Aurum Preparatory Academy

Minutes

Monthly Academic Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday July 6, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Committee Members Present

A. Benedetto (remote), D. Hardin (remote), M. Knutson (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

C. Davis (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Benedetto called a meeting of the Academic Committee of Aurum Preparatory Academy to order on Monday Jul 6, 2020 at 1:28 PM.

II. Academic

A.

Updates on Schedule/Opening of School

David shares the proposed schedule.

Maggie thinks it is super well thought out, and wonders about how to communicate this to families.
Chreighton - agrees on how complicated this all is, wonders about prioritizing those students who might need more support in person, as well as 6th graders...?
  • David - we considered this but also wanted students to see teachers in person at some point.  We are planning on having IEP students and students with higher needs with smaller groups of a 1:7 ratio.
Cody - do you have a sense of how many parents may not be interested in having students be in person?
  • Swati - judging from summer school, there are very few.  People want students to spend all day at summer school.
Abby - have you thought about trying to predict how much of curriculum you think teachers/students will move through compared to last year?

Maggie - are you grouping students with IEPs in similar cohorts?
  • yes
Abby - do you have a plan for if everything is online? And what about mitigating the issues with attendance that you experienced in the spring?
  • That is why we are hoping that in-person can help with those kids that we know were not showing up.  
  • Advisory - how do we have this?  Do we increase it?  How do we support SEL for kids right now?

B.

School Model Proposal

GOLD skills - how can they show up more explicitly in students daily/weekly experiences so that students are collecting evidence of their demonstration of these skills?  This is how Aurum follows through on the "moral leaders" part of the mission.  Student-led conferences, etc.

C.

Recruitment/Enrollment plans

No actions

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 2:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Benedetto