Nevada Ed-Watch: SPCSA 10/4/24

Autoridad Estatal de Escuelas Públicas Concertadas (SPCSA)

¿Qué es la SPCSA y de qué es responsable? Considerado como uno de los distritos escolares de Nevada, el SPCSA patrocina y supervisa las escuelas públicas charter. La Autoridad está formada por siete miembros designados responsables de supervisar las normas educativas y operativas y hacer que las escuelas patrocinadas sean responsables del rendimiento académico de los estudiantes.

¿Con qué frecuencia se reúne el Consejo de Administración de SPCSA? El SPCSA suele reunirse una vez al mes, generalmente los viernes.

Haga clic aquí para consultar el calendario y los materiales de las reuniones de la SPCSA.

¿Pueden los miembros de la comunidad participar en las reuniones de la Junta de SPCSA? Aunque todas las reuniones de la SPCSA se celebran normalmente en público en el edificio del Departamento de Educación de Nevada en Carson City y en el edificio del Departamento de Educación de Nevada en Las Vegas (sala de juntas del 1er piso), todas las reuniones se celebran ahora virtualmente debido a la crisis COVID-19. Los miembros del público pueden ver la reunión en línea a través del enlace en la página web de Aviso Público de SPCSA y la agenda y cualquier material de apoyo se puede encontrar aquí. El público puede hacer comentarios sobre cualquier punto del orden del día al principio de la reunión o sobre cualquier asunto relacionado con SPCSA al final de cada reunión del Consejo. Los miembros de la comunidad que hagan comentarios públicos pueden utilizar la siguiente línea de conferencia telefónica: 1-312-584-2401; extensión 3952176# con un límite de tiempo de tres minutos por orador. Alternativamente, los comentarios del público pueden enviarse por escrito a publiccomment@spcsa.nv.gov, y cualquier comentario público de este tipo recibido antes de la reunión se facilitará a la Autoridad y se incluirá en el acta escrita de la reunión.

Haga clic aquí para consultar la lista de todos los miembros de la SPCSA.

Haga clic aquí para ver una lista de todas las escuelas patrocinadas por SPCSA.

Friday, October 4, 2024

Reunión de la Junta Directiva de la Autoridad Estatal de Escuelas Públicas Charter

Acceda al orden del día y a la reproducción de la reunión.

¿Qué ocurrió en esta reunión?

Board Received a Presentation on the Portrait of a Learner

La Junta aprobó el orden del día consensuado

Entre los puntos destacados del orden del día figuran los siguientes

• August 23, 2024 meeting action minutes

School Closure Updates

Josh Kern, as closing administrator for both schools, provided a closure update. For both schools, they are managing vendor payments and complying with student records requests.

TEACH Las Vegas books are now closed and a CPA firm will be engaged shortly for the required close-out audit. They are still waiting on receipt of payment for furniture and other infrastructure items purchased by Vegas Vista Academy. Following this receivable, TEACH will be able to make its full payment to PERS.

There is one uncollected receivable Eagle Charter Schools of Nevada is waiting on to be able to close the books for the previous school year. Eagle is waiting on one receivable from the CSP grant. Following this payment, Eagle will be able to make its full payment to PERS.

Next steps includes the final close-out reports. Mr. Kern will provide another update around January regarding timing of the reports and any other pertinent information.

Informe del Director Ejecutivo de SPCSA

Entre los aspectos más destacados del informe figuran:

• Several SPCSA-sponsored schools achieved a two-star gain in the Nevada School Performance Framework (NSPF) this year: Legacy Traditional School Cadence (Middle), Legacy Traditional School Southwest (Elementary), Sports Leadership and Management Academy (Middle), Mater Academy East (Elementary), Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence (Middle), Somerset Academy Lone Mountain (Middle), Coral Academy Nellis Air Force Base (Middle), and Nevada Rise (Elementary).
• All schools with delinquent PERS accounts have approved payment plans (NV Prep, Explore Academy, and Equipo Academy). TEACH Las Vegas and Eagle Charter Schools’ payments are part of their respective closure plans.
• Mater Academy of Northern Nevada will delay opening its campus to the 206-27 school year due to facility challenges.
• 51.8% of SPCSA schools are four-star or above on the NSPF, with 72.9% meeting the standard (three-star or higher). SPCSA schools did increase the number of one-star schools in its portfolio, with mixed results in median growth and meeting growth targets, as well as proficiency rates in math, ELA, and science. A full report will be provided at an upcoming board meeting.
• Director Mackedon also recognized three new Board members: Dr. Amber Joiner, Patricia Haddad Bennett, and student member Matthew Birru.

Board Approved the Organizational Performance Framework Results

Staff provided an overview of the Organizational Performance Framework, which evaluates a charter school from the perspective of five indicators: education program, financial management, governance and reporting, students and employees, and school environment. Any school that does not meet the standard can be issued a Notice of Concern, with additional remediation steps that could potentially include a Notice of Breach and a Notice of Intent to Revoke for the school’s charter.

Five schools did not meet the standard, but staff did not recommend issuing Notices of Concern at this time due to significant changes in the structure and format of the newly approved Organizational Performance Framework. These schools are Battle Born Academy, Equipo Academy, Nevada Prep, Cactus Park Elementary, and Sage Collegiate Public Charter School. Staff will review results with each school in the coming weeks.

Nevada Prep was issued a Notice of Concern for the 2022-23 school year and showed improvement over the last year, with staff recommending lifting the Notice of Concern for the school.

The Board approved the recommendations not to issue Notices of Concern for the five schools listed above, and to lift the Notice of Concern for Nevada Prep from the 2022-23 school year. The five schools will be required to present this information to their respective boards in a public meeting.

Explora la presentación y el memorándum de recomendación.

Board Received Charter School Renewal Process Training

The Board received an overview of the charter school renewal process ahead of renewal recommendations at the December board meeting. Before June 30 of each year, the SPCSA will issue a performance report. By September 1, a letter of intent to apply for renewal will be submitted, and the application review will be submitted between October 1 – 15. Within 60 days of submission, the SPCSA will review the application, and by December 15, will present a renewal recommendation.

Information used to make a renewal recommendation includes the academic performance, organizational performance, financial performance, site evaluation findings, and other information that is provided in the renewal application, which may include NWEA-MAP data, climate surveys, etc.

There are several term lengths that may be considered as part of that renewal:

• 3-5 years: Inconsistently meets performance expectations
• 6 years: Consistently meets performance expectations
• 7-10 years: Exceeds performance expectations

Revisa la presentación.

Calendario a largo plazo (próximos 3 meses):

Se prevé que entre los puntos del orden del día de las tres próximas reuniones de la Junta de SPCSA figuren:

• 2023-24 NSPF and SPCSA academic performance framework results
• 2025 demographic and academic needs assessment
• Revisions to the new charter school application
• 2025 charter application and rubric renewals
• Resubmitted charter applications
• CCSD charter applications – transfer sponsor
• Annual report to the Department of Education

Explore the 2024 calendar and the 2025 calendar.

The next Meeting of the SPCSA Board is scheduled for Friday, November 15, @ 9:00 a.m.