Sonya Pratt, Chief of School, began the discussion with highlighting trends in the Quarter 1 data from City on a Hill. She shared grade level data at a glance from both Q1 Progress Reports as well as Q1 Final Grades (report cards), and noted that while passing rates have risen since progress reports, achievement is far off from goals. Pratt noted that trends, such as barriers to virtual community engagement and younger teachers adjusting to remote teaching while starting their career, as factors in these results.

Pratt shared that City on a Hill is tracking attendance closely in Quarter 2 to examine the correlation between attendance and academic achievement. She also shared academic data broken down by class to allow for the Committee to discuss trends along grade level and courses. The Committee discussed grade-level interventions, particularly for 9th graders, and school leadership's plan to address low engagement, including implementing additional culture building meetings and shifts to class schedule to adjust to the realities of interacting through technology, and forming a Pandemic problem-solving school leader group.

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Jordan Pina, Chief of Staff, shared that the City on a Hill Academic Needs Action Plan is currently being revised to accommodate changes needed to adapt to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. Pina confirmed that the culture-related goals to reduce suspensions, increase retention, and student belonging would not be adjusted, and that academic-related goals would be confirmed by the next Academic Excellence Committee meeting.

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