MCCPS Board of Trustees

Minutes

Academic Excellence Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Friday December 4, 2020 at 7:30 AM

https://marbleheadcharter.zoom.us/j/82429411125

Committee Members Present

Jessica Xiarhos (remote), Kimberly Sullivan (remote), Matt Cronin (remote), Meg Upton (remote)

Committee Members Absent

Ellen Lodgen, Molly Wright, Sarah Plymate Ragozin

Guests Present

Jessica Gelb (remote)

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 Friday Dec 4, 2020 at 7:33 AM.

C.

Accept Remote Participation

Kimberly Sullivan made a motion to 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 December 4, 2020.
Matt Cronin seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Sarah Plymate Ragozin
Absent
Meg Upton
Aye
Peter Cohen
Absent
Molly Wright
Absent
Jessica Xiarhos
Aye
Matt Cronin
Aye
Kimberly Sullivan
Aye
Ellen Lodgen
Absent

D.

Approve Minutes from 9/25/20

Matt Cronin made a motion to approve the minutes from September 25, 2020 Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 09-25-20.
Meg Upton seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Meg Upton
Aye
Matt Cronin
Aye
Kimberly Sullivan
Aye
Ellen Lodgen
Absent
Peter Cohen
Absent
Jessica Xiarhos
Aye
Sarah Plymate Ragozin
Absent
Molly Wright
Absent

II. Academic Excellence Committee

A.

December Board Presentation

  • Teaching tool in addition to assessing progress
  • This more comes from the instructional end, compared with something like MCAS
  • The document is to shape the learning experience
Need to align with the Board on the purpose of this document 

Potentially a two-step process
  1. Background, reasoning, status update on drafts, example performance tasks
  2. Next steps
What are we looking for out of this document as far as an assessment tool/data collection?

Our vision aligns with Board's vision

What questions do we want to be able to answer with the data?
  • How closely do the experiences we give students align with the standards?
  • How many kids can successfully complete?
  •  

B.

Update on Draft Criteria

Link to Drive with Criteria: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xGBP4V5QtjKBtG0ggZCcfV5nqUJLC01t?usp=sharing

 

C.

Next Steps

D.

Implementation of Criteria for Excellence Documents in Remote Learning

III. Closing Items

A.

Action Items

Next meeting to be Monday December 14th @ 7:30

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:13 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Jessica Xiarhos
Documents used during the meeting
  • 2020_09_25_academic_excellence_committee_meeting_minutes-2.pdf