The Governing Council is a committee of parents, staff and community members that provides leadership to and is the governing body of ATC. The Council is governed by the ATC Governing Council By-Laws.
New to this school year, the Council now meets on campus twice a month- the second and fourth Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. Parents, students and faculty members may attend and voice issues during the public comments portion of the agenda.
Agenda for August 25th Council Meeting
Agenda for the September 8th Council Meeting
Public Letter From The Governing Council - July 2010
2010-2010 GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBERS
George Bennett, President
Jerry Wellman, Vice President
Sheila Lewis, Secretary
Dr. Charles Hammer, Education Member
Dr. Norman Kaczmarek, Community Member
Martin Dryden, Community Member
Bill Carey, Community Member
Gary Coles-Christensen, Parent Representative
Alexis Lotero, Parent Representative
John Seymour, Faculty Representative
FOR A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTION AND ROLE OF A GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR A CHARTER SCHOOL, GO TO: http://cmucso.org/boardgear/
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The following goals were approved by the Governing Council during the 2009 Charter Renewal process:
GOAL I - ATC will improve the adequate yearly progress (AYP) of our low achieving population sub groups by specifically targeting instruction to those students
A. MATH: The 2008-09 low achieving sub groups in math are Hispanic students at 35.6% proficient; Students with Disabilities at 14.3% proficient; and Economically Disadvantaged students at 28.1% proficient. Our goal is to raise the proficiency of each of these sub groups by 5 over-all percentage points each year until AYP standards are met.
B. ENGLISH: The 2008-09 low achieving sub group in English is Students with Disabilities at 35.7%. Our goal is to raise the proficiency of this sub group by 5 over-all percentage points each year until AYP standards are met.
GOAL II - ATC will increase the number of parents who engage as partners by:
A. Requiring all parents to sign a promise of participation during registration
B. Engaging the Parent Teacher Student Coalition to provide numerous activities throughout the year to raise funds and help improve the campus and physical plant
C. Creating opportunities for parents to provide classroom support
GOAL III - ATC will increase student access to technology in each classroom by:
A. Purchasing classroom sets of laptop computers until each student has access to a laptop in all classes
B. Hiring a full-time technology specialist
C. Increasing the number to technology related course offerings
D. Providing technology related professional development training for faculty and staff
GOAL IV - ATC will begin the process of integrating the curriculum by:
A. Piloting an all school thematic unit of two weeks duration during the 2009-10 school year
B. Moving to a block schedule and piloting interdisciplinary programs during the 2010-11 school year
C. Assessing the success of the interdisciplinary programs and devising a plan to either fully integrate or modify our approach based on student achievement data during second semester of the 2010-11 school year
D. Implementing the plan during the 2011-12 school year
GOAL V - The ATC Foundation will make improvements/additions to the physical plant of the school by:
A. Assessing our short and long term needs during the 2009-10 school year
B. Develop a capitol improvement fundraising campaign to implemented during the 2010-11 school year
C. Engaging the services of an architect to draw up plans for the proposed improvements during the 2010-11 school year and obtain permits
D. Breaking ground on the new facilities during the 2011-12 school year