Libertas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Monthly Academic Achievement Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 10, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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 Apr 10, 2024 at 4:33 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
N. Barker made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Academic Achievement Committee Meeting on 03-13-24.
T. Curtis seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED 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 4:57 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
N. Barker
MM presented slide deck attached. Some highlights:
LACS hosted an MCAS hype event to get students excited for testing and in a positive mindset
Lower Academy has 100% Compliance and looking to counter chronic absenteeism with buyback days during spring break
Upper Academy is at 92% attendance rate and is meeting GPA goals! MM is actively assessing OSS rate, which is higher than desired, but necessary for effective response to disciplinary matters.
College and Career Readiness is stepping into high gear with recent family night and significant programming and action steps for students. Upcoming bus tour of HBCUs with MLK family services.
TC connected MM with the head of MLKFS to further develop relationship
AS asked about HSIs and MM would be interested in developing further connections and pathways to exposure
Students have taken SAT's and another round is being scheduled. MM interested in finding summer SAT tutoring to offer students
10 new hires in place and ongoing work for Talent Director- progressing
Student recruitment in strong position
NB asked about typical attrition timeline, and MM has gotten initial information from family survey. Team will be responding to those on the fence later in April
MM shared the working document that the COllege and Career team uses to track each student's process- need to complete multiple steps this spring to be prepared for application season next fall. Students will complete a Fit project that they present to staff and their own families