Elizabeth Brandt

This document is an Annual Summary Report for Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness (CACR) for Achieve Language Academy, detailing progress and status against established goals for the 2024-25 school year. Key focus areas include ensuring all students are ready for school, closing achievement gaps between student groups, preparing all students for career and college, ensuring all students graduate, and fostering lifelong learning. The report also summarizes recent survey results regarding staff, student, and family satisfaction and connection with the school.

This strategic plan for Achieve Language Academy (FY23-FY25) outlines the organization's direction across three main themes: Mission and Vision Impact, Academic Advancement, and School Expansion. The plan aims to refine and integrate the school's mission, which emphasizes academic excellence and Hmong/Spanish language and culture, into all aspects of the school community. Key priorities include enhancing staff cultural awareness, refining curriculum alignment, and expanding academic support programs. Additionally, the plan addresses future school expansion by seeking community input, conducting needs assessments, and developing a comprehensive growth strategy to accommodate current and potential student populations.

The Local Literacy Plan for Achieve Language Academy focuses on improving reading proficiency among students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Key goals include ensuring that all reading teachers complete specified reading training, increasing the percentage of kindergarten students meeting individualized growth targets, and achieving specific growth targets for first through eighth-grade students as measured by standardized assessments. The plan outlines strategies such as implementing phonemic awareness programs, utilizing various reading interventions, and providing professional development for teachers. It also details methods for screening students for dyslexia characteristics, notifying parents of student progress, and utilizing data-based decision-making to tailor instruction and interventions.

The agenda includes roll call, approval of the agenda order, Pledge of Allegiance, reading of the ALA Mission Statement, and conflict of interest disclosure. The Executive Director reported on board membership training, a learning walk, building addition progress, enrollment numbers, retirements, and funding updates. The board discussed enrollment recruitment strategies, the state's funding situation, and CD renewals. Policies were reviewed and approved, including those related to staff development, enrollment, leadership succession, conflict and board allegiance, nepotism, and malicious and sadistic conduct. The board also discussed the FY 26 Strategic Plan, board training, school boards needs assessment, financials, compensation plan, RTU2 replacement, wellness and nutrition, and student discipline. The meeting also included a performance framework review and annual work plan. The board moved to close and open sessions for the Executive Director evaluation.

The meeting included discussions on ALA ABC Financials, focusing on the unique finance system with Lease Aid and its impact on the financial statement. A decision was made to request bank statements be sent to Mindy, Dave, and Scott. The HVAC Proposal was discussed, leading to a motion to approve the replacement of one HVAC unit on the ALA school building, with costs not exceeding $32,000, including installation. The next meeting was scheduled for late August.