1. DMES A school moving forward!!!
Mr. Mike Cipriano February 2017

2. Welcome Parents! Welcome Thank you for coming to our meeting today
Thank you for entrusting the education of your child to us
I want to give you an update on what has been happening in the school this year and where we are going
Goals for the meeting
To help parents understand what changes have been made and why
To explain our expectations of your child.
To share information about how parents can support their child’s learning.

3. To educate “OUR” children for a better tomorrow!
Our Vision
To educate “OUR” children for a better tomorrow!
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4. Our Values Our TOP 4
Work Ethic to build an understanding that hard work and persistence is the foundation for success.
أخلاقيات العمل لبناء الفهم بأن العمل الشاق نالمثابرة هي أساس النجاح
Integrity to do what is right, even when no one is watching.
النزاهة نهي القيام بول هن صحيح نصائب ، حتى عند غياب المراقبة
Work together as a team to build a better tomorrow.
العمل معا وفريق ناحد لبناء غد أفضل
Transparency in how we represent ourselves and our school Family
الشفافية نتتمثل في ويفية تمثيلنا لأنفسنا نأسرة المدرسة

5. What we have been doing at DMES to improve our school!
Changing the Culture (it’s hard work – but worth it!!!)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
“An easy life does not make Men
Nor does it build Nations….
Challenges make men
And it is these men (and women) who build nations”

6. What we have been doing at DMES to improve our school!
Changing the Culture (it’s hard work – but worth it!!!)
Raising the Bar - Meeting the Challenge of Higher standards
KHDA and NEASC have raised the expectations
Introduced the US Curriculum Common Core standards
Raise expectations of teachers and students
Rigor of curriculum – Greater understanding of concepts learned not memorized
Greater focus on fewer topics
Speaking English in and out of the classroom

7. Improvements in the school 2017-18
New Buildings completed Grade 1 and 11-12
US credit system in grade 9-10 for US Diploma
House system
True Electives in Grade 9-12.
Prefects
Attendance 100% for an entire month in several classes – Pizza with Mr. Mike
CLP- Commitment to Learning Plan
Thursday attendance grade 12.
MAP Progress against the UAE and International levels
Student Support Program
Increase in attendance
After School Academic Support Program
Reduced Tardies
Activity Program 1-4
Very little cheating on exams
After school activities program
MAP+CAT profile Students + Parents.
Perfect Led Assemblies
Middle School Exploratory Program.
Homerooms – Moral Education Mon. and Wed.
DMES Reads Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Emphasis in Reading + Writing in more classes

8. Improvements in the school 2017-18 Teaching and Learning
In order to meet KHDA and NEASC Requirements our owners have committed to:
Curriculum to meet the quality and rigor of a true US curriculum school.
Class of 2020 and beyond our students may earn a KHDA certificate as well as a true US curriculum accredited Diploma through NEASC
45 Native English speaking Teachers hired, housed and flown over
Improved English and methods of teaching
Helped all staff to focus more on Student learning vs Memorization
Qualified HOD’s to lead the implementation of the curriculum
IELTS Qualified Teachers (6.5 minimum)

9. Memorizing

10. Improvements to help Parents
Parent conferences
November – February – April
Icampus
More info coming
Allows parents to see attendance – Grades on a regular basis
Improves communication between school and parents
Helps us work together to hold students accountable
MAP data sharing
Student Support Program
After School Academic Support
MAP Growth
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11. What are we seeing??? As a result of the changes we see:
Children in school on a regular basis
Happy children
Children discovering learning
Children Reading for fun
Children with more self discipline and improved behavior
Parents and the school working together to help our children
Significant rise in childrens' commitment to learning and how we carefully track those who need improvement.
Exceptional student progress on MAP in nearly every class
Children with a higher set of morals and values
A cleaner school
A school that feels like home

12. MAP Results Growth against national and International standards
We are closing the Gap
Students exceeding the expected growth between Fall of and Fall of 2017
81% of our students in Math
78% of our students in Reading
73% of our students in Language
By KHDA expectations this is very good to outstanding growth

13. MAP Results Growth against national and International standards
We are closing the Gap
Comparison between DMES student Growth and International student
Fall 2016 to Fall 2017 (for example)
Language
Grade 8 to Grade 9
International students grew by 5 points = 1 grade level of growth
DMES students grew by 13 points = Nearly 2 years of Growth
We closed the Gap by 8 Points
This occurred for each class in grades 5 to 12
Language – Reading - Math

14. MAP Results Growth against national and International standards
We are closing the Gap
There is still much work to be done
We are compared against schools who have had their curriculum, teachers and pedagogy in place for many years
To make this kind of progress in one year is incredible
We are only beginning
Updating our curriculum to better meet the needs of our students will help us to continue to close the gap
Raised Expectations of our students to learn
We need your help to continue

15. Commitment to Learning
What we do expect in school.
Review your childs commitment to learning grades
This tell you about how well your child is prepared for life
Their attitudes
Behaviors
Work Ethic
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16. What are you seeing???
As a result of the changes in the school we see:
__________________________________
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17. Get Involved!
You are all a part of our Parent Council by sending your children to our school
Talk to the Teachers about your children
Look for ways to help the school and your child

18. What is the US Curriculum?
Our Curriculum is based out of California starting
Common Core State Standards
clear, consistent guidelines for what every student should know and be able to do from KG - 12th grade.
develop critical-thinking, problem-solving, and the analytical skills students will need to be successful
measure student progress during the school year and ensure that students are on the pathway to success

19. Curriculum Goals Grades 9-12
US Curriculum is about a wide variety of courses
Provides for students to take electives (English grades 11-12, Robotics, programing Art, etc)
Place students in courses based on their proven ability
Prepare our students for the next level (to reduce number of students taking foundation level courses to “0” by 2020)
Help them to understand learning vs memorizing.
Use MAP Growth to help parents and teachers track what the student knows and is able to understand.
How can parents help
Make sure they read every day
Check Icampus often to see how well they are doing in class
Check MAP skills to see what they should work on.

20. Curriculum Goals Grades 9-12
English 9 and English 10
English 11-12
Students can take a variety of choices based on their interest.
Poetry – Creative Writing – Literature – Speech – 21st Century English
Math Courses
Will be following a progression of courses from grade 6-12
Algebra is a major component of success with California Curriculum
Science
Students will be required to pass one credit of Biology and one credit of a physical Science (Chemistry – Physics or similar)

21. Math Pathways 2018-19 curriculum

22. Math Pathways 2018-19 curriculum

23. Science Pathways

24. Curriculum Goals Grades 5-8
Provided an opportunity for students to take electives
Placed students in courses based on their proven ability
Describe what the students will study during the school year, including the overall curriculum plans and goals.
Include a detailed, colorful syllabus for parents to take home.
Suggest ways that parents can help their child learn, such as reading together for 20 minutes a day.
Use more than one slide to cover this information.

25. Curriculum Goals Grades 5-8 Accelerated Math
Focus points:
The Traditional Pathway allows students to simply takes three math courses in 3 years.
The Accelerated Pathway, 4 courses are compacted into three years in middle school.
Students will take CC Math 6th and take the 6th grade MAP Growth exam at the end of the year to determine placement for 7th grade.
Dependant of the students’ RIT scores on the 6th grade MAP Growth, they will be placed into Accelerated CC Math 7 for 7th grade, where they will take the entire CC Math 7 course, plus the first half of the CC Math 8.
After completing Accelerated CC Math 7, the student will take Accelerated Algebra 1, where they will take the second half of CC Math 8, and all of the HS CC Algebra 1.
Ultimately, this student will take 4 math courses in his three middle school years