Libertas Academy Charter School

Minutes

Monthly Academic Achievement Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday November 9, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Location

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Committee Members Present

A. Seymour (remote), K. Stewart (remote), M. Montero (remote), N. Barker (remote), T. Curtis (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

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 Wednesday Nov 9, 2022 at 4:37 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

K. Stewart made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Academic Achievement Committee Meeting on 10-06-22.
A. Seymour seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Academic Achievement

A.

ED Report

Modesto took us through a slide deck highlighting developments in Q1 of the school year. 

- students re-enrolling to 10th grade after departing after LA. Talking to families in this situation will be an enrollment strategy employed going forward. LCAS has a waitlist for first time. Goal for 370 applications by summer and progress towards goal will be carefully monitored

- announced hiring of Jasmine Rosario as Dean of College and a teaching fellow- great energy and excitement around these hires

- IEP compliance is behind schedule, but new school psychologist is in place now to turn this around

-ELL supports and Suspensions bpth on track

-Attendance on track in LA but off track in UA- addressing with buy back days and daily response from staff, calling home

-Addressing ELA and Math goals, set to fit the specific group in each grade- ANET Q1 data is in. Solid improvement from last year to this year in LA. Good percentage is partially meeting ELA goals, but need to shift more to M+E. Likewise need to move more from NM into PM or above. Interventions in place for lower group. Writing will be a greater focus this year than last year. Celebrations happening for top end performers. Modesto acknowledges that there needs to be more growth at all levels, particularly 6th and 7th grade. Team will continue to build off successful interventions from last year.

-AS asked MM about celebrating teachers- MM acknowledged his scrappy group of dedicated faculty and noted that he wants to continue to find ways to celebrate faculty and staff.

 

Slide deck linked here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wt9PQXvW_8KFEhvEI-KvpRFmU1MzHrvBiSD6UaGGx9U/edit#slide=id.g1447698c985_0_0

 

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 5:17 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
N. Barker
Documents used during the meeting
None