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The Vision!
Making a profound difference in our
communities!
Seattle
Looking ahead to 5775—2015
The first name in meaningful
early childhood!
Seattle
Bellevue
Tacoma
SeattleBellev
ue Tacoma
MMSC
The best in early childhood and kindergarten education. Parents are attracted to the warm atmosphere and the
children are guided in Montessori styled classrooms.Sister locations are available in Bellevue, Seattle and Tacoma. The various sites work in collaboration with each other to
provide quality programs and professional development for the staff.
The programs are under the MERKOS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD accredited by the NCPSA.
The Elementary School
Students at MMSCare focused learners
Advanced Gemara
8:00- 9:00
Judaic Studies
General Studies
Extended Program
3:45-4:45
(M-Th)
Shacharis
Consistent class configurations
Quality secular studies program
Extended Chassidus program
The Elementary School – The Program
Elementary School – Student Body
Students0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Non-Re-ligious
Religious
Practical, yet tasteful facilityAttractive to parentsApproved by the state
Elementary School – The Facilities
1-3
Master Teacher 1.0• Assistant 1.0
$65,000Salaries = between $210,000 and $250,000Benefits = Between 6 and 8 FacultyWe may need to pay extra for before and after school learningNumber of classrooms needed = 4 (We are currently running 5 classrooms for these age groups)
Elementary School – The Model
Skills Based Learni
ng
Content Based Learnin
g
The mastery based learning model . . .
Focuses on mastering academic skills
Ensures individual student is mastering each skill
Teacher is able to track the progress of each student
Focuses on learning content
Ensures whole group is moving through content
Teacher is able to track the overall class progress
Master teacher teaches group lessons while the aid works
with individual students on the
skills that he/she is attaining. Students are
also able to independently listen to video
lessons for reviewing or learning new material or
skills. Students who
have mastered a skill engage in
activities to deepen and
broaden their application.
Students who do not
satisfactorily complete a topic
are given additional
instruction until they succeed.
In the mastery based learning model . . .
Teachers: are clear about the progress of each student
Parents: understand how their child is progressing
Students: have a sense of direction in their studies
The model of MMSC is so successful because it is meeting the needs of a broad student body.
The opportunity to enrich the education with Chassidic customs and knowledge makes MMSC the right choice for meeting the needs of students who will head to Yeshiva or our girls high school.
The strong secular curriculum is attractive for families who don’t want to compromise the quality of education while still having their children in a positive and Jewish environment.
Challenges Solutions
Inconsistent staffing / staff turnover
Consistent class configurations Better Salaries
Curriculum is redeveloped each year
Mastery based learning
Consistent class configurations
Retention and recruitment challenges
Parents will know what class and teacher to expect
Parents confident in secular curriculum
Here is what it will take…
Adopt a Model• Model to
be coached by Dr. Stevie Bravmann
• Rabbi Nochem Kaplan will coach the Judaic curriculum process
Cost Analysis• Training• Collaboration• Marketing• Curriculum
development• Materials
Training for Teachers• Training will be a
critical piece for teachers to be successful using this model
• Ongoing collaboration between teachers
Marketing• As the model is
developed and adopted it is important that the community has the opportunity to follow the process
Collaboration• Strong
collaboration to develop a core early childhood program