Vida Charter School
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 8, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Location
Vida Charter School, 120 E. Broadway, Gettysburg, PA 17325
https://zoom.us/j/93453247793?pwd=OFQ2bHJkSXl6ckVRaEUwbzJZaFJOQT09
Committee Members Present
C. Miller (remote), E. Nashelsky (remote), J. Lewis (remote), V. Fonseca (remote)
Committee Members Absent
B. Reyes-Lua, K. Byron, T. Arias
Guests Present
Louisa Marks
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Lewis called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Vida Charter School to order on Thursday Feb 8, 2024 at 4:07 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
J. Lewis made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 01-11-24.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Math Specialist Report by Louisa Marks
B.
Update on Vida's TSI status for English Learners
Christie shared this year's data from our English Language Learners growth and achievement and why we are designated as a Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) school. This designation requires us to have a plan for improvement. This year we will use our Comprehensive Plan since this speaks directly to these issues.
III. 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 4:49 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Lewis
Recently hired and Vida's first Math Specialist, Louisa Marks, presented on the results of recent Acadia and CDT testing results for the students. Based on the data, Ms Marks is identifying areas of work and focus for school wide math support for the rest of the year. These will include
The committee suggested that we bring these data and presentation materials to the full board.