The GLOBE Academy

Minutes

Academic Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Friday September 10, 2021 at 11:00 AM

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.

Committee Members Present

C. Blunt (remote), C. Catinella (remote), C. Elliott-Earby (remote), D. Reynolds (remote), J. Limor (remote), J. Nichols (remote), K. Padron (remote), L. Dibble (remote), L. Sum (remote), S. Daniel (remote), S. Manns (remote), Z. Funchess (remote)

Committee Members Absent

J. Varnell, M. Huitt, R. Hudak

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Reynolds called a meeting of the Academic Committee of The GLOBE Academy to order on Friday Sep 10, 2021 at 11:00 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

C. Elliott-Earby made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Committee Meeting on 08-20-21.
D. Reynolds seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Academic

A.

STAMP and MAP Testing Results Summary

  • DR Shared STAMP and MAP Results 
  • Examined trends from 2019 to 2021 - pre and post pandemic
  • GLOBE students performed better comparable national averages during the pandemic.
  • Academic scores were slightly lower relative to baseline, likely due to pandemic disruptions.  

B.

GLOBE efforts on race-conscious curricula

  • Stacie Schmidt joined AC committee
  • New sub-group meetings organized to address race-conscious curricula at GLOBE
  • First meeting set for mid-September 

C.

Additional Support for Target-Language Learning

  • Group shared update on meeting 
  • Will prepare key achievable items for year 2021-22

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 12:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Reynolds