The Exploris School
Minutes
Educational Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 8, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Location
Elementary Campus
Committee Members Present
F. McKay (remote), K. Byars-Nichols, K. Johnson (remote), M. Mitchell-Neal
Committee Members Absent
A. Northrup, J. Frawley, 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 Wednesday May 8, 2019 at 4:00 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Byars-Nichols made a motion to approve minutes from the EEC Meeting on 01-31-19 EEC Meeting on 01-31-19.
F. McKay seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Education Excellence
A.
EDC Update
The ACCESS grant has gotten a preliminary approval from State Board of Charter Schools. Katie from EEC/EDC helped with the grant, specifically transportation piece.
EDC recently met to discuss other items on this year's upcoming agenda: school lunches, family and staff recruitment, diversity "meet-ups" and reading groups over the summer, adjusting numbers of lottery to anticipate delay on moving into facility. At last board meeting, it was noted that we are at 12% economically disadvantaged, on target. Many of these students are coming in as part of the general population lottery, so recruitment efforts are working.
B.
Planning for Next Year
Continued support of teachers in presenting information and updates to board on educational excellence measures.
Check in with Assistant Directors to make sure our framework/definitions (Rigor, Relevance, Relationships) is still useful to THEM.
Make sure diversity is a key component that is being reported on/measured as part of this tool.
Continue to liaise with EDC on their work, as our subcommittee
Identify any gaps in supporting a more diverse student body (scholarships, field experiences, supplies); more work can be done to clarify what these services cost and where money is coming from.
Check in with Assistant Directors to make sure our framework/definitions (Rigor, Relevance, Relationships) is still useful to THEM.
Make sure diversity is a key component that is being reported on/measured as part of this tool.
Continue to liaise with EDC on their work, as our subcommittee
Identify any gaps in supporting a more diverse student body (scholarships, field experiences, supplies); more work can be done to clarify what these services cost and where money is coming from.
C.
Electing New Committee Chair
Katie agreed to serve as EEC Chair for the next academic year.
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 4:27 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Byars-Nichols