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The GLOBE Academy

Academic Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday September 8, 2022 at 10:00 AM EDT

Location

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81876414579

Vision, Mission and Core Values
Vision: To develop globally minded citizens who have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effect positive change in our world.
Mission: The GLOBE Academy fosters Global Learning Opportunities through Balanced Education for children of all backgrounds. With a focus on dual-language immersion, an experiential-learning model, and a constructivist approach, GLOBE inspires students to be high- performing lifelong learners equipped to make a positive impact in the world.
Core Values: The GLOBE Academy’s core values are expressed in the acronym, CREST: Community, Respect, Empathy, Sustainability and Trust. These values are expected of the governing board, faculty, staff, parents, and students. They are woven into daily life at GLOBE and incorporated into the curriculum.
 Community: We are inclusive, and we nurture and support one another.
 Respect: We treat ourselves and each other with kindness and dignity.
 Empathy: We strive to understand and share the feelings of others.
 Sustainability: We aim to conserve our resources for optimal use in the present and future.
 Trust: We are committed to honesty, transparency, and respectfully sharing our thoughts and encouraging others to do the same.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
II. Academic
  A. 2022-2023 School year updates
   

* What is new and/or significant in the 2022-2023 school year, that's worth highlighting to the Board of Directors later this month? 
  B. Data Review
   
  • Recent MAP & STAMP data: What to highlight? 
  • Discussion: What should Committee Chair focus on when presenting to the Board later this month? What ongoing internal work at GLOBE aims to reduce the disparity in scores by racial/ethnic groups? 
  • Committee Chair will share out slide deck with the Committee prior to presenting to the Board on September 27, in order to receive any additional input or comments prior to sharing data publicly.
  C. Overview of Academic programs that support exceptional student populations
   

* Per Charter Renewal process, interest on behalf of the Board to know more about the programs already in place at GLOBE to support exceptional student populations.
  D. Goals for Academic Committee 2022-2023
   
  • Ongoing data review of testing scores and goal (priority for Board and in Strategic Plan) to reduce achievement gap
  • GLOBE graduate profile: Backwards design from this set of goals. What does this look like in K, 1st, 2nd grade etc?
  • Capstone experience: What can this look like?
  • DLI focus for longer-term: How to support students who are struggling to learn the TL

 

Schedule of Academic Committee Meetings for this school year

* Input / preferences on which area of focus for a specific meeting

 

Initial brainstorming around area(s) of focus as time allows
III. Other Business
IV. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting