Welcome & Call to Order

The was called to order at 6:03 pm by Mr. Banyard, Committee Chair.

Public Comment

Public Comments - Committee Chair

• Transparency: Committee meetings are a public forum to provide transparency into the governance of the school. Engagement from the community is strongly encouraged and vital to that governance.
• Time Limit: A total of 30 minutes shall be set aside for public comment. Each speaker will have a maximum of 3 minutes to speak. A speaker may not sign up to speak more than once during the same public comment period.
• Board Action: Committee members shall not provide responses nor engage in direct conversation with speakers during public comments. The committee will bring the matter to the board to engage the Head of School or the Chief Financial Officer in responding at a later time as necessary and appropriate.
• Civil Discourse: Speakers are encouraged to maintain decorum and present their comments in a civil manner. The committee reserves the right to request any speaker engaging in personal attacks, or the use of obscene or derogatory language, to restate their position in a manner more appropriate for a school environment.

The committee did not have anyone to sign up for public comment

Academic Work Session

• FY 24 Focus
• This year's focus is will be Math, Writing, Instructional Strategies, Culture (Rituals and Routines)
• The Admin Team met on Saturday, March 11th and worked to create goals for the instructional focus
• The team covered two of the four levers from Leverage Leadership 2.0 (Instructional Planning & Observation/Feedback)
• Mr. Banyard asked for the team to focus on how they will balance the challenges with Pedagogy and Content
• Strategic Planning Quotes
• Bellwether stated that they cannot offer Strategic Planning for $30K
• GCSA offered Strategic Planning for $10K
• The Governance Committee will review this
• Summer Work by Content, Culture and Academies
• The Summer Planning Schema was provided for the committee
• $42K is needed to have at least five days of planning for SS and SC with four teachers and a lead and ten days of planning for Math & ELA with five teachers and a lead
• The outcome will be Units and Assessments
• The current Assessment Coordinator is conducting an assessment audit
• Possibly working with the Georgia Assessment Center
• Eliminating Pre/Post testing and focusing only on Unit testing and requiring 4.5 week assessments
• Committee Focus for Academics
• Follow up will be during the June meeting after GMAS testing
• Staffing Matrix
• New Positions-Creating of an Executive Assistant position
• Abolishment Recommendations-Abolishment of the School Business Manager position
• Revised Promotion & Retention Policy-Add the language from the state board rule regarding Georgia Milestones Assessment

Information Items

• Finance Committee: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 203
• Governance Committee: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Conference Room
• Academic Committee: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Theatre Room

The board meeting is Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 6:00 pm. The next Academic Committee Meeting is April 18th and June 20th

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:03 pm.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:16 pm