Montessori Academy Kindergarten – Middle School

No Child Left Behind  LEA Plan  Highly Qualified Teachers  Professional Development Plan  Adequate Yearly Progress/Testing  Improvement Plans  School Choice  Title Funds

LEA Plan – State Requirements  Teaching for Learning Environment  Reading and Language Arts Proficiency  Mathematics Proficiency  Equitable Distribution of HQ teachers  Proficiency of English for ELL students  High School Graduation  Parent Involvement  Technology

Highly Qualified Teachers Teachers  Bachelor’s Degree  Montessori Certificate Assistants  Associates Degree  In House-Montessori Assistant Training

Professional Development Plan (Based on Needs Assessment) Montessori  What is a Montessori Education?  Montessori Discipline  Fostering Independence  Expectations  Creating Environments: indoor/outdoor/school climate Educational  Project Read – Title I  Read Naturally – Title I  RTI – Inclusive Interventions  Brain Research – Brainology Dept.  Writing/Grammar Skills – 3 rd – 6 th  Math – Retention/Gaps  Science – AZ Science Competition AZ State Standards  Alignment to Core Curriculum  New Bloom’s Taxonomy-Critical Thinking  Level Expectations  Ongoing Assessments Using Data  Grant writing  Expanding curriculum  Using Data for Teacher Improvement

PARENT INVOLVEMENT Held Teacher and Parent Training Workshops for both Project Read and Read Naturally Education Committee – Oversees core curriculum, Title I programs, environmental programs, AMS accreditation, and extracurricular programs. Education Committee – Sub-Committees:all parents have the opportunity to participate in developing, evaluating, and volunteering. MAP – Montessori Academy monthly meeting with minutes Parent Volunteer Hours Parent Work Days (Next one on March 17 th 8:00-11:00)

Adequate Yearly Progress  95% of Students must take the AIMS – 95%  Schools must make AYP and OYG – yes  Scores indicate an increase in reading, but a decrease in 4 th, 5 th, and 6 th grade specific math skills and writing.

Improvement Plans  Disaggregate the Test Scores  Grade and Standard Specific – curriculum  Current Enrollment – gifted, sped, at-risk  Teacher Input – Lead Teacher Meetings  Tutorials – additional times  Daily Math Skills for 4 th -6 th  Step up to Writing Program  A+ Assessment – additional benchmarks  AP Latin  Added Technology for academic support

Title Funds Title I School-10%Poverty Title I $22,635 Meeting State Standards Title II $1,934 Professional Development Title IV-A $0 Drug & Violence Prevention Title V $0 Teacher Quality Programs

Performance Pay – 301 Monies  Teachers, who meet Highly Qualified status and are Lead Teaching, will meet with the Director of Education during the 1 st semester to discuss and develop performance goals. Each teacher will have one approved personal goal:  Public speaking  Creating a new program  Improving classroom environment  Other Each teacher will have 2-5 academic goals for each grade level taught within their program level. These goals must be measurable. For grades 2-8 the goals must be related to state standards and applicable assessments.  Verified achieved goals are subject to 301 performance pay.  funds for performance pay are approximately $22,400

Enrollment  Current Charter Enrollment 206  Enrollment for Fall 2012 K – 25, 5 open 1 st – 17, 10 open 2 nd – 27, 2 on lottery 3 rd – 22, 5 open 4 th – 25, 2 open 5 th – 21, 6 open 6 th – 22, 5 open 7 th & 8 th – 34, with modular th & 10 th – 30 open

Enrollment Matrix Fiscal Year Grade K Private Total New Campus room modular

Marketing Plan – In Progress  Working with 3 Montessori Academy Parents on Plan, New Brochure, Postcards,and Publishing of Articles

School Culture  Environment Hired an Environmental Consultant for Facility and Curriculum Water Management Grant Master Facilities Plan  Gardens  Animal Habitats  Paths  Modulars  Parking  Storage  Café, Building remodels  Entrance renovations CSA – incorporated with Snaps/MS program Farmer’s Market Saturday Activities  Humans Staff Training  Intuitive  Personal Success Institute Parent Education  Montessori Education Honor Council Board Training Positive Marketing Increased Communication Acknowledgments School’s Vision Prominent

Additional Information  Early Education Block – Not funded  ESY - Not funded  Extended Day Kindergarten – Not funded  IDEA-$19,027 (Special Education)  Passed State Special Education Monitoring  Sending 2 Teachers to Montessori Training  Enrollment – 206 K-8 (188 ADM – 1 st Semester)  Highly Qualified Teachers – Resumes in the school office  New 5 year Strategic Plan  School Choice