Living School
Minutes
Living School Academics & Culture Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 20, 2020 at 6:30 PM
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.
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.
Committee Members Present
K. Ward, M. Lehnherr (remote), N. Kyle (remote), P. Roussel (remote), S. Pasternak (remote)
Committee Members Absent
C. Baker, D. Lister
Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened
K. Ward
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Lehnherr called a meeting of the Academics & Culture Committee Committee of Living School to order on Tuesday Oct 20, 2020 at 6:36 PM.
C.
Approve Prior Meeting Minutes from Academic, Culture & Evaluation Committee
N. Kyle made a motion to approve the minutes from Living School Academic, Culture, & Evaluation Committee Meeting on 08-18-20.
P. Roussel seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic & Culture Committee
A.
Review FY21 Goals
B.
Review Academic & Culture Data from CEO Report
- Strengths: Student-led conferences, students exhibiting work
- Questions/Next steps:
- Understanding of what project-based learning is occurring in CEO report --> link or list specific projects into the CEO report
- May be helpful for teachers to know there is another group of people invested in the scope of the projects
- Possibly add narrative summary and student data - representative data of the scope of the work
- Attendance Q: Attendance recovery starting next week on Fridays by participating in activities or in their independent learning block and from 3 - 4pm.
- Staff development data: at the next committee meeting
C.
Staff Development
Overview of Staff Development
- Questions from committee members to Stefin about staff development systems:
- Job-alike and affinity groups
- Mentorships and collegial counseling
- Certification support and Publishing
- Feedback and response from staff: Staff feel like they have opportunities for high-level development
- Positive feedback: daily planning and collaboration (more time to collaboration as a staff and teaching times), Odyssey times, staff retreats
K. Ward arrived.
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 7:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Lehnherr