Liberty Tech Charter School
Minutes
Academic Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday August 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Location
In-Person at LTCS
Committee Members Present
A. Clark, B. Martin, G. Tonnis, L. Pierson, N. Alexander, N. Flint
Committee Members Absent
A. Wright, W. Kling
Guests Present
J. Christy
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
N. Flint called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Liberty Tech Charter School to order on Thursday Aug 13, 2026 at 8:31 AM.
II. Project Based Learning
A.
Charter Goal: Proficient Classrooms
B.
Maverick Project Showcase (MPS)
Maybe a dry-run during the school day? Or some structure to plan ahead so not everythign is put up at the last minute.
C.
Staff Training
James will help with this process as well. On pace for 3 this year.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Data Review
Benchmark assessment the week of the 25th.
B.
General Academic Assistance
C.
Teacher Certifications
Specific trainings have been identified across a variety of areas and relevant staff will be going.
Will look at the certifications and a plan for those.
IV. Charter Goal: Student Led Conferences
A.
Participation Rates
Last year was 5-8 and this year it should be 4-8.
B.
Classroom Expansion
This year is 4-8, next year can add two grades so 2-8, and then in year three we do full K-8 with developmentally appropriate formats.
V. 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 9:28 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
N. Flint
Admin started looking at the yearly goals. Looking to design a rubric with 5-7 "look fors" with straightforward goals and targest for each classroom.
Have a PBL Works consultant plus PBL Works to help this year. James is helping with the goals and already scheduled to come do some classroom observations. Jessica Fangmyer is the new PBL Staff Lead.
Will do class observations using the rubric (by Sept 1st) to get feedback and do self evaluations.
Look to get parents involved in the process. Having the kids know is also super important to the process.
Get baseline numbers between September and November this year for proficiency. Virtual consulting with PBL Works, James as consultant, and other resources are available for teachers to use.