State of the School Title I Presentation Anwatin Middle School

IB MYP ProgrammeSpanish Two Way Immersion

October 13-14, 20151

Anwatin Middle SchoolMission: Anwatin Middle School develops young people to become principled, open-minded, inquiring members of a global community.Vision: Every child college and career ready.

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State Data Summary and School Designation

• School Designation: Focus School• MMR: 2013: 27.1%; 2014: 33.92%; 2015: 29.97%• Data Summary, MDE-Defined: Overall Proficiency

• Math: Reading:

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MCA Math

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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

Grade 6- 2014: 34.6% Grade 7- 2014: 26.3% Grade 8- 2014: 32.2%Grade 6- 2015: 37.6% Grade 7- 2015: 25.4% Grade 8- 2015: 36.5%

• Arrows above indicate the progress of students from one year to the next.

Proficiency Goals on Math MCAs(Current Data)

• The percent of All Students in all grades tested who earn achievement levels of Meets the Standards or Exceeds the Standards on the Math MCA at Anwatin Middle School will increase from 30.8% in 2015, to 35.8% in 2016, to 40.8% in 2017, and 45.8% in 2018.

• The percent of Students of Color in all grades tested who achievement levels of Meets the Standards or Exceeds the Standards on the Math MCA at Anwatin Middle School will increase by 8% annually.

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MCA Reading

Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

Grade 6- 2014: 24.1% Grade 7- 2014: 26.9% Grade 8- 2014: 36.8%Grade 6- 2015: 23.5% Grade 7- 2015: 22.4% Grade 8- 2015: 27.9%

• Arrows above indicate the progress of students from one year to the next.

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Proficiency Goals on Reading MCAs(Current Data)

• The percent of All Students in all grades tested who earn achievement levels of Meets the Standards or Exceeds the Standards on the Reading MCA at Anwatin Middle School will increase from 28.5% in 2015, to 33.5% in 2016, to 38.5% in 2017, and 43.5% in 2018.

• The percent of Students of Color in all grades tested who achievement levels of Meets the Standards or Exceeds the Standards on the Reading MCA at Anwatin Middle School will increase by 8% annually.

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MCA Science

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Grade 8- 2014: 14.3%Grade 8- 2015: 14.6%

Proficiency Goal on Science MCAs

• The percent of All Students tested in 8th grade who earn achievement levels of Meets the Standards or Exceeds the Standards on the Science MCA at Anwatin Middle School will increase from 14.6 % in 2015 to 15.4% in 2016, to 16.2% in 2017, and to 17.0% in 2018.

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Anwatin EL Growth 2013-2014 and 2014-2015

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High Growth Mid-High Growth Mid Growth Low Growth No Growth0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

2%

11%

15%

20%

52%

8%

12%

22% 23%

35%

2013-2014 2014-2015

Anwatin EL Goals - 2016

• Increase high growth by 20% for a total high growth of 40% of EL students

• Increase mid growth to 2% above national norm for a total of 20% of EL students

• Decrease low/no growth by 18% for a total of low/no growth of 40% of EL students

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Behavior Suspension Data and Reduction Goals

• The number of All Students who are suspended at Anwatin Middle School will decrease from 83 by 10% each year for the next three years.

• The number of African American Students who are suspended at Anwatin Middle School will decrease from 70 by 10% each year for the next three years.

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Attendance by Ethnicity (average attendance percentage)

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Asian/Pacific Is-lander

American Indian White African American Hispanic

Percentage 0.965 0.9193 0.9535 0.8963 0.959

87.00%

89.00%

91.00%

93.00%

95.00%

97.00%

2014-2015 Average Attendance Percentage

Axis Title

Attendance Goal

• The percent of students who attend school 95% of the time at Anwatin Middle School will increase by 4.5% each year.

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School Improvement Strategies and Actions

All staff will collaborate and co-teach with ELL and Special Education teachers to support EL and Special education students: Continued staff EL PD: Structured Oral Interaction, Robust

Vocabulary Instruction, and WIDA-based Modifications Students not proficient in reading will participate in a tiered reading

intervention program including: Reader’s workshop, Scholastic Read 180, and ALC (After School Classes).

Focus Math will be provided to students in need of additional math support.

All teachers will implement differentiation strategies to address the needs of our diverse student population with the goal of student growth.

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School Improvement Strategies and Actions

Teachers will fully implement quality IB curriculum planning and assessment framework, merging with district Focused Instruction: Subject-specific IB information will be provided to all teachers,

along with key resources (access to IB Online Curriculum Center and Managebac).

Teachers will be provided with PDPLC time, with the IB Coordinator, to create and revise rubrics based upon the subject guides, while integrating Focused Instruction.

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School Improvement Strategies and Actions

Through the lens of IB and Spanish Two Way Immersion, all classroom teachers will implement standards based, direct core and differentiated instruction in a 50 minute period. Instruction will be tied to Focused Instruction incorporating

the AVID strategies of Cornell Notes, WICOR, AVID Critical

Reading, Binders, Weekly Learning Log, and Planner use. Teachers will continue to use parts of Developmental Designs

as part of the advisory class.

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School Improvement Strategies and Actions

All school staff will engage in revising, implementing, and maintaining a School-wide Positive Engagement plan. Hallway EnVOY will be one strategy to achieve this goal. All teachers will plan a daily advisory following the Developmental

Designs protocol. Teachers new to Developmental Designs will be paired with a trained teacher to learn the strategies of Advisory CPR.

Staff develops their individual classroom engagement plans based on the positive school-wide behavior plan created by the team.

Staff gather evidence of implementation, monitor implementation, and evaluate behavior plans and their effectiveness.

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School Improvement Strategies and Actions

Increase communication between families and school, family attendance at school events, and learning time at home for students. Information will be shared with families through the monthly

bilingual newsletters, school messenger calls, website, and a bilingual family liaison.

Parents on Site Council provide input on school goals (Any parent can join.)

Daily 30 minute reading requirement for all students, with discussions ideas available at conferences, on the website, and the newsletter.

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More Information

• For more detailed information on our School Improvement Plan and Family Involvement Plan, please request a copy from the school or visit our website: anwatin@mpls.k12.mn.us

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Title I and School Improvement Plan

Title 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 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.

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Title IDo all schools receive Title I funds?– No. Title I programs are available to schools with

the greatest concentration of low-income families.– We are a school-wide Title I program, which

means all students are able to benefit from Title I services.

Budget– The total Title I amount is $333,205.

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Use of Title I Funds at Our School

100% of funds are being used for teachers and other staff:– Associate Educators– Licensed Staff– Academic Deans– Bilingual Family Liaison

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Student Progress To monitor student learning, we use state

assessments and other ways to gather information to plan programs and supports for our students.

These are the ways we share this information with you about your student throughout the year. Parent/Teacher conferences Parent Portal – Updated every two weeks Mid-quarter and quarterly report cards Emails with teachers

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As a parent, you have the right…• to know the qualifications of your child’s teacher• to know when your child has a substitute teacher for more than four

weeks and the qualifications of the substitute teacher• to know how your child’s school is rated on its state test scores• to expect regular communication with your school in a language that you

can understand• to work with other parents and staff to develop a school-level parent

compact between the school and its families• to help plan how money for family involvement should be spent• to work with teachers, parents, and the school principal to develop a

family involvement plan• to ask for a meeting with your school principal or your child’s teacher at

any time

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Opportunities for Family Involvement

Provide input in the development of the School Improvement Plan, Family Involvement Plan, and the School Compact

Participate in Site Council Parents/guardians are encouraged to participate in Title I

meetings and learning opportunities Attend school events Visit your child’s classroom or volunteer at your child’s school Talk to your child’s teacher about events and issues that may

affect your child’s work or behavior

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Family and Community Supports

• At the school level, contact our family liaison:Daniel Burgos - (612) 668-5478

Daniel.Burgos@mpls.k12.mn.us

• Community liaisons for the school district in each Area (A, B, and C)

• Cultural liaisons for Hmong, Somali, and Spanish-speaking families, as well as African American families.– http://osfce.mpls.k12.mn.us/engagement

• District Parent Advisory Councils

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Thank YouThank you for entrusting your student to the

staff at Anwatin Middle School. Thank you for being our partners in their

education.Thank you for your continued support.

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