Libertas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Monthly Academic Achievement Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 2, 2022 at 4:30 PM
Location
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Password: 12345
Committee Members Present
A. Seymour (remote), M. Montero (remote), N. Barker (remote)
Committee Members Absent
T. Curtis
Guests Present
K. Stewart (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
N. Barker called a meeting of the Academic Achievement Committee Committee of Libertas Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Jun 2, 2022 at 4:45 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
N. Barker made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Academic Achievement Committee Meeting on 05-05-22.
A. Seymour seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Achievement
A.
ED Report
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 5:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
N. Barker
Documents used during the meeting
- FY22 June- AA Committee Updates.pptx
Modesto reviewed recent developments at LACS. MCAS testing has wrapped up and school is trending positively, in line with growth in reading that teachers have witnessed and measured throughout the year. MCAS ELA scores indicated significant growth for LACS from the 2018-19 testing, the last full school year prior to the pandemic. LACS students are improving much more in line with statewide averages than they were in 2018-19.
The school community was back to mandated masking based on COVID numbers in Springfield. There was a spike in cases at school, but numbers have since reduced significantly.
Hiring is going well with just two teaching roles remaining to be filled. The school has added 20 new members to the team, with expansion occurring with another annual addition of students. Some new teachers will be working on their certification during the school year at LACS. As the Upper Academy expands to include 10th grade, there will be new offerings in Spanish and AP World History. The state also provides online asynchronous AP courses that some students will tap into.
Trends are looking good for an impressive finish to the year in regards to reading goals.
Attendance is meeting goals as the school year comes to an end
Goals for higher end GPA improved in the past month, with more students achieving at a high level as we reach the end of the year.