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.
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