The Exploris School
Minutes
Education Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 14, 2017 at 5:00 PM
Location
Elementary School
Committee Members Present
F. McKay, J. Frawley, K. Byars-Nichols, M. Mitchell-Neal
Committee Members Absent
A. Northrup, J. Martinez, K. Johnson, M. Parkerson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Byars-Nichols called a meeting of the Educational Excellence Committee of The Exploris School to order on Tuesday Nov 14, 2017 at 5:00 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Byars-Nichols made a motion to approve minutes from the Education Excellence Committee Meeting on 09-12-17 Education Excellence Committee Meeting on 09-12-17.
J. Frawley seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Education Excellence
A.
Review Work to Date and Charge
The group present discussed the issue of ED Evaluation and Support, since EEC was tasked with it for the last two years but it is not part of our formal charge. We agreed to recommend to the board that a separate committee be formed to do this work. We do recommend that the ED be perhaps evaluated in Spring, only by her direct reports using a tool created by the new committee or group.
B.
Subcommittee on Diversity
Frank summarized for the group the work we did in the Diversity Subcommittee last month, including plans to create an Exploris definition of diversity, conduct research on weighted lottery, recruiting, and parent/community communication.
The group discussed that the subcommittee will have to do some work in educating the board, parents, and staff on the importance. The subcommittee will be able to make such a presentation to the Board in January.
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 5:33 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Byars-Nichols
B.
Items for Next Meeting
Before next meeting, Keely will work with Michelle and Amanda to coordinate goals and measurements with the staff team working on same, just so this work can be documented and recorded in BoT, as part of work that Board is keeping a record of.