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Minutes

Academic Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Location

Zoom

Committee Members Present

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

D. Morrison (remote), D. Richardson (remote), N. Lampert (remote), T. Robinson (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Nicole Lampert called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.

C.

Approve Minutes

II. Academic Excellence

A.

Board training: Overview of the i-Ready assessment

  • Dr. Richardson recommended CEO reaching out to TOT for support in how to structure school board facing overview of i-Ready.
  • Dr. Robinson will create presentation and give at February board meeting.

B.

IREADY Results

  • Dr. Robinson shared updates on TOT requirements for early literacy grant, as well as breakdown of scoring and middle and beginning of the year results of i-Ready assessment.

C.

RSP update

  • All Reading Success Plans  (RSPs) are finished for each student that does not meet the I-Ready reading requirements.
  • RSP information will available from fall to fall by December 2026.

 

 

D.

Instructional Updates

  • Coaching
    • Coaching is occurring for every teacher. Sample evidence collected through video and coaching log.
    • Dr. Robinson shared sample coaching cycle.
  • Departmentalization
    • Considering for future years, and older grades.
  • Staffing
    • Dr. Richardson recommended looking into board member responsibilities in terms of staff hiring.

III. Other Business

A.

Academic Experts

  • The committee will discuss potential committee members to add at a later meeting date.
  • The committee will discuss new committee member orientation.

B.

Goals for Academic Committee

  • Committee members to review academic goals and make recommendations for revisions
  • Fishtank ELA has not been adopted yet
  • Dr. Robinson asked Dr. Richardson if there were any resources to compare curricula or guide leaders on knowing when to transition to a new curricula
  • Dr. Robinson will email legal consultant to determine legal board responsibilities in terms of selecting and adopting a new curricula

IV. 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 6:11 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
N. Lampert