State of the Schooland Title I Meeting

October 27, 20155:00 pm

Anthony Middle SchoolMedia Center

Who we are...

Mission:Anthony Middle School develops interactive, compassionate, and principled learners who strive for excellence, embrace differences and act responsibly within our communities and the world.

Anthony Vision:Ready for high school. Ready for college. Ready for life!

Purpose & AgendaThe purpose of the State of the School and Title I Address meeting is to:

● Provide information about the current state of the school

● Provide information about the Title I program in our school

● Share the school’s priorities, goals and strategies for improvement

● Share the school’s plan to engage with families and the community

Agenda: ● Introductions● School Information ● Data & MCA Goal Setting● SIP Strategies

(School Improvement Plan) ○ Academics○ School Climate & Family

Involvement● Looking Ahead● Questions & Comments

Instructional Leadership Team (ILT)

Principal: Mai Chang Vue

Assistant Principal: Tonya Matthews

Admin TOSA/PDPLC Coordinator: Jim Glaser

6th Grade Team Lead/PDPLC Coordinator/ Math: Heather Frye

MYP Coordinator / 8th Grade Team/ Language and Literature: Casey Strecker

Literacy Specialist: Robin Loes

Science Chair: Laura Meier

Individuals and Societies Chair: Ryan Olson

Special Programs Chair: Grif Brown

Resource Chair: Cornelius Bishop

Language Acquisition Chair / 7th Grade

Team: Liz Miller

Specialist Chair: Ed Roche

EL Chair: Catherine Forst

School Counselor: Justina Bisch

PURPOSE: To ensure that the Professional Development Plan Learning Communities (PDPLC) are using the continuous learning cycle while implementing MYP units and Focused Instruction to engage students in rigorous and challenging real world learning that will increase student achievement.

Anthony Site CouncilMEMBERS:Jeff Coffey - ParentSherwood Herndon - ParentRichard Mattox - ParentKarin Olson - ParentJabrill Jimaale - ParentMaria Caruso - ParentKristine Spanier - PTA RepresentativeKeith Swanson - DPAC RepresentativeTBD - Student RepresentativeJustina Bisch - Counselor

Beverly Price - Family LiaisonLaura Meier - Science TeacherRyan Olson - I&S TeacherPenny Pickard - Math TeacherNicholas Hart - Specialist TeacherJim Glaser - Admin TOSATonya Matthews - Assistant PrincipalMai Chang Vue - Principal

Purpose ● Represent the interests of all

students and constituent groups● Help with and give input on

issues related to school operation

● Serve as a communication link between members of the school community

● Serve as a resource base for educational innovation and change as it identifies issues/needs through its interaction with other school community groups

Summary of our Current State● Enrollment is over projection (640 → 679)● Large classes (esp. in the elective classes)● Short behavior support in PM

○ Nov. 2nd getting a 4th AE for classroom & behavior support● Working to identify more students to put in our 6th and 7th grade

Readers Workshop classes and reading intervention pullouts with R. Loes● Needing to be creative and efficient with our collaboration times

○ Building in PDPLC, teach-alike, data, MYP and behavior meetings● Priorities →

○ Support new teachers and new courses○ Increase reading, math and science proficiency○ Improve school climate (increase family involvement, decrease

referrals/suspensions, and improve our overall school culture)

Title ITitle I is a federal program that provides money to schools and districts to ensure that all children have a fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education to achieve proficiency on classroom, district and our state’s academic standards and assessments.

Title I supports our School Improvement Plan and the funding we receive helps us to reach our goals. (Collaboration)

We are a School-Wide Title I program, which means all students are able to benefit from Title I services.

Title I - School WideDo all schools receive Title I funds?

- No. Title I programs are available to school with the greatest concentration of low-income families.

Budget- This year, 3.4% of our school budget comes from this source.- The total Title I amount is $177,925.

To support our goals, we are using the Title I money in the following ways:- 98% is being used for staffing (Classroom Associate Educators, Family

Liaison, MathCorps, Deans, Bilingual Aide)- 2% is used for family involvement (light refreshments, transportation,

instructional supplies & resources)

We are an Authorized IB-MYP School

● Offering all 8 Courses○ New Design Courses for all grades○ More opportunities for Student Choice

● Community Project for 8th Graders○ Tied to Anthony’s Summer Olympics

● Teacher Training○ All subjects areas have at least

one teacher trained.● Upcoming Timeline

○ SY1516 - Self Study○ SY1617 - Evaluation Year

Student StaffDemographics DemographicsCategory 2015

Student Population 679 (2014: 634)

African American 32.5%

Asian 5%

Hispanic 8%

Native American 1.5%

White 53%

ELL 11%

Special Education 13%

Free/Reduced Lunch

33%

Category 2015

Total Staff 90 staff members

African American 19%

Asian 2%

Other 4%

White 75%

Licensed Teaching 51%

Licensed Non-Teaching (SW, Psych, nurse, counselor, etc.)

10%

Non-licensed (ESPs, secretary, engineers, tutors)

36%

Administrators 2%

2015 Proficiency (ACCESS/MCA/MAP)

Percent Proficient

Number Proficient

Number Tested

State 60.2 264,249 438,838

MPS 45 7,561 16,802

Anthony 61.8 377 610

Acceleration 2020 / 5-8-10 Academic Goals

● 5 percent annual increase in students meeting or exceeding state standards in Reading and Math

● 8 percent annual increase in students meeting or exceeding standards in Reading and Math for MPS’ lowest performing students.

● Academic achievement at the middle school will contribute significantly to the 10 percent annual increase in the four-year high school graduation rate in the district.

Acceleration 2020 / 5-8-10 Academic Goals2014

(last year’s actual)

2015 Goal

2015 (this year’s

actual)

2016 Goal

2020 Goal

5 % Goal

Meets or Exceeds

READING63%

MATH60%

READING66%

MATH63%

READING63%

MATH61%

READING66%

MATH64%

READING 80%

MATH78%

8 % GoalFor our lowest

performing students

READING33%

MATH28%

READING36%

MATH30%

READING32%

MATH34%

READING35%

MATH37%

READING48%

MATH50%

Academic achievement at the middle school will contribute significantly to the 10% annual increase in the high school graduation rate.

Multiple Measurements Rating (MMR)

● Multiple measures are used to compute two different ratings and determine designations and recognition for Title I Schools.

● What makes up a MMR Score?○ Proficiency○ Growth○ Achievement Gap Reduction

How the state identifies who we are...

Title I - Whole SchoolSchool Designation: Celebration Eligible

- 2015 MMR Score: 44.41% (30.23% decrease)

- 2014 MMR Score: 74.64 % (7 % increase) - 2013 MMR Score: 67.73 %

MMR Breakdown:- Proficiency:

10.61 points out of 25 possible- Growth: 10.95 points out of 25 possible- Achievement Gap:

11.75 points out of 25 possible- MMR Overall:

33.31 points out of a total possible 75

MMR Trend

Reading MCA Data

READING PROFICIENCY

Math MCA Data

MATH PROFICIENCY

Science (8th grade)

SCIENCE PROFICIENCY

2014-15 Growth Data Growth Level

Count Percent

Low 65 34.9%

Medium 74 39.8%

High 47 25.3%

Student Progress: Are students making expected growth?

Proficient Students Non-Proficient Students

Growth Level

Count % of Total Count % of Total

Low 38 20.4% 27 14.5%

Medium 51 27.4% 23 12.4%

High 30 16.1% 17 9.1%

2014-15 Growth by Last Year’s Proficiency Status

Growth Data - Reading

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

Low Growth

40% 28% 26%Medium Growth

31% 40% 43%High Growth

29% 32% 31%

Growth Data - Math

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

Low Growth

35% 30% 26%Medium Growth

40% 48% 40%High Growth

25% 22% 34%

EL ACCESS Growth Data

Year Anthony MPLS State

2014 6.5% 15.3% 15.7%

2015 11.6% 17.2% 17.9%

Year Anthony MPLS State

6th Grade

2014 4.2% 11.9% 13.4%

2015 20% 14.8% 16.4%

7th Grade

2014 10% 9.2% 11.9%

2015 11.5% 9.1% 11.2%

8th Grade

2014 5.1% 7.3% 6.9%

2015 7.1% 5.5% 6.0%

Math SIP Strategies

● IXL Math Program○ All math classes○ After school

● Math Specialist○ Coaching best practices for guided math

● Co-teaching (special ed)● Math-corps● Math Talks - format of engaging student learning

through discussion and problem solving in mathematics ● Math Reasoning Inventories for students

○ Developing stronger number sense

Reading SIP Strategies

● Increase critical reading strategies (gave first assessment in October; finalizing data)

● Leveled library for content reading (Science and Individuals & Society)

● Read 180 in all Support Reading classes● New Literacy Coach (pull out and literacy

PD/support)● Co-teaching

EL / SpEd SIP Strategies

Co-Teaching Model● EL → Science and Individuals & Society● Sped → Math and Language & Literature

Leveled Content Library● collection of leveled content-related texts

being used to support ELs, SpEd, and other students in content classes

PLC (Professional Learning Communities)

● Collaboration times○ MYP, Academic Data, Positive student behavior/academic

interventions

● PDPLC○ Goals and strategies aligned with SIP Staff Report to other

staff 4 times per year / teachers are using a data cycle.

● Quarterly Interim Assessments (Math/Reading) / Benchmark Assessments (other content areas)

Climate SIP Strategies● MYP Students and Staff of the Month featuring the Learner Profile● Coupons in student planner● Perfect Attendance Awards

○ In addition to Student of the Month and A/B Honor Roll● Positive School Wide Engagement (PSWE) Team

○ Use Teach Like a Champion and strategies from Sharroky Hollie, Ph.D. ● The 4th R - Relationships● Committee for staff appreciation● Coffee with Principals - Departments and Teams invited● We are connecting with families from Kenny, Kenwood, and Armatage● Anthony teachers have joined the PTA as voting members● Implementing Restorative Practices● HIP HOP through the ARTS Program - Chadwick Phillips

○ (after school and during 7th period)

Family Involvement SIP Strategies

● New Family Liaison Hired - Beverly Price● We are enhancing our use of the Panther Post

and Social Media (Facebook, Twitter) ● We will be celebrating the following cultures represented

here at Anthony (Black American, Somali, Asian, Native, Latino)

● Anthony Family Day in Spring● Clothing Closet in room 029● Holiday Baskets led by Student Council & Family Liaison● Refurbished computer program

Behavior Data

Referrals Include: classroom referrals, bus conduct reports, and bus suspensionsRemovals: 1.0 day or less out of schoolSuspensions: More than 1.0 day out of school

2014 - 2015 2015 - 2016

Referrals 155 (as of Oct. 27, 2014)

595 Total152 (as of Oct. 27)

Removals 21 (as of Oct. 27, 2014)

115 Total16 (as of Oct. 27)

Suspensions 5 (as of Oct. 27, 2014)

66 Total5 (as of Oct. 27)

Behavior Plan

● Dean Incentive Program● Building Incentive Program● Outdoor Lunch & Active Recess Program● 8th Grade Mentor Program● Peer Mediation Program (video component)● Anti-Bullying Task Force● Ambassadors to orientate feeder schools

What We’re Looking Forward To...

● Increased student achievement in Reading, Math, and Science.

● Stronger relationships between students, staff, and all members of the Anthony Community.

● Continued exciting and NEW opportunities for our students!

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