Montessori Academy Kindergarten – Middle School. No Child Left Behind LEA Plan Highly Qualified Teachers Professional Development Plan Adequate.

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 TeachersTeachers

Bachelor’s Degree Montessori Certificate

Assistants Associates Degree In House-Montessori

Assistant Training

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

AA + Bachelors Masters Montessori

Teachers

Assistants

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 – 3rd – 6th 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 17th 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

4th, 5th, and 6th grade specific math skills and writing.

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100

Math Reading Writing Science

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

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 4th-6th

Step up to Writing Program A+ Assessment – additional benchmarks AP Latin Added Technology for academic support

Title FundsTitle 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 1st 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. 2011-12 funds for performance pay are approximately $22,400

Enrollment Current Charter Enrollment 206 Enrollment for Fall 2012

K – 25, 5 open 1st – 17, 10 open 2nd – 27, 2 on lottery 3rd – 22, 5 open 4th – 25, 2 open 5th – 21, 6 open 6th – 22, 5 open 7th & 8th – 34, with modular 20-26 9th & 10th – 30 open

Enrollment Matrix Fiscal Year

GradeK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Private 9 10 11 12

Total

2006-07

5 15

6

11

5

12

12

7

4

77

2007-08

6 10

18

7

11

7

12

11

7

89

2008-09

6 12

11

12

8

10

3

10

8

46

        126

2009-10 11

14

14

14

10

9

12

7

9

142

        242

NewCampus

2010-11 25

23

23

23

20

20

20

12

12

56

        234

2011-12 24

27

24

27

25

21

21

17

14

58

        258

2012-13 30

27

27

27

27

27

27

30

30

80

15 15

362

2-2 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 – 1st Semester) Highly Qualified Teachers – Resumes in the school

office New 5 year Strategic Plan School Choice