Final

Sankofa Montessori

Academic Committee Meeting

Published on September 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM EDT
Amended on September 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday September 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT

Location

Meeting ID 601 495 1069

Through a culturally responsive, child and family-centered Montessori education, Sankofa Montessori ensures that all of our students develop the knowledge, skill, and agency to have a life of purpose.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 2:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Andrea Allen-Thames 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Andrea Allen-Thames 2 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes 5 m
    Approve minutes for Academic Committee Meeting on August 13, 2025  
  D. Leadership Team Updates Discuss Sarah Harvey 30 m
   

1. Enrollment status- Current enrollment status and efforts for enrollment fundraising & School Attendance

 

2. Personnel Updates- Updates on staffing and updates regarding professional development of staff.

 

3. Updates on school suspensions/expulsions by grade

 

4. Standardized Testing and Screening Data Updates- Any outstanding outcome data per grade from fall assessments if applicable.  Updates/Preliminary Results if applicable.

    

5. Discuss School-Parent (PTO)-any updates for upcoming SY25-26

 

6. Commission Meeting Next Steps and Follow Ups

 

7. Curriculum Status - updates on progress for implementing new curriculums

 

8.  Assessment Calendar 

 

9. Professional Development Calendar

  
  E. Special Education Discuss Sarah Harvey 2 m
   

B.  Discussion of Special Education

 

  • Discuss student enrollment #/% of student population with suspected and/or identified special needs
  • Any updates on staffing for Special Needs and progress of Special Ed classroom
  • Any updates on classroom integration of special needs and updates on external supports for special needs (ie Speech, ABA, OT/PT)
  • Any updates on psycho-educational testing for students- plans/progress

 

  
  F. Gifted Student Services Discuss Sarah Harvey 2 m
   

C. Discussion of Gifted Services

 

Discuss student enrollment #/% of student population with suspected and/or identified for gifted services

 

Discuss plans for data tracking/allocating #/% of students for appropriate funding per student for special services or gifted services

  
  G. SY 25-26 Goals Discuss Andrea Allen-Thames 5 m
   

 

Any updates or changes to the short term and long term goals for next school year

 

Any outstanding items or updates on grants/funding/external partnerships for next school year

  
II. Public Comments/Questions 2:47 PM
  A. Public Comment 10 m
   

Speakers please limit questions/comments to 2 minute.

  
III. Closing Items 2:57 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote 1 m