Bryn Mawr Community SchoolState of the School Meeting

October11,2018

Accountability,Innovation,andResearch

BRYNMAWR:WHOWEARE• Missionandvision• Strengths• Challenges

OURSCHOOLIMPROVEMENTPLAN• Goalsandstrategies• Sharingstudentprogress

TITLEI• OverviewofTitleI• Howwe’reusingourTitleIfunds• TitleIandFamilyEngagement

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Agenda

BRYN MAWR COMMUNITY SCHOOLWho We Are

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MissionThemissionofBrynMawrCommunitySchoolistoteachstudentsacademicandsocialskillsthatwillleadthemtosucceedintheirlivesaschildrenandadults.

MottoBERESPECTFULBERESPONSIBLEBESAFE

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WhoWeAre

• SchoolStats• Ourdemographicsinclude52.3%AfricanAmerican,2.9%AmericanIndian,25.8%Asian/PacificIslander,9.7%Hispanicand9.2%Whitestudents.

• OurcommunityschoolislocatedintheBrynMawrNeighborhoodandservesadiversegroupof378 Pre-K,includingEarlyChildhoodSpecialEd.through5thgradestudents.

• After-schoolandsummeracademics,includeGirlsinEngineering,Mathematics,andScience(GEMS)andGuysinScienceandEngineering(GISE) roboticsknowledgeforstudentsagesK-5.

• Wepartnerwiththe BrynMawrNeighborhoodAssociation (BMNA)tocollaborateonbuildingastrongcommunityenvironment.

Strengths• Diverse,resilientstudentpopulation

• Strong,compassionate,collaborativestaff

• ProximitytoTheodoreWirthPark

• Weeklyopportunities:Art,PhysicalEducation,Media,Band,Choir

• Health,fitness,nutritionreinforceddaily

• Communitypartnerships• BrynMawrNeighborhoodAssociation• StagesTheater• StarbaseMN• InnerCityTennis• SchoolForestDesignation• CowlesCenter• Children’sTheater• UpstreamArts

Challenges• BrynMawrhasbeendesignatedaComprehensivesupportand

improvementschoolundertheNorthStaraccountabilitysystemattheState.

• IdentifiedbecauseanaverageofallstudentdataonState’saccountabilitymeasuresfoundourschooltobeamongthebottom5%ofschoolsthatreceiveTitle1funding.

• Identifiedalsobecausethefollowinggroupswerefoundtobeperformingsimilarly• BlackStudents• Studentswhoareeligibleforfreeorreduced-pricelunch• Studentwhoreceivespecialeducationservices

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OurCurrentReality

Our School Improvement Plan

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Ourschoolimprovementplan:•Setsthegoals thatourschoolcommunityisworkingtoachieve• Identifiesthestrategiesoractivities thatwillhelpusreachthosegoalstogether

EveryMinneapolisPublicSchoolisrequiredtodevelop,implement,andmonitoraschool

improvementplan.

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What’saSchoolImprovementPlan?

Goal:ReadingAchievementforAllStudentswillincreasefrom22%to27%asmeasuredbyProficiencyontheMCA.

Strategytoachieveourgoal:WearestartingwithRitualsandRoutines.Weknowthathavingclearroutinesandexpectationsforbothteacher-ledandstudent-ledtimewillcreatethelearningenvironmentforstudentacademicsuccess.

WeselectedIndependentReadingandConferringbecauseResearchclearlystatesthat:- Studentsbecomestrongerreaders,themoretheyread- Thatteacher-studentconferringwillleadtogreaterreadingsuccess- Creatingasolidroutineofaindependentreadingwhenstudentsareengagedinreading,willcreatespaceandtimeforteacher-studentconferringandallowteacherstoconductguidedreadinggroups.

- WeselectedIndependentWritingandConferringbecausereadingandwritingarereciprocal.Webelievethatifstudentsareengagedinmoreacademicwriting,theywillalsoincreasetheirreadingsuccess. 8

OurSchoolImprovementPlan

Goal:•MathAchievementforAllStudentswillincreasefrom20%to25%asmeasuredbyProficiencyontheMCA.

Strategytoachieveourgoal:• WewillusetheMulti-TieredSystemsofSupporttoassurethateachstudentis:- Assessedandcloselymonitoredsothatwecandetermine,specifically,whattheyneedandprovidethenecessaryinstruction.

- Monitoredtoensuresolidcoreinstructionandinterventions/enrichmentmatchthestudentneedandensuregrowth.

- Guidedmathgroupsusedtoprovideinstruction.9

OurSchoolImprovementPlan

Goal:SuspensionsandOutofSchoolRemoval forAllStudentswilldecreasefrom46to35.

Strategytoachieveourgoal:- Createastudentsupportteamtomonitorstudentsuspensionandoutofclassroomremovalsandcreatesupportsandinterventionsforstudentsinneed.- SSTmeetsonaweeklybasistodiscussandcreatesupportsandinterventionsforstudentsinneed.

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OurSchoolImprovementPlan

Goal:Thepercentageofstudentsattendingschool95%orhigherwillincreasefrom45%to50%.

Strategytoachieveourgoal:• Createanattendanceteamtocreateandmonitorplansforintervention.• TheAttendanceTeammeetsonaweeklybasistodiscuss,monitorandsupportstudents/familieswithdiscrepantattendance.

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OurSchoolImprovementPlan

Assessmentshelpusanswerquestionssuchas:• Areweteachingwhatwethinkweareteaching?• Arestudentslearningwhatweintendforthemtobelearning?• Areallstudentsimprovingandbeingappropriatelychallenged?

Someoftheassessmentsourstudentswilltakethisyearare:• FAST– ReadingandMath• KCom– Math• Cogat– Grade2- AdvancedLearners• Access– ELL• MCA- Reading,Math(3-5)&Science(5)• Unit/FormativeAssessments

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HowWeMeasureStudentProgress

Wewanttomakesureourstudentsarelearningasmuchaspossible,soweusestateanddistrictassessmentstodeterminetheirstrengthsandareasforgrowth.Theresultsoftheseassessmentshelpusfigureouthowwecanbettersupportourstudentsintheclassroom.

Throughouttheyear,we’llshareinformationwithyouabouthowyourstudentisdoingintheclassroom.We’lldoitinthefollowingways:• Parent-TeacherconferencesonOctober16th from

4-7PMandOctober17th from8AM– 4PM• Quarterlyreportcardswillbesenthomewith

students• Notes/phonecalls

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HowWe’llShareStudentProgresswithYou

Title I

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TitleIsupportsourSchoolImprovementPlan,andthefundingwereceivehelpsusreachourgoals.

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WhatisTitleI?

TitleIisafederalprogramthatprovidesmoneytoschoolsanddistricts tohelpthemensureallchildrenhaveanequalopportunitytogetahigh-qualityeducationandachieveproficiencyonourstate’sacademicstandardsandassessments.

Forthe2018-2019schoolyear,wereceived$232,005inTitleIfunding,whichmakesup.049% ofourschoolbudget.

WearerequiredtouseTitleIfundingtoimprovetheacademicachievementofallstudentsandengageYOU,ourfamilies,inthatprocess!

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BrynMawrisaschool-wideTitleIprogram,whichmeansallourstudentsareabletobenefitfromtheservicesweprovide

withourTitleIfunding.

CurriculumandInstructionSupport

• SocialWorkers(2)• Psychologist– MTSSLead• SchoolSuccessProgramAssistant

FamilyEngagement

• OpenHouse• CurriculumNight• ELL/CulturalNight• Conferences• FamilyFunNight

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HowWe’reUsingourTitleIFunding

• Requestinformationfromthedistrictaboutwhetheryourstudent’steachermeetsStatelicensingapprovalforthegradeandsubjectbeingtaught,isteachingwithawaiver,and/orhascertificationforthefieldbeingtaught

• Requestinformationaboutthequalificationsofanyparaprofessionalprovidinginstruction

• Knowhowyourchild’sschoolisratedonitsstatetestscores• Expectregularcommunicationwithyourschoolinalanguage

thatyoucanunderstand• Workwithotherfamiliesandstafftodevelopacompact

betweenourschoolandourfamilies• Helpplanhowmoneyforfamilyinvolvementshouldbe

spent• Workwithteachers,otherfamilies,andtheschoolprincipal

todevelopafamilyinvolvementplan• Askforameetingwithyourschoolprincipaloryourchild’s

teacheratanytime

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AsafamilymemberinaTitleISchool,youhavetherightto…

Wewantyourinputonour:• SchoolImprovementPlangoalsandstrategies• FamilyInvolvementPlan• School-FamilyCompact

Youcanfindallthesedocumentsonourschoolwebsite!

We’dlovetoseeyouatthefollowingschoolevents:• Parent-TeacherConferencesonOctober16thor17th.

• SiteCouncil– October23rd 6:00PM• PTAMeetingNovember13th 6:00PM

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OpportunitiesforFamiliestobeInvolved!

• ParticipateinSiteCouncil!Meetsthe4thTuesdayoftheMonthfrom6-7:30inthemedia.

• Visit yourchild’sclassroomorvolunteer atourschool!

• Talktoyourchild’steacherabouteventsandissuesthatmayaffectyourchild’sworkorbehavior.

Two Questions on 2018 referendum ballot

MinneapolisPublicSchoolswillholdatwo-question,$30millionreferendumonNovember6,2018,to:

1)IncreasetheCurrentOperatingReferendumLevy ($18million)

2)EstablishaCapitalProjects“Technology”Levy($12million)

How will funds be used?

Fundswillbeusedacrossthedistricttoimprovestudentachievementandwell-beingthroughequitableinvestmentsinliteracy,socialemotionallearning,andsystematicsupportservices

NewrevenuesourceswillalsohelpreducefuturebudgetcutsandreductionsinservicestostudentsacrossMinneapolisbyprovidingasoundandpredictablefinancialfoundation

What happens if increased revenue not approved by voters?

Schoolsandstudentswillexperienceadditionalstaffing,programandservicereductions.Maynothavefundsforpriorityareasandtobuildasustainableschooldistrictthatreflectssharedvaluesofourcommunity.Annualconcernsaboutfundingwillcontinue,makingitdifficulttoattractandkeepbothnewstudentsandstaff.

http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/referendum

Fordetailedinformation,FAQsandmore,pleasevisit:

Principal• Ms.LauraCavender

Secretary• Ms.KathyStephen

FamilyLiaison• Ms.Mia

•612-668-250025

SchoolStaffInformation

We appreciate you!

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