Alma del Mar
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Location
Zoom for all participants
Committee Members Present
A. Teevens (remote), J. Korn (remote), M. Moore (remote)
Committee Members Absent
C. Bator, C. Wood, I. Almeida, K. Wang, L. Hicks, M. Kay, M. Rosario, S. Furtado, T. DeLoach
Guests Present
Nathalie Conception (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes from March 2026 Committee Meeting
J. Korn noted that the sub committee will meet on May 26.
D.
Opening Items
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Secondary Schools Update
N. Concepcion provided updates on 8th grade high school decisions, patterns in the data over time, as well as broader reflections on upcoming priorities for the Secondary Schools Department.
B.
Charter Renewal Decision Review
A. Teevens shared the overall findings within each Charter School Performance Criteria from the Charter Renewal Report.
C.
Talent Update + 6th grade staffing update
A. Teevens shared staffing data and the plans for the 6th grade updated model at FDC for AY26-27.
D.
Committee Logistics
A. Teevens will follow up with the committee to confirm the date and time of the June 2026 meeting.
III. Closing Items
A.
Looking ahead to Board Meeting
J. Korn will bring the Secondary Schools high school decision data to the upcoming board meeting.
A. Teevens presented the Board Dashboard. Discipline data was not updated and will be reviewed in June. A. Teevens shared that quarterly academic data is trending similarly to last school year. The committee discussed progress in teacher qualifications, including current status of incentives and consequences for staff.