Magnolia Public Schools
Minutes
Academic Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 16, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
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Meeting ID: 952 9622 4921 Passcode: 359662
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Academic Committee Members:
Ms. Diane Gonzalez, Chair
Ms. Sandra Covarrubias
Mrs. Esra Eldem Tunc
Mr. Daniel Sheehan (alternate)
CEO and Superintendent:
Mr. Alfredo Rubalcava
Committee Members Present
D. Gonzalez (remote), S. Covarrubias (remote)
Committee Members Absent
E. Eldem Tunc
Guests Present
J. Lara (remote), J. Obuchi
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approval of the Agenda
D.
Public Comments
E.
Approval of Minutes for Regular Academic Committee Meeting on October 13, 2022
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Eldem Tunc |
Absent
|
| D. Gonzalez |
Aye
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
II. Recommended Action Items
A.
Recommending to Approve Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) as New Math Curriculum Provider
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Gonzalez |
Aye
|
| E. Eldem Tunc |
Absent
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
III. Discussion Item
A.
Academic Updates
E.Acar, Chief Academic Officer, and other Academic Team members provided updates to the committee members. The following items were discussed: General Updates, Student Achievement Data Updates, Analyzing MAP Winter that includes the IAB, IXL Data, Instructional Programs and Support, New Teacher Programs, Instructional Rounds - School visits and classroom observations, College Programs Update - Dual Enrollment, Student Attendance Data - School Climate Data and Program Updates from MPS Home Office Academic Team Members.
There were no public comments