Vida Charter School
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday July 11, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Location
120 E. Broadway Gettysburg, PA 17325
Committee Members Present
B. Reyes-Lua (remote), C. Miller, E. Nashelsky (remote)
Committee Members Absent
J. Lewis, K. Byron, T. Arias, V. Fonseca
Guests Present
Alice Ramirez (remote), Louisa Marks (remote), Ruth Torres (remote)
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 Jul 11, 2024 at 4:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 06-13-24.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Presentation: Center for Biliteracy Training
B.
Review of End PSSA Data
Review of 2023-2024 PSSA Data in ELA, Math, Science. ELA and Science have positive trends. Math levels are still in need of support. Supports that have been put in place are the introduction of the math specialist and standard Eureka math curriculum.
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 5:07 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Reyes-Lua
Presentation by the first grade team, Ruth and Alice, with Louisa, math specialist focused on the training received regarding working with dual language/biliteracy students. Push to move from English Learners to Emergent Bilinguals. Teachers and specialists returned with new skills sets and new ways of supporting dual language learners both in the physical space, the classroom, to methods of teaching and bridging content to focus on comprehension and not translating words.