CHARTER SCHOOL REVIEW COMMITTEE

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes CHARTER SCHOOL REVIEW COMMITTEE JEANETTE MITCHELL, CHAIR Glenn Steinbrecher, Kevin Ingram, Melinda Scott Krei, Gayle Peay, and Desiree Pointer-Mace CSRC Clerk: Jarett Fields (414) 288-1540 Wednesday, October 29, 2014 5:00 PM 1. Call to order and roll call Meeting called to order at 5:04 pm 2. Approval of previous meeting minutes Approval of the October 15, 2014 meeting Minutes 3. Communication relating to the annual academic monitoring report of Downtown Montessori Academy The Commitee heard from Children's Research Center and asked questions regarding the annual academic monitoring report of Downtown Montessori Academy The Committee moved to accept the annual academic monitoring report of Downtown Montessori Academy by a 4-0 vote. Appearnaces by: Virginia Flynn, Downtown Montessori Academy Sue Gramling, Children's Research Center 4. Communication relating to the annual academic monitoring report of King’s Academy The Commitee heard from Children's Research Center and asked questions regarding the annual academic monitoring report of King's Academy The Committee moved to accept the annual academic monitoring report of King's Academy with the recommendation that KIng's Academy be put on probabtion by a 4-0 vote. Appearnaces by: Erika Whitehead, King's Academy George HInton, King's Academy Karen Coy-Romano, King's Academy Sue Gramling, Children's Research Center 5. Communication relating to the annual academic monitoring report of North Point Lighthouse Charter School The Commitee heard from Children's Research Center and asked questions City of Milwaukee Page 1 CHARTER SCHOOL REVIEW Meeting Minutes October 29, 2014 COMMITTEE regarding the annual academic monitoring report of Norhtpoint Lighthouse Charter School. The Committee moved to accept the annual academic monitoring report of Northpoint Lighthouse Charter School by a 4-0 vote, with the following amendment. 1. Add an additional Recommendation for School Improvement: - Stabilize the administrative leadership team and the board of directors. 2. Change the Recommendations for Ongoing Monitoring and Charter Renewal to read: - Based on the contract compliance and scorecard measures for this second year of operation as a city of Milwaukee charter school, it is recommended that CRC provide a mid-year report to include an assessment of NPLCS’s progress regarding the stated school improvement recommendations as well as performance on the scorecard through the first semester of 2014-15 school year. Sppearances by: Rachel Wagner, Northpoint Lighthouse Charter school Shiela Zelenski, Northpoint LIghthosue Charter School Adam Peck, Northpoint Lighthouse Charter School Sue Gramling, Children's Research Center Public Hearing The committee took comments and questions from the community members. Appearances by: David Weingrad, MTEA Lobbyist Lawrence Hoffman Marva Herndon Gail Hicks Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 7:25 pm Members of the Common Council and its standing committees who are not members of this committee may attend this meeting to participate or to gather information. Notice is given that this meeting may constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of its standing committees, although they will not take any formal action at this meeting. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. City of Milwaukee Page 2 CHARTER SCHOOL REVIEW Meeting Minutes October 29, 2014 COMMITTEE Limited parking for persons attending meetings in City Hall is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of East Kilbourn and North Water Street. Parking tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall. Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are required to register with the City Clerk's Office License Division. Registered lobbyists appearing before a Common Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is available at www.milwaukee.gov/lobby. City of Milwaukee Page 3