Elgin Math & Science Academy
Minutes
Academic Excellence Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday September 26, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Location
Admin Lounge Upstairs Admin Building
1600 Dundee Avenue
Elgin, IL 60120
Committee Members Present
B. Lane, H. Sennholtz, M. Toth
Committee Members Absent
J. Delgado, S. Bennett
Guests Present
A. Scimeca, J. Willer, K. Martinez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve November 6, 2023 Meeting Minutes
D.
Approve October 23, 2023 Meeting Minutes
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Back to School Information
B.
Programmatic Changes
GT program fully enrolled at 20 students. Discussion around programmatic shifts since beginning of year, specifically science and social studies focus.
Cross-categorical special education for kindergarten through 4th grade.
Friday elective offerings discussed for grades 6-8.
C.
Suspension Data
Since start of school year, 7 OSS.
Risk assessment process discussed.
D.
NWEA Data
52% on grade level in math; 58% on grade level in reading based on beginning of year data. Goal is 70% of students on benchmark.
Tier 2 instruction started on September 9th, intervention block built into daily schedules, intervention teachers pushing into classrooms Q1. Kindergarten boost program also up and running.
Mrs. Willer shared SY24 updates including Family Handbook, uniform policy, discipline policies. Communication to families, staff and students was discussed.
Academic testing dates shared - NWEA, IAR, and ISA.