Living School
Minutes
Living School Academics & Culture Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday May 10, 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), M. Lehnherr (remote), N. Kyle (remote), P. Roussel (remote)
Committee Members Absent
D. Lister
Guests Present
Katie Wills Evans (remote), Porscha Williams (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 May 10, 2022 at 6:00 PM.
C.
Approve minutes from the last meeting
A. Medley made a motion to approve the minutes from Living School Academics & Culture Committee Meeting on 04-12-22.
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
- Stefin reviewed the CEO Board Report and Data Dashboard
- SLCs - data roll up, investigating trends and clarifying SOPs
- ACTs - whole school execution, discussion around providing accommodations, scores were low --> working on whole-school preparedness, making sure accommodations are in place, helping students to re-register (Stefin will include practice ACT results for next meeting)
- Discussion on independent work/homework
- 22-23 Playbook draft
- Staffing updates discussed
- Living Fest
- Credit Recovery
- Edmentum or teacher-created curriculum:
- Summer School Plans discussion
- To ask Stefin:
- What are the requirements for apprenticeships (# of hours, certification)?
- How will Edmentum be facilitated; will there be a facilitator/teacher present?
C.
Testing Updates
D.
Review the CSAF & Renewal Process
E.
Preview of Summer Programming
F.
22-23 Preview
- Review of 22-23 Draft Playbook
- New Staff Odyssey - collaboration, planning time, relationship building
- Family onboarding/orientation
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