Shining Rock Classical Academy
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday December 12, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Committee Members Present
A. Weimar, C. White, E. Penland, J. Morgan, K. White, L. Long, S. Jenkins, T. Inman
Committee Members Absent
A. Wilkins, J. Schleifer, 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 Dec 12, 2024 at 3:36 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
S. Jenkins made a motion to approve September 2024.
C. White seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes
S. Jenkins made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 11-14-24.
C. White seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Other Business
A.
25-26 calendar
B.
HCC withdrawal procedures
Dicussion of withdrawal process and taking courses the next semester.
Should we establish a committee to review the withdrawals and decide if they are allowed to attend HCC the next semester?
What do we do with the students who have withdrawn?
Working towards a rubric to justify decisions.
C.
Open floor
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
A. Weimar made a motion to adjourn.
C. White seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED 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 4:35 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Weimar
Discussion of survey results on remote days.
Overall teacher survey - most approved - 8% did not approve.
Required by law to have 5 virtual days in our calendar.
Remote days - I will keep remote two days before Thanksgiving break.
Spring break - reviewing HCC calendar - 2 proposed breaks April 6 or 13th week
Discussion - return Jan 6 instead of 5th - most agree we should start 6th - students are already out MLK
2 spring break options - will go to board