Voices for International Business and Education
Minutes
Academic Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Voices for International Business and Education http://public.boardontrack.com/VIBE_1
Committee Members Present
C. Robinson, G. Espinoza (remote), K. Dwyer, T. Winfield
Committee Members Absent
C. Lacoste, Jr., S. Olivier
Guests Present
A. Berger, C. Bourque, Chicora James, D. Lewis, F. McKenna, J. Carreno
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Dwyer called a meeting of the Academic Committee of Voices for International Business and Education to order on Wednesday Mar 6, 2024 at 6:34 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes from Jan 24th Meeting
II. Academic
A.
Academic Dashboard and HOS Report
III. Update on Progress for Committee Goals for 23-24 School Year
A.
Goal #1 Monitor and Evaluate the progress of students over the 23-24 school year
Goal monitor the progress on the students and for the board to work on incentives, partnership, sponsors
B.
Goal #2 Encourage 100% Board Participation towards school cultural events - defined by financial support and increase attendance at cultural events
All Board members are to attend the ribbon cutting April 10 and open house April 17
C.
Goal #3 Review our current strategic plan as it relates to Academics- make recommendations to the Strategic Plan committee inclusive with our expansion grant goals and overall sustainability
next Board meeting we want to have the conversation Strategic plan- Garret wants to have a zoom in meeting to talk about the goals.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Public Comment
B.
Next Meeting
May 1 at 6:30
C.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
T. Winfield
Documents used during the meeting
None
IB MYP consultancy and IB
April 15-16 visit from our MYP consultant
Student Led Forum: IB diploma programme students conducted a forum with the HOS and IB coordinator to discuss the challenges faced. Key discussion points include teacher retention, pre-IBDP preparation as underclassmen, and incentives.
IB Professional Development: The IB coordinator conducted a school-wide professional development session focused on IB unit planning
Regional Collaboration; IB coordinator represented the the school at the initial regional IB association meeting. establishing a foundation for collaboration among LA.
Exploring IB for All efficiency and expansion: participated in a state association informational session regarding the school-wide adoption of the IB diploma.
Culture updates: looking for ways to raise money for the PBIS program.
The UMC will host a vaping prevention assembly for each grade level in March.
The culture team needs to be trained in CPI and level two, capturing kid's hearts.
School suspension: OSS infractions were the result of civil interaction that resulted in an altercation at school. The Culture department does its best to address these issues through mediation, still, it may be beneficial to look into finding programs where licensed therapists come in to provide sessions for students to cope with the problems. they face outside the school.
50% fighting
33% willful disobedience
17% vaping
In-School Suspension: The students had ISS resulting from the students disclosing that they were not coming to Saturday detention due to work obligations and the other student's parent informed the school that they could not make it on Saturday, 13 % of the students are of Hispanic origin, and 87 %are African American.
Saturday dentention: Culture has done a great job at identifying the students but has fallen short with consisting of teachers' participation in the enforcement of the rules.
94 % ID infractions
3% Skipping
3% Cell phone Violation
One thing the Board can help
Raffles- big ticket items
Jordan-tennis shoes
Jays for A
Mastery on your LEAP- you would get this.
HEAD BEATS
Partnership with Apple, ATT, donate to the school
Sport- discount tickets to attend the sports game.
Sweatshirt for mastery
having a punch card- filled at the end of the week you have a free dress day.
How do want to receive funds on the website? Find a partnership -with large to give more.