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Voices for International Business and Education

Minutes

Academic Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 7:00 PM

Location

International High School of New Orleans Community Room 727 Carondelet St. LA 70130
Voices for International Business and Education http://public.boardontrack.com/VIBE_1

Committee Members Present

A. Berger, J. Carter, L. Crowe, S. Retzlaff, S. Wilson

Committee Members Absent

C. Allen, C. Webb, L. Lopez, S. Thomas

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Carter called a meeting of the Academic Committee of Voices for International Business and Education to order on Tuesday Oct 18, 2016 at 7:17 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

II. Academic & Culture

A.

Pupil Progression Plan Overview

Review of PPP

B.

2016-2017 Academic Committee Goals

  1. To monitor the academic program and school culture pillars of the strategic plans to ensure the goals and objectives are on track to be met. Retention rate, admissions rate, where are the students coming from, what do they look like? Graduated, P/F EOCs; quarterly; after report cards; Mock ACT; Grade distribution report; Culture;
  2. Creation of the academic dashboard;To review the academic dashboard quarterly--to review strengths/areas of growth to determine what supports are needed.
  3. Board HOS-Staff relationship- Manuals, Review of manuals--provide by the end of the year; put on November academic meeting agenda for Academic committee

III. Other Business

A.

Professional Development

Review of Oct 12 PD
Overview of Circles/Culture

B.

Topics for November 2016 Academic Committee meeting

Goals
Manuals/Handbook
Fr. Carter would like to hear from faculty
National trends - AFT, population trends
 

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:27 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Berger