Community Regional Charter School
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee meeting
Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe these meetings but must be aware that although the meeting is held in public it is not a public meeting and therefore observers are not permitted to speak during the meeting itself, except during public comment.
Committee Members Present
E. Firnkes (remote), M. Buja (remote), N. Reinholt (remote), T. Works (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Savage (remote), S. Muzzy (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
Set future meeting date
B.
Policy IKF
Elizabeth shared policy IKF - Graduation Requirements
Right now we have the state minimum required for math and science.
Elizabeth is proposing an increase to the requirement for math and science from a minimum of 2 years to 3 years with a statement sharing that the Executive Director does have discretion to change it back to the state minimum for specific learners that might have a different circumstance.
Next step would be putting this change in policy IKF to the August 7th Governance Committee for review before going to the whole board for an approval vote.
C.
Graduation Rate - 4 year vs 5 year
Elizabeth shared out our last 3 years of graduation data.
** 4 11th graders are graduating early this year in 2024.
** 92% of 12th graders are graduating this year in 2024.
** 1 learner will return again next year to graduate in 5 years in 2025.
** 1 learner that is in their 5th year will graduate this year in 2024.
** 1 possible drop out this year for a learner who has been given multiple options to finish school but the learner didn't take advantage of those options.
D.
Post Secondary check-in
Elizabeth shared out the plans or our
** 6 learners going onto 4 year collages (Hussan, UMF, UMO, Maine Collage of Art and Design)
** 4 learners are going to community colleges
** 2 learners are graduating now with certificates in welding and CDL license
** 1 learner is taking a gap year
** 2 learners are attending trade schools
** The rest of learners going into the workforce
E.
Duel Enrollment Rate
Right now we have a 46% rate of learners who are duel enrolled.
F.
Chronic Absenteeism
Ashlee shared out our chronic absenteeism data as of June 4th.
CCA - 48%
DA - 32%
OA - 43%
District wide - 39% including CCA
38% excluding CCA
Committee had a discussion around different factors that we think played a role in this percentage this year.
Next year we are looking at a resource that we can meet with through the DOE to help problem solve the issue to help improve our chronic absenteeism percentage.
G.
Panorama Survey
Ashlee shared out our current Panorama Participation Survey results:
Staff survey participation percentage: 85%
Family survey participation percentage: 44%
Learner survey participation percentage (grades 3+): 83%
H.
Accuplacer data
Elizabeth shared out that we are meeting the standard for Accuplacer on our Performance Measure with a rate of 78% of learners who passed the assessment on both reading and math.
I.
Update on Spring NWEA and Maine Through Year assessment results
At our next meeting on July 3rd the committee will do a deep dive into the NWEA and Through Year data.
J.
Why You Should Let Employees Pick Their Job Titles
This was tabled for now and will be discussed at a leadership meeting and then brought forward to the committee at a later meeting.
Next meeting will be Wednesday, July 3rd at 9am