Sankofa Montessori

December Academic Committee Meeting

Published on December 8, 2023 at 10:50 AM EST
Amended on December 13, 2023 at 7:17 PM EST

Date and Time

Wednesday December 13, 2023 at 7:00 PM EST

Location

Please go to zoom.com and join meeting. 

ID to join: 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

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Andrea Allen-Thames 1 m
   

I

 
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Andrea Allen-Thames 5 m
   

Note: Let’s review  October  minutes for accuracy.

 
II. Academic Excellence 7:07 PM
  A. Dashboard Planning Discuss Andrea Allen-Thames 5 m
   

Updates or plans for 2024 dashboards.

 
  B. Leadership Team’s Corner Discuss Sankofa Leadership Representative 25 m
   

1. Enrollment status

2. Staffing Updates

3. Updates on School Counselor; plans or preparation for psychoeducational testing

4.  Updates on School Nurse-any issues to address

5.  Updates on status of Classrooms

6. Updates on school suspensions/expulsions

7. Updates on status of Standardized testing and overview of assessments completed- progress on academic plans to improve MAP scores for the Spring 2024

8.  Miscellaneous items to discuss

 

 
  C. Discussion of Special Education Discuss Andrea Allen-Thames 10 m
   
  • Discuss student enrollment #/% of student population with suspected and/or identified special needs
  • Updates on staffing with Special Needs
  • Updates on classroom integration of special needs and updates on external supports for special needs (ie Speech, ABA, OT/PT)
 
III. Closing Items 7:47 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote 1 m