Wesley International Academy
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday January 15, 2019 at 4:45 PM
Location
Wesley International Academy, Conference Room
Committee Members Present
A. Pullen, D. Johnson, D. Mason, J. Hansen, J. Marshall, M. Gaudet, R. Quartarone
Committee Members Absent
D. Satterfield, J. Wright
Guests Present
Felicia Topper, Karen Hypolite, Melanie Dukes, megan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Hansen called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Wesley International Academy to order on Tuesday Jan 15, 2019 at 4:50 PM.
C.
Approve minutes
J. Hansen made a motion to approve minutes from the Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 12-18-18 Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 12-18-18.
R. Quartarone seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Presentation of Benchmark Data
Next benchmark is February but not China Week.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
R. Quartarone made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Hansen seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:46 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Hansen
1. What adjustments do we need to make?
Timing of the test may be a factor here.
More small group instruction and review
Remediating content?
K- 88%
2- 32%
3-35
4th and 5th - 38
ELA - increase in achievement on the benchmarks here. K-85, 3 - 71; avg. 58%
Science - K- slow increase; 1st went down (grade levels are talking about the pacing of the information and what skills can be targeted again)
5th - a disconnect between in class assessment and the benchmark (teacher is revisiting the classroom assessments)
at or above target overall - 71% 3,4,5 - 36% combined
Social Studies - K fell, 1st is steady; 2nd is up from the last benchmark.
Increasing the number of questions is going to happen to increase stamina in test taking.
Overall above target - 70% and 50%
MYP -
Math - 6th is increasing, 7th dips, 8th is up; 8th is at 2% . Growth is increasing in all grades. Algebra is trending upwards (92%).
ELA - dips in 6 and 7, 8th is stagnant; growth in ELA is 6 - 79%, 7- 30; 8th is 55%
Social Studies - 6th is down, 7th is up significantly, 8th is stagnant but very high growth is at 72%
Science - 6th is stagnant, 7th and 8th saw significant dips.
Generally, the school sees this as a work in progress, still work to do. Focusing on support. This month, we will begin to better understand our position.
Vertical planning is happening between PYP and MYP to increase scores in middle school.