Sankofa Montessori
Minutes
February Academic Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Location
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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.
Committee Members Present
A. Allen-Thames (remote), E. Moore (remote), S. Harvey (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Allen-Thames called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Sankofa Montessori to order on Wednesday Feb 14, 2024 at 2:10 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
E. Moore made a motion to Approve the minutes from January January Academic Committee Meeting on 01-10-24.
A. Allen-Thames seconded the motion.
Approval of minutes in lieu of amending January minutes to change of "9 applications completing"
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Leadership Team’s Corner
B.
Discussion of Special Education
- Discuss student enrollment #% of student population with suspected and/or identified special needs- None, except parents resourced to tour Clayton county school district for ABA therapy and other resources where applicable.
- Updates on staffing with Special Needs- Hired a SPED Para
- Updates on classroom integration of special needs and updates on external supports for special needs (i.e., Speech, ABA, OT/PT)- None
- Updates on psycho-educational testing for students plans/progress- None
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:09 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Allen-Thames
1. Enrollment Status- 14 approved applications for 2024, enrollment will stop March 7; 16 processing and 3 newly submitted. Required to have 88 students reported.
2. Personnel Updates- School has released two teachers
3. Updates on school suspensions/expulsions:
4. Results of January MAP testing (Reading/Math per grade) and comparisons to fall MAP testing- Noted decrease in scores from January to fall in both reading and math; Staff currently analyzing data more closely to understand student trends
5. Miscellaneous items to discuss (Montessori teacher training)- Discussed possible changes for teacher agreement terms to ear MACDE training (Montessori cert training).