Alma del Mar
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Friday October 18, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Location
On Zoom (link in calendar invite, and below)
Committee Members Present
A. Teevens (remote), C. Bator (remote), J. Goldrick (remote), J. Korn (remote), M. Moore (remote)
Committee Members Absent
C. Wood, L. Hicks, M. Kay, M. Rosario, T. DeLoach
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Korn called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Alma del Mar to order on Friday Oct 18, 2024 at 9:32 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes from September 2024 Committee Meeting
J. Korn made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 09-19-24.
M. Moore seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
MCAS 2024 Results
B.
Committee Logistics
J. Korn is in the process of connecting with a contact at UMass Dartmouth about committee involvement.
Committee will meet in person for the November meeting.
III. Closing Items
A.
Looking ahead to Board Meeting
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 10:42 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Teevens
A. Teevens provided an overview of the school's MCAS performance and Accountability Score for 2024. Committee discussed challenges related to middle school motivation, alignment of internal and external assessment systems, talent strategy, and overall academic response to the data.