The GLOBE Academy

Minutes

Strategic Plan Design Committee (2023-2024)

Date and Time

Thursday October 12, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Location

5504 Peachtree Road, Chamblee, Ga 30341

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

B. Heidlberg, C. Thomas, H. Holcomb, K. Henshaw

Committee Members Absent

A. Patel

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 Oct 12, 2023 at 6:10 PM.

II. Strategic Plan Design Committee (2023-2024)

A.

Discussion of Upcoming Tasks

Unable to discuss survey 4 data at this time.

 

Discussion of planning Nov Family/parent Town Hall:

Dates Wednesday Nov. 15th (8:30-9:15am) Upper & Lower Campus

Request to Jen to reserve and set up

 

Start with overview of SP process then go into interactive questions

 

(Ranking x3)

Facilities - UC (Ranking updates to facilities/new spaces) 

LC - DEI (achievement gaps, student behavior, transportation equity, cultural history equity, staff training)

 

Transportation - 

Check with Lillian on potential items to rank of importance (shuttle, cost, hubs) What data at this time are you needing to know more of?

 

Communication - (Ranking of overall communication improvements to be) Sentences

Uniform messaging, improvements of social messaging, school-wide alignment, report cards, consistency, not enough lead time for notices, either too much or not enough

 

Thursday Nov. 16th 6pm Same location

 

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 6:56 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Henshaw