MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 5, 2020 at 7:30 AM
Committee Members Present
Jessica Xiarhos, Matt Cronin, Peter Cohen
Committee Members Absent
Ellen Lodgen, Emily Westhoven, Kimberly Sullivan, Michael Condon, William Sullivan
Guests Present
Meg Upton
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Jessica Xiarhos called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee Committee of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Wednesday Feb 5, 2020 at 7:37 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes from 1/15/20
II. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
Update on December's Action Items
B.
Dissemination of Academic Excellence to Staff
How do grades connect to this?
What does excellence mean to a parent?
C.
Next Steps
III. Closing Items
A.
Action Items
Meg - parent's perspective - Are parents happy with the feedback currently being received on student progress? (With Kim, think of questions to ask on survey).
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:26 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jessica Xiarhos
Documents used during the meeting
- 2020_01_15_academic_excellence_committee_committee_meeting_minutes-2.pdf
Math/Science - wondering where we're going with this document; visually math is not impactful, so what can we add?
criteria- where can we implement this in the curriculum, rebuild/reorganize what we do.
Is there a timetable on this? (September 2021 - cohesive plan that involves so many things - letter grades/Exhibition/"Gatewaying"/new Principal)
Floating the idea of grade bands (4 + 5, 6+ 7, 8)
Upper School - 6, 7, 8. concentrated efforts here. What does excellence mean in Upper School
Committee talks about the what - working groups talk about the how.
Upper School Working Group - What does a graduate look like, Criteria for Excellence, Power Standards, Practices in each Subject
Messaging around what we stand for - not here to teach to the test, community based approach
End Goal - MCCPS Criteria for Excellence
Details - schedules, events, retention 6 to 7
Concern for balancing details and big picture
Math/Science department to bring a draft to Upper School