The New American Academy Charter School
Minutes
Academic Excellence Monthly Committee meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday December 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Location
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88227784441?pwd=WDhLZ3ZiQmZuQlNLRHRZSmRMbU4rQT09
Meeting ID: 882 2778 4441
Passcode: sisepuede
Committee Members Present
C. Cuellar-Lezcano, E. DeAngelis
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
S. Osnes, dmays@thenewamericanacademy.org, gibson@thenewamericanacademy.org, ybabb@thenewamericanacademy.org
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Cuellar-Lezcano called a meeting of the Academic Committee Committee of The New American Academy Charter School to order on Tuesday Dec 12, 2023 at 3:05 PM.
II. Lavinia Coaching
A.
Highlights:
B.
Areas of Growth
Mays:
- Teachers - develop more anticipated responses and then developing teacher moves based on these anticipated responses
Bab:
- 2nd grade - more data driven
- 3rd grade - how to push from developing teacher-led goals to more student-led goals
Gibson:
- more transfer from students using efficient strategies independently when not working in their small group
Shelia:
- Work on student engagement
- How do we define this?
- What is the evidence?
- How do we apply all of this to Investigations during the core math block
- How do we hold kids accountable for their behavior and academic work when they are not working in the small group
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 3:40 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
C. Cuellar-Lezcano
Babb:
Mays:
Gibson: