MCCPS Board of Trustees

Academic Excellence Committee Meeting

Published on January 21, 2021 at 3:18 PM EST
Amended on January 21, 2021 at 3:22 PM EST

Date and Time

Monday January 25, 2021 at 7:30 AM EST

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 January 22, 2021.
  D. Approve Minutes from 12/14/20
    Minutes for Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on December 14, 2020
II. Academic Excellence Committee
 
Academic Excellence Committee
  A. Review of Updated MCCPS Bylaws
   
Expectations for this committee.
  B. Update on Draft Criteria
   
Review Updates to Criteria for Excellence 
  • Global studies Update

 

  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
  • overlaps with TeachForce
  D. Implementation of Criteria for Excellence Documents in Remote Learning
   
Review suggested plan for completing Criteria for Excellence in Art, 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?

 
III. Closing Items
  A. Action Items
   
Next Meeting - Monday, February 22nd
  B. Adjourn Meeting