Vida Charter School
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday September 10, 2020 at 4:30 PM
Committee Members Present
B. Reyes-Lua (remote), C. Miller, E. Nashelsky (remote), S. Fehringer, S. Powell (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
B. Reyes-Lua called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Vida Charter School to order on Thursday Sep 10, 2020 at 4:37 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
S. Powell made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Meeting on 07-09-20.
B. Reyes-Lua seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Vida Continuity of Education, Distance Learning Plan
This plan has some revisions for review and will be submitted to the board for approval. The most significant change was a change to the percentage of live instruction offered for the week.
B.
Grading policy
Review of updated grading policy. Previously the report card in grades 3-6 was a percentage. The new report card will be a standards-based report card. Recommended 3 indicators verses the 4 proposed.
C.
Academic Excellence Committee Goals
Reviewed the three goals from the 2019-2020 school year. Made progress on goals one and two, and met the second goal.
Goals for 2020-2021
1. Review math curriculum and math coaching in the primary grades at the beginning, middle, and end of the year.
2. Provide an anonymous staff survey twice a year to track school climate with a 90% completion rate. The ED will act on the results of the survey by celebrating successes and providing opportunities to address concerns.
Goals for 2020-2021
1. Review math curriculum and math coaching in the primary grades at the beginning, middle, and end of the year.
2. Provide an anonymous staff survey twice a year to track school climate with a 90% completion rate. The ED will act on the results of the survey by celebrating successes and providing opportunities to address concerns.
III. Other Business
A.
Staffing
ED is looking into the possibility of hiring a regular longterm substiute for the short term.
IV. 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 5:50 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Powell