Elgin Math & Science Academy
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 23, 2023 at 3:15 PM
Location
Virtual Meeting
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Meeting ID: 630 883 5013
Our Mission:
The Elgin Math and Science Academy is an EL Education public charter school.
We strive to support the whole child and develop socially responsible leaders who aspire to create a better world.
Committee Members Present
B. Lane (remote), K. Coventry (remote), L. Beavers (remote), L. Sterba (remote), P. Heer (remote), S. Ismond (remote)
Committee Members Absent
G. Swick, K. Kelly, K. Shaw
Guests Present
R. Manderschied (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Principals Report
A.
Updates for school
Provided Principal's report.
Staffing positions to fill (8th Grade TA, 5th Grade TA, 4th Grade TA, Bilingual Teacher, SPED Teacher, Dean of Crew and Culture, and Lunch and Recess Monitors).
Highlights:
- Middle School dance was a great hit.
- Middle School clubs up and running.
- Competitive Sports Teams (Basketball and Volleyball)
- Fall Testing has been completed except for a couple of assessments on FastBridge.
- Professional Development with School Designer.
- National Conference coming up for EL Education.
III. School demographics / attendance
A.
PowerSchool reports
Report provided by PowerSchool Consultant.
- Percentage of attendance for September.
- Transferred out students.
- 463 students.
- Free and Reduced Lunch numbers - 55%
- Breakdown of demographics and ethnicities.
- Number of students for MLL services.
- Number of students for SPED services.
IV. Student Achievement
A.
Reviewing IAR, NWEA, Lexia, Fastbridge data
J. Willer reviewed the IAR, NWEA, and Fastbridge data.
The score for the school report card is commendable. It is the second-highest school on the school report card.
Data was reviewed for the following assessments:
- IAR
- NWEA
- Fastbridge
The May 18th, 2023 Meeting Minutes will be approved at the Board Meeting.