MCCPS Board of Trustees

Academic Excellence Committee Meeting

Published on August 4, 2020 at 9:23 PM EDT
Amended on August 4, 2020 at 9:24 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday August 5, 2020 at 8:30 AM EDT

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
   
Record Attendance
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Accept Remote Participation
   
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, Governor Baker issued an emergency Order on March 12, 2020, allowing public bodies greater flexibility in utilizing technology in the conduct of meetings under the Open Meeting Law.  This committee makes a motion to accept this Executive Order for this meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee, on August 5, 2020.
  D. Approve Minutes from 7/1/20
   
II. Academic Excellence Committee
 
Academic Excellence Committee
  A. Review Draft Criteria
   
Review drafted Criteria for Excellence in Science, ELA, Music, Health/Wellness

 

Updates on Global Studies, Foreign Language, Art 

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  B. Implementation of Criteria for Excellence Documents in Remote Learning
   
Review suggested plan for completing Criteria for Excellence in Art, Foreign Language, Global Studies

 

Layers to using the documents ...
  • PD for Staff on how to implement
  • Redesigning in-person curriculum and aligning with PBL
  • Then again redesigning for remote learning
  • How do we reach all learners?
  • Aligning student - teacher - parent expectations at different grade levels
  • How do we replicate what we do - keeping the same level of rigor - in a remote setting?

 
  C. Next Steps
   
Deciding on an action plan for ...
  • sharing Criteria for Excellence with the community, teachers 
  • PD for how to use the document in person and remotely
  • aligning with projects/reworking curriculum
   
III. Closing Items
  A. Action Items
   
Next Meeting - August 28 @ 7:30
    -meetings to be moved to morning of 4th Friday of every month
  B. Adjourn Meeting