The GLOBE Academy

Academic Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday October 12, 2022 at 9:00 AM EDT

Location

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 Committee
  A. Scheduling Academic Committee meetings through this calendar year
   

Fridays at 9 am: 

 

November 11th

December 9th

January 13th

February 10th

March 17th (since March 10th is an independent learning day)

April 21st

May 19th

  B. 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
  C. 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.
III. Other Business
IV. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting