Alma del Mar
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Friday October 21, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Location
Join Zoom Meeting
https://almadelmar-org.zoom.us/j/98003307661?pwd=YkhQV3AxZmdaZlg2RUtsZ0EyeEJMQT09
Meeting ID: 980 0330 7661
Passcode: 144069
Committee Members Present
A. Teevens, I. Almeida (remote), J. Baptist (remote), L. Hicks (remote)
Committee Members Absent
M. Kay, M. Rosario, V. Brown
Guests Present
Kaitlin Goldrick (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
I. Almeida called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Alma del Mar to order on Friday Oct 21, 2022 at 9:01 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes from September 2022 Committee Meeting
J. Baptist made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 09-16-22.
L. Hicks seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes from August 2022 Committee Meeting
J. Baptist made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 08-19-22.
I. Almeida seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
MCAS Data Review + General Check-In
B.
Plan for upcoming meetings
Committee discussed possible goals to confirm for the committee in the November committee meeting.
Possible committee goals for 2022:
- Educate the Board on issues concerning teacher evaluation and professional development
- Educate the Board about MCAS/standards and how Alma evaluates school performance (SGP, Edulastic use, Interim assessments, language about student evaluations, etc.)
- Educate the Board on issues of antiracism and anti-bias as it relates to student and teacher performance and outcomes.
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 10:00 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Teevens
K. Goldrick led the committee through a review of the performance data from the 2022 MCAS assessments. Committee noted changes in test design and performance over the last several years, as well as engaged in a detailed discussion of Student Growth Performance (SGP).