Wesley International Academy

Minutes

Academic Excellence Committee

Date and Time

Wednesday October 4, 2017 at 4:30 PM

Location

Kelley House Conference Room

Committee Members Present

A. Pullen, A. Terry, D. Holloman, D. Johnson, E. Buckner, F. Dixon, J. Hansen, J. Marshall, K. Parker, R. Quartarone, T. Frederick

Committee Members Absent

A. Chung, A. Lawrence, F. Butler

Guests Present

T. Ryan-Lawrence

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Holloman called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Wesley International Academy to order on Wednesday Oct 4, 2017 at 4:35 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Committee decided to movet approval of September notes to next meeting. 

II. Academic Excellence

A.

Review membership

Many ACE members do not have access to Board on Track. The names of members that do not have access will be provided to Board Secretary, Thomas Lawrence for the Board On Track invitation. Only committee members are able to vote within ACE. 

B.

Discuss Single-Gender Charge

ACE committee agreed to have an open meeting with the school community on 10/18 and 10/19 to share data results regarding single-gender classrooms.  Our goal for each meeting is to record public comments.  

The Executive Director, J. Marshall requested that the committee consider what we may be pulling away from students academically by maintaining single-gender classrooms and to consider how we can promote the most competitive academic environment within our school. 

C.

Data Updates

Our school Data rep was not able to be present given the meeting date change. This will be discussed at our next ACE meeting. 

III. 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 5:23 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
E. Buckner