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Living School

Living School Academic & Culture Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday November 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM CST

Location

Living School, 6003 Bullard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70128
All are welcome at Living School Board Meetings.  Translation is available with 24 hours notice.  Public comment is welcome on any item on the agenda.  Members of the public wishing to comment may raise their hand and be recognized by the Board or Committee Chair to speak for up to 2 minutes per person, per agenda item.  On any matter up for a vote, public comment must be heard prior to taking the Board's vote.  For members of the public wishing to address the Board for longer than 2 minutes on any given agenda item, please give the Board Chair at least 24 hours notice to be added to the agenda.

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Prior Meeting Minutes
    Approve minutes for Academic & Culture Committee Meeting on July 16, 2019
II. Preparing instructional supports for 2019-20 School Year
 
Charter App Committee
  A. Review FY19-20 Committee Goals
   

Goal 1: Support the hiring & training of a strong founding team
- Task 1.1: Review Staff Odyssey Calendar to make sure it is comprehensive & appropriate (6/15/19)
- Task 1.2: Complete first quarter pop-in observations and debrief with CEO (9/30/19)

Goal 2: Develop annual evaluation tools, processes, and metrics for academics & culture
- Task 2.1: Develop academic & culture dashboard to track data at monthly meetings (8/31/19)
- Task 2.2: Align Graduate Profile, Staff Development Rubric, & Academic & Culture dashboard to mission (10/31/19)
  B. Review documents for Board Approval at today's meeting
   
Updates to 2019-20 Calendar:

The following changes to our School Calendar were approved by our Staff Council on 9/18/19 to be presented to the Board:
  • Take Memorial Day (5/25/20) off to be made up by extra instructional minutes on Exhibition Weeks.
  • Move Staff Odyssey to 4/6/20 - 4/10/20 (currently 3/23/20 - 3/27-20)
  • Eliminate Spring Break (currently 3/30/20 - 4/3/20)
  • Rename break from 5/4/20 - 5/8/20 Spring Break (currently Sowing Break)
  • End school 1 week earlier on 6/5/20 (currently 6/12/20)
  C. Observation and Debrief Process
   
1. Share glows and grows from 8/12/19 observation
2. Discuss ways to capture feedback from observations in the future
  D. Dashboard Items
   
1. Review potential items from Academic and Culture Dashboard in the CEO Report
2. Review & finalize dashboard
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  E. Prepare presentation for the Board on SPS & Growth Index Scores
   
Refer to LDE's powerpoint & spreadsheet on SPS & Growth Index calcluations.
III. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting