Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors
Minutes
Academic Excellence Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday January 4, 2023 at 5:15 PM
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).
Committee Members Present
Caitlyn Scales, Claire Heckerman-Whitehead, Jaime Behen
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Dr. Jahquille Ross
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Jaime Behen called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors to order on Wednesday Jan 4, 2023 at 5:34 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes (10.12.22)
Jaime Behen made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Meeting on 10-12-22.
Caitlyn Scales seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. MAP Testing Data Review (Round 1)
A.
Review MAP Scores from December '22
- For percentile of growth, it means that this student is growing faster than X% of their peers nationally.
- The 60% percentile means that they are outpacing their peers.
- Major celebrations are K-2 ELA and 6-8 Math.
- Math has been a focus area and progress is being seen in 6-8th in math, with 6 out of 8 classes over 50%.
- Data has improved a lot compared to winter of last year. Many grades are exceeding their goal at the mid year mark.
- A potential PLC during PD block on Thursdays where instructional coaches can lead explicit development against trends.
- What external curriculum supports can we utilize?
B.
Intervention Efforts
- Need to balance out the approach to ELA with Math. There were a lot of gains in math this year because of the added focus.
- Tiering instructional support for teachers, as opposed to seeing everyone equitably.
- Prep read live which is read naturally to help build fluency and comprehension. It's a 1-1 program for grades 2nd-8th students in Tier 2 & 3.
- Also doing differentiated math as well based on their math scores.
- STEP K-2 was here today and did some PD with teachers to get more specific about the skills that need remediation.
- Use IXL for math, and using MAP data to help inform the grouping.
- Jefferson Parish needs trackable electronic data for tier 2 & 3 intervention.
- Also prioritizing instructional support for grade level & subjects that are not on track for their mid-year goals.
C.
Progress to Goal Overview
- 7 folks going through LRCE that started in July.
- 2 Leaders going through a Echelon series focused on mid-level leadership development.
- 7 folks signed up for REACH to complete degrees.
- 92% staffed, with an ELL professional that starts in two weeks.
- Hired an 6th/7th ELA teacher.
- 45% of students met their mid-term goal from winter to winter.
III. Head of School Evaluation
A.
Solidifying STEP Data Goals
Will review in February meeting.
IV. Next Meeting Agenda
A.
February Meeting
- February 1st is our next scheduled meeting.
- STEP data for next time.
- Know what other academic achievement committees are doing.
- Ask if there are other agendas to share to see what other folks are doing.
- Review CBLA resources to assess items.
- Share updates from other head of schools.
B.
FYI
V. 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 6:15 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jaime Behen