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MCCPS Board of Trustees

Minutes

Academic Excellence Committee Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday April 1, 2024 at 12:00 PM

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Committee Members Present

Elizabeth Burns, Ellen Lodgen, Jessica Xiarhos, Kimberly Sullivan, Molly Wright, Stephanie Brant

Committee Members Absent

Meghan Hale

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 Monday Apr 1, 2024 at 12:09 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes from 01/22/2024

Elizabeth Burns made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Committee Meeting on 01-22-24.
Ellen Lodgen seconded the motion.

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The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence Committee

A.

Upcoming Testing/Assessment Schedule - Plan for Reporting out Data

Exhibition: how can we strengthen the performance aspect of student's writing? How can we enhance public speaking aspect? 

  • Kim - difference in her older children's experience with public speaking versus her younger children
  • 4th graders singing and sign language
  • more student facing during the 
  • 8th grade - reading speeches at community meeting - all students need to present 
  • Looking to increase rigor, alignment to standards, assessment over performance, impact  on 
  • Exhibtition: What is the goal? How are we embedding exhibition work over the course of the term?

III. Closing Items

A.

Action Items

Next meeting June 10th to discuss results of T3 iReady.

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 12:41 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Jessica Xiarhos