The GLOBE Academy

Minutes

Strategic Plan Design Committee (2023-2024)

Date and Time

Thursday August 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM

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.

Committee Members Present

A. Patel (remote), B. Heidlberg (remote), C. Thomas (remote), K. Henshaw (remote)

Committee Members Absent

C. Elliott-Earby, C. Schwenkler, D. Reynolds, H. Holcomb, J. Clark, L. Norton, T. Barnes

Guests Present

Adam Greenwood (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

K. Henshaw called a meeting of the Strategic Plan Design Committee (2023-2024) Committee of The GLOBE Academy to order on Thursday Aug 17, 2023 at 6:05 PM.

II. Strategic Plan Design Committee (2023-2024)

A.

Discussion of Upcoming Tasks

Survey 3 Discussion: 100 responses thus far

Top 4 items: Academics, Transportation, Facilities, Communication

(Data collection has more in-depth comments, but trending with what we've already seen before)

 

ACTION ITEMS: Ask Christi/HOSs to encourage staff participation in survey 3

Ask comms team to include future reminders of survey 3 in upcoming newsletters

Ask PTCC to share with room parents to disseminate to additional FB groups

Ask to plug survey 3 into Board Meeting on Aug. 28th

 

Planning for Sept. 12th Townhall

After school, audience (staff/teachers), use Nearpod application to elicit feedback, exclude higher leadership (plug into at separate meeting)

ACTION: Work with Jen to set up and plan (simultaneously LC & UC x2)

 

Sept. 14th Committee Meeting

In-person, make additional plans after learn more from Board Meeting

ACTION: Research potential meeting venues, change time to 7:30pm (later)

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 6:55 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Henshaw