ST. LINUS TOWN HALL

November 24, 2014

7PM – 8PM

The Mission of St. Linus Catholic School: To provide Direction, OppOrtunities,

& Resources for each student to grow in Catholic Christian spirituality,

academics, & social skills ...opening the DOOR to a successful future.

AGENDA

Opening Prayer

Townhall purpose

Townhall procedure

Educational Outfitters

PowerSchool for Parents

IOWA Results

Open Floor

Closing Prayer

OPENING PRAYER

Dear Father,

We thank you for everyone gathered here now. Thank you that you know each of us by name and have caused us to

walk with You. We say that we are dependent on You and our trust is in You completely. As we surrender ourselves in adoration we ask that You would come by

Your Holy Spirit and inspire our hearts today.

Come fill our lives with Your love, Fill our conversations with Your grace and truth,

Fill this meeting with Your presence.

We ask this for Your glory and praise.

Amen.

PURPOSE OF A TOWN HALL

To inform

To get feedback

To strengthen our bond as the St. Linus Catholic School community

Some examples topics that may be discussed: • Uniform

• Fundraising

• Technology

• Budget/tuition

• Textbooks/curriculum

TOWN HALL PROCEDURES

Town hall will promptly begin at 7PM with an opening prayer and end at 8PM with a closing prayer. (1 hour duration)

Please silence cell phones and other electronics.

One person may speak at a time.

I will follow the evening’s specific agenda.

If your concerns are about disciplinary action, a teacher, or a specific moment, you will need to contact me during school

hours via phone or e-mail.

For privacy reasons, these items are not to be discussed as part of an open forum.

EDUCATIONAL OUTFITTERS

Our 2014 – 15 provider along with

Schoolbelles

Our sole provider beginning 2015 – 16

NO CHANGES TO THE UNIFORM ARE PLANNED

FOR 2015 – 2016

Contact Information:

(248)426-7273

23317 Orchard Lake Road/Farmington, MI

POWERSCHOOL FOR PARENTS

In December you will be getting a letter explaining to you how to login to the Parent Portal of PowerSchool.

In the Parent Portal you will be able to access your child’s grades as they are entered into the system.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk9UBBJ4BP8 – Youtube video explaining how to set up your account. (About 4 minutes long)

You will be able to access multiple children’s grades with one login.

IOWA RESULTS

PERCENTILES

All grades scored above the national average

on their Core Composite scores (ELA & Math

combined)

2ND GRADE

Category Grade Equivalency (2.9 = 2nd grade, 9th month)

English Language Arts 2.3 (2nd grade, 3rd Month)

Math 2.1 (2nd grade, 1st Month

Composite 2.2 (2nd grade, 2nd Month

3RD GRADE

2013 – 2014 RESULTS

AS 2ND GRADERS 2014 – 2015 RESULTS

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 2.6

Math 2.6

Core Composite 2.6

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 4.1

Math 3.2

Core Composite 3.6

ELA – 1 year, 5 month growth

Math – 6 month growth

Core Composite – 1 year growth

4TH GRADE

2013 – 2014 RESULTS

AS 3RD GRADERS 2014 – 2015 RESULTS

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 3.4

Math 3.2

Core Composite 3.2

Complete

Composite

3.4

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 5

Math 4.3

Core Composite 4.6

Complete

Composite

4.7

ELA – 1 year, 6 month growth

Math – 1 year, 1 month growth

Core Composite – 1 year, 4 month growth

Complete Composite (includes science and social studies) – 1 year, 3 month

growth

5TH GRADE

2013 – 2014 RESULTS

AS 4TH GRADERS 2014 – 2015 RESULTS

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 4.6

Math 3.9

Core Composite 4.2

Complete

Composite

4.4

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 6.0

Math 5.2

Core Composite 5.6

Complete

Composite

5.8

ELA – 1 year, 4 month growth

Math – 1 year, 3 month growth

Core Composite – 1 year, 4 month growth

Complete Composite (includes science and social studies) – 1 year, 4 month

growth

6TH GRADE

2013 – 2014 RESULTS

AS 5TH GRADERS 2014 – 2015 RESULTS

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 5.9

Math 5.2

Core Composite 5.6

Complete

Composite

5.8

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 7.6

Math 7.0

Core Composite 7.3

Complete

Composite

7.6

ELA – 1 year, 5 month growth

Math – 1 year, 8 month growth

Core Composite – 1 year, 7 month growth

Complete Composite (includes science and social studies) – 1 year, 8 month

growth

7TH GRADE

2013 – 2014 RESULTS

AS 6TH GRADERS 2014 – 2015 RESULTS

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 7.3

Math 5.8

Core Composite 6.5

Complete

Composite

7.3

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 8.9

Math 8.2

Core Composite 8.5

Complete

Composite

9.0

ELA – 1 year, 6 month growth

Math – 2 years, 4 month growth

Core Composite – 2 years growth

Complete Composite (includes science and social studies) – 1 year, 7 month

growth

8TH GRADE

2013 – 2014 RESULTS

AS 7TH GRADERS 2014 – 2015 RESULTS

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 9.0

Math 9.9

Core Composite 9.4

Complete

Composite

10.0

Category Grade Equivalency

ELA 13+

Math 11.7

Core Composite 13+

Complete

Composite

13+

ELA –greater than 4 years growth

Math – 1 year, 8 month growth

Core Composite – 2 years, 9 month growth

Complete Composite (includes science and social studies) – greater than 3 years

growth

WHAT DO WE USE THESE RESULTS FOR?

Pacing in the classroom

Information about teaching

Student ability versus product

High school admissions and placement

OPEN FLOOR

Any items not covered here that need to be

discussed.

CLOSING PRAYER

Father, thank you that you have revealed Your love to us today.

We invite You to send us out from here in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Fan into flame the gifts that you have given us, Come reveal Your grace and truth to us each day.

For Yours is the Kingdom, the power and the glory,

Forever and ever.

Amen.