Mendel
10:30am – 11:00am      Ms. Pickel
 
7th Grade Homeroom Times:
11:00am – 11:30am      Ms. Jones
11:30am – 12:00pm      Mr. Jones
12:00pm – 12:30pm    Ms. Logan
12:30pm – 1:00pm      Ms. Massie

6th Grade Homeroom Times:
1:00pm – 1:30pm      Ms. Candelaria
1:30pm – 2:00pm      Ms. Meagher
2:00pm – 2:30pm    Ms. Trujillo
2:30pm – 3:00pm      Mr. Vaughn

4th and 5th Grade Times:
3:00-4:00pm Ms. Espinosa, Mr. Feit
3:00-4:00pm Ms. Drawbond, Mr. Campbell

We are excited to see you! Welcome to the Dragon Family
– Ms. Belmonte-Sapien, Principal

7/20/20 GC Minutes

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Members Present: Virginia Trujillo, President
Art Silva, Vice-President
Kathy Webb, Secretary
Evelyn Dow, Member
Victoria Tafoya, Member
Gary Boyd, Member

Member Absent: Daniel Kegler, Member Absent

All other members Present via Virtual Meeting with Zoom

Guests: Mary Tarango, CEO

Bianca Belmonte-Sapien, Principal
Zach Kirchgessner, the Vigil Group
Jeremy Peckens, CPO
Megan Ramirez, Parent
Megan Herren, Parent/Teacher
Janet Giron, Parent/PTA President
Sabrina Medina, Parent
Lexi Pickel, Teacher
Josh Popky, Parent
Mikel Wagner, Parent
Paula Butterworth, Parent

Governance Meeting Called to Order by Virginia Trujillo, President at 5:34 PM
Roll Call

 Quorum met via Roll Call

Approval of Agenda

Motion to Amend Agenda to include BARS: 001-027-1920-0047-IB, 001-027-1920-0049-T,
and 001-027-1920-0050-M in the Financial Report—Gary Boyd
2 nd — Evelyn Dow
Motion Approved via Roll Call Vote
Motion to approve Agenda as Amended—Kathy Webb
2 nd —Art Silva
Motion Approved as Amended via Roll Call Vote

Approval of Minutes

Motion to Approve Minutes, June 22, 2020 meeting—Gary Boyd
2 nd —Kathy Webb
Motion Approved Via Roll Call Vote
Motion to Approve Minutes, July 9, 2020 Emergency meeting—Gary Boyd
2 nd —Victoria Tafoya

Motion Approved via Roll Call Vote

Open Forum

Introduction of Parents attending.
Mary Tarango answered parent questions regarding Reopening

FINANCE-

 Budget Report
Zach Kirchgessner presented Account Summary Reports for April 2020: the Expenditure and Revenue
Reports, Issued Purchase Order Report, Bank Register Report and Outstanding Checks Report, Bank
Reconciliation Reports.
 Cash Disbursements

Motion to approve Cash Disbursements for June 2020—Kathy Webb
2 nd Victoria Tafoya
Motion Approved by Roll Call Vote

 Bank Reconciliation

Motion to approve June 2020 Bank Reconciliation—Victoria Tafoya
2 nd Art Silva
Motion Approved by Roll Call Vote

 APPROVAL OF BARS

Zach Zirchgessner presented the BARS:
001-027-1920-0047-IB
001-027-1920-0049-T
001-027-1920-0050-M
Motion to Approve BARS—Kathy Webb
2 nd Evelyn Dow
Motion Approved by Roll Call Vote

Approval of Employee Handbook

Motion to Approve Employee Handbook for2020-2021 School Year—Gary Boyd
2 nd Kathy Webb
Motion Approved by Roll Call Vote

Approval of Revised Salary Schedule

Motion to Approve the Revised Salary Schedule for 2020-2021 School Year—Kathy Webb
2 nd —Art Silva
Motion Approved by Roll Call Vote
Reentry Plan for the 2020-2021 School Year

Mary Present the Reentry plan and Discussion followed.

PRINCIPAL’s REPORT, Bianca Belmonte-Sapien

  1. Reentry Plan/Extended Calendar submitted for review July 15 th . Karen Woerner, Deputy Director
    Options for Parents and Families—Charter School Division is our plan point of contact.
  2. Registration Numbers 2020-2021
    4 th Grade- 23
    5 th Grade –41                    

                   6 th Grade – 81                                             
                   7 th Grade – 104                                  
                   8 th Grade – 101                                        

Totals:         351 380 Target Enrollment

  1. SY 20-21 Department Textbook Selections-Selected instructional materials have online
    texts/extension components.
  2. NWEA Assessments/Resources Training- MAP Growth, Skills, Accelerator, Fluency for 4-5 th .
  3. PED Instructional Materials- MS Drawbond (5 th Grade) served to help to develop the
    Instructional Scope and Acceleration Guides for SY20-21. Teachers will train to use in
    departments/grade levels. https://webnew.ped.nm.us/curriculum-instruction

Next Meeting: August 17, 2020
Motion to Adjourn
Motion to Adjourn—Art Silva
2 nd Victoria Tafoya
Motion Approved by Roll Call Vote
Meeting Adjourned at 7:30 PM

8/7/20 PTA Minutes

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Meeting was called to order by Janet Giron, PTA President, at 7:03 pm on Friday, August 7, 2020
Minutes from the May 21,2020 General PTA meeting were approved as corrected.
Attendance: Bianca Belmonte-Sapien, Janet Giron, Tiffany Johnson, Angela Lerner, Mikel Wagner,
Alfreda Begay, and Alesha Dillander
President’s Report by Ms. Belmonte-Sapien:

  1. Thank you to parents for attending the meeting
  2. Teachers have been working hard to welcome kids back. They have been meeting and
    planning during the summer, although they are not required to start work before 8/24. We
    have 10 new staff members. The week of 8/24 will be in-service week for teachers.
  3. A schedule will be out by 8/12 for online learning and for the drive through technology
    distribution on 8/31.
  4. Health and Wellness information will be distributed during technology distribution.
  5. The school will be limiting visitation during the school year. Visits will be by appointment
    only. If a student needs to be picked up early he or she will be walked out to a parent by
    staff.
  6. Instructions for online MAPS testing will be distributed. The testing will take place Tuesday
    through Thursday September 1st through 3rd.
  7. Students will be encouraged to show Dragon Spirit and wear their uniform shirts during
    online meetings.
  8. Parents will be notified when they can drop off the supplies which are needed for the school
    (copy paper, for example).
  9. There will be a modified OSI fee. Information on how that can be paid will be forthcoming.
  10. The photo contract managed by the PTA will again be with Kenneth Brown Photograpy.
  11. Enrollment is at 368. This is 12 students away from our goal of 380. Openings are still
    available for grades 4,5,6 & 8, and parents can still place their children in the lottery for 7th
    grade.
  12. Teachers will again have online office hours.
    Treasurer’s Report given by Angela Lerner:
  13. No new checks were written since the last report.
  14. All outstanding check have cleared.
  15. One deposit of 357.16 was made.
    Vice-President’s Report:
  16. Because we will not have face to face opportunities to collect membership money, we will
    have to figure out other ways to do so.

PTA Convention:

  1. The convention will be virtual this year.
  2. We have 5 spots. 4 are for officers, so one is available for any parent who would like to
    attend.

Secretary:

  1. Mikel Wagner was appointed Secretary.
    Uniforms:
  2. The clothing bank will be available the week before students return for in-person
    instruction. It will be outstide.
  3. Uniform donations will be accepted. A container in the school lobbey will be provided for
    drop offs.
  4. 21st Century uniforms are available on the Ad-It-Up website. Masks will also be available
    on the site.

Snack Bar:

  1. The snack bar will not be open for the time being, but a chairperson is still needed for when
    it can be open again.

School Supplies:

  1. The PTA will again offer bulk items for parents to purchase which will then be delivered to
    students’ homerooms. Some items, such as Clorox wipes, cannot be purchased in bulk this
    year.

In-Service Lunches for Teachers:

  1. $400 is allocated to purchase 1 lunch and 2 breakfasts during in-service week. This is
    already a budget line item, so no vote is needed.

Fundraising Committee:

  1. A chairperson is needed. Someone with many creative ideas would be preferred, since this
    year will be extra challenging due to the need for social distancing

Social Committee:

  1. A chairperson is needed.
  2. In lieu of the Ice Cream Social, the PTA have a table on technology distribution day (8/31)
    to distribute information for parents and treats for students.

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There was no new business.
The next PTA General Meeting is set for Thursday, September 9 at 7:00 pm via Zoom
Questions:

  1. Will there be sports? Coach D. A. is attending a meeting next week and will have more
    information then. So far only Golf and Cross Country will be allowed.
  2. Is Aftercare available? Aftercare will only be available for students on the days that they
    physically attend school.
    Meeting was adjourned at 7:59pm

School Supply Bundles

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Happy Summer Dragon families!

Below are important web sites for you to keep up to date with all the happenings in our kingdom.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442140572995141

School Supply Bundles for purchase: https://21cpapta.new.memberhub.store/store

These bundles include items that teachers will need for both online and in-class learning. Visit the link for more details. They will be delivered directly to your child’s homeroom.

We would love for you to become a member of our PTA. You can use the member hub link above to join.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at pta@21stcentrypa.com.

Janet Giron

21st Century PTA President