Prelude Prep

Minutes

Academic Excellence Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday May 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting is scheduled at 6:30 PM.
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

Dr. Denise Miner-Williams called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Prelude Prep to order on Tuesday May 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Lauren Lewis made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 04-14-25.
Dr. Denise Miner-Williams seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence

A.

State assessments

TELPAS, grades 3-5 Reading and Math, 5th grade Science all completed. Initial results may be available by the end of May, official results probably by EOM August.

B.

MCLASS and MAP

Beginning EOY assessments this week.

C.

Academic programs

1. Writing Revolution program implemented this year and will be continued next year.

2. Number Stories is a curriculum program that is being implemented in addition to the Eureka Math program. This is a separate daily 30 min block within the 90 minutes of Math.

3. Lavinia group has few more days. (being funded by Choose to Succeed this year, LASO grant will fund next year. Still considered a valuable asset with tangible results demonstrated both with staff and with student engagement.

III. Other Business

A.

Attendance

Cycle 1     95.044%

Cycle 2     94.723 %

Cycle 3     92.043%

Cycle 4     93.2

Cycle 5     93.637

Cycle 6     in progress, but expected to bring rate up

B.

Enrollment

Down to 150. 

3siblings lost to Truancy consequences

3 Siblings lost to behavior conversation about 1 student

2 siblings  military move

C.

Staffing

1. There have been no changes. With the current coverage of the Science teacher, position, we are considered 100% staffed.

2. We currently have a sub whose specialty is Science and has been encouraged to apply for full-time position for next year.

3. All the Teacher Aides are doing extremely well and are/will be attaining the highest level of career progression. 

D.

Truancy Program

Ms. Lewis presented an analysis of attendance percentages with estimated state funding. After Truancy Prevention Program was implemented, attendance improved by several percentage points resulting in over $100,00 in funding, well worth the $12,000 cost of the the Truancy Program. We have no objective measure of the strongly perceived benefit of improvement in culture and moral attributed to the implementation of the program.

E.

CEO Comments

1. This is Teacher Appreciation week.

2. Sports are being added next year. Participation requires the student to meet acceptable attendance, behavior, and academic standards.

3. The annual field trip to celebrate testing achievement will take place soon. There is an attendance requirement to participate. This year a student was absent on testing day and is not being allowed on the field trip. This resulted in difficult conversations with the parents but the consequence is being upheld.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:17 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Dr. Denise Miner-Williams