Kairos Academies
Minutes
Programming Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday April 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We invite you join us at this Zoom link. This notice was published at www.kairosacademies.org/board at least one day prior to the meeting.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85372783082?jst=2
Committee Members Present
J. Tyrrell (remote), K. Graham (remote), M. Vachow (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
N. Patel, Nick Guadiana (remote), P. Garrett (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Vachow called a meeting of the Program Committee Committee of Kairos Academies to order on Tuesday Apr 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes from Programming Committee Meeting on 03-24-25.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. School Updates
A.
Program Updates
- Discussed Current student achievement trends
- for CSI students:about 1/3 of student met 1.5x growth in math and english
- Saw strong increases in science from winter to spring
- Discussed student engagement data on the gradient platform
- Discussed teacher development and individual teacher rating on the coaching rubric
- Discussed student and family satisfaction by grade level.
- overall biggest contributor was a positive mentoring experience for families and students
- Reviewed updates on SPED Compliance
- 100% of active IEPS are up to date or sccheduled
- All annual IEP meetings on track
- Reviewed inservice training data
- Staff appreciated adequate planning time and data engagement
- Wanted to know the plans earlier than released
- Discussed key risks for academics in the future and respective mitigation strategies
- Discussed program changes to support mitigation strategies
- Discussed strong close for EOY
B.
MS Transition Plan
- Discussed MS leadership transition and stabilization
- Goals of greater than 55% growth in math and english, reduction of tier 2 referrals by 20%, 80% staff reported role clarity
C.
EOY Testing
- Discussed EOY testing plan
- Window May 6- May16
- Discussed student prep, logistics, complaince, and family comms
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 6:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Vachow