Seaside School, Inc
October 2024 Academic Excellence Committee
Date and Time
Location
Seacoast Collegiate High School
Founded in 1996
Serving Students in Grades 5 - 12
Our Mission: We seek to sustain an educational community where an emphasis on academic excellence is complemented by our concern for each learner’s personal growth and intellectual, aesthetic, and psychological development.
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Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 4:00 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Megan Harrison | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Megan Harrison | |||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Megan Harrison | 1 m | |
| II. | Academic Excellence | 4:02 PM | |||
| A. | Digital Resource Review | Vote | Courtney Fail | 10 m | |
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We will be reviewing the attached list and making a recommendation to the Seaside School Board for approval.All items highlighted in white were approved by the BOD in the previous years. Items in orange need to be reviewed, and those in red were newly added by teachers this year and require approval.
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| B. | Triumph Grant Academic Programming | ||||
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Attached is what was presented to Triumph Grant education staff.
These will be the certifications the school will be moving to potentially from a high school program perspective.
Attached you have access to: A.A. Grad Plan A.S Grad Plans (9th grade cohort 1 begins fall 2024) Certifications: These NEW certifications and degree are shifting the school's academic plan to more: - Business Management Programming - Artificial Intelligence - CyberSecurity - Coding
Expanded Curriculum: - Entrepreneurism - Drones/Robotix
Certifications and Expanded Staff list (projected)
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| C. | Spanish Curriculum Approval Request | Vote | Kim Mixson | 5 m | |
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Please approve the books listed for the 5/6 Spanish program. These books have been reviewed and approved by The Seaside School's media specialist. |
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| D. | Academic Goals Updates | FYI | Thomas Miller | 10 m | |
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Academic Objectives: 6. Raise overall academic proficiency scores:
7. Raise Seaside Neighborhood School Acceleration Score to greater than 90 points.
8. Implement school wide durable life skills curriculum and experiential learning programs in all content areas for all grades.
9.. Develop The Seaside School mastery level assessment tools in all electives and durable life skills. 10. Raise overall ACT average score to >27. Raise overall SAT average score to >1250.
12. Provide intervention and tutoring programs school wide to ensure Over 75% of students meet Bright Futures eligibility, >95% of students meet academic proficiency goals and reduce SCHS upperclassmen summer attrition <
13. Over 90% of our eligible students earn 1 Industry Certificate
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| III. | Other Business | ||||
| IV. | Public Comments | ||||
| V. | Closing Items | ||||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Jenna O’Donoghue | ||