Vida Charter School
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Friday November 13, 2015 at 3:30 PM
Location
Eisenhower Bldg; Vida Charter School
Committee Members Present
C. Maldonado, M. Novoa
Committee Members Absent
A. Kittelberger
Guests Present
C.Ruff-Miller, Eli - student Gettysburg College, M. Rosenberger, Nicole - student Gettysburg College, Shelby - student Gettysburg College
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Rosenberger called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Vida Charter School to order on Friday Nov 13, 2015 at 3:33 PM.
C.
Approve minutes
M. Rosenberger made a motion to approve minutes from the Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 10-12-15 Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 10-12-15.
M. Novoa seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| M. Novoa |
Aye
|
| A. Kittelberger |
Absent
|
D.
Call to the Public
II. Academic Data and Reporting
A.
Progress report: Data Project w- Gettysburg College
B.
Parameters for quarterly reporting on academic progress
III. Policy Review
A.
Homework policy review
Updates to include writing time daily for Kinder. Consequences will NOT include taking recess. Teacher will determine consequences. Morning meeting could be a time for students to finish homework.
M. Rosenberger made a motion to Take Homework Policy to Board Meeting.
M. Novoa seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Goals for AY16
A.
Goals progress / updates / next steps
Goal #1 - Gettysburg College Project - Data shared and report out in January, next steps tasked to college students, NWEAs starting next week, DRAs organized by Maria Gellman to look at in future.
#2 Cynthia will discuss with staff and update will be based on more than report cards
#3 Revisit after college has finished project
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Novoa made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
M. Rosenberger seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 4:36 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Rosenberger
Report cards for upper grades have changed to a standards based report card. MMS reporting will evaluate progress on specific skills in a subject area. Previous scale too small only evaluating from 1 to 3. MMS will be used for lower grades by the end of this schoolyear. Report cards will be available and uploaded to board meeting on Monday night.