11/15/21 SAC Minutes – 21st Century Public Academy

In Attendance
- Lora Sedore
- Jeremy Peckens
- Mikel Wagner
- Dorene DiNaro
- Rebecca Starrett
Introductions of Members
3rd Monday of the month for quarterly meetings going forward.
Open Forum
- Calendar start date being different from APS is worrisome for parents, with no available camps/childcare.
  - Suggestions: Before/After Care starting earlier to align with APS, and including a full day of childcare.
- Are lockers open for consideration in the future?
  - Especially with the chromebooks student backpacks are very heavy for our youngest students.
  - Currently there is no plan to install lockers, due to space and security concerns.
- Recommendation that the remote option continue into future years.
  - Discussed the difficulty of teaching both remote and in-person students simultaneously.
  - Even if remote learning does not continue in its current form, it is suggested that Google Classroom continue to be adopted by all teachers for assignments/lessons that students and parents can access in the event of an absence.
New Student Recruitment Efforts
- Target Demographics
  - Does the school plan on opening a Kindergarten class? This may affect recruitment tactics.
  - Parents of 5th graders.
  - “Peach Jar”: flyers for APS schools and afterschool programs.
  - School of Choice Fair
  - Parade advertising? Twinkle Light, Pride. Banners/Floats.
  - Tapping into local businesses for parent-employees.
  - Dentists/Pediatrics/Orthodontists offices
- Lora Sedore will put together an action plan for recommendation to admin/GC.