No further updates on dashboard planning. 

1. Enrollment Status

     - School has lost 37 students

     - #1 reason of withdrawal was transportation

     - #2 reason of withdrawal was returning to homeschool

     -13 students will be starting school next week

     - 9 applications completing

     - End of March, enrollment numbers need to return to September FTE numbers 

     - Recruitment plans to improve enrollment include: launch campaign (Google ad, Facebook         website); Staff persons calling/emailing perspective families; Billboards pending on        

     Jonesboro Rd near city hall; Lunch n' learn events for executive directors of daycares

2.  Staffing Updates- One staff member on a 3 week probation plan (Improvement plan,       

      supports with Academic lead, and 1:1 behavioral management coaching with Mr. Johnson,       Coordinator of student culture);  New male assistant hired, Mr. Tavian.  Posting jobs and 

       interviewing for next year, intention to increase gender diversity with hiring

3.  Updates on School Counselor- plans or preparation for psycho-educational testing

     Contracting with local psychologist for psycho-educational testing

4.  Updates on School Nurse- any issues to address

      None

5. Updates on Status of Classrooms

     - 75% of classrooms are normalized and rates of suspensions decreased dramatically

6.  Updates on School Suspensions/Expulsions

     - No in school suspensions

     - Four out of school suspensions (all 1st years)

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

      - Change from Minnesota Executive Functioning Scale (MEFS) to Social Emotional Learning          Assessment (SEL).  SEL will replace MEFS for the students. 

         Any updates/status of January MAP testing?- MAP testing staring with Math the week of            1/16, Reading the week of 1/22, and Makeup testing the week of 1/29

8.  Miscellaneous items to discuss

      - New school wide behavioral pilot program of grace and courtesy lessons with the Ghana            class by student cultural coordinator, Mr. Johnson

      - GA governor and legislature passed teacher retention supplement bonus, which 15                     eligible staff received $1000 each

      - Results from state audit in September and any findings for Academics must be rectified              by Feb. 20 according to State Charter School Performance Framework

• Discuss student enrollment #/% of student population with supected and/or identified special needs- 100% in compliance.  IEPs of 14 students currently uptodate; six students pending on list
• Updates on staffing with Special Needs- None
• Updates on classroom integration of special needs and updates on external supports for special needs (ie Speech, ABA, OT/PT)- None
• Updates on psycho-educational testing for students- plans/progress- Seven completed psycho-educational evals to date

Discussion on moving time of Academic Committee Meeting to second Wednesdays of the month from 2-3 pm EST.  Motion passed.