1. Programmatic Audit prepared for VCOE
Brenda Priske Kristen Walker
Executive Director Assistant Director
October 26, 2015
An Exemplary Arts Education School

2. Students on Waiting List
Student Enrollment Data
School Year
Students Enrolled
Students Disenrolled
Denied Admission
Students on Waiting List
2009/10
319 18 10
2010/11
339 3
141
2011/12
362 9
181
2012/13
366 5
203
2013/14 12
155
2014/15
153
2015/16
386
n/a

3. Due to the lottery priorities in our
charter, our diversity does not show
much difference from year to year.
It is important to note that our outreach
efforts do reach to greater diversity
than is shown in our population.

4. Student Enrollment Data Special Populations
School Year
Number of EL
Number of
Special Ed
SocioEconomically
Disadvantaged
Identified
GATE
2009/10
13 (4%)
4 (1.25%)
3 (0.9%)
Not available
2010/11
23 (6.7%)
17 (5%)
35 (10.3%)
26 (7.6%)
2011/12
23 (6.3%)
20 (5.5%)
25 (6.9%)
2012/13
20 (5.4%)
18 (4.9%)
11 (3%)
9 (2.4%)*
2013/14
17 (4.6%)
11 (3%)**
8 (2.1%)*
2014/15
21 (5.7%)
35 (9.5%)
13 (3.5%)**
9 (2.5%)*
2015/16
27 (7%)
37 (9.6%)
11 (2.8%)**
11 (2.8%)*
Identified 4th and 5th grade students only. GATE testing occurs in February, at which time current 3rd graders are identified.
** *Since MATES does not have a hot lunch program, many of our families who may qualify as SocioEconomically
Disadvantaged do not report this status.

5. Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards
73% of MATES Students Meet or Exceed State Standards in English Language Arts
74% of MATES Students Meet or Exceed State Standards in Mathematics

6. CAASPP Results by Subgroup

7. Plans to Improve English Language Arts Scores for Subpopulations
Hire a Response to Intervention Specialist 4 hours per day.
Provide English Language Instruction for English Learners in grades K-3 focusing on ELD standards
Professional Development on the new ELD standards
ELD standards will be integrated and designated by teachers within their schedules to meet the needs of English Language Learners.
Purchase iPad applications for English immersion program-
Provide instruction in academic vocabulary for English Language Learners
Plans to Improve Mathematics Scores for Subpopulations
Hire a Response to Intervention Specialist 4 hours per day.
Provide instruction in academic math vocabulary
Pilot and Implement McGraw Hill’s My Math
Provide opportunities for teachers to attend professional development on Math standards
Purchase iPad applications for Mathematics support

8. Progress on LCAP Goals
Goal 1: Students will increase their reading comprehension as measured by grade level benchmark assessments.
By May, % of students will score proficient or better on grade level benchmark assessments.
As of March, % of students scored proficient or better on grade level benchmark assessments.
What changes in actions, services, and expenditures will be made as a result of reviewing past progress and/or changes to goals?
Grades K-1 will create comprehension questions for Scholastic benchmark books.
Grade 2 will use Star and Reading Results
Grades 3-5 will uses CAASPP results in addition to other benchmark assessments whether that is Datawise, School City or some other benchmark program.
Consider hiring an Intervention Specialist to replace after school intervention by teaching staff

9. Progress on LCAP Goals
Goal 2 – Students in grades K-3 will increase reading accuracy and fluency as measured by grade levelassessments such as Reading Results, STAR reading, Dibbles or Aims Web
75% of students in grades K-3 will read grade level text with 80% accuracy and fluency by the completion of the school year as measured by grade level benchmarks.
80.85% of students in grades K-3 read grade level text with 80% accuracy and fluency as measured by grade level benchmarks.
What changes in actions, services, and expenditures will be made as a result of reviewing past progress and/or changes to goals?
Consider using School City, Datawise or another benchmark program to assess student learning.
Use Scholastic Benchmark Books to assess accuracy, fluency and comprehension.
Consider hiring an Intervention specialist for 3 1/2 hrs. per day in place of afterschool intervention by teachers

10. implementation in fall, 2016.
Progress on LCAP Goals
benchmarks.
Students will increase their proficiency in mathematics problem solving as measured by grade level
Goal 3:
assessments.
mathematical problem solving on grade level benchmark
By May, % of students will score proficient or better in
grade level benchmark assessments..
As of March, % of students scored proficient or better on
What changes in actions, services, and expenditures will be made as a result of reviewing past progress and/or changes to goals?
MATES will be piloting a couple of math programs and plan to recommend a new adoption in the spring of 2016 for
implementation in fall, 2016.

11. Progress on LCAP Goals Actual Annual Measurable Outcomes:
Increase parent participation in school governance and Increase parent participation in school governance and decision making as disclosed on the school climate survey.
By May, 2015 Increase parent attendance at board meetings by 5%. Increase parent participation on committees by 5%. Increase parent attendance at Principal’s Coffees by 5%.
Actual Annual Measurable Outcomes:
Parent attendance at board meetings has improved by more than 10%.
Parent participation on committees improved by 10%.
Parent attendance at Principal's Coffees increased by 10%

12. MATES Staff Job Classification Number Credentialed Teachers 19
Classified Employees 20
Special Education (Certificated) 3
Administration 2