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ACS Slide: Agenda

ACS Slide: Where have we been?

ACS Slide: The Quality Process

ACS Slide: How does his fit in the Refresh?

ACS CEO McClung, "What do we want for Cleveland's kids regardless of who has the responsibility for it."

ACS Slide: 7 Categories of Indicators

ACS CEO McClung, "You have said if we work in these 7 areas we will improve Cleveland's school education."

ACS slides:

School Culture & Environment
Educators

Re Educators,
ACS CEO McClung, "Really about the student and educators that they have the achievement and relationships they need."

ACS Slide: Community Engagement

ACS CEO McClung, "Have not identified the word 'meaningful'...yet to quantify that. ... Several conservations we've had is how can communities and families give input to educators?"

ACS Slide: Instruction

ACS CEO McClung, "Big picture, nothing has changed for you.

We went back and added language about building capacity. We went back to return to original intention"

ACS Slide: Technology

ACS CEO McClung, "Technology, we morphed a few buckets together. It's not just about having the stuff but people need to know how to use them and if it is being used effectively in education."

ACS Slide: Student Achievement & Progress

ACS CEO McClung, "A couple thornier items ... Ohio does not have a great track record with a few of these things."

Information about Advocacy & Communication Solutions

advocacyandcommunication.org

Information about Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Lori McClung

advocacyandcommunication.org/our-team/lori-…

ACS Slide: Finance

ACS CEO McClung, "How do we strike the balance between Principles/Schools and community initiatives out there? We know that it is not just every school should have autonomous spending or 100% centralized. It will be that meaty middle."

ACS CEO Lori McClung reviews each Indicator for CTA Board approval, "Can everyone live with this?"

The seven aformentioned indicators,

Indicator 1 School Culture and Environment was approved.

Indicator 2 Education receives feedback,

Mr. Baumgatner is concerned about Indicator 2 Item 5

Ms. Mullin provides feedback, "Holistic approach"

Mr. Baumgatner, "I agree with your basic premise. I just don't know what collection looks like."

Kevin Payton chimes, "I agree with Mark Baumgatner that we have to be careful [about soliciting feedback from students.]"

ACS CEO Lori McClung, "If we can work on this offline. ... We will short thrift if we try to resolve this now. There are multiple elements related to this."

Several individuals are interested.

Stephanie Klipinski, "I wonder feel that it is important enough to be included."

Indicator 3: Community Engagement CTA Board Feedback

Erin Randel, "I feel like it could be more specific. ... A better word here is community connections."

Indicator 4: Instruction CTA Board Feedback

No audio feedback.

Indicator 5: Technology CTA Board Feedback

Anne Bingham, "Can you say a little bit more about community in high-speed internet in this item?"

ACS CEO Lori McClung, "Access to high quality education, there has to be acess in the community & how to use in order to support them."

Anne Bingham, "Who responsibility does this become? Seems to be outside the responsibility of CMSD & charter school systems.

ACS CEO Lori McClung, "We were thinking about it as the Cleveland Plan is not just the responsibility to CMSD or charter schools."

Alan chimes in, "It's not just the items but how we use the technology is used in education to understand where they are it. They are the tools but having the tools doesn't mean we are meeting them where they are at."

Alan chimes in, "It's not just the items but how we use the technology is used in education to understand where they are it. They are the tools but having the tools doesn't mean we are meeting them where they are at."

A conversation about in-person, remote, or blended learning and individual choice versus school choice occurs between CTA Board members. It will continue offline to clarify the language and intent.

Alan reflects on Indicator Student Achievement Item 6, "It makes me nervous about drawing a line through 6. We need some kind of measurement."

Indicator Finance CTA Board Feedback,

Helen Williams provides feedback, "[Item 1] The language implies we spend too much. ... We need a little bit different language here."

ACS CEO, "If that is what you perceive it as, we need to tweak it. It isn't about either/or."

Several members agree to participate to tweak the langugae.

ACS Slide: Where Have We Been

Left Side is Where We Have Been
Right Side is Where We Are Going

ACS CEO Lori McClung reflects on State politics, "Senate wants anybody and everybody to do a charter. House views that as going back to wild west. It will change but we don't know how. It is a live conversation that folks should be aware of."

ACS CEO reviews feedback,

ACS CEO reviews additional feedback.

ACS Slide: North Start Statement

CTA Board Members agreed to this per ACS CEO Lori McClung

ACS Slide: Equity Statement

ACS CEO Lori McClung, "We encourage you to review documents we've sent in previous months and review side-by-side with other indicators."

CTA Executie Director Marnecheck briefly reviews the Neighborhood Leadership Institute proposal. CTA seeks to commission NLI to produce a report to help update the Cleveland Plan Refresh.

Neighborhood Leadership Institute,

neighborhoodleadership.org

CTA's Resolution to hire NLI,

Dr. Monyka Price, "I will caution NLI to not just focus on groups that are convenient for them but what we need and our efforts."

Erin Randel reflects on NLI, "Their membership networks cuts across race, class, and other ... I will have to recuse myself as I am a member."

Dr. Monyka Price motions to approve the contract with NLI to produce a report for CTA.

Alan seconds as long as clarification happens.

They are reviewing to see if they have quorum, which is 12. They do. CTA Board approves the motion to contract with NLI.

Cleveland Transformation Alliance's June 14, 2021's Board meeting has been adjourned at or around 7:20 PM.

Summary of Cleveland Transformation Alliance's June 14, 2021's Board meeting

CTA Executive Director Meghann Marnecheck provided an update about the Cleveland Plan.

CTA Program Coordinator Eli Stacy provided an update about the Ambassadors and Navigators program.

Summary of CTA's Board Meeting continued,

Advocacy & Communication Solutions CEO Lori McClung provided a report on the Cleveland Plan Progress Committe Strategy Session.

CTA reflected ACS's report, its findings, and proposals; several discussion will continue offline.

Summary of CTA's June 14, 2021's Board meeting continued,

CTA motioned and approved to enter into a contract to hire Neighborhood Leadership Institution to produce a report that will be used to update the Cleveland Plan.

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