Academic Committee: January Meeting Minutes

January 31, 2024, 9:00-10:30 AM

Minutes Draft

Lighthouse Community Public Schools

Minutes

Academic Committee: January Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday January 31, 2024 at 9:00 AM

Location

You are invited to an Academic Accountability Committee meeting with Lighthouse Community Public Schools.

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Committee Members Present

J. Hinton (remote), K. Kean (remote)

Committee Members Absent

R. Torney

Guests Present

K. Liljeberg, T. Hernandez (remote)

I. Opening Items

A. Record Attendance

B. Call the Meeting to Order

J. Hinton called a meeting of the Academic Accountability Committee Committee of Lighthouse Community Public Schools to order on Wednesday Jan 31, 2024 at 9:02 AM.

C. Approve Minutes

K. Kean made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Committee Meeting on 09-05-23.

J. Hinton seconded the motion.

The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Academic Accountability Committee

A. Review Committee Deck

Tina Hernandez, Chief Academic Officer, reviewed with the board the latest interim assessment results from students and discussed coaching impacts, as well as mathematic language routines to better understand the questions being asked in assessments.

The board asked questions about the frequency of testing and strategies around test taking.

Tina also gave updates about the academic strategies that LCPS is focusing on, positive staff and student culture, and coaching systems.

The board asked questions about how culture is measured and provided insights they have seen from other school systems.

Tina responded with how LCPS will record data around site events, restorative conference conversations, suspensions, and checking in with the adults who are the points of contact. Tina closed out the meeting with anticipated next steps for the academic leaders.

III. 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 10:08 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,

J. Hinton