Springfield Prep
Minutes
Academic Achievement Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday October 17, 2018 at 8:00 AM
Location
594 Converse St, Longmeadow, MA 01106
This meeting of the Springfield Prep Charter School Academic Achievement Committee will be held at 594 Converse St., Longmeadow, MA on 10/17/18 at 8:00 am. Meeting notice was posted on the school's website (www.springfieldprep.org).
Committee Members Present
B. Spirer, J. Pistorius, J. Yiannos, K. Molina, S. Balogun, W. Soref
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
M. Wagner
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Balogun called a meeting of the Academic Achievement Committee of Springfield Prep to order on Wednesday Oct 17, 2018 at 8:00 AM.
C.
Approve minutes
S. Balogun made a motion to approve minutes from the Academic Achievement Committee Meeting on 09-19-18 Academic Achievement Committee Meeting on 09-19-18.
J. Pistorius seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Achievement
A.
Academic Achievement Dashboard Review
B.
Plan teacher visit to November board meeting
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
S. Balogun made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Pistorius seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Wagner
The committee also discussed the school's STEP and STAR data. Wendy noted that 1st grade at/above target numbers are much higher than in past years with STEP, and that based on STAR data the vast majority (77%) of 4th graders are reading at or above the 4th-grade reading level.
Lastly, the committee discussed how much the school spends testing. At the next meeting, committee members will receive information on how much time is spent on testing, what types of testing are happening, and what the purposes of the testing are.