Prelude Prep
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday December 3, 2024 at 8:00 AM
This Meeting will be conducted by telephone conference in accordance with the Governor’s
authorization concerning the suspension of certain open meeting law requirements for COVID-19.
Committee Members Present
Dr. Denise Miner-Williams (remote), Lauren Lewis
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
MaryAnne Malicki (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Data- no testing to report
B.
Update on consultant
III. Other Business
A.
Enrollment: 159
B.
Attendance: 94.95%
C.
Truancy Prevention Program
1.Met this month with multiple parents required to attend. Each family works out an Attendance Improvement Plan with a monthly check-in.
2. One K student with over 30 tardies was withdrawn by the family,
3. Ms. Lewis feels this Program, which is in the handbook and is discussed at parent meetings, sends a good message.
D.
Staffing
1. Third grade teacher opted to leave; even though she had good potential as a teacher, she did not seem emotionally equipped to handle the job. The instructional coach and dyslexia teacher are stepping in until replacement is found.
2. One aide walked out after having had her roles and expectations clarified by Ms. Lewis.
3. Ms. Lewis is interacting with a new SpEd company, who has provided a speech pathologist. May help with hiring a SpEd teacher. Currently Ms. Lewis is assisting w some SpEd classes.
1. Educational consult from Lavinia, helping teachers with the "how" to actually prepare and teach lessons has been deemed "very helpful" by teachers. Ms. Lewis perceives more confidence in the classroom.
2. This week the funders are coming in to observe interaction with the consultant, and classrooms.
3. Ms. Lewis us applying for a grant from TEA for a consultant for next year which would allow us to work with the same person from Lavinia.