Bridge Preparatory Charter School

Minutes

Academic Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Friday April 17, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Location

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Committee Members Present

A. Margolis (remote), J. Pirraglia (remote), M. Casale (remote), M. Petrone (remote), R. Kerr (remote), S. Cucchia (remote), T. Castanza (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

George Winn, L. Timoney (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

C.

Approve Minutes

D.

Welcome

II. Academic

A.

Remote Learning

  1. In Google Classroom
  2. HMH curriculum used
  3. pre-recorded videos used by teachers
  4. attendance tracked with interventions, follow up calls made for absences
  5. plan for live-teaching phase-in being planned
  6. IEP meeting held 
  7. Tele-therapy, counseling and SETSS  sessions
  8. common core standards-based
  9. NYSED oversight will included IEP mandates, differentiation of instruction, SEL, assessment of student growth , learning rigor, IEP meetings held, readiness for school re-start
  10. ED submitted "remote learning plan" to NYSED portal outlining plan.  BOT provided copy
  11. Lesson plans, staff meetings, professional development, 1-1 student conferences, parent/family meetings ---all documented

B.

Dashboard

Prior to COVID shutdown of school premises dashboard was to contain academic progress based on measures in MAP and HMH programs
Since having to leave the day to day in building teaching, these assessments cannot be administered.
School administration was requested by committee to follow up with dashboard items regarding school profile and academic progress that can be put on dashboard-- under remote learning.
 

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 5:37 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
R. Kerr