Empower College Prep

Minutes

Academic Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday November 7, 2016 at 4:30 PM

Location

ECP, A216

Committee Members Present

A. Collins, B. Holman, J. Carlson, S. Caffee

Committee Members Absent

None

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Collins called a meeting of the Academic Committee of Empower College Prep to order on Monday Nov 7, 2016 at 4:43 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

This item was not voted upon. 

II. Academic

A.

Division of Responsibility for Year 1 tasks in Strategic Plan - Academic Program

A. Collins informed the committee that it needs to breakdown the year 1 tasks and timeline for when they will  be due.  The committee will discuss assignments and plans for completion more in depth at the December committee meeting. 

B.

Sample Exemplar Performance

Empower school principals who were present shared sample exemplars for a given subject and standard.  Discussion on exemplars will take place at next meeting. 

C.

Review Q1 Benchmark Data from Galileo

The committee spent considerable time discussing end of year academic data from FY16 and compared it to quarter 1 benchmark data for the current year.  The data included summaries for all grades 3rd through 9th grade from Galileo benchmark assessments as well as NWEA data from FY16.  High School data also included results from Basecamp assessments.  

III. Other Business

A.

Presentation or Reminders of Upcoming Committee Activity

No additional announcements were made. 

IV. 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 6:10 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Collins