City on a Hill Charter Public School
Minutes
February 2019 Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Friday February 15, 2019 at 1:00 PM
Location
City Year, 287 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116
Committee Members Present
Amber Donell (remote), Jeff Jablow, Karin Wall, Katie Kline (remote), Sarah Griffin
Committee Members Absent
Alex Valdez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Karin Wall called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of City on a Hill Charter Public School to order on Friday Feb 15, 2019 at 1:02 PM.
C.
Approve March 2018 Committee Meeting Minutes
Karin Wall made a motion to approve minutes from the Student Mobility on 03-19-18 Student Mobility on 03-19-18.
Jeff Jablow seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve December 2018 Committee Meeting Minutes
Karin Wall made a motion to approve minutes from the December 2018 Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 12-20-18 December 2018 Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 12-20-18.
Jeff Jablow seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Achievement Update
A.
Achievement Update
Amber Donell, Chief Academic Officer, and Katie Kline, Director of Data & Compliance, presented Quarter 2 Academic Results of all three campuses. Karin Wall, Chair, led a discussion of the results, which focused on trends related to subjects tested during the upcoming Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) and plans created by Donell and her team for improvement over SY2017-2018 results.
III. CoaH Effect Goals
A.
CoaH Effect Goals
Karin Wall, Chair, led a discussion about academic goals reported on through The COAH Effect, a progress monitoring dashboard created by City on a Hill staff to be presented at Board of Trustee meetings. Throughout this conversation, the Committee discussed whether current measures were best showing academic outcomes and suggested alternative measures that measured academic growth in addition to achievement.
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 2:04 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karin Wall