Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors
Minutes
Academic Achievement Committee Meeting (3.16)
Date and Time
Wednesday March 16, 2022 at 4:00 PM
Location
Over zoom. Claire will be in person.
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 COVDI-19 precautions, the meeting will be held on the campus of the school (2115 Oakmere Drive Harvey, LA 70058).
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Committee Members Present
Jaime Behen
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes (2.17)
Michelle Beaty seconded the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Simulated scores from last year
- Reviewed the Simulated School Performance Scores between Orleans & Jefferson Parish.
- We sit at about 17/100 on the list
- Identifying schools to target to learn from: Hynes & Audubon.
- Wants to know what's in front of kids, what are they learning, how are they performing.
- Prioritizing grades 1, 3, 5, 8
- Would really love to see some student work and tour if possible.
B.
Upcoming Testing
- About 3/4 of the way through STEP testing. Should be done by this week.
- There's a lot more growth from the most recent wave to this one as compared to the initial to the first wave.
- There is some variations between teachers. Will plan on using that data to help drive coaching.
- LEAP is coming up in about four weeks.
C.
Staffing
- Have an idea of who is returning and who is not.
- Went to a hiring fair on Saturday and has a strong pool of resumes as a result.
- Going to think about crafting a teacher profile to hire around.
- Enrollment for students who are coming back is already looking strong.
- Put out some yard signs & instagram posts and have some apps.
- About halfway there in regards to new applications goal.
D.
Summer School Planning
- Big focus will be on older grades.
- Planning is underway.