The Anchor School
Academic Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Location
Agenda
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I. | Opening Items | 8:00 PM | |||
A. | Record Attendance | Nicole LeBlanc | 1 m | ||
B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Emily Desprez Isbell | 1 m | ||
C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Emily Desprez Isbell | 1 m | |
Approve minutes for Academic Committee Meeting on August 14, 2024 | |||||
II. | Academic Achievement | 8:03 PM | |||
A. | Academic Data Review | Discuss | Josh Pinto Taylor | 15 m | |
Review the data added from July and August thus far. Milestone data and MAP assessment.
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B. | Academic Assessment Calendar | Discuss | Josh Pinto Taylor | 5 m | |
Present the drafted academic assessment calendar for the 24-25 school year, updated with MAP window recommendations.
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III. | Additional Item from Operations Committee | 8:23 PM | |||
Kynea will be the staff member supporting these items. |
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A. | SCSC Monitoring (for Operations and Academic) | Discuss | Kynea Griffith | 5 m | |
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B. | Professional Qualifications Policy | Vote | Kynea Griffith | 5 m | |
Director of Operations will share the final policy for approval (with edits from HR consultant incorporated into the final policy document). |
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C. | Weighted Lottery and Lottery Timeline | Discuss | Josh Pinto Taylor | 10 m | |
Discuss the weighted lottery and lottery timeline for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.
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IV. | Other Academic Items | 8:43 PM | |||
A. | SCSC Academic CPF and Renewal Criteria Updates | Discuss | Josh Pinto Taylor | 5 m | |
Aug 29 meeting: The SCSC is proposing updates to the academic section of the CPF and renewal crieria. Please join us for a webinar to review the changes and gather feedback. All materials will be posted to the website following the webinar. |
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B. | Academic Accreditation | Discuss | Josh Pinto Taylor | 5 m | |
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C. | TAS High School Progress | Discuss | Josh Pinto Taylor | 10 m | |
The current strategic work happening in support of developing the HS program:
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D. | Standards Based Grading and Grade Conversions | Vote | Josh Pinto Taylor | 5 m | |
Dr. Pinto Taylor will share a draft policy for when and how TAS does grade conversions. Given that Grade 8 is only a year away (this is when we will begin offering HS credits), We'd like to have this work completed this year. |
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E. | Remedial Education Program (REP) Overview | Discuss | Josh Pinto Taylor | 5 m | |
Josh will provide an overview of the REP process at TAS this school year. |
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F. | Drug and Alcohol Policy | Discuss | Josh Pinto Taylor | 5 m | |
Recommendation to draft a policy related to drug and alcohol in safety sensitive positions. |
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V. | Closing Items | 9:18 PM | |||
A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote |