City on a Hill Charter Public School
Minutes
May 2021 Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday May 17, 2021 at 5:00 PM
Committee Members Present
Edelyn Contreras (remote), Jeff Jablow (remote), Sarah Griffin (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Maddie Collins (remote), Sonya Pratt (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Sarah Griffin called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of City on a Hill Charter Public School to order on Monday May 17, 2021 at 5:05 PM.
C.
Approve February 2021 Minutes
Jeff Jablow made a motion to approve the minutes from February 2021 Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 02-11-21.
Sarah Griffin seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Sarah Griffin |
Aye
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| Jeff Jablow |
Aye
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| Edelyn Contreras |
Aye
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II. Quarter 3 Data Deep Dive & Virtual Learning Update
A.
Quarter 3 Data Deep Dive
III. 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 5:53 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sarah Griffin
Pratt shared measures that City on a Hill is taking academically, which includes using MAP data to level set against other schools and students, bringing students back to school, holding retention meetings with families, as well as continuing monthly grade level meetings.
Pratt shared that the purpose of retention meetings is to create an action plan for individual students who are not able to matriculate to the next grade due to their academic performance or attendance. These meetings are held with the parents and families of the students. The Committee discussed the tone of retention meetings, and what supports retained students will have moving forward.
Pratt then directed the Committee's attention to the NWEA MAP test, which is a state-aligned, computerized adaptive test to measure a student's growth over time. Pratt shared City on a Hill's MAP data with the Committee, noting that City on a Hill's Winter MAP test scores fall somewhat below the national average. The Committee plans to review MAP growth percentiles after the test is administered again to students in early June.
Pratt shared that City on a Hill is planning for summer school to take place in July. Pratt also shared that the Leadership Team has chosen to lower the average score to get into summer school from 60% to 50%, as well as noted that City on a Hill is fully staffed for summer school. The Committee discussed City on a Hill not having credit recovery courses this summer school year, opting to focus on remediation classes.
Pratt shared staff retention data with the Committee next School Year. The Committee also discussed the hiring process for School Year 2021-2022, which is well underway. The discussion concluded with the Committee discussing supports for students moving into next school year, including but not limited to, MAP testing students three times for growth purposes, continuing to work with a math consultant and looking to hire a science consultant, and a adding vice principal to the leadership team.