KIPP Memphis Public Schools
Minutes
Academic Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday November 20, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Location
Current board members and assigned staff should have meeting information on their calendar invitation. Non-board members and non-staff are welcomed to attend this public meeting and are asked to pre-register to receive the meeting location details: KMPS Board Meeting Registration.
Committee Members Present
C. Green (remote), H. Coleman (remote), L. Johnson (remote), S. Isabell (remote)
Committee Members Absent
D. Lyles-Wallace, M. Davis
Guests Present
A. Burt (remote), G. Williams (remote), J. Belcher (remote), J. Ward-Gill (remote), L. Brooks (remote), L. Tate (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Green called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of KIPP Memphis Public Schools to order on Monday Nov 20, 2023 at 4:36 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
S. Isabell made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Committee Meeting on 09-05-23.
H. Coleman seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence Presentation
A.
Chief Brook gave an overview and update of the following:
III. Academic Excellence Chairperson Comments
A.
Committee Chair Green
Thank you to Dr. Burt, Chief Brooks and Dr. Tate for putting together the presentation.
IV. 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 6:02 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Ward-Gill
Academic Goals:
Question:
Committee Chair Green: Is KIPP fully staffed with certified teachers for all the other ELA and Math Classes?
CEO Burt: Algebra One was the only one at the beginning of the year that was not staffed.
Question:
Committee Chair Green: In the future, instead of the standard tag or acronym, if you would give us a couple of works that summarize the standards or what the focus is.
Chief Brooks: Yes, definitely. Moving forward, that information will be provided so the committee can look at it and see what concepts the students are struggling with.
CEO Burt: It will be a summary of the standard.
Question:
Committee Chair Green: What is the average ACT Score that you are seeing?
CEO Burt: The average is around 15.3
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Dr. Tate gave an overview and update on the following: