Ceiba College Preparatory Academy

Academic Excellence Meeting #5

Date and Time

Monday December 11, 2017 at 12:00 PM PST

Location

Room 211

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
   
  • Greg Davis
  • Sara Islas
  • Daren Commons
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
II. Academic Excellence
 
Academic Excellence
  A. School Policies to Push Ceiba Ahead
   
  • Discuss:
    • What Really Happened At The School Where Every Graduate Got Into College. (2017, November 28). Npr.org. Retrieved from: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/11/28/564054556/what-really-happened-at-the-school-where-every-senior-got-into-college?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20171130&utm_campaign=npr_email_a_friend&utm_term=storyshare
    • BASIS: Inside the Acclaimed School Network That’s Blended Together the World’s Best Education Practices. (2017, May 17). The74million.org. Retrieved from: https://www.the74million.org/article/basis-inside-the-acclaimed-school-network-thats-blended-together-the-worlds-best-education-practices
  • Reflect: How do these two articles apply to Ceiba?
  • Action: What are some actions we can take to improve?
  B. Class of 2018 College Entrance Results
   
  • SAT Results
  • College Indicator Index Results of Students
  • Where did our student apply?
  C. NGSS Science Planning
   
  • CAST will be taken in grades 5, 8, and 12 in Spring '18
  • Spring 2019 CAST exam will count for our school
  • We need to decide:
    • Course Sequence
      • 3 Course: Living Earth, Chemistry in the Earth System, Physics of the Universe
      • 4 Course: HS Biology, HS Chemistry, HS Physics, HS Earth and Space Science
    • Paying HS Science teachers for 5 days of curriculum prep
    • What year do we want to administer HS CAST exam?
  D. Fast 40
   
  • How have consequences improved  for Fast 40 compared to Q1?
  • Data comparing Q1 and Q2 Fast 40
  E. Ceiba Culture Initiative - How are we doing?
   
  • Recognizing and celebrating students
  • Communicating what we value through words, actions, visuals around school
  • Developing student voice
  • Track discipline
  • Provide graduated consequences for behavior
  • Communicating with parents regarding promotion / graduation year
III. Other Business
IV. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting