11 March 2019 Middleburg Community Charter School Agenda Welcome - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

11 March 2019 Middleburg Community Charter School

Agenda

• Welcome
• Interim Principal, Mr. Craig Mueller
• Board/SMT Re-structure
• Survey Results
• Improvement Plan Forward
• Principal Search
• Public Questions

Meet Mr. Mueller, In Inte terim Pri rincipal

• Member of Middleburg Community
• Worked on the development of MCCS Charter Concept in 2013
• Previously served on MCCS BoD
• Interim Principal for Hillsboro Charter Academy
• Administrative and Leadership Tenure
• Principal at Mascenic High School in Ipswich, NH for 10

years

• Assistant Principal at Grove Middle School in Raymond, NH

for four years

• 11 years of teaching at the Middle School and High School

level in the New Hampshire school system

Here’s Why We Are Here Tonight Th The e Board rd re revie viewed th the e sch school l en envir ironment and fa famili lies es wit ithdrawing fro from th the sch school l th the Board made im immedia iate ch changes to to address co concerns and im impro rove sch school l oper eratio ions:

• Restructure of the SMT (Principal Chair)
• Expansion of the BoD
• BoD takes on operational role and accountability

In January, the MCCS BoD asked families to complete a survey in response to community concerns which we will review the survey in more detail later in the presentation.

MCCS Board of

• f Dir

irecto tors (B (BoD) Org rg Chart, t, Res estr tructu tured

BoD Communications Marketing/Outreach Nazie Massoumi Susana Calley PR Consultant Logistics Transportation Safety/Security Bob Liscouski Finance Fund-Raising Dawn Dohrmann Curriculum Principal/Consultant Technology Tara Lussier Nomination Bridge Middleton Personnel/Recruiting LeeAnn Mikeman

Meet th the BoD Members

Chair Robert Liscouski Mayor Bridge Littleton, Community Member Tara Lussier, Parent Volunteer Dawn Dohrmann, Parent Volunteer Nazie Massoumi, Parent Volunteer Lee Ann Mikeman, Secretary Susana Calley, Treasurer Dave Quanbeck, Vice Chair Craig Mueller, Principal, Ex Officio

Sc School Mis ission Te Team (S (SMT) Org rg Chart, Res estr tructu tured

Principal SMT Chair Community Member Teacher Student Board Director PTO Staff

Sc School Mis ission Te Team (S (SMT) Str Strategic Vis ision

• The SMT will serve as the MCCS’ primary advisory team, providing input,

feedback and assistance to the BOD and Charter School at large

• Their areas of recommendations will include the following primary areas:
• School operations, safety, parent feedback, communications,

academic programs, school calendar, Intersession development, event planning

• The SMT will meet on a regularly basis, but no less than monthly, to review

these topic areas, assess needs and make recommendations to the BOD for action

• The SMT and the BOD will meet regularly to improve the working

interchange and engage future planning efforts and collaboration

Meet th the SM SMT Members

The new SMT structure aligns with the proposed membership as stated in the MCCS Charter Agreement.

Ch Chair ir: Craig Mueller, Principal Teacher Rep: Susi Blissert, Librarian Sta taff Rep ep: Lora Webster, Teacher Assistant PTO TO Rep ep: TBD Stu tudent t Rep ep: Reese Teasdale, SCA President Co Community Rep: AJ Panebianco, Police Chief, Town of Middleburg BoD Rep ep: Nazie Massoumi, Parent Volunteer

65 Res esponses es wer ere Rec eceiv

• ived. Th

The e Go Good outw tweig ighed th the e Bad.

Here’s What You Had to Say…

• My child feels safe at school
• I am proud that my child attends MCCS
• My child is excited to go to school
• Teachers and Staff encourage students to respect each other’s differences

There Were Also Concerns…

• Curriculum (Academics: Test Scores, Assessments )
• Communication

Curr urriculum (Ac (Academic ics)

• In process of adding an Educational Advisor to the BoD to support the

Principal

• In process of working with LCPS for support (reading and math specialists)
• Collaborating with our sister school, Hillsboro Charter Academy (HCA)
• Criteria for Principal search is to have expertise in curriculum development

and coordination

• Work with Principal to ensure curriculum is being implemented and

articulated in a systemic manner

• Review and optimize academic assessment process and communications

So So, What t ar are We Doi

• ing About it

it?

We are committed to our school, to its success, and most of all, to educating our students.

Co Communicatio ion

What Els Else Are re We Doing About it? it?

• Increased and Consistent Communications to MCCS Community
• Streamline school-wide communications
• Working with SMT to ensure a consistent calendar of events and important dates
• Provide regular feedback on academic progress of all MCCS students: qualitative

(soft skills) and quantitative (academic progress) We are committed to unifying our school and better communicate with our school community

Near Te Term Goals

• Recruit Permanent Principal
• Multi-Year Strategic Planning Process
• Revisit MCCS Mission and Vision
• Community Focus and Integration with Academics
• Execute Strategic Plan As Adopted by MCCS Community with A Focus on

Continual Evaluation and Improvement

Pri rincipal Se Search

The BoD has formally engaged Springsted Waters, a professional recruiting firm, to lead the MCCS Principal search.

• Meet Patty Heminover, VP and public education recruiter.

Sp Springste ted Wate ters Ex Executive Rec ecruitment Approach