MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday January 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM
If you need to meet via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/91470763657?pwd=clJ0MVZYYWsyb3I5VWZoNlVQblBDZz09
Committee Members Present
Elizabeth Burns, Ellen Lodgen, Jessica Xiarhos, Molly Wright
Committee Members Absent
Kimberly Sullivan, Meghan Hale, Stephanie Brant
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes from 11/06/2023
Make edits to attendance - all presentÂ
II. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
Review of Board MCAS Presentation
B.
Role & Goals of the Academic Excellence Committee
From Board on Track:
"For the Academic Excellence Committee, this means measuring organizational outcomes against stated goals for metrics such as:
- performance on state tests,
- performance on nationally normed standardized tests (e.g., the TerraNova, SAT 10, etc.)
- performance on interim assessments (e.g., Achievement Network tests, the STEP, the DIBELS, or interim assessments created by the school).
In addition, this committee may look at budgets to actuals on metrics such as attendance, student and staff retention, and family and staff satisfaction surveys."
Family Satisfaction Survey
1. Academics
2. General Culture
3. Character Strong, LAB
4. Timing of School Day
5. Homework Policy
Start to write goals in the spring - we'll have iReady data to look at.
Focus for next year - high expectations and rigor
Currently, lots of subjectivity in grading/Essential Habits - difficult to use as a comparison for academic
April 1 - goals, updated vision of academic excellence
No lingering questions. Board had a reasonable stance on things. We are clearly taking action to remedy our deficits, so that was appreciated.