BayTech School Board Mission Statement, Meeting Dates and Board Members.
BayTech Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities
Charter Schools and Charter Organizations are governed by boards, not by individual directors.
While understanding their separate roles, the board and Superintendent work together as a "governance team." This team assumes collective responsibility for building unity and creating a positive organizational culture in order to govern effectively.
To operate effectively. the board must have a unity of purpose and meet these standards:
Keep the schools focused on learning and achievement for all students.
Communicate a common vision.
Operate openly with trust and integrity
Govern in a dignified and professional manner, treating everyone with civility and respect.
Govern within board-adopted policies and procedures.
Take collective responsibility for the board's performance.
The primary responsibilities of the board are to set a direction for the organization and schools, provide a structure by establishing policies, provide support, ensure accountability and provide community leadership. To fulfill these responsibilities, there are a number of specific jobs that effective boards must carry out. These standards highlight some of the most important ones.
Involve the community. parents, students and staff in developing a common vision for the schools focused on student learning and achievement and responsive to the needs of all students.
Adopt, evaluate and update policies consistent with the law and the school's vision and goals.
Maintain accountability for student learning by adopting the curriculum and monitoring student progress.
Hire and support the Superintendent so that the vision. goals and policies of the district can be implemented.
Conduct regular and timely evaluations of the Superintendent based on the vision, goals and performance of the schools, and ensure that the Superintendent holds all personnel accountable.
Adopt a fiscally responsible budget based on the vision and goals, and regularly monitor the fiscal health of the schools and organization.
Ensure that a safe and appropriate educational environment is provided to all students.
Provide community leadership on educational issues and advocate on behalf of students and public education at the local, state and federal levels.
In California's charter system, a director is a person appointed to serve on a charter school board.
Individual directors bring unique skills, values and beliefs to their board.
In order to govern effectively, individual directors must work with each other and the Superintendent to ensure that a high quality education is provided to each student.To be effective, an individual directors meets these standards:
Keeps learning and achievement for all students as the primary focus.
Values, supports and advocates for public education.
Recognizes and respects differences of perspective and style on the board and among staff. students, parents and the community.
Acts with dignity, and understands the implications of demeanor and behavior.
Keeps confidential matters confidential.
Participates in professional development and commits the time and energy necessary to be an informed and effective leader.
Understands the distinctions between board and staff roles, and refrains from performing management functions that are the responsibility of the Superintendent and staff.
Understands that authority rests with the board as a whole and not with individuals.
Bay Area Technology School Board Meetings are to be held virtually until further notice.
Pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order N-29-20, all members of a legislative body and appropriate staff will participate in legislative meetings via phone/video conference. The public is invited to watch and participate as stated below.
How to watch and participate in a Board Meeting
To observe the meeting by video conference, please click on the LINK as provided on the noticed meeting Agenda. The meeting Zoom Link, Meeting ID and passcode can be found on the meeting agenda, the "BayTech Board Meeting" event information on the "Event" section of our website, and below. Instructions on how to join a meeting by video conference is available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193 -Joining-a-Meeting.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86317799771?pwd=YTQ5U0x6d2I3WlJBMHg4eWpHdmtydz09
Meeting ID: 863 1779 9771
Passcode: BayTech
To listen to the meeting by phone, please call at the noticed meeting time the phone number listed for your region below, then enter the Meeting ID as listed in the Agenda. If asked for a participant id, press #. If asked for a passcode, enter 493410 and press #. Instructions on how to join a meeting by phone are available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663 -Joining-a-meeting-by-phone.
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To observe the meeting online (other than via video conference), at the noticed meeting time, please email Caitlin Emig at cemig@baytechschool.org or call the BayTech Office at (510) 382-9932.
There are three ways to make a public comment within the time allotted for public comment on an eligible Agenda item:
To comment by video conference, click the “Raise Your Hand” button to request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on the eligible Agenda item. You will then be unmuted, during your turn, and allowed to make public comments. After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted. Instructions on how to “Raise Your Hand” is available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205566129 -Raise-Hand-In-Webinar.
To comment by phone, you will be prompted to “Raise Your Hand” by pressing “*9” to request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on the eligible Agenda Item. You will then be unmuted, during your turn, and allowed to make public comments. After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted. Instructions of how to raise your hand by phone are available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663 -Joining-a-meeting-by-phone.
eComment. Please fill out a Bay Area Technology School Board Meeting eComment Form and include the meeting in which you would like to make a comment and the agenda item. eComment cards will be accepted during the board meeting as long as there are additional public comment items upcoming in the agenda. If there are no additional public comment items at the time that the eComment card is submitted, the eComment will be brought forth to the board at the next scheduled board meeting.