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Shining Rock Classical Academy

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Academic Excellence Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 18, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Committee Members Present

A. Weimar, A. Wilkins, C. White, J. Schleifer, K. White, L. Long, S. Jenkins, T. Inman

Committee Members Absent

J. Morgan, T. Sessoms

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Weimar called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Shining Rock Classical Academy to order on Thursday Apr 18, 2024 at 3:40 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

T. Inman made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 03-14-24.
A. Wilkins seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence: Previous business

A.

High School Credit Recovery

From March Meeting:

  • Process for credit recovery
  • Summer recovery option and would students be charged for credit recovery sessions?
  • Stipends for the teachers?
  • Establish a timeframe for credit recovery to be completed (not waiting until the end of the semester)
  • Policy revision versus creating a new policy
  • See document Credit Recovery.pdf

 

T. Inman:

  • Verbiage change to Attendance Recovery Plan - as this is a time recovery, not a credit recovery
  • Refer to the recovery document for the process Credit Recovery.pdf - established in PLC meeting
  • Hours made up for each course - morning and afternoon 
  • Waivers may be offered for individual circumstances - Inman sends to Morgan. 
  • The attendance procedure will be as stated in the Attendance Protocol for HS

B.

Standards-Based Grading

Update on SBG from the subcommittee

Presentation readiness for the Board

 

From 3/14 meeting

  • The subcommittee will research supporting SBG.
  •  EC and Specials conducting a literature review for supporting evidence. 

K. White 

  • Met on 4/15 to discuss the SBG initiative 
  • Meeting again next week to finalize the board packet 
    • Plan to provide a timeline
    • Pro vs Cons
  • Literature Review
    • Reviewing other school districts

T. Inman 

- consider reaching out to Odyssey school in Asheville - believes they are using SBG 

C.

Academic Committee Items for Policy Committee Review

Update on polices pertaining to the Academic Committee

 

  • Graduation Hours Policy - review and revise the 22-hour HS credit pathway
  • Enrollment Policy - review and revise in reference to new students starting HS here at SRCA  
  • College Courses and online courses “W” - establish a policy regarding "W" from college or online courses and transcript grades for SRCA 

III. New Business

A.

Happy Numbers

K. White

Using Happy Numbers in kinder course, and kids doing well with the platform. 

Positive feedback from kids and parents

Happy Numbers platform may be used in k-1 grades

Targeted math activities 

Generates growth reports - used in class to focus on learning needs

Consider licensing - cost 

Currently no online self-paced math program for k-1 (Edementum used for grades 2 up)

 

C. White - 

Currently no program for Kinder and 1st to give data points 

Licensing estimate from website: 145 for 10 and then 14.50 per kid 

$2900  school license 

 

Further investigation into fees is needed. 

B.

High School Programs

Scholastic inventory - shorter survey - Lexile levels 

 

Language Arts PLC considering bringing this back. 

 

Would need pricing. 

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

A. Wilkins made a motion to adjourn meeting.
K. White 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 4:14 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Weimar