MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Friday December 9, 2022 at 2:45 PM
Location
MCCPS - 6 Gold
If you need to meet via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/91470763657?pwd=clJ0MVZYYWsyb3I5VWZoNlVQblBDZz09
Committee Members Present
Ellen Lodgen, Jessica Xiarhos, Matt Cronin, Meg Upton, Molly Wright, Peter Cohen
Committee Members Absent
Elizabeth Burns, Kimberly Sullivan
Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened
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 Friday Dec 9, 2022 at 2:50 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes from 10/14/22
Meg Upton made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 10-14-22.
Matt Cronin seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes from 11/04/22
Molly Wright made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 11-04-22.
Ellen Lodgen seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
Criteria Update from Departments
Peter Cohen arrived at 2:57 PM.
B.
Goals of the Academic Excellence Committee for the Strategic Plan
Goals of this Committee for the next 3 - 5 years
- Grading
- Criteria - continuously editing, connecting to curriculum, unit plans
- Development of Portfolios
- Passage portfolios/Graduation portfolios?
- Student Led Conferences
- Predictable Reviews of new curriculum - a timeline so there aren't new curriculums in the same year
- Learning Platform System
- PBL + CSL
- MCAS and counterpoints? (Standardized Test Prep? Standardized ASSESSMENT Preparation?) ASSESSMENT Prep? Ensure success on MCAS without teaching to the test?)
- make sure that it's reinforcing what we value
- Measuring Student Progress
- MCAS
- Criteria
- How do we best report on progress?
- Innovation
- Assessment and Assessment Reporting
- Engaging and Rigorous Curriculum
C.
MCAS Board Presentation - Debrief
Kudos to MAtt for a well received presentation. (And a small kudos to DESE for transparency on the current standardized testing climate).
III. Closing Items
A.
Action Items
Jessica to bring Goals to Strategic Plan committee.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:40 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jessica Xiarhos
Documents used during the meeting
None
Lack of updates due to Thanksgiving, Exhibition, and Grades/Report Card Comments.
Looking toward Validation Protocol with emphasis on Criteria. Half day in January to be focused on this area.