Final

Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors

Academic Excellence Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday January 4, 2023 at 5:15 PM CST

Location

Laureate Academy Charter School

The matters listed are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may, in fact, be discussed. Other items not listed may be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. All agenda items are informational unless otherwise denoted, though all committee reports require a vote for acceptance. Unless otherwise stated due to COVID-19 precautions, the meeting will be held on the campus of the school (2115 Oakmere Drive Harvey, LA 70058).

 

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes (10.12.22)
   
II. MAP Testing Data Review (Round 1)
  A. Review MAP Scores from December '22
  B. Intervention Efforts
   

- Identify areas to focus intervention efforts based on data. 
  C. Progress to Goal Overview
   

Discuss the following questions:

1. How are students progressing against their goals?

2. Are we on track to achieve what we set forth in the HoS Eval?

3. What do we need to keep/stop/start doing?


Reminder: Head of School Evaluation Pulse Check (MAP): 
 

1. MAP Scores

  • Occurs 3x a year in August, December and March. Take about a week to do with results in 48 hours.
  • Goals:
    • Grades K-8: 75% of scholars exceed their MAP growth goal in math from Fall to Spring by the end of the 2022-2023 school year. 
    •  Grades 3-8:75% of scholars exceed their MAP growth goal in ELA from Fall to Spring by the end of the 2022-2023 school year.  
      • Decide on Benchmarks for review against goals
         
III. Head of School Evaluation
  A. Solidifying STEP Data Goals
   

We determined the following categories:

  • Ineffective- Way below grade level (0-1 STEP Levels) 
  • Effective emerging- Below grade level (2 STEP Levels) 
  • Effective proficient- Grade level (3 STEP Levels) 
  • Highly effective- Above Grade level (4 STEP Levels)

 

Discuss the following questions:

1. Will we use an average STEP growth per grade (K-2) or all the grades combined?

2. Can we confirm we are aiming for "effective proficient"?
IV. Next Meeting Agenda
  A. February Meeting
   

Create the February Meeting Agenda & schedule appropriately.

Items from last agenda: COMPASS leader rubric and staffing structure
  B. FYI
   

Partnership with REACH University. 
V. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting
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