DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Academic Committee

Regular Meeting - Wednesday January 23rd, 2019 @1:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Chris Estes present member On Time At Adjournment
Mrs. Roberta Walker present chair On Time At Adjournment
Selina Dukes-Walton present member On Time At Adjournment
Veronica Grant present member On Time At Adjournment
Melba Smith present member On Time At Adjournment
Carla Pettis not present member

Welcome and Call to Order

Meeting called to order by Roberta Walker at 1:00 p.m.

Update on the Data Dashboard

The contract was signed by Mr. Estes and given to Mrs. Wright for processing. The contract had not been processed as of Jan. 22nd. Mrs. Wright will send contract to Dr. Brown ASAP. Ms. Grant was appointed as the point of contact for Dr. Brown so that we can get moving on the dash board quickly.

D3 Presentation

We will meet on Jan 24th from 9:30 until 3:00 p.m. to work on the D3 Pop up activity , "Teacher, Parent and Student Development in Math." We will try to connect with GA State to partner with us in this project.

Partnerships with Early Learning Centers in our area

When will visits take place - Ms. Smith and Ms. Grant will make contact with Daycare centers in our area during the month of March.

Who will visit - Kindergarten techers will do professional learning activities with the teachers from the daycare centers to give guidance on the skills that students need to know coming into kindergarten.


Other Academic Concerns

Our Summer programs will be held June 10th - 21st. 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Kindercamp will be planned for 65 students.

Summer Bridge for rising 3rd graders - 20 students

Closing the Gap for 4th - 8th graders - 20 -25 students per grade level.


Pay for Performance meeting January 30th at 3:45 p.m.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:28 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Melba Smith Seconded by: Veronica Grant

There was no notable discussion on the motion.