Minutes: Regular Meeting

The meeting will be called to order by the Academic Committee Chair. 6:11pm

So that there is agreement between board members on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the board shall vote to approve an agenda for the meeting. To the best of its ability, it will follow that agenda, and allow for the chair to move the board through the agenda as specified.

The Academic Committee met on Tuesday August 8th, 2023 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 58 minutes long meeting. Present: Mrs. Stephanie Twitty-Carmon (board member), Ms. Jina Meadows (Community Member), Dr. Charcia M. Nichols (NON-voting; Head of Schools), Attorney Marquetta Bryan (NON voting; board attorney), Dr. Raymond Mooring (Parent) Not Present: Mr. Ronnie Banyard Jr (board vice chair)

The members considered the following items:

1. Welcome & Call to Order
2. Public Comment
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Academic Work Session
5. Informational Items
6. Adjournment

The committee considered 2 motions, of which 2 passed, and 0 failed:

1. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
2. Ms. Meadows made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:12 pm. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 7:12 pm

• Policy Review
• Cellphones (2nd Read)- Review what was initially sent to @Mrs. Stephanie Twitty-Carmon (Board Vice Chair) and submit any changes by September 19th.
• Academic Integrity (2nd Read)- Review what was sent to Chairwoman Twitty-Carmon and submit any changes by September 19th
• Use of Personal Vehicles to Transport Scholars (1st Read)- Partial Review in meeting to clarify any information we will need to effectively evaluate.
• Seclusion and Restraint (1st Read) Submit changes to Chairwoman Twitty-Carmon by September 19th
• Enrollment Updates (Percentages by county, grade and withdrawals)- 9 withdrawals in one month across all grade levels due to varying reasons (transportation, death of parent, etc.). Total enrollment: 466 Projected Enrollment: 447 with a goal of 500

• MTSS Updates
• EIP Number- 116 across all grade levels
• REP Number- 90 in 6th, 7th, and 8th
• iReady Diagnostic Beginning of the Year Baseline Data- KG 81% One grade level below in ELA and 92% in Math; Elementary has a progress score 76.
• Attendance Updates
• Scholar- KG, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, increased from last year; 1st, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th have decreased.
• Staff- 17 of 41 teachers with perfect attendance
• Discussion of procedures for Georgia Early Literacy Act- IPA has to select a screener for scholars by December for K-3. iReady is already in place, but procedures need to be written and put in place. The screener will be implemented July 1, 2024. The committee will choose a screener by November. The State Board will release a recommended list of screeners by Jan1. Committee will review
• Unified Enrollment System- meeting the following week for more information.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:19 pm