1. Welcome to Back to School Night Making a Difference Together Olney Elementary School 2011-2012

2. Tonight’s Agenda Staff Introductions School and System Initiatives PTA President Tanya Proffitt Classroom Presentations

3. Our Mission Statement The parents, staff and students of Olney Elementary School will work as a team to become life –long learners and productive citizens. By putting forth our best effort we will strive to create an environment of mutual respect and academic challenge.

4. Reading AMO for 2012-90.6 AMO for 2011-85.9

5. MATH AMO for 2012-89.7 AMO for 2011- 84.5

6. Goals for 2011-2012 Continue to differentiate instruction for all students in small group instruction Continue to plan instruction at the mastery level Increase achievement of students receiving special education and ESL services Continue formal intervention and acceleration programs in math and reading Continue to decrease percentage of office referrals

7. Continued System-Wide Expectations 7 Keys to College Readiness Appropriate and Meaningful Acceleration Access + Equity + Rigor = Success Ongoing Data Collection Differentiated Instruction Eliminating the Achievement Gap Baldrige Systems

8. School-Wide Programming Posted mastery objectives that guide instruction Differentiated instruction that meets student needs 90 minute Rd/LA session that includes daily guided reading groups Curriculum 2.0 Junior Great Books, K-5 William and Mary Reading Program, 3-5

9. Continued School-Wide Programming 60-70 minute math session with opportunities for acceleration and re-teaching Above grade level math class in grades 4-5 (current curriculum) Enrichment and Acceleration for grade 3 (current curriculum) Enrichment and Acceleration for grades K-2 (Curriculum 2.0) Ongoing assessment and data monitoring Peace Day Program

10. Why MCPS Curriculum 2.0? In 2001 MCPS launched a rigorous new curriculum. As we gathered feedback from parents, teachers, and students we began hearing some of the same themes – More science! More social studies! More art, music, and physical education! More time! (mainly from teachers)

11. What is MCPS Curriculum 2.0?

12. MCPS and CCSS Strand Comparison

13. Curriculum 2.0 http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curri culum/2.0/ http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curri culum/2.0/

14. Student Instructional Day The student day is from 9:15-3:30 Students will be invited into classrooms at 9:05 Students will be considered tardy at 9:15 and need a late pass to enter--morning announcements will begin promptly at 9:15 Instruction will continue until 3:25 Afternoon announcements will begin at 3:25, students will be called for dismissal following the afternoon announcements

15. Student Pick Up/Dismissal Parents who wish to pick up their children to attend after-school appointments should do so before 3:15 pm; students will not be released between 3:15-3:30 pm If there are any changes to your child’s regular pm. schedule, please have all arrangements made before the start of the school day; if an emergency should arise during the day which changes the dismissal plan for your child, please call the school as soon as possible, but no later than 3:00 p.m.---to ensure adequate notice for your child Please be reminded that the front of the school is a bus lane; parked cars in this area disrupt the normal flow of traffic When picking up students from dismissal, please do not loiter---the front area should be cleared promptly

16. Proactive Discipline Discipline means to teach; we are responsible for reinforcing and modeling for all children, at all times and we need YOUR help Reinforce behavior at home and do not make excuses for students; help them take accountability for their actions Students will attend quarterly “town hall” meetings to celebrate and to review discipline policies and procedures Peace Days!

17. Communication A Principal’s Newsletter is distributed every month and will come home in student folders Principal Coffees will be held in November and in April The ConnectED phone system will be used to convey emergency or special information, as needed Email is used regularly by staff members to communicate to families; staff members will respond to received emails within 48 hours

18. Meeting with Teachers It is requested that appointments for conferences with teachers or the principal be scheduled in advance. We can spend more time in your conference if we have prior notice to arrange our schedules. Please do not arrive unannounced in classrooms Visitors and volunteers MUST sign in at the office and secure a visitor’s badge; we are implementing the new Visitor Management System mandated by the school system

19. Party Policy There are generally three parties celebrated in the classroom which are organized and run by the Room Captains and parent volunteers: Halloween/Fall Festival, Valentine’s Day, and an End of the Year Party. Room captains are asked to meet with the teachers to discuss party expectations, including party timing, food preferences, decoration needs, activities, parent participation, etc. Funds collected for parties should not exceed $15 per student. Parents and staff will be asked to complete a survey in order to collect data about the current practices and policy for changes in the next school year. Birthdays may be celebrated with a simple snack/treat donated by parents of the birthday child. Parents should contact the teacher directly to make arrangements. Such celebrations should be no more than 10-15 minutes and are held at the end of the instructional day or during lunch.

20. PTA Updates & Info Sign Up to Sponsor the Staff Lounge and/or Join the Staff Appreciation Committee – Andrea Rudolph Sign Up to be a Room Captain OR Carnival Parent – Ruthie Lyon Charleston Wrap (Laura Stephens) & Grounds Beautification(Albert Avila) Chairpersons still need bodies OPEN Positions: Media, Fitness and Civic Awareness Chairs PTA Bylaws available tonight and soon online…will vote in Oct. Coming Soon: 9/9 Picnic, 9/15 Dominos, 9/28 Urban BBQ Night Sign Up GIANT, SAFEWAY and HARRIS TEETER cards for OES BoxTops Ziploc bags, new Spiritwear Coming Soon, PTA Meetings If you aren’t receiving ListServ Mass PTA Emails, sign up tonight www.olneyespta.org and olneypta@gmail.com www.olneyespta.orgolneypta@gmail.com Join the PTA…OES Staff almost at 100% –> We Need 100% too!