MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 17, 2021 at 9:00 AM
If you need to meet via Zoom: https://marbleheadcharter.zoom.us/j/85414341015
Committee Members Present
Ellen Lodgen (remote), Jessica Xiarhos, Kimberly Sullivan, Matt Cronin, Molly Wright
Committee Members Absent
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 Tuesday Aug 17, 2021 at 9:00 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes from 06/24/21
Matt Cronin made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 06-24-21.
Kimberly Sullivan seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Ellen Lodgen |
Aye
|
| Jessica Xiarhos |
Aye
|
| Molly Wright |
Aye
|
| Matt Cronin |
Aye
|
| Kimberly Sullivan |
Aye
|
| Meg Upton |
Absent
|
II. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
Academic Excellence Committee Role
8th grade capstone? Stonebridge Student led conferences?
Conversations amongst staff. How the alignment looks.
What are the expectations for the Student led conferences by grade level?
Salts - 6 "touch points" - goal setting, portfolio, etc.
Students setting goals based on Criteria
SLC in 8th this year - print out report cards - what went well, what didn't, areas of improvement - connecting it to outside world. (Bringing in people in their careers to see how it connects to what the kids are doing). Would report cards work for everyone? Parents were hyper focused on grades.
Focus conference around portfolios.
Conversations amongst staff. How the alignment looks.
What are the expectations for the Student led conferences by grade level?
Salts - 6 "touch points" - goal setting, portfolio, etc.
Students setting goals based on Criteria
SLC in 8th this year - print out report cards - what went well, what didn't, areas of improvement - connecting it to outside world. (Bringing in people in their careers to see how it connects to what the kids are doing). Would report cards work for everyone? Parents were hyper focused on grades.
Focus conference around portfolios.
B.
Committee Goals for SY 21-22
III. Closing Items
A.
Action Items
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 10:02 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jessica Xiarhos
Where will this live? In departments? Communicating to parents? Syllabus?
- Major criteria for Trimester
- Units and Criteria
- Student Work Protcols/Assessment Protocols
Working with Mentor/Department to create Project overviews.Department meetings as vehicle to keep this document alive. Now the focus is implementation - how imbedded in lessons/units? How are students making progress against the criteria?
Parents brought up to speed.
First - "elevator pitch" - can everyone give an answer to what this is. Make sure it stays off the shelf. Can we speak to this initiative? Can everyone?
- thinking to Parker, everyone could articulate exactly what the Criteria was.
- something to build on year to year
Parent Night (via Zoom?) + Student led conferences in December
Return to Parker?/Saltonstall? - what precedes the work/what we saw when we visited?
Invite Meghan & Adria? (as dept. heads) to join the committee. Additional Parent.
Return of ILT meetings?
First step - how does it lay with current curriculum/Exhibition?
Sept. 15th - Half Day used for Trimester planning/criteria alignment.