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Ro Rousseau McClellan Montessori School 91

State of the School, September 2019

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School Profile School Data Focus Area Goals and Strategies Quarterly Data Professional Development Update Family and Community Engagement Update Celebrations

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Vision and Mission

• We believe expectations should be high for all students and staff and that

a variety of strategies, experiences, technologies, and assessments are needed to encourage all children to develop skills necessary for lifelong

• learning. All students deserve adults who acknowledge their gifts and

talents, have high expectations for each individual student, who are respectful and take time to get to know each student, who demonstrate a positive, personal connection with each one so that a trusting relationship is established, who respect differences and nurture understanding of their cultures, and who recognize differences in learning styles and help students learn in as many different ways as

• possible. All students have the right to many opportunities so that they

can experience the world and become productive citizens in the global economy.

Vision

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Vision and Mission

• Our mission is to prepare the whole

child as a lifelong learner and problem solver in an ever- changing society by following the Montessori philosophy and method.

Mission

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qEvery child, everyday!

Our motto

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School Demographics, 2018-2019

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School Demographics, 2018-2019

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Grade Level ELA % Proficient State % Proficient District %Proficient School 3rd 46% 20% 46% 4th 45% 21% 33% 5th 47% 21% 29% 6th 47% 22% 37% 7th 49% 23% 47% 8th 50% 26% 59%

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ILEARN ELA Data

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Grade Level MATH % Proficient State % Proficient District %Proficient School 3rd 58% 30% 55% 4th 53% 27% 39% 5th 47% 19% 25% 6th 46% 19% 21% 7th 41% 16% 45% 8th 37% 14% 50%

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ILEARN Math Data

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q3rd grade Assessment

• 86% passing rate

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IREAD

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Grades 3-8 End of Year 2018-2019 On Grade Level Met Projected Growth

English/Language Arts 54.4% 46.6% Math 52.9% 41.4% 11 11

NWEA

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q2018-19 School year

• 96.92% attendance rate

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Attendance Data

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Student Ethnicity Percentage of Office Referrals

White 23% Hispanic 17% Multi-Racial 7% African-American 53%

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Behavior Data

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• Focus on being more inclusive with classified and certified staff

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• Focus on building relationships with students

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• Education on Montessori learning behaviors and how to provide support at home

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Panorama Survey Data

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qFor more students to meet their projected growth on the end of the year NWEA MAP Assessment

• Use of Leveled Reading Materials
• Use of Leveled Literacy Intervention
• Increase Vertical Articulation

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Goal and Strategies

Eng Englis lish h Lang anguag uage Arts qClassroom Observations qMiddle of the Year NWEA qClassroom Assessments

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Data to Track Progress

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qFor students to meet their projected growth on the end of the year NWEA MAP Assessment.

• Use of Montessori math materials
• Use of NWEA data for flexible groups with focus on

scaffolding to meet grade level standard

• Increase Vertical Articulation

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Goal and Strategies

Ma Mathematics cs qClassroom Observations qMiddle of the Year NWEA qClassroom Assessments

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Data to Track Progress

At Attendance qIncrease attendance rate to 97.92% this school year

• Decrease the number of students with excessive absences
• Create welcoming school environment
• Family contacts
• Daily check-ins

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Goal and Strategies

At Attendance qMonthly Attendance Reports qSurvey regarding environment

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Data to Track Progress

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school calendar in the 2018-19 school year = 120 Resulting in reduced school grade and loss of learning.

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qGoal: Decrease the disparity in office referrals

• Use of Community Circles in Classrooms
• All Staff book study of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by

Zaratta Hammond

• Implicit Bias Training

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Goal and Strategies

Be Behavior qMonthly review of behavior incidents

• Look for trends in time/location/etc.

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Data to Track Progress

Pr Professional Development Update te qImplicit Bias Training qAll Staff Book Study

• Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

qOn-going Professional Development in Montessori methods

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Quarterly Professional Development Topics

Fa Family and Community Engagement qFruit with Families (tomorrow morning!) qPiT Day on Wednesday, September 25th

• Dine to Donate at Donut Experiment!

qFamily Fun Day on Saturday, September 28th qCraft and Rummage Sale on Saturday, October 5th qMPTA Meeting on Tuesday, October 8th, 6pm qSchedule a Classroom Observation with your child’s teacher qBook Fair starts November 19th qGrandparents and VIPs Day on Tuesday, November 26th

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Upcoming Family and Community Engagement Events

Ce Celebrations qILEARN ELA

• Above district in all grade levels
• Near state in 3rd, and 7th grades
• Above state in 8th grade

qILEARN Math

• Above district in all grade levels
• Near state in 3rd grade
• Above state in 7th and 8th grades

qContinued focus on “whole child” and growth

Takeaways…

Qu Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Principal Kathy Lause at 317-226-4291 or lausekm@myips.org

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