BAMITAcademy Support TeamMinutes

Monday, August 15, 2016

4:15 p.m.

Jefferson High School, Library, NIU Lab

I.Welcome and Call to Order: at 4:20 by Chair Jessica Hendon

II.Welcome to new members and/or guests: new members Heidi Willson (French teacher) and O ‘Raphael Okoro (AFLAC)

III.Approval of or Adjustments to Agenda: Agenda approved as written

IV.Follow-Up on Previous Items

A. Review of AST

1. Job description

2. Roles

3. Relationship with CCRC

4. National Standards of Practice: Judy Gustafson reviewed the job description, roles, and sample activities AST members may assume. She also explained the relationship with the College and Career Readiness Council (CCRC) and with the National Standards of Practice (NSOPS), standards that govern the design and implementation of academies and that are reviewed by the National Career Academy Coalition. See attachment.

B. Election of a secretary: Patrick Schott will take on this role this year. Thank you, Patrick.

V.Teacher Reports and Requests (Outcome: Requests met or referred to CCRC)

Nicole Frazer (Social Studies): April 22 will be the 2nd annual Relay for Life event.

***AST members are invited to help in advising the student leaders (4 p.m. on

Friday, Aug. 26). Other dates will be announced in the near future for 8:30- 9:20 on Thursdays.

Lynn Stockton (Studio Art): Question of how AST members are informed about the Academy Expo (hosting a booth or volunteering). Several members felt that this info came through the Alignment Rockford newsletter. Lynn also explained that the academy will be seeking a BAMIT-identity item for this school year.

**** If your company is willing to help sponsor this item (in past years, a water bottle, backpack, t-shirt), please contact Lynn at .

Marcus Lewis (Academy Principal): BAMIT will again hold a BAMIT identity event towards the end of Oct. Stay tuned for an invitation. Oct 14 will be BAMIT night at the football game.

****AST members are invited.

Patrick Schott (English): Sophomores this year will be doing a research project tied to their academy pathway. AST members will be needed as guest

speakers/ resource for these projects.

Heidi Willson (French): Heidi, new to JHS, is planning her curriculum and activities and will know how AST members can support these as she

becomes more acclimated.

Yenitze Reyes (Academy Counselor): Seniors will be completing their FAFSA in October this year. The counselors are planning a program on “funding your career” and may need support from AST members.

VI. Action Items

  1. Meeting day, time, and location (rotating?); dates for the year

Jessica proposed meeting monthly until November, then reassessing the need for monthly meetings. Upcoming meeting dates in 2016 will, therefore, be Sept. 19, Oct. 17, and Nov. 21. The team voted not to meet in December, to keep the 4:15 start time, and to meet in room 100.

  1. EMITT’s Baseline Report recommendations

Judy briefly discussed the baseline analysis that National Career Academy Coalition did for the JHS EMITT Academy last spring. Among their recommendations for AST development is to ensure that AST members have input on the academy’s mission and goals. (See below.)

1. AST action items (deferred until September)

2. Resulting goals?(deferred until September)

C. Input on BAMIT’s mission, goals, benchmarks: The team reviewed the academy mission statement (see below) against the criteria from NCAC.

Conclusions: Keep the mission statement, but be sure goals make clear college and career connections, address student aspirations, address any equity issues that may arise, and continue to get stakeholder input from students and parents.

VII.Data Report

Marcus Lewis reported that BAMIT currently has 278 students.

VIII. Adjournment: 5:15 p.m.

Next meeting: Oct. 17, 4:15 p.m., room 100.

BAMIT Academy prepares students to communicate, collaborate, and create successfully within a global society.