Final

Academy of Collaborative Education

Academic Excellence Committee Meeting

Published on December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM CST

Date and Time

Wednesday December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM CST

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 3:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance Allison Dickens 2 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Kara Maggiore 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes from 10.01.25 Approve Minutes Kara Maggiore 3 m
   

Motion: Move to approve minutes from the October 1, 2025 meeting of the academic excellence committee as presented in the packet.

  
     
  D. Approval of Agenda Vote Kara Maggiore 3 m
   

Motion Option #1: Move to approve the agenda as presented.

Motion Option #2: Move to approve the agenda as amended by board discussion to include <insert amendment>.

 

Request for amendment to the agenda, or approval of the agenda as presented.

  
II. Reports 3:09 PM
  A. Executive Director Report FYI Joellen Freeman 10 m
   
  • Charter Renewal Process with LDOE
  • Student Growth Data relative to the CSP Grant
  
  B. Principal's Report FYI Karen Roberson 5 m
   

The principal reports on the organization's performance and any other significant updates

 

  • Benchmark Testing
  • Numeracy, DIBELS, etc
  • Student Growth
  
III. Progress Towards Academic School Wide Goals 3:24 PM
  A. SY25-26 Teacher surveys Discuss Joellen Freeman 3 m
   

Teacher surveys: scheduling, creating, delivering, and using-these can be used for dual purposes by the Academic Excellence Committee and the ED Support and Evaluation Committee.

  
  B. Committee Expansion Discuss Kara Maggiore 3 m
   

Using a simplified version of the board's recruiting documents, members will recommend and help interview substantive candidates for membership on the Academic Excellence Committee.

  
  C. Written staff retention plan: Discuss Joellen Freeman 5 m
   

1. Discuss suggestions submitted by each committee member.

 

2. Agree on the steps needed to take in making this a cohesive document from which the committee can work.

 

 

  
IV. Other/Unfinished Business
V. Closing Items 3:35 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Kara Maggiore 1 m

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