MCCPS Board of Trustees

Minutes

Academic Excellence Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday June 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Location

MCCPS, 6X
If you need to meet via Zoom: https://marbleheadcharter.zoom.us/j/85414341015

Committee Members Present

Ellen Lodgen, Jessica Xiarhos, Kimberly Sullivan, Matt Cronin

Committee Members Absent

Meg Upton, Molly Wright, Sarah Plymate Ragozin

Guests Present

Peter Cohen

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 Thursday Jun 24, 2021 at 2:29 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes from 5/10/21

Jessica Xiarhos made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 05-10-21.
Ellen Lodgen seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Minutes from 05/24/21

Matt Cronin made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 05-24-21.
Kimberly Sullivan seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence Committee

A.

Next Steps - Planning 2021/2022 School Year

Ways to Implement the Criteria with teachers, parents, students....
  • Criteria as topic that was hit during lesson, as part of Teach Force
  • Revise "syllabus" for parent night
  • Teachers select some "priority"
Products can be put in place... portfolios, "priority" criteria, 

Introduce to students as well - as part of portfolio, which of these criteria do you think you used, how did you use it? Which could you have used/ why?

How do portfolios play into this?
  • K-8 portfolio review. Show great work, not great work.
  • Showing collaborative work, over singular work. 
  • Grade level thread of portfolio
  • Faculty training on curating of work.
  • Paper based vs. digital?
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III. Closing Items

A.

Action Items

Next meeting to be August 17th @ 8am
Next meeting to be August 17th @ 9am

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:13 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Jessica Xiarhos