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Worlds Best Work Force Maple River Schools

Agenda

1) Welcome & Overview Superintendent Anderson 2) MDE Video

• Mrs. Langworthy HS School Counselor

3) What is Maple River doing?

• Mr. Bisel Principal & DAC
• Learning Gap
• Mrs. Rengstorf Principal, Integration, & Title 1
• Ready for K
• Ms. Walser ECFE Director
• MR Literacy Plan
• Mrs. Stoltzman K-5 PLC Leader
• Assessing & Evaluating
• Mrs. Burman 6-12 PLC Leader
• 2014 MCA Results
• Mr. Griepentrog MS/HS Principal
• Future Assessment Changes
• Mrs. Langworthy
• Ready for Postsecondary
• Mrs. Langworthy

4) Closing with Question/Answer Superintendent Anderson

Success in the New Economy

Learning Gap

• Mrs. Rengstorf

Title One at the Elementary Level

At Risk Elementary Reading and Math Students

Federally funded programming for at risk elementary reading and math students. Criteria used:

• Teacher judgment based on classroom performance
• Below 80% on classroom reading or math chapter assessment
• Grades K-1 Below benchmarks on Early STAR reading or math assessments
• Grades 2-5 Below benchmarks on STAR reading or math assessments
• Grades 3-5 Partially Meets the Standards or Does not meet the standards on

the MCA tests

• Grades K-5 Student RIT score is below the Norm grade level mean RIT score
• n NWEA
• Grades 1-2 Student is below 90% passing in Dolch word list
• Grades 1-5 Student is below 90% passing in math fact practice

Funding

• Based on poverty levels at the elementary level
• East 35.4%
• West 41.1%
• Identify achievement gap trend using MCA data in

grades 3-5

• Close the math and reading achievement gap by 50%

by the year 2017

What has Maple River done to close the achievement gap?

• WIN time - What I Need reading and math

interventions

• Utilize a pull in and push out program model
• One certified teacher at each site
• Two highly qualified paraprofessionals at

each site

• Reading Corps at each site

MAIC Integration Collaborative

Madelia Area Integration Collaborative

• Integration collaborative between Madelia, Truman,

Maple River and Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial schools

• Original intent of integration law was to engage students

from racially isolated districts (Madelia) with students in adjoining districts

MAIC goals

• 1. Academic achievement - Mathematics was identified as

a common achievement gap in all MAIC districts

• Identify achievement gap trends using the MCA, MOD

and MTAS math data in grades K-11

• Close the math achievement gap by 50% by the year

2017

• 2. Integration

Integration Funds to Close the Achievement Gap Elementary Level

• Hired a full time elementary math

interventionist

• Math interventions (IXL) at each site to

reinforce math academic standards

Integration Funds to Close the Achievement Gap Secondary Level

• Credit Recovery Program in the Middle School (Code Blue)
• ICU program in the Middle School and High School
• Math Academy

○ 8 days in the summer of 2014 ○ Students in grades 4-8 ○ Did Not Meet or Partially Met the Math MCA standards.

Maple River Ready for K

• Ms. Walser

• ECFE - Early Childhood Family Education
• SR - School Readiness/Preschool

○ Classrooms at Minnesota Lake site, Mapleton site and Good Thunder site. ○ Increase in preschoolers from 76 in 2008-09 to 95 this year. ○ Increase in amount of preschool time offered from half day preschool to having full day class options. ○ Program has implemented state aligned curriculum, implemented assessment with on-line portfolios, participate in PLC’s and has a 4-star Parent Aware rating. ○ 46 of the 82 projected incoming Kindergartners are enrolled in

• ur program. 38 of them are in our full day program.

Early Childhood Program

Class Offerings

• Half day/multi-age class in Good Thunder and

Minnesota Lake

• Age specific classes in Mapleton

○ 3 year old class/half days ○ 4 year old class/half days ○ 4 year old class full days

• Classes are usually full. We added a GT class last year

and a full day class this year to accommodate the interest.

Every Child Ready?

• National, state and local studies have shown the more time in

preschool the more school readiness skills that are in place.

• Full day class is in high demand and is what parents want.
• Our program is helping more and more kids in our district be

ready for Kindergarten but we are still not reaching every child with the amount of preschool needed to prepare for Kindergarten.

• Biggest hurdle for parents is cost and transportation.
• State scholarships have helped with the cost of preschool for

low-income families.

Maple River Literacy Plan

• Mrs. Stoltzman

Read Well by Grade 3

• 1. To accelerate student progress until students are competent readers based
• n the MCA and NWEA test results
• 2. To have in place an intervention system that accomplishes this acceleration.

The intervention system results in individualized planning for each student.

• 3. To continue to support the intervention process until each student has

accelerated his/her reading achievement to the point of competence.

• 4. The Maple River goal for reading instruction is to have 100% of students

reading at grade level at the end of grade three.

Learn to Read by Grade 3 K-3 Reading Test Results NWEA Spring 2014

Grade Level Number of students Tested Number of students At or Above Grade % at Grade Level

• r Above in

Reading

East K 38 25 65.7% East

1st

27 18 66.6% East

2nd

20 18 90.0% East

3rd

26 22 84.6% West K 42 19 45.2% West

1st

39 23 58.9% West

2nd

36 22 61.1% West

3rd

45 33 73.3 %

Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning

• Mrs. Burman

Process for Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning Professional Learning Community

• Data analysis through collaborative work in

PLC

• Drill down to content and skills

strengths/weaknesses within populations.

Process for Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning Types of Data explored

• MCA (grades 3-11: Reading, Math, Science,

Writing)

• ACT (grades 8,10,11)
• NWEA (grades 4-8)
• Chapter formative & summative

assessments

Process for Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning All assessments are aligned to Standards at the State and National levels.

Process of Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning Goal setting to recognize strengths and weaknesses.

• District
• PLC
• Classroom
• Students levels.

MCA Results

• Mr. Griepentrog

Future Assessment Changes

• Mrs. Langworthy

Changes in Assessments:

State Legislative Requirements for Minnesota Assessment System

• Grade 8

– Mathematics, Reading, and Writing Predictive of College Entrance Exam (EXPLORE) Career Exploration elements

• Grade 10

– Mathematics, Reading, and Writing Predictive of College Entrance Exam (PLAN) Career Exploration elements

Changes in Assessments:

• Grade 10-11

College Placement Diagnostic Test (Compass)

– College Placement Diagnostic Test (Compass) for select students – For students who are deemed not career and college-ready after having taken the PLAN test – Provides information for targeted instruction

• Grade 11

– Mathematics, Reading and Writing – College Entrance Exam (ACT)

Ready for Post Secondary

• Mrs. Langworthy

What does “Career and College Ready” mean?

For purposes of statewide accountability, "career and college ready" means a high school graduate has the knowledge, skills, and competencies to successfully pursue a career pathway including postsecondary credit leading to a degree, diploma, certificate, or industry-recognized credential and employment.

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“Career and College Ready”:

Students who are career and college ready are able to successfully complete credit-bearing coursework at a two- or four-year college or university or other credit- bearing postsecondary program without need for remediation.

What Does Minnesota Law Say?

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS’ SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; PERSONAL LEARNING PLANS

School Districts must assist all students by no later than grade 9 to explore their educational, college and career interests, aptitudes, and aspirations and develop a plan for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary education or employment.

Helping Students Reach Their Goals - Frank

Questions