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The GLOBE Academy

Academic Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 18, 2024 at 12:30 PM EST

Location

In person on Lower Campus, conference room 

2225 Heritage Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30345

 

 

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

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 12:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
II. Academic Committee 12:31 PM
  A. Data Review: Winter MAP and GA Milestones Discuss 40 m
   

As a group, review and discuss any observations or findings from recent reports:

 

1. Winter MAP scores 

 

-- link back to schoolwide goals for the year (see below)

 

2. GA Milestones 

 

http://ccrpi.gadoe.org/Reports/Views/Shared/_Layout.html

 

(click on our county and then our school to see our data)

 

 

Schoolwide goals for the 2023-2024 academic year:

 

Math:

We will increase the number of K-8 students in the high growth/low achievement quadrant (fall to winter, winter to spring) by 5%, as measured by MAP Growth. (setting the baseline this year)

 

Literacy:

We will decrease the percentage by race/ethnicity of students scoring below the 60th percentile by 2% from the Spring ‘23 to Spring ‘24 administration, as measured by MAP. (Fall to Winter 2023 will be baseline)

 

Target Language:

We will increase the number of students in 2nd-8th grades who meet the proficiency level by 2% as measured by STAMP. Please see proficiency level documents by grade and language.     *target language for their grade, by language

 

Social/emotional:

Decrease overall absences* by 5%. 


 

  
  B. Review draft of academic priorities for next 5 year Strategic Plan Discuss 10 m
   

Review strategic plan priorities: 

 

  • Increase opportunities for in person parental involvement on campus.
  • Improve communication with parents around their children’s learning experiences.
  • Set and periodically measure progress toward schoolwide goals, including around increasing student achievement across groups.
  • Continue to provide professional development for teachers in a targeted way   (admin chosen based on needs, chosen in relation to a goal for the year, teacher chosen based on interest in classroom; may be related to a coaching cycle)
  
  C. Upcoming meetings FYI 5 m
   

 

 

  • BOD meeting January 29th - Academic Committee present winter MAP data

February 15th IN PERSON, UC (ED's office) Agenda TBD 

 

March 14th IN PERSON, LC (Conference room) Agenda TBD 

 

May 30th IN PERSON, location TBD - after school lets out, admin Agenda: Data review: spring MAP data against school goals 

  • BOD meeting June 24 - Christi / Catherine present EOY data, against all our goals
  
III. Closing Items 1:26 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Catherine Schwenkler