Ceiba College Preparatory Academy
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday January 28, 2019 at 3:20 PM
Location
Conf. Room 211
Committee Members Present
G. Davis, J. Ripp, M. Jones
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Amy Dole, Ana Leanor, Anna Michele, D. Commons, Donna Lefever, Jing Soh
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Ripp called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Ceiba College Preparatory Academy to order on Monday Jan 28, 2019 at 3:20 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Academic Excellence
A.
High School Bell Schedule
B.
2019-20 Master Schedule: High School course offerings
Daren:
- Feedback he hears is Public Speakng is very difficult to teach and maintain engagement in part because the content can literally be anything
- Implement more Project Based Learning opportunities between classes
- We should add a business/personal finance/accounting class
- Many students are interested in business
- We need more Art opportunities - film, music,
- Students need opportunity to express themselves
- Son has Western Civ class that interweaves: Art, Music, and History history
- Move away from SAT prep class
- Low buy-in
- Students are not receiving offer letters to cover expenses
- whole idea of Ceiba is for all of our students to graduate from college
- Is open to getting creative with how SAT prep is implemented
- We should think about doubling up on core content area classes - ELA, Math, Science
- Elective "support" really does not support
- Repeatedly see a lack of literacy/fluency in subject areas
- By doubling classes we may see improved test scores, better offer letters, high graduation rates
- What kind of data tools is Ceiba using? NWEA MAP? Accelerated Reader?
C.
Increasing Engagement and Buy-in to College Going culture
Discussed tangentially in item B
D.
19-20 Academic Calendar
not discussed
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 4:50 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
D. Commons
- Nervous about 4 90 minute periods. What does engagement look like?
Daren:- Transition time periods should remain as is
Donna- 90 minute block is ideal
- Does require plenty of prep time - this is why she had to reduce her load to part time
- When teachers not prepared they fill with "empty tasks" like Khan, which doesn't often work
Daren:- 90 minutes is ideal
Greg:- Should we vary length between 90 and 60 minutes; how about rotating periods?
Donna:- What are the best times of day to do certain activities
Ana:- Should we reduce # of classses?
Conclusion: