Living School
Minutes
Living School Academics & Culture Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 8, 2022 at 6:00 PM
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
A. Medley (remote), D. Cager (remote), D. Lister (remote), M. Lehnherr (remote), N. Kyle (remote), P. Roussel (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Dr. Leslie Haas (remote), S. Pasternak (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Cager called a meeting of the Academics & Culture Committee Committee of Living School to order on Tuesday Feb 8, 2022 at 6:05 PM.
C.
Approve minutes from the last meeting
A. Medley made a motion to approve the minutes from 1-11-22 A&C Committee Meeting Living School Academics & Culture Committee Meeting on 01-11-22.
M. Lehnherr seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academics & Culture Committee
A.
Review FY22 Goals & Description
B.
Review Academic & Culture Data from CEO Report
- 6 students are being dropped; 4 students have moved out of parish
- Attendance
- Still a challenge at Living School, anecdotally a challenge across the city
- 9th grade data is corrected
- Hybrid since Jan 24 due to COVID cases; has impacted some attendance (citywide metrics incorporated into planning, hoping for everyone back in person the week before Mardi Gras)
- Discussion of academics
- Academic restorative practices: exemplars
- Help students see correlation between effort and daily work in mastery and outcomes
- New Director of Teaching & Learning: supporting planning, coaching, debriefing, academic cycles
- Staff shifts
- Director, Teaching & Learning: Porscha Williams
- College & Career Advisor: Shannon Rogers
- Resignation: Charm Baker - will be finishing work remotely; Caren Green will move into this role
C.
Review the CSAF & Renewal Process
- Discussion of CSAF & Renewal Process
- Impacts of COVID on renewal process
- Understanding of financial and educational performance aspects; discussion of what's included in organizational performance
- Next Steps
- Compile questions, Dr. Lister will send for more information
- Possible progress report for the rest of the board
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 7:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
D. Cager