Academic Excellence Committee Meeting Minutes

April 2, 2025, 3:00-4:00 PM

Academy of Collaborative Education

Minutes

Academic Excellence Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday April 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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Committee Members Present

Amy Marcus, Carmen Parks, Joellen Freeman, Karen Roberson

Committee Members Absent

None

I. Opening Items

A. Record Attendance

B. Call the Meeting to Order

Carmen Parks called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Academy of Collaborative Education to order on Wednesday Apr 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM.

C. Approve Minutes

Amy Marcus made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 03-05-25.

Karen Roberson seconded the motion.

The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence

A. Advisor addition

Carmen Parks made a motion to Add Faith Gremillion to ACE's advisory committee.

Amy Marcus seconded the motion.

Faith is respected by all members of the Academic Excellence Committee, and all agreed that she would be a valuable addition to ACE's Advisory Committee.

The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Karen Roberson	Aye
Amy Marcus	Aye
Carmen Parks	Aye
Joellen Freeman	Aye

B. Charter Promises

Carmen continued working on the ACE Charter Promises document with the committee.

C. Last 9 weeks survey

Joellen stated that, disappointingly, there was not a strong enough response to the last 9-week survey to glean any significant information.

D. Testing update

Karen Roberson updated the committee on LEAP Connect, LEAP, and DIBELS testing.

E. 2025-26 school year

Joellen Freeman offered calendar options for the 2025-2026 ACE school year, and the committee gave input in order to help with decision making.

F. End of year 24-25 school year

The committee discussed "check-out" procedures to be used at the close of the school year for all ACE staff.

The committee discussed having Big Boyz Barbecue feed staff at ACE on April 23 or 30th @ 12:30.

The committee discussed having Thurman's feed the staff June 4th at 12;30.

Amy will check on these dates with both establishments and facilitate.

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 4:25 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Carmen Parks

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