Pillsbury Elementary School State of the School Meeting October 9, 2018 PLEASE READ BEFORE PRESENTING: All red text in brackets signifies an item that needs to be customized based on your school. Before you present this to parents, please make sure you've customized all red text and that the text color is changed back to black/white (whatever color the rest of the text around it is) Accountability, Innovation, and Research

Agenda Pillsbury Elementary School: WHO WE ARE Mission and vision Strengths Challenges OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN Goals and strategies Sharing student progress TITLE I Overview of Title I How we’re using our Title I funds Title I and Family Engagement 1 min

Pillsbury Elementary School: Who We Are

Who We Are Mission Vision Each student ready to lead the future. We are: a safe, nurturing learning community striving to meet the individual needs of students and families. We will: educate, motivate, and provide opportunities to develop skills and acquire knowledge through quality instruction and leadership, So all are: engaged and successful in their ongoing education, life- long learners and productive, respectful, global citizens. Vision Each student ready to lead the future. Values Perseverance Relationships Integrity Diversity Exploration School Stats John S. Pillsbury Elementary School was originally erected in 1907, with additions constructed in 1912 and 1923. The school was located at 2255 Hayes Street NE, just south of Windom Park. Our current building was built in 1991 after the original was demolished in 1981. Our new building faces Garfield Street and is considered to be part of the Windom Park Neighborhood. Programming Highlights: Spark-Y Northeast Pathway School, Pedal Power (4-5), Transitional Developmental Language Spanish Program (K-3), STEM Pathway School Community partners include NE Target and Minnetonka Moccasins 3-5 min

School Stats by Race/Ethnicity School Stats by Special Population Who We Are School Stats by Race/Ethnicity School Stats by Special Population

Our Current Reality Strengths Challenges Dedicated and experienced staff Addition of STEAM Specialist Exploring STEAM accreditation Spark-Y NE Pathway School Strong community partnerships with Target, Minnetonka Moccasins Strong and growing Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO) Our diversity! Pedal Power Challenges Declining enrollment Decrease in math and reading proficiency scores from previous years Identification as ‘Targeted Support’ according to North Star Accountability System Continuing to increase and maintain parent and community participation (PTO, classroom volunteers) 3-5 min Your School’s Current Reality Share strengths about your school’s programs, your progress from the previous year, and what you are looking forward to this school year.

Our School Improvement Plan

What’s a School Improvement Plan? Our school improvement plan: Sets the goals that our school community is working to achieve Identifies the strategies or activities that will help us reach those goals together Every Minneapolis Public School is required to develop, implement, and monitor a school improvement plan. 2 min

Our School Improvement Plan Math Goal #1: The percentage of students scoring in the HIGH-RISK category and making aggressive growth on the FASTBridge aMath assessment will increase from 8% to 16%, by spring 2019. Strategy to achieve our goal: Multi-tiered Systems of Support 10 min total for all goal/strategy slides Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals)

Our School Improvement Plan Reading Goal #1: The percentage of students scoring in the HIGH-RISK category and making aggressive growth on the FASTBridge aReading assessment will increase from 10% to 20%, spring 2019. Strategy to achieve our goal: Multi-tiered Systems of Support 10 min total for all goal/strategy slides Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals)

Our School Improvement Plan Math Goal #2: The percentage of Kindergarten students scoring meeting or exceeding the K-COM benchmark score on the K-COM will increase from 10% to 20%, by spring 2019. Strategy to achieve our goal: Multi-tiered Systems of Support Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals)

Our School Improvement Plan Reading Goal #2: The percentage of Kindergarten students scoring in the low-risk category on the FASTBridge earlyReading assessment will increase from 37% to 74%, by spring 2019. Strategy to achieve our goal: Multi-tiered Systems of Support Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals)

Our School Improvement Plan Math Goal #3: The percentage of identified students groups making typical or aggressive growth on the FASTBridge aMath assessment will increase by spring 2019. Student Group From To African American/Black 47% 55% Hispanic/Latinx 53% 61% English Learner 49% 57% Special Education 45% Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals) Strategy to achieve our goal: Multi-tiered Systems of Support

Our School Improvement Plan Reading Goal #3: The percentage of identified student groups making typical or aggressive growth on the FASTBridge aReading assessment will increase by spring 2019. Student Group From To African American/Black 48% 56% Hispanic/Latinx 42% 50% English Learner 44% 52% Special Education 43% 51% Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals) Strategy to achieve our goal: Multi-tiered Systems of Support

Our School Improvement Plan Reading Goal #4: EL students making above average or well above average growth on the WIDA- ACCESS assessment will increase by spring 2019. Student Group From To 2nd Grade 40% 75% 3rd Grade 50% 4th Grade 43% 5th Grade Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals) Strategy to achieve our goal: Multi-tiered Systems of Support Co-teaching of writing block

Our School Improvement Plan Social-Emotional Learning Goal #1: 100% of Pillsbury students will set a minimum of one personal goal each semester. Strategy to achieve our goal: Goal-setting launch with individual classrooms Goal sharing/display Individual/School-wide recognition of progress towards meeting goal Individual/School-wide recognition of meeting goal Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals)

Our School Improvement Plan Social-Emotional Learning Goal #2: The number of Pillsbury students reporting they feel they belong to Pillsbury School, as measured by the School Climate Survey will increase from 77% to 87%, by spring 2019. Strategy to achieve our goal: School-wide art project Daily announcements lead by students Time capsule resealing project Implementation of student supports such as mentoring, small social skills groups, and friendship groups Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals)

How We Measure Student Progress We want to make sure our students are learning as much as possible, so we use state and district assessments to determine their strengths and areas for growth. The results of these assessments help us figure out how we can better support our students in the classroom. Assessments help us answer questions such as: Are we teaching what we think we are teaching? Are students learning what we intend for them to be learning? Are all students improving and being appropriately challenged? Some of the assessments our students will take this year are: FASTBridge (aReading, aMath, earlyReading) K-Concepts of Math (K-COM) WIDA-Access Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA: Reading, Math, Science) 5 min

How We’ll Share Student Progress with You Throughout the year, we’ll share information with you about how your student is doing in the classroom. We’ll do it in the following ways: Parent-Teacher conferences on October 16 and 17, 2018 and February 14 and 15, 2019. Quarterly report cards and progress reports will be mailed home. Communication from teachers via phone calls and email 3 min

Title I

What is Title I? Title I is a federal program that provides money to schools and districts to help them ensure all children have an equal opportunity to get a high-quality education and achieve proficiency on our state’s academic standards and assessments. 2 min Mention: Title I programs are available to schools with the greatest concentration of low-income families. If appropriate, you could reference the Application for Educational Benefits form and its role in this. Title I supports our School Improvement Plan, and the funding we receive helps us reach our goals.

Pillsbury is a schoolwide Title I program, which means all our students are able to benefit from the services we provide with our Title I funding. For the 2018-2019 school year, we received $229, 692 in Title I funding, which makes up 5% of our school budget. We are required to use Title I funding to improve the academic achievement of all students and engage YOU, our families, in that process! 2 min

How We’re Using our Title I Funding Curriculum and Instruction Support Staff salaries Classroom teachers School Psychologist Student Support Program Assistant Family Engagement Staff salaries Bilingual Program Assistants Translation and interpretation School meetings Conferences Translation of documents Registration 5-10 min

As a family member in a Title I School, you have the right to… Request information from the district about whether your student’s teacher meets State licensing approval for the grade and subject being taught, is teaching with a waiver, and/or has certification for the field being taught Request information about the qualifications of any paraprofessional providing instruction Know how your child’s school is rated on its state test scores Expect regular communication with your school in a language that you can understand Work with other families and staff to develop a compact between our school and our families Help plan how money for family involvement should be spent Work with teachers, other families, and the school principal to develop a family involvement plan Ask for a meeting with your school principal or your child’s teacher at any time 5 min

Opportunities for Families to be Involved! We want your input on our: School Improvement Plan goals and strategies Family Involvement Plan School-Family Compact You can find all these documents on our school website! We’d love to see you at the following school events: Parent-Teacher Conferences on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 16 and 17. Time Capsule Open House—Thursday, October 11 at 5 PM International Sharing Night—Thursday, November 8 Participate in Site Council! We meet in conjunction with the PTO on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 5-7 PM. Visit your child’s classroom or volunteer at our school! Talk to your child’s teacher about events and issues that may affect your child’s work or behavior. 5 min Say that families can give input on the SIP, FIP, and Compact at site council meetings that will be advertised Talk about your school’s policy for families visiting and volunteering

School Staff Information Principal Jessica Skowronek Jessica.Skowronek@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.1531 Admin TOSA Jessica Driscoll Jessica.Driscoll@mpls.k12.mn.us 612.668.1548 Family Liaison We are currently in the process of hiring a Family Liaison 1 min It might be helpful here to describe the role of your family liaison and how they support families.

We appreciate you!