Academy of Arts and Knowledge aka Northern Colorado Academy of Arts and Knowledge

4800 Wheaton Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 _____________________________________________________________________________________

Board Meeting Agenda for Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 5:30pm Conference Line: 712-432-6100 pin 558-47941

I. OPENING SECTION

A. Call to Order B. Board Members in attendance:

Kilbon ( ) Kornfeld ( ) Shapland ( ) Walser ( ) C. Approval of Agenda

Motion by: Seconded by: Kilbon ( ) Kornfeld ( ) Shapland ( ) Walser ( )

II. AUDIENCE COMMENTS

III. REPORTS

A. Secretary’s Report Motion to approve minutes from June 27 minutes: Motion by: Seconded by: Kilbon ( ) Kornfeld ( ) Shapland ( ) Walser ( )

B. Executive Summary

IV. OLD BUSINESS A. TES Transition B. Evaluation matrix

1. Criteria: Academic, Cultural, Fiscal

V. NEW BUSINESS A. Legal Update B. Board Training Module #3: Board Member Conduct C. New Board Member

VI. CLOSING SECTION

A. Motion to Adjourn Motion by: Seconded by: Kilbon ( ) Kornfeld ( ) Shapland ( ) Walser ( )

Academy of Arts and Knowledge

aka Northern Colorado Academy of Arts and Knowledge

4800 Wheaton Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Board Meeting Agenda for Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 5:30pm

4800 Wheaton Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525

Room 100B

Conference Line: 712-432-6100 pin 558-47941

I. OPENING SECTION

A. Call to Order 17:33

B. Board Members in attendance:

Kilbon (X) Kornfeld (X) Shapland (Absent) Walser (X)

C. Approval of Agenda

Motion by: Kilbon Seconded by: Walser

Kilbon (X) Kornfeld (Abstain) Shapland (Absent) Walser (X)

II. AUDIENCE COMMENTS: Introduction of Dean of Students Claudia Chavira

III. REPORTS

A. Secretary’s Report

Motion to approve minutes from May 24 minutes:

Motion by: Walser Seconded by: Kilbon

Kilbon (X) Kornfeld (Abstain) Shapland (Absent) Walser (X)

B. Treasury Report

Motion to approve May financials.

Motion by: Kilbon Seconded by: Walser

Kilbon (X) Kornfeld (Abstain) Shapland (Absent) Walser (X)

C. Executive Summary

IV. BUSINESS

A. Update on service provider transition

1. Motion to approve Minga Employment Agreement: Approved

Motion by: Walser Seconded: Kilbon

Kilbon (X) Kornfeld (Abstain) Shapland (Absent) Walser (X)

2. Accounting Provider: Abacas selected as vendor

3. Domain Name: AAK.org required 25K annual purchase.

AAKelementary.org selected instead. Email operational

4. Paragon Replacement: TCI Curriculum for Social Studies and possibly Science

B. Provider evaluation matrix

Goals: Academic Growth, Social-Emotional Curriculum,

Student Retention, Fiscal Reserve, Survey Response,

Parent Communication, and Curriculum Fidelity.

Metrics: Score Increase, Office referrals, Enrollment, End Budget,

Survey Return, Random Check-In, Grade Continuity.

C. Job descriptions provided for Administration

Operations Director, Academic Director, and Dean of Students.

D. Motion to approve new Legal Agreement with Miller Farmer Law, LLC: Approved

Motion by: Walser Seconded: Kilbon

Kilbon (X) Kornfeld (Abstain) Shapland (Absent) Walser (X)

E. Board Training Module #3: Board Member Conduct (postponed)

VI. CLOSING SECTION

A. Adjourned: 18:53

Thank you for your interest in serving as a Board Member for

Academy of Arts & Knowledge

K-5 Public Charter School

The Academy of Arts & Knowledge is a unique, nonprofit charter school that features a blended

learning model with a teacher-led, highly interactive program emphasizing strong basic skills,

an interdisciplinary curriculum, and the integration of the Fine Arts.

If you are appointed to serve on the Board, your responsibility will be to set policy, maintain the

school’s vision, and ensure the school is in compliance with charter and applicable law.

We have designed this application to be straightforward, while collecting the detailed

information needed to appoint effective Board Members.

Short Response Questions

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Personal Information

I hereby request appointment to the Board of Directors of the Academy of Arts & Knowledge (AAK)

1. Name: Scott Simmons

2. Home Address: 924 Barn Yard Drive, Windsor, CO 80550

3. Employer: Protegrity Title: Solution Architect

4. Employer’s Address: 333 Ludlow Street - South Tower, 8th Floor - Stamford, CT 06902

5. Cell Number: 303-638-0484 Work Number: 303-638-0484

6. E-mail Address: simmonsscottm@gmail.com

7. Are you a United States citizen? ☒Yes ☐No

8. Are you a resident of the state declared in the home address above? ☒Yes ☐No

9. Do you agree to annually complete a conflict of interest disclosure? ☒Yes ☐No

10. Do you agree to complete 6 hours of board orientation and training during the first year of your

term, and 3 hours of orientation and training each year thereafter? ☒Yes ☐No

11. Do you have children that attend this public school academy? ☐Yes ☒No

12. Will you be able to attend regularly scheduled board meetings? ☒Yes ☐No

13. Please check your highest education level:

☐High School/GED ☐Associate’s Degree ☐Trade or Business School ☐BA or BS Degree

☒Master’s Degree ☐MD, DO, JD, Ph.D, etc

14. Please check each area of expertise you would contribute to the Board:

☒Community Service ☒Education ☐Finance

☐Fundraising ☒Management ☒ Marketing

☐ Law ☐Personnel ☐Public Relations

☐Parent Involvement ☒Other: Information Technology

If you would like any additional information considered, such as governmental, employment or

volunteer experience, honors or awards, please attach a resume or include on a separate

sheet of paper.

Resume Attached

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Relationship to the Academy

Instructions: If you answer “yes” to any of the following questions, please provide an

explanation on a separate sheet of paper. Please label explanations with the number of the

corresponding question.

1. Do or will you or your spouse have any contractual agreements with the Academy? NO

2. Do or will you, your spouse, or any member of your immediate family have any ownership

interest in any educational service provider or any other company contracting with the

Academy? NO

3. Do or will you or your spouse lease or sell property to the Academy?NO

4. Did or will you or spouse sell any supplies, materials, equipment or other personal property to

the Academy?NO

5. Have you or your spouse guaranteed any loans for the Academy or loaned it any money?NO

6. Are or will you, your spouse or any member of your immediate family employed by the

Academy, its educational service provider or other contractors?NO

7. Did you or your spouse provide any start-up funds to the Academy?NO

8. Did or do you or your spouse, or other member of your immediate family, have ownership

interest, directly or indirectly, in any corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity

which would answer yes” to any of the questions 1-7?NO

9. Does any other board, group or corporation believe it has a right to control or have input on

votes you will cast as a member of the Academy Board?NO

10. Do you currently serve as a member of the Board of any public school district or public school

academy other than the Board for which you have bene nominated?NO

11. Do you currently serve as a public official? NO

12. To the best of your knowledge, are their situations not described above which may give the

appearance of a conflict of interest between you and the Academy, or which would make it

difficult for you to discharge your duties or exercise your judgment independently on behalf of

the Academy?NO

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Ethical Issues

Instructions – If you answer “yes” to any of the following questions, please provide an explanation on a

separate sheet.

Citations: Have you ever been cited for a breach of ethics for unprofessional conduct, or been named in a complaint to a court, administrative agency, professional association, disciplinary committee, or other professional group? ☐Yes x No Agency Proceedings/Civil Litigation: Are you presently, or have you ever been involved in administrative agency proceedings or civil litigation during the past five years? ☐Yes ☒No

Has any business involving you, your spouse, close family members or close business associates bene part of any administrative agency proceedings or civil litigation relevant to the Board Member position? ☐Yes ☒No

Criminal Background History

Academy Board Members are appointed public officials and as such are required to complete a criminal records check.

Instructions – Complete this section by placing your initials in the space beside option 1, 2, and/or 3. If you initial

option 1 or 2, please provide, on a separate sheet of paper, what the charger were and which courts were

involved.

1. Click here to enter text. I have been convicted, pled guilty or nolo contendere (no contest)

to one or more crimes.

2. Click here to enter text. I am currently charged with one or more crimes.

3. SMS I have not been convicted, pled guilty or nolo contendere (no contest) to any crimes.

I understand that:

● The Authorizer must request or cause a criminal records check to be performed on me from

local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies;

● Until that report is received and reviewed by the Authorizer, my nomination for appointment

will not be process;

● If the report received from the local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies is not the same

as my representations above or attached hereto respecting either the absence of any

convictions or any crimes of which I have been convicted, my nomination for appointment is

voided at the sole discretion of the Authorizer or its designee.

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Application Verification

I recognize that all information submitted with this application or gathered by the Authorizer as a result

of this application becomes a matter of public record, subject by law to disclosure upon request

to members of the general public. I will hold the Authorizer, its trustees, officers, employees or

authorized agents harmless from liability for the disclosure of any information it reasonable

believes is true based upon my representations or resulting from this application process.

I understand that if I am appointed, I will be required and agree to complete annually a conflict of

interest disclosure.

I understand that the Authorizer is under no obligation to appoint me or any nominee to a public charter

school academy board. My signature below certifies that all information provided in this

application is true and complete.

Signature: Scott Simmons Date: 25 July 2018

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Scott M. Simmons 924 Barn Yard Drive – Windsor – CO - 80550

(303) 638-0484 simmonsscottm@gmail.com

Globally recognized, world class presales/postsales architect focused on cloud, IoT, emerging technology, database, and middleware solution design/implementation with IBM and multiple start-ups over a 25-year

career in technology – An inspiring and passionate leader with extensive mentoring experience of over 150 architects worldwide. Led technical pre-sales and post-sales efforts for multiple million/billion-dollar

transactions with the largest and most complex companies in the world.

Protegrity – Solution Architect 2017- Present Responsibilities include client engagements e.g. Proof of Concepts, Architectural Design, RFPs, PoCs

Data Protection Architecture Led design/development for multiple clients for PII, PHI/HIPAA, PCI, GDPR compliance

Technical Collateral Development of key client collateral e.g. demonstrations, product capabilities, installation

Denver Presales Technical – President 2017- Present Responsibilities include managing LinkedIn group, Meetup group

Mentoring/Coaching Working with over 50 Denver Presales Architect in career and technical mentoring

Discussion Groups Manage discussion groups on areas of interest to social groups

Gerson Lehrman Group – Council Member 2017-Present Responsibilities include client engagements e.g. Proof of Concepts, Architectural Design

IoT Consultation Multiple sessions with GLG clients on IoT design, development and market trends

IAM Consultation Multiple sessions with GLG clients on IAM design, development and market trends

Middleware/BPM Consultation Multiple sessions with GLG clients on middleware design, development and market trends

Vantiq – Director Solution Architecture 2016-2017 Lead Architect – Responsibilities include client engagements e.g. Proof of Concepts, Architectural Design

Series A Funding Developed multiple prototypes to drive Vantiq’s Series A 7M US$ funding

Recommendation Engine Led development of Scratch2D recommendation engine for Ace Hardware & eFaucets

Network Triage Architecture Led design/development of network triage system for Level3

IoT Solution Design Led design/development of IoT OPC UA factory floor prototype for mFactor

Collateral development Led development of workshop/training/ proof of technology collateral to support sales GTM

ForgeRock – Global Strategic Accounts Architect 2015-2016 Lead Architect for Strategic Account Team focused on identity and access management (IAM) solutions

IAM Workshops Developed/delivered multiple workshops formats for ForgeRock (PoC, Design/Discovery) establishing technical leadership in the IAM space for ForgeRock

IAM Solution Architecture Led design/development of implementations for ServiceMax, GE Digital, Bosch, Honeywell

IBM – Executive Architect 2002-2015 Lead Open Group Distinguished Architect supporting key accounts and driving solution approaches across IBM Services, Cloud, Hardware and Business Development – Mentoring over 150 global proteges Master Cloud Advisor:

Design Patterns Led the creation of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS Deign Pattern to support cloud adoption/implementation and drive IBM’s leadership in the cloud space

IBM Academy of Technology Ongoing thought leadership in multiple AoT initiatives in both leadership and contributor roles continuing the rich history of IBM in “pushing the envelope”

Continuous Availability Study Led team of 45 technical professionals in development of CA solution approaches for IBM

Lead Banking/Financial Markets Solution Architect:

Citi BPM Project Led the technical architecture activities for BPM initiatives at Citi growing BPM footprint from 1 project to over 20 – 5M US$

Wells Fargo Project Architectural lead for Wells Fargo Customer Onboarding solution – 6M US$

ANZ Project Architectural lead for ANZ mainframe transformation solution – 3M AU$

JPMC Architectural lead for multiple BPM/BRMS solutions – 4M US$

Collateral development Led development of workshop/training/proof of technology collateral to support sales GTM

Lead Banking Solution Architect – Worldwide Banking Center of Excellence:

Core Banking Framework Led design/development of Core Banking Transformation methodology and approach resulting in multiple key strategic deals around the world

China Mainframe Strategy Developed mainframe transformation strategy for major China bank – 2M US$

AU Bank Architecture Review Led review and recommendations for major Australian bank – 3M AU$

UK Bank Architecture Review Led review and recommendations for major UK bank – 1.5M UK Pounds

Workshop development Led development of workshops on SOA and Fit-for-Purpose to support GTM approaches

Lead Architect – IBM SWG SOA Team:

Team Leader Lead architect for IBM SWG for SOA solution methodology and approach (> 1000 SMEs)

SOA Workshop Approach Led development of workshops on SOA to support sales GTM (drove millions in revenue)

Internal/external enablement Led design/development of 4 1-week classes for IBM and clients in SOA (Team > 15 SMEs) enabling IBM to provide key thought leadership in this emerging space

SOA Center of Excellence Led design/development of SOA Center of Excellence approach and implementation – implemented at Citi, ANZ, Westpac, Bank of America, Wells Fargo leading to millions in revenue and ongoing customer satisfaction

Worldwide Process Architecture/BPM Lead Architect:

Workshop development Developed methodology and implemented IBM workshop selling – delivered training to over 1000 IBM SMEs – over 5K workshops delivered with revenue of over 1B US$

Integration Architecture Led design/development of IBM Integration Reference Architecture

Corporate Middleware Strategy Led design/development of IBM strategy for messaging, integration, BPM integration

Worldwide Architect Worked with 200+ clients in middleware solutions – over 25M US$ in sales over 5 years

EXTRICITY/PEREGRINE – Director Technology Solutions/Office of CTO 2000-2002 Responsibilities: B2B process integration projects, CTO liaison to IBM, architecture team lead – resulting in acquisition of Extricity by Peregrine

VITRIA – Principal Architect 1998-2000 Responsibilities include process/integration architecture design, management of Denver technical presales team – Over 6M US$ in deals over 2 years – Top SE in Vitria

Informix/Illustra – Principal ORDBMS Specialist 1995-1998 Responsibilities: development of programs for Field Tech Team, development of specialist programs, technical presentations – Over 5M US$ in deals over 2 years

Sybase, Inc. – Principal Consultant 1989-1995 Pre-sales and post-sales technical consulting – Presidents Club (5 years)

Atlantic Research Corporation – Principal 1986-1989 Lead database architect (Oracle/Ingres) – Led DBMS work on Advanced Computer Flight Planning program

United States Air Force/Scott AFB 1982-1986 Senior Programmer Analyst for Air Force Logistics Command/USAF – Lead developer for AMMES project

University Teaching Positions 1978-1987 Multiple teaching positions (University of Nevada, Truckee Meadows Community College, McKendree College teaching introductory and intermediate

classes in Biology, Anatomy, Business Administration

Education

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville – Master of Business Administration (MBA) 1984-1986 University of Nevada, Reno – Master of Science 1979-1981 University of California, Davis – Bachelor of Science 1976-1978

Additional Professional Credentials

AWS Solution Architect Associate 2017

Member IBM Academy of Technology 2013-2015 IBM Certified Cloud Solution Architect 2015

OMG OCEB Certification 2013

Six Sigma Yellow Belt 2011 Open Group Distinguished Lead IT Architect – 2005-2017

IBM Professional DeveloperWorks Author 2002-2015 BPM Developer/BPM Analyst Certification (IBM) – 2011/2012/2013/2014

Certified SOA Solution Designer 2008 Member IBM North American Architect Certification Board 2002-2015

Volunteer Experience

Food Bank of the Rockies 2017 (Active) Colorado Technology Association – Lead Reviewer for CO STEM Programs 2017

EDS Network Cares 2011-2012 – Board Member

Skills Inventory

Focus Areas Distributed Architecture e.g. Cloud solution design, SOA/Microservices, Availability

Cloud Adoption/Implementation (Private/Public, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS) Emerging Technology (IoT, Big Data/Analytics, Cloud, Mobile)

Security Architecture (Data Protection (GDPR, PII, PCI, PGI/HIPAA,IAM) Data Technologies (DBMS/Big Data solutions)

Programming and Application Development/Web Development/Mobile Development DevOps and Agile Techniques

IT Project Management Mentoring and Organizational Skill Development Workshop Design/Development/Implementation Broad Written and Verbal Communication Skills

Ongoing learning/skill development via Coursera, Udemy, and MOOCs

Cloud Technologies AWS (EC2/S3/RDS), IBM BlueMix/SoftLayer, Google (GCE), PaaS (PCF), SaaS, IoT solutions

Development Tools

Rational Suite, Various BPM Technologies e.g. IBM, Blueworks Live, GIT, Eclipse, REST Tools (e.g. Postman, ARC), Adobe, ELK Stack, Mobile Technologies e.g. MobileFirst

Big Data/DBMS

Hadoop (Cloudera, HortonWorks, Amazon EMR), MongoDB/NoSQL, DB2, Informix, Oracle, Ingres, SQL Server

Programming Languages

Java/JEE, Python, JavaScript, Node.JS, Visual Basic, C, COBOL, FORTRAN, HTML/CSS, Apple SWIFT

Middleware/Integration JMS, MQ Series, MQTT, Apache Kafka and streaming data solutions, Vantiq, IBM BPM

(Standard/Advanced), IBM ODM(ILOG Business Rules Management System), IBM Integration Bus (Message Broker), IBM Case Manager, IBM FileNet

Operating Systems

Windows, Unix (e.g. RH Linux, Solaris, HP/UX, AIX), MVS/CICS, Legacy OSs

Security/Identity and Access Management SAML, OAUTH, ForgeRock IAM Suite Protegrity Data Protection Solutions

Systems Management

IBM Optim, Tivoli

07.26.18 Executive Summary Professional Development Jami has already received feedback from CDE coaches on a preliminary action plan required from the Best First Instruction conference. Claudia and Andy also reviewed this action plan. It is mainly focused on getting down to the basics of planning for student success - digging into the standards, thoughtfully creating student learning targets and success criteria, and focusing on the student engagement piece even more. CDE sent over several resources and tools related to the action plan, and are open to coming to the school to give PD if needed. We will adopt the FOCUS philosophy and it will be the driving purpose school wide this year. This ties in to the back to basics theme. FORMING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND AMONGST STUDENTS OPERATING WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND CLEAR TARGETS IN PLACE CREATING ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES UTILIZING DATA STRATEGICALLY TO INFORM INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING SUPPLYING SPECIFIC AND TIMELY FEEDBACK TO ENSURE EACH CHILD ACHIEVES HIS/HER PERSONAL BEST Teachers will be receiving PD at the beginning of the year related to our new curricula and well as the literacy curriculum, Burst reading interventions, student engagement strategies, and mental health/first aid, among a smattering of other topics to prepare for the new year. Teachers will also review classroom management by discussing the effective and consistent use of CHAMPS, along with an overview of restorative practices. This PD will be introduced through Google Classroom to encourage the use of the programs available through G-Suite. Teachers have received an invitation to the school calendar to link with their own school calendars. We are working on automating and/or streamlining some documents to auto populate in a Google Document, with the use of Autocrat and Google sheets. It is also the plan to gather meeting notes from teachers in the same way, so we have a running log for documentation purposes. Staffing We hired a custodian, Pam Havens, who is working part-time right now to get the school ready for the return of students and teachers. Curriculum

We are moving forward with the purchase of TCI for both social studies and science. After meeting with a group of teachers, we are working on integrating the cultural and artistic aspects of Paragon into the new curriculum. Reviewed Singapore Math curriculum and we are identifying a variety of differentiation strategies and resources to reach all students. ALso discussed methods for in class workshop methods to allow for a variety of acceptable outcomes based on student growth need. Reviewed the MAP program and compared it to Moby Max to ensure the assessment program is effective in presenting the most helpful information to meet student outcomes. The Moby Max program functions will be more of an intervention tool, which can be compared to Burst. The Burst program is much more versatile and it is a program AAK will be utilizing this school year as an intervention program campus-wide. Reviewed the SEL curriculum and shared the program overview with teachers. Teachers are open to the structured program that will promote a positive school culture and a safe classroom environment, through an open dialogue. We will discuss the new name for Paragon Nights when teachers return. Events We have several events scheduled for the summer to stay connected with our families: July 10, 11am-2pm Promenade Kids Days at the Shops at Centerra Promenade Kids Days was busy and we ran out of our art project! We have a couple leads that are being followed up with. July 14, 11am Picnic at Spring Canyon Park

We had a

August 1, 4pm Get Together at Twin Silo Park Fort Collins’ newest park is a great spot to get together before school starts! We will be encouraging our families to bring new families with them. August 20, 4-6pm Back to School Night and BBQ

Our Back to School BBQ was such a hit last year we decided to combine it with Back to School Night this year! Class lists will be posted, you can meet your teacher, drop off school supplies, check our our after school activities, and so much more! Bring a side to share, we'll provide hot dogs and beverages. Recruitment A mailer went out to the north Loveland neighborhood announcing a school closing. Madwire has increased our online ad presence. We have discussed looking at the local charter school programs to see what services and opportunities they offer to their students and how these compare to what we currently provide. We have also discussed also promoting the use of restorative practices in working with children. This in correlation with our SEL daily services will interest parents. We can also promote the monthly parenting talks/book chats Claudia will be scheduling that will reinforce the SEL curriculum and open a strong line of positive communication. Non-parents can also be invited to the monthly parenting talks. It will be easy to promote interest with our current families in attendance. These parents are our best advocates. It will be clarified that the talks are just a way to share tips with other community families, and that Claudia is not a trained certified therapist. Time permitting, we can offer a prospective AAK community member open house and display video presentations of past Paragon Nights, student artwork, strong writing samples and curriculum resources ( manipulatives), promoting the FOCUS ideals, Music program footage and anything else that might catch their attention. There are organizations that can help with recruitment for a fee. Schoolmint, but the fees may outweigh the current need. The use of hashtags to get the word out as the school year begins will also be a powerful tool to promote all the fantastic opportunities our school has to offer. #AAKELEMENTARY- Promoting Curriculum #AAKARTS- Music/Drama/Arts #AAKMOVES- PE/Health #AAK____-SEL Curriculum in action #AAKFUN-Assemblies/Community Nights/fieldtrips Enrollment

We have begun looking at potential budget cuts should we not hit enrollment.