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Board approves mission and vision, adopts NWEA assessments and several policies
Summary
Palmdale Aerospace Academy District board approved final mission and vision statements, a one-year NWEA contract for universal benchmarking, and three policies: college credit, independent study, and immigration enforcement. The consent agenda was approved with the personnel nonrenewal section removed.
The Palmdale Aerospace Academy District Board of Directors approved a slate of administrative items on Jan. 20, including final mission and vision statements, adoption of NWEA universal benchmarks for grades 6–12 on a one-year contract, and policy updates covering college credit, independent study and immigration enforcement.
At the meeting’s start, the board approved the consent agenda with the personnel nonrenewal section pulled for separate consideration.
Mission and vision: The board voted to approve the final mission and vision statements after a study session and subsequent staff-led revisions. The motion to approve passed on voice vote.
Benchmark assessment: The board approved a one-year contract to adopt the NWEA MAP assessment for middle and high school universal benchmarking for the 2025–26 school year. Presenters said the first year of the NWEA contract includes professional development for teachers; subsequent years should be less expensive once professional development is no longer included. The board asked about the cost of the existing STAR 360 contract; the specific comparative costs were not provided during the meeting.
Policies: The board approved a college-credit policy that adds explanatory language and a petition form for recording external course work on student transcripts; an updated independent-study policy that broadens short- and long-term independent-study options; and an immigration-enforcement policy updated to reflect current California state law and guidance from the California Department of Education and the attorney general. Each motion to adopt these policies passed on voice votes.
Formal votes and motions recorded in open session included: - Motion to approve the Palmdale Aerospace Academy’s mission and vision statements — passed. - Motion to approve NWEA MAP for middle and high school for 2025–26 (one-year contract with staff development included) — passed. - Motion to approve the college credit policy — passed. - Motion to approve the independent study policy (updated) — passed. - Motion to approve the immigration enforcement policy (revised to reflect state guidance) — passed.
Board members asked questions about the NWEA contract’s costs and noted the first year includes professional development for all 6–12 teachers; staff said they would provide cost details by email. The meeting record shows these items passed by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript.
Votes at a glance: all listed items passed; the nonrenewal portion of the personnel report was considered separately and later approved in closed session (see separate article).
