Menlo Park Academy Governing Board
Program Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 27, 2019 at 6:00 PM EST
Location
Menlo Park Academy
OUR MISSION: Menlo Park Academy is a public school that develops the potential of gifted learners through an exemplary program of rewarding experiences that nurtures the whole child.
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve Minutes | |
| II. | Program Excellence | |
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Program Excellence
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| III. | Charter and 18-19 KRA's/Objectives | |
| A. | 18-19 KRA/Objectives Review | |
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Using the KRA document as a guide, discuss the activities of the committee in helping to realize the objectives. |
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| B. | Program Assurances | |
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Discuss current reports to assure that Menlo's program is being implemented and KRA"s/Objectives are met.
Assurances: Student groupings. advisory - range of age, number per group instructional groups - number and level Disciple Tracking number referred gender floor reason outcome Accelerations Single Subject Whole Grade Gender Grade |
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| C. | Updates | |
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Review of noteworthy events and happenings, schedule future forecast at Menlo.
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| D. | Update on Guidance Programs | |
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Lauren Barker
Short update about current guidance programs and any additions with number of student participating, length of time, etc. See the attachments for information about things that may hinder supporting social and emotional development. Article reference: https://www.educationnext.org/social-emotional-learning-easy-love-make-us-nervous/ https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rick_hess_straight_up/2017/12/some_advice_for_ champions_of_social_and_emotional_learning.html https://www.nwherald.com/2018/12/26/washington-post-analysis-school-lockdowns-lead-to-trauma-in-students/ascje8w/ https://www.acesconnection.com/blog/are-lockdown-drills-trauma-informed http://www.aceresponse.org/give_your_support/ACEs-in-Education_25_68_sb.htm |
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| E. | 2019-2020 High School Classes and Rotating Curriculum Content | |
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Recommended High School Classes
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| F. | Summer Camps | |
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Topics and Descriptions
Dates Levels Recruiting and Outreach |
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| IV. | Menlo Stats and Implementations | |
| A. | Stats About Our School | |
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How should statistics at Menlo inform our practice? How do we now compare?
Menlo Stats: Article on boys' learning styles: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/how-boys-learning-styles-differ-0211134 Article on educating boys: http://www.nea.org/home/44609.htm Charging Rewards: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/48578/how-ending-behavior-rewards-helped-one-school-focus-on-student-motivation-and-character?fbclid=IwAR3lBlgdXwltbTAF0Nm42a1Bu3RUAR8yUb_6u5NqhaiWlH3YJV1-E8L6NX0 School Survey: http://web.calstatela.edu/centers/schoolclimate/assessment/school_survey.html |
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| V. | Menlo Conference Supporting Gifted Students | |
| A. | Conderence Update | |
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Discus Proposed Conference |
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| VI. | Other Business | |
| VII. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |