A. Leadership Team’s Corner (PPT presentation if applicable)

1. Enrollment status- current status & School Attendance

    Total Enrollment- 144 students   K-56 1st-40  2nd-25  3rd-23

    11 withdrawals in August

    Student Attendance data- Decreased (2% from Sept to Oct) - due to illnesses.  Not many           unexcused absences.  Will monitor as progress into flu season.  2nd grade with noted               increase of 4% in daily attendance.  

    Average daily attendance by grade:  K-88.17%, 1st-91.56%, 2nd- 93.3%, and 3rd-86.7%

    Entire school average daily attendance: 89.86% (dec from Sept)

    Staff Attendance data-  Absences dropped between Aug/Sept to Oct.  

    Flight captains-10 absences.   Teach assist- 7 absences    Staff support- 3 absences

    Leadership- 3 absences 

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

    24 members: Flight captains-9  Co-captains-6  Staff support-4  Flight control- 5 (leadership       team)

    Recruiting for part-time recruitment contractor; Offer for a gifted teacher (5 kids identified as     gifted); Paternal leave coverage for discipline associate. 1:1 SPED  Para:1

    Art teacher transitioned off team.  Hired new K teacher (Ms. Sherice) for N.America                     classroom.  Hiring for contracted ESOL teacher (3 interviews and offer to start on 12/2).

3. Updates on school suspensions/expulsions by grade

    Out of school suspensions: K-2, 1st-2, 2nd-1, 3rd- 2.  Reasons included physical assault           student/teacher, fighting, invasion of privacy 

    No data on in school suspensions

4. Standardized Testing and Screening Data Updates- Outcome data per grade for
the following fall assessments from August:
NWEA MAP (Math vs. Reading)- next MAP testing in December (will have makeup days)
SELweb- none
Reading Acceleration Pathway- none
GKIDS for K only-none
MAP Fluency Reading Test- Dyslexia screening with preliminary reporting showing significant signals for 2nd and 3rd grade students.  Completion of data and summary to be shared in December Academic meeting. 
 

5. Discuss School-Parent (PTO)- no updates.
 

6. Organizational Chart and Miscellaneous-  School calendar for 2025-2026 is due to authorizer prior to Winter break in December.  Clayton co. calendar for 25-26 was not released, so unable to incorporate into our school calendar.  School plans to share break periods with team, other board committees, and "Snacks with Sarah" for input about break periods. Discussed the counties in metro Atlanta mostly differ over fall breaks.  Changes noted is moving curriculum night to August and all school events to Saturdays based on parent feedback.  Additional planned community activities for 25-26 school year with logistics TBD (Donuts w/Dad or Paternal figure, Grandparents Day, Muffins w/Mom or Maternal figure, Career Day, Kindness Month). 

B. Discussion of Special Education

• Discuss student enrollment #/% of student population with suspected and/or
identified special needs- Total of 26 students with IEPs, an increase by 2 from prev month.

Total of 8 students with 504 plans

Total of 4 students with ESOL support

Total of 13 students with MTSS (increase of 5 from prev month)

Eligibility:  17 significant developmental delay; 5 autism; 21 w/ secondary speech impairment; 1 specific learning disability; 2 intellectual disability 
• Any updates on staffing for Special Needs and progress of Special Ed
classroom- SPED Para 1:1
• Any updates on classroom integration of special needs and updates on external
supports for special needs (ie Speech, ABA, OT/PT)-  Speech 23 students; 12 students in OT
• Any updates on psycho-educational testing for students- plans/progress- None

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

    As noted above, in process of recruiting for a gifted teacher.  5 students currently meet gifted     services. 

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

Reiteration of Small Group Instruction, Students Receiving Feedback, and Classroom Management

Any outstanding items from last year's committee- updates on grants/funding/external
partnerships-  No further updates

Parent question:  Did anyone hire another SPED?  

Response:  In process of hiring gifted contractor (Part time) and ESOL teachers. 

Parent question:  What about parent events and what does that look like?  Will parents come during the day or enter building?  

Response:  Working on PTO and staff to decide on best times of day and logistics for Parent events for the next calendar year.  TBD.