Springfield Prep
Minutes
Academic Achievement Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 20, 2019 at 7:30 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 3/20/19 at 7:30 am. Meeting notice was posted on the school's website (www.springfieldprep.org).
Committee Members Present
B. Spirer, J. Pistorius, K. Molina, S. Balogun, S. Leslie, W. Soref
Committee Members Absent
J. Yiannos
Guests Present
Bianca Cabrera, Christina Perry, M. Maggi
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Molina called a meeting of the Academic Achievement Committee of Springfield Prep to order on Wednesday Mar 20, 2019 at 7:32 AM.
C.
Approve minutes
J. Pistorius made a motion to approve minutes from the Academic Achievement Committee Meeting on 01-23-19 Academic Achievement Committee Meeting on 01-23-19.
S. Balogun seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Achievement
A.
Academic Achievement Dashboard Review
The committee reviewed the Academic Dashboard for the month of February. Highlights of the discussion are below:
- STEP performance shows 60% of students reading at or above grade level. While second grade data shows a significant percentage of the students preforming below grade level, there is still growth occurring. Second grade teachers have shifted their instruction to small groups across the grade level.
- Overall, we surpassed our new student application goal of 378, and received 408 total new applications.
- On the MAP Assessment, Springfield Prep performed well, and when compared to BES schools nationwide taking the assessment, was ranked 2nd out of 80 schools.
- The suspension rate remains low with one in-school suspension and no out-of-school suspensions.
- Student attendance is strong. Chronic absenteeism has decreased from 10% in the month of February to 8% in the month of March.
III. Other Business
A.
2019 Enrollment Lottery Report
A report on the enrollment lottery was provided as part of the dashboard report, so there was no new discussion regarding this topic.
B.
2019 MCAS Update
This item was tabled for the next meeting due to time constraints.
C.
Dissemination Report
This item was tabled for the next meeting due to time constraints.
D.
Assesesment Overview
This item was tabled for the next meeting due to time constraints.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Academic Achievement Committee Board Report
Kelvin will report out on the dashboard highlights at the March board meeting.
B.
Next Academic Achievement Committee Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30 am.
C.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Pistorius made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
S. Balogun 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 8:35 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Spirer