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Nuasin Next Generation Charter School

Minutes

Education Committee Monthly Call

Date and Time

Wednesday June 17, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Location

1-866-259-5440 PIN: 732 873 9859
Mission
We prepare our students for college through a rigorous arts-infused program.
Vision
All students will be taught by a highly effective teacher in a nurturing environment and will achieve at high levels. Each student will develop the knowledge, skills and values necessary for responsible citizenship and life-long learning. The impact of our collective efforts will fundamentally change public education.

Committee Members Present

E. Chen (remote), J. Boulet (remote)

Committee Members Absent

A. Khatiwada, M. Dorrie

Guests Present

K. Davidson (remote), K. McGuire (remote), Ms. Whitehead, T. Williams (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

E. Chen called a meeting of the Education Committee of Nuasin Next Generation Charter School to order on Wednesday Jun 17, 2020 at 3:00 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

E. Chen made a motion to approve the minutes from Education Committee Monthly Call on 05-20-20.
J. Boulet seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Education Updates

A.

K - 8 Principal Updates

    1. Kurt: organizing transition state
      1. Online IA: concerns on the reliability of data; should we include in the dashboard? ELA has continuous growth; and 6-8 grade math has improved
        1. Return to school plan: assessment and the importance around it – will be a hybrid of learning – when students are in school, they’ll take test
        2. If 100% remote learning again, will enforce using school distributed chrome books focus on 1) access 2) quality
      2. Middle school participation and quality of work has been improving and doing – making sure teachers 3-5 are using the chrome books as part of the core curriculum
      3. Summer school – next week to pick up summer pack for every student; Ms. Whitehead is preparing – 100% student are invited – Levinean group for close reading; math teaching over the summer – teacher selection
        1. End of summer assessment – using program w/ Karin

B.

9 - 11 Principal Updates

    1. Tyra: next level accountability and concerned about mental health
      1. IA data are in, no final exams, moved towards project-based assessment
      2. Kids are tuning out: low results on pre-SAT and pre-ACT – a large number of students are unengaged
      3. Plan for school return (for all scenarios) – cultural team is very important if we continue w/ 100% remote learning
      4. 8->12 graders need more motivation to engage in online learning – has been reaching out to parents – has been emphasizing on credit earning
      5. Parents are not reliable w/ what’s going on w/ students
      6. Hard to have assessment when kids are not even showing up
      7. All classes are available online for summer; August
      8. Summer school data from Apex

III. Other Business

A.

Other Business

    1. Ms. Whitehead: dashboard data to include YoY data and cohort data; 3-8 tracking of cohort and YoY trend
    2. Karin:
      1. Moving IAs to digital – due to current observations
      2. Project-based learning: 2nd, 5th grades and CPA (biz and art classes) grades to pilot – how to create student voice
      3. NY authorizers have different requirement for remote learning – team is planning
      4. Summer school planning: open up to all families and developing mandated list

IV. Next Steps

A.

Next Steps

July Ed Committee meeting will be dedicated to the academic data dashboard.

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 4:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
E. Chen