Final

Sankofa Montessori

Academic Committee Meeting

Published on August 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday September 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM EDT

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 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Andrea Allen-Thames 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Andrea Allen-Thames 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes 5 m
    Approve minutes for Academic Committee Meeting on August 12, 2026  
  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. Staff Attendance. 

 

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 (I.e. NWEA Fall MAP, IXL and DIBELS data; 

    

5. Discuss School-Parent (PTO)-any updates for upcoming SY26-27

 

6. SCSC Follow Ups- CCRPI data review-Schedule next Academic Task Force meeting with latest Dashboard data, all standardized testing data, attendance/tardy data, and data on low performing 2nd-4th graders.

 

7. Other Important Updates

  
  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 26-27 Goals Discuss Andrea Allen-Thames 4 m
   

 

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

 

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

  
II. Public Comments/Questions 6:15 PM
  A. Public Comment 5 m
   

Speakers please limit questions/comments to 2 minute.

  
III. Closing Items 6:20 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote 1 m