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Living School Academics & Culture Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday October 20, 2020 at 6:30 PM CDT

Location

Zoom (all meetings virtual until further notice)
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.  At the end of each agenda item, there will be a time for public comment.  Members of the public wishing to comment on any agenda item, may raise their hand at this designated time and be recognized by the 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 Chair at least 24 hours notice to be added to the agenda.  We will strive to accommodate longer items but cannot guarantee room on a given meeting's agenda.

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Prior Meeting Minutes from Academic, Culture & Evaluation Committee
    Approve minutes for Living School Academic, Culture, & Evaluation Committee Meeting on August 18, 2020
II. Academic & Culture Committee
  A. Review FY21 Goals
   
  1. By the end of the 20-21 school year, 100% of Living School students have demonstrated growth as evidenced by monthly reviews of academic and cultural data and subsequent action plans.
  2. By the end of the 20-21 school year, 100% of Living School staff have demonstrated growth on the Staff Development rubric and 90% of Living School are returning for the 21-22 school year.
  B. Review Academic & Culture Data from CEO Report
   
  • Review Living School instructional goals for 20-21 SY
    • High-quality project-based instruction
    • Students publicly exhibit work that they are proud of
    • Instruction drives progress toward graduate goals (college acceptance, living wage job offer, advanced trade certification certification and habits of a healthy life)
  • Strengths & Bright spots
  • Areas of growth
  • Questions
  • Next Steps
  C. Staff Development
   
  • Refer to 2020-21 Staff Development Rubric Template & Job Descriptions
    • Updates requested by Staff:
      • Adding quarterly peer evaluation survey (staff will be allowed to submit an evaluation for anyone they would like to through a universal survey) and that score will be compared with the self score & coach score each quarter
      • Staff will discuss how we want to use the scores from the Quarterly Evaluations after Q1 (For example, do we want to use them to inform compensation & retention decisions?)
    • Refer to Staff Development Systems on Living School Playbook
  • Q1 Data review next month
III. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting