Soleil Academy
Minutes
Academic Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 7, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
12315 Thorson Ave Lynwood, CA. 90262 (Satellite Option: 3900 Agnes Ave. Lynwood, CA 90262)
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Committee Members Present
A. Pariano, J. Noel, M. Serrano, S. Johnson
Committee Members Absent
V. Gonzalez-Diaz
Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened
J. Noel
Ex Officio Members Present
B. Gutierrez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Academic Committee
A.
Updates
B.
Academic Data Discussion
Discussed overall purpose of academic meetings.
- Data disagreggation
- Focus on sub-groups
- Proposed next steps
Jeffrey was asked about his agreement with Academic subgoal. He agreed.
Discussion continued.
Responding to learning is where this focus will be.
M. Serrano reviewed findings:
- There was a gap in Phonics instruction.
- There was some lack of fidelity to curriculum.
- Some key components iof good Tier 1 instructional practices are missing
- Low teacher retention and changes in leadership contributed to lack of knowledge continuity
B. Gutierrez discussed renewal criteria and comparison of Soleil to area schools. Soleil outperformed 8/12 schools in ELA but only 1 in math.
B. Gutierrez reviewed SBAC performance. 5th grade outperformed other grades in ELA. 3rd grade had the strongest scores in Math.
Wonderings:
- Is collaboration happening?
- Is there fidelity to curriculum in classes?
- Who are the strongest teachers?
- How do we build content experts?
We are currently in phase 2 of our plan - Data Systems
C.
Next Steps
Determine success measures for phase 2.
Next Meeting will be on January 20 at 8:00 am
Team discussed whether they were in agreement with suubgoal: The Academic Committee will meet quarterly.
Present Board members were in agreement. When BM Jeffrey Noel arrives they will revisit.