Academy of Collaborative Education
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Committee Members Present
Amy Marcus (remote), Carmen Parks, Joellen Freeman, Karen Roberson
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Amy Marcus |
Aye
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| Joellen Freeman |
Aye
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| Karen Roberson |
Aye
|
| Carmen Parks |
Aye
|
II. New Academic Excellence Chair
A.
Discussion and questions around the change of chair for the Academic Excellence Committee
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Testing update
Karen Roberson provides updates on LEAP Connect scores, which are in, and LEAP testing, which should be completed by this Friday.
All other testing is complete.
Karen and Joellen mention the completion of DIBELS and the need to close ALL data collection by May 16th.
B.
End of year 24-25 school year
Due to incomplete data, the committee decided to push the presentation to the ACE board regarding academic goals to the August board meeting.
They also discussed the need for a written retention plan.
Joellen asked that the committee review the contract for the new BCBA and send proposed edits and feedback to her by this Friday.
C.
Discuss Academic Excellence 2025-26 Goals and BOT Dashboard Goals
Amy will adjust the date for the committee's board presentation to August.
The committee discussed and approved Carmen's Academic Excellence goals for the upcoming school year.
They also discussed the importance of consistent and quality training for line-techs and staff.
ACE Parent Academy, with topics like ABA 101, ASD Resources 101, and community resources, was proposed.
Carmen and Faith Gremillion will collaborate to provide parent training, and the committee plans to survey parents for their input on topics.
Carmen discusses the DARE program and possibly modifying it for ACE students.
D.
Review Actual and Strategic Calendar
The committee looked at the board's Strategic and Actual calendar.
Amy asked each member to review the scheduled events for this committee and respond with feedback and proposed edits to boardchair@aceforasd.org by next Friday.
IV. Other Business
A.
ACTION ITEMS:
Review and provide feedback on the virtual BCBA contract by Friday.
Review and provide feedback on the Strategic and Actual board calendar.
Create and send a survey to parents to gather input on topics for the "Parent Academy" sessions.
While ACE's bylaws require a board member to chair each committee, they do not prohibit a co-chair who is not on the ACE board.
Carmen Parks has recently resigned from the ACE board of directors.
Therefore, Amy Marcus and Carmen Parks will be co-chairs of the Academic Excellence Committee as we advance.