Elgin Math & Science Academy
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 2, 2022 at 3:15 PM
Location
Virtual
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Meeting ID: 630 883 5013
Committee Members Present
B. Lane (remote), G. Swick (remote), J. Willer (remote), L. Sterba (remote)
Committee Members Absent
K. Kelly, K. Shaw
Guests Present
S. Ismond (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
B. Lane called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Elgin Math & Science Academy to order on Wednesday Nov 2, 2022 at 3:19 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Updates on Academic Programming
A.
Staffing
Sam talked about SPED updates - new self-contained class
B.
Conferences
- Conferences were awesome
- Super excited about middle school team
III. Student Achievement
A.
NWEA Testing
- Committee discused NWEA fall scores and set winter goals
For Math:
By December of 2022, the following grade levels will have the following percentages of students at the tier 1 level
K/2 80%
1,3,4,5 60%
6/7 55%
For
Reading:
By December 2022, the following grade levels will have the following percentages of students at the tier 1 level
K 80%
All other grades 70%
IV. Curriculum Updates
A.
FYI Social Studies Curriculum
- Middle school is piloting new SS curriculum and so far so good
B.
Current Math Curriculum being reviewed for the middle school
C.
Possible Health Curriculum to come in the future
V. 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 4:15 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Lane
Forgot to approve the September minutes.