State of the School Title I Meeting Bancroft Elementary November 12,

Purpose of State of the Schools The purpose of the State of the School and Title I Annual meeting is to: Provide information about the current state of the school Provide an update on the School Improvement Plan Share priorities, goals and strategies for improvement Provide ways in which families can be engaged throughout the year. Clarify the purpose of Title I Describe the communication parents/guardians can expect to receive regarding their child’s progress. 2

Agenda WHO WE ARE SCHOOL’S CURRENT REALITY Strengths Challenges SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN Goal Areas and Strategies for Student Achievement, Climate, and Family Engagement Title I Budget and Use of Funds FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Communication Opportunities for involvement Support 3

Bancroft Elementary An IB World School An Inquiry into Who We Are

Bancroft An Inquiry into Who We Are Mission Bancroft Elementary provides all students with an excellent academic foundation as creative and critical thinkers who are empowered to act responsibly with respect for self, community and the world. 5

Bancroft An Inquiry into Who We Are Vision Bancroft fosters: An environment where learning is active. Students are engaged in authentic, inquiry based, hands-on learning. A community of learners. We value collaboration, culture, equity, and social interaction between staff and students. A commitment to the PYP action cycle. Students and staff are encouraged to reflect, choose, and act. A growth mindset. Students grow in their learning by building confidence to take risks and make mistakes because they are in a safe and supportive environment. 6

7 An Inquiry into Who We Are Demographics

An Inquiry into Who We Are Community Description Established in 1912, Bancroft is in its 103 rd year of serving the students and community of South Minneapolis. We focus our efforts on providing a high quality academic program which centers on the child. In addition to the core subjects, we provide vocal music, visual arts, physical education, instrumental music, and media sciences. Additionally, we offer Spanish as our World Language. Almost half of our students speak English as a second language. Bancroft is the home for 3 classes of city-wide ASD students. We also have a city-wide High 5 program which offers 1/2 day morning or afternoon classes. Bancroft offers an after school learning program for students needing extra support in reading and/or math. We also have community education offerings on-site and Minneapolis Kids Club, a city-wide after school child care program, housed in our building. 8

An Inquiry into Who We Are The International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) Bancroft is an IB World School offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP). The PYP has much to offer our school but what exactly is it? The PYP is a world- renowned curriculum framework from the International Baccalaureate (IB) designed to encourage students to be active learners, well-rounded individuals and engaged world citizens. The Primary Years Programme targets learners in High 5 through 5 th grade and aims to create relevant, engaging, challenging and significant educational environment for ALL children! 9

An Inquiry into Who We Are Community partners  American Swedish Institute  AmeriCorps-reading and math support  Cataract Masonic Lodge  Local Universities  Hamline University  MCTC-Minneapolis Community  Minnesota Sinfonia  Target  Urban Arts Academy 10

MCA-III Reading Results & Trends MCA-III Math Results & Trends 2015 MCA-III Data Overview Where We are in Place and Time

2015 MCA-III Reading Proficiency Trends Grades 3-5 Bancroft: 20% District: 42% State:60% 21.2% 19.9% 19.5%

2015 MCA-III Reading Proficiency Trends Demographic Groups Grades 3-5 Am IndAsianBlackHispanicWhite %NA17.6%12.8%30.8% %NA26.8%10.6%30.8% %36.4%19.7%11.8%37.5%

2015 MCA-III Reading Proficiency By Demographic Group Bancroft 38% District 77% State 68% White Student Proficiency Bancroft 20% District 22% State 34% Black Student Proficiency Bancroft 12% District 25% State 36% Hispanic Student Proficiency Bancroft 19% District 20% State 38% Native American Student Proficiency

2015 MCA-III Math Proficiency Trends Grades 3-5 District: 45% State: 60% Bancroft: 34% 34.8% 33.9% 32.7%

2015 MCA-III Math Proficiency By Demographic Group Bancroft 55% District 78% State 68% White Student Proficiency Bancroft 27% District 23% State 32% Black Student Proficiency Bancroft 33% District 32% State 37% Hispanic Student Proficiency Bancroft 27% District 19% State 36% Native American Student Proficiency

2015 MCA-III Reading & Math Proficiency By Demographic Group MathFRLELLSPED %13.1%19.4% %21.4%16.2% %25.3%12.9% %24.2%10.3% Reading FRLELLSPED %4.9%9.1% %7.5%12.5% %5.2%5%

2015 Current Attendance 18 Increase the percentage of students attending school 95% of the time or more 61% 22% 10% 7%

2015 School Designation School Designation: Focus The Minnesota Department of Education identifies a school designation at Title I schools based on the following categories from the MCA results: 19 Proficiency: 0 out of 25 Growth (MCA to MCA): 9.61 out of 25 Achievement Gap: out of 25

School Improvement Plan Our School Improvement Plan is designed to address the concerns revealed in the data and is focused on three core areas. Student achievement School climate and Family engagement 20

CPS Performance Agreements Community Partnership Schools have greater autonomy in exchange for a greater degree of accountability. These agreements are used to measure our progress and evaluate our success. The agreements are goals the school will be held accountable to. The Performance Agreements are aligned with our School Improvement Plan 21

Student Achievement Strategies: 1.Use IB to align what we teach with how we teach and what we assess. 2.Accelerate growth of ALL students by building teacher capacity in differentiation and formative assessment 3.Strengthen, at each grade level, a scope and sequence for aligning literacy standards with the Units of Inquiry 22 5% increase in the percent of All Students who earn Meets or Exceeds the Standards on the Reading MCA (20% to 25%) and Math MCA (34% to 39%) in Increase in the percent of students who meet or exceed their individual growth targets in reading and math on NWEA MAP or MCA. (baseline year)

School Climate Strategies: 1.Essential Agreements for all classrooms and common areas 2.Managing relationships, not behavior 3.Professional development in the areas of the Zones of Regulation, Second Step, and Responsive Classroom 23 An increase in the percent of All Students who attend school at least 95% of the time. 10% decrease in the percent of suspensions for All Students the next 3 years.

Family Engagement 24 Increase parent involvement opportunities and attendance of academic events. Strategies: 1.Provide opportunities for family engagement including: Coffee, Tea and IB, Site Council, PTO, CPEO, Family Involvement days, Parent Education Nights, Wellness Night, Student performances, Student-led portfolio night and numerous volunteer opportunities.. 2.Create engagement opportunities that are inclusive of our diverse population. Continue to recruit parents of color to be involved in our Site Council and PTO. 3.Clearly communicate how parents can create an environment of learning and support outside of school.

More Information For more detailed information on our School Improvement Plan and Family Involvement, please request a copy from the school or visit our website: 25

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. 26

Title I Do all schools receive Title I funds? No. Title I programs are available to schools with the greatest concentration of low-income families. Budget This year, 5% of our school budget comes from this source. The total Title I amount is $302,796 27

Use of Title I Funds at Our School To support our goals we are using the Title I money in the following ways. 96% is being used for teachers and other staff – ELL teacher, Reading teacher, Associate Educators 4% is being used for family involvement and other purposes – Parent Involvement events, Professional Development, Instructional materials for students 28

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 29

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, PTO, CPEO, Coffee Tea and IB, Conferences 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 30

Family and Community Supports At the school level, contact our family liaison: Linda Dorow– Community liaisons for the school district in each Area (A, B, and C) as well as Cultural liaisons for Hmong, Somali, and Spanish- speaking families, as well as African American families. District Parent Advisory Councils 31

Questions and Comments 32