Governing Board Meeting September 29, 2011

Governing Board MeetingGoverning Board MeetingSeptember 29, 2011September 29, 2011

Annual State of the School Annual State of the School AddressAddress

Mr. R. Hackler, PrincipalMr. R. Hackler, Principal

Essential Essential QuestionsQuestions

What are our goals?What are our goals?Did we reach our goals?Did we reach our goals?What are our next steps?What are our next steps?

The Main Street Academy Charter Grades 3-5The Main Street Academy Charter Grades 3-5 Goals Goals for for MeetingMeeting Standards StandardsStudent

Achievement GoalGrades Subject Area Year One Goal Subsequent Years

GoalIncrease % of students meeting standards on CRCT

Grades 3,4, and 5(Computed for each grade level)

Reading/Language Arts 80% of students meet/exceed standards

The percentage of students who meet/exceed standards on CRCT will either increase 3% each subsequent year, or will increase at a rate to meet NCLB mandates (currently mandated that 100% of students will meet/exceed standards by 2013-14); whichever is greater.

Increase % of students meeting standards on CRCT


Mathematics 80% of students meet/exceed standards


Increase % of students meeting standards on Elementary Grades Writing Assessment (EGWA)

Only Grades 3 and 5 (Computed for each grade level)

Writing Assessment Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year.

The percentage of students who meet/exceed standards on EGWA will either increase 3% each subsequent year, or will increase at a rate to meet NCLB mandates; whichever is greater.


Grade 3,4,5 (Computed for each grade level)

Science Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year.

The percentage of students who meet/exceed standards on CRCT will either increase 3% each subsequent year, or will increase at a rate to meet NCLB mandates; whichever is greater.



Social Studies Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year.


The Main Street Academy Charter Grades 6-8The Main Street Academy Charter Grades 6-8 Goals Goals for for MeetingMeeting Standards StandardsStudent

Achievement GoalGrades Subject Area Year One Goal Subsequent Years

GoalIncrease % of students meeting standards on CRCT


Reading/Language Arts 80% of students meet/exceed standards




Math 80% of students meet/exceed standards


Increase % of students meeting standards on Elementary Grades Writing Assessment (EGWA)



The percentage of students who meet/exceed standards on the CRCT will either increase 3% each subsequent year, or will increase at a rate to meet NCLB mandates; whichever is greater.






Grade 8 Writing Assessment Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year.

The percentage of students who meet/exceed standards on MGWA will either increase 3% each subsequent year, or will increase at a rate to meet NCLB mandates; whichever is greater.

The Main Street Academy Charter Grades 3-5The Main Street Academy Charter Grades 3-5 Goals Goals for for ExceedingExceeding Standards Standards

Student Achievement Goal

Grades Subject Area Year One Goal Subsequent Years Goal

Increase % of students exceeding standards on CRCT


Reading/Language Arts Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year.

The percentage of students who exceed standards on CRCT will increase each subsequent year from the first-year goal.



Mathematics Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year.


Increase % of students exceeding standards on Elementary Grades Writing Assessment (EGWA)

Only Grades 3 and 5 (Computed for each grade level)

Writing Assessment Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year.

The percentage of students who exceed standards on EGWA will increase each subsequent year from the first-year goal.









The Main Street Academy Charter Grades 6-8The Main Street Academy Charter Grades 6-8 Goals Goals for for ExceedingExceeding Standards Standards

Student Achievement Goal

Grades Subject Area Year One Goal Subsequent Years Goal



Reading/Language Arts Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year.




Math Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year.


Increase % of students exceeding standards on Middle Grades Writing Assessment (MGWA)

Grade 8 Writing Assessment Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year.

The percentage of students who exceed standards on MGWA will increase each subsequent year from the first-year goal.

Increase course enrollment

Grade 8 only Math I Baseline Year The percentage of 8th grade students enrolled in Math I will increase by 5% each year from baseline target set during the first year of enrollment.

Increase student performance on EOCT

Grade 8 only Math I Baseline Year; Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year.

The percentage of 8th grade students passing the EOCT in Math I/total number of students on active roll at time of assessment will increase each year from the baseline set during the first year of enrollment.

The Main Street Academy CharterThe Main Street Academy Charter Goals for Goals for ITBS PerformanceITBS Performance

-Every year, each student in grade 1 and above will be evaluated based on a longitudinal profile of that student’s success by testing on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) in the fall and again in the spring of the same school year. -From year two and beyond, the average academic growth rates for all students will meet or exceed the national average academic growth rates in reading, language arts and mathematics as evidenced by the gain on scale scores from the fall to the spring administrations of the ITBS across all grade levels tested.

The Main Street Academy CharterThe Main Street Academy Charter Goals for Goals for Student AttendanceStudent Attendance-The Charter School shall maintain an average daily attendance rate of not less than 95% each year of the charter term.

The Main Street Academy CharterThe Main Street Academy Charter Goals for Goals for Parent SatisfactionParent Satisfaction-The Charter School will use the Harris Interactive satisfaction survey to assess parent satisfaction with the school and its work with their students. Satisfaction on this survey is rated on a scale of A to F. -80% of the Charter School parents will rate their school an A or B each year of the school’s operation, a rate that is 10% higher than national averages.

How did we How did we do?do?

Increase the % of students Increase the % of students meetingmeeting standards on standards on CRCT in CRCT in Reading/Language ArtsReading/Language Arts in each grade in each grade

level.level.

GradesGrades Year One GoalYear One Goal We met We met our goalour goal

We did We did not not

meet meet our goalour goal

Grade 3Grade 3 80% of students meet/exceed 80% of students meet/exceed standards standards Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (92%)(92%)

94%94% Grade 4Grade 4 80% of students meet/exceed 80% of students meet/exceed

standards standards Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (91%)(91%)

89%89%


82%82%

Grade 6 Grade 6 (7,8)(7,8)

80% of students meet/exceed 80% of students meet/exceed standards standards Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (96%)(96%)

94%94%

Increase the % of students Increase the % of students meetingmeeting standards on standards on CRCT in CRCT in MathematicsMathematics in each grade level.in each grade level.

GradesGrades Year One GoalYear One Goal We met We met our our goalgoal

We did We did not meet not meet our goalour goal


82%82%Grade 4Grade 4 80% of students meet/exceed 80% of students meet/exceed


73%73%Grade 5Grade 5 80% of students meet/exceed 80% of students meet/exceed


63%63%Grade 6 Grade 6 (7,8)(7,8)

80% of students meet/exceed 80% of students meet/exceed standards standards Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (80%)(80%)

64%64%

Increase the % of students Increase the % of students meetingmeeting standards on standards on Elementary Grades Writing Assessment in Elementary Grades Writing Assessment in WritingWriting in in

grades 3 and 5.grades 3 and 5.GradesGrades Year One GoalYear One Goal We met We met

our goalour goalWe did We did

not meet not meet our goalour goal

Grade Grade 33

Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (63%)(63%) 59%59%

Grade Grade 55

Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (70%)(70%) 83%83%

Increase the % of students Increase the % of students meetingmeeting standards on standards on CRCT in CRCT in ScienceScience in each grade level. (NA)in each grade level. (NA)


We did We did not not

meet meet our goalour goal

Grade Grade 33

Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same achieved by the local district in that same year.year. Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (82%)(82%)

76%76%Grade Grade 44

Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same achieved by the local district in that same year. year. Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (82%)(82%)



57%57%

Grade Grade 6 (7,8)6 (7,8)


56%56%

Increase the % of students Increase the % of students meetingmeeting standards on standards on CRCT in CRCT in Social StudiesSocial Studies in each grade level.in each grade level.


We did not We did not meet our meet our

goalgoalGrade 3Grade 3 Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage

achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Fulton County’s Average:Average: (83%) (83%)

77%77%

Grade 4Grade 4 Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Fulton County’s Average:Average: (79%) (79%)

70%70%

Grade 5Grade 5 Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Fulton County’s Average:Average: (73%) (73%)

56%56%

Grade 6 Grade 6 (7,8)(7,8)

Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Fulton County’s Average:Average: (78%)(78%)

71%71%

Increase the % of students Increase the % of students exceedingexceeding standards on standards on CRCT in CRCT in Reading/Language ArtsReading/Language Arts in each grade in each grade

level.level.



Grade 3Grade 3 Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year. Fulton County’s Average:Fulton County’s Average: (47%)

49%49% Grade 4Grade 4 Will exceed the average percentage

achieved by the local district in that same year. Fulton County’s Average:Fulton County’s Average: (47%)

41%41%Grade 5Grade 5 Will exceed the average percentage

achieved by the local district in that same year. Fulton County’s Average:Fulton County’s Average: (44%)

26%26%Grade 6 Grade 6 (7,8)(7,8)

Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year. Fulton County’s Average:Fulton County’s Average: (45%)

46% 46%

Increase the % of students Increase the % of students exceedingexceeding standards on standards on CRCT in CRCT in MathematicsMathematics in each grade level.in each grade level.



Grade 3Grade 3 Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year. Fulton County’s Fulton County’s Average:Average: (53%)

45%45%


29%29%


15%15%

Grade 6 Grade 6 (7,8)(7,8)

Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that same year. Fulton County’s Fulton County’s Average:Average: (80%)

64%64%

Increase the % of students Increase the % of students exceedingexceeding standards on standards on Elementary Grades Writing Assessment in Elementary Grades Writing Assessment in WritingWriting in in

grades 3 and 5.grades 3 and 5.


We did not We did not meet our meet our

goalgoal

Grade 3Grade 3 Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (22%)(22%)

19%19%

Grade 5Grade 5 Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (17%)(17%)

4%4%

Grade 8Grade 8 Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (NA)(NA)

NANA NANA

Increase the % of students Increase the % of students exceedingexceeding standards on standards on CRCT in CRCT in ScienceScience in each grade level. in each grade level.



Grade 3Grade 3 Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Fulton County’s Average: Average: (46%)(46%)

34%34%

Grade 4Grade 4 Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year.same year. Fulton County’s Fulton County’s Average: Average: (49%)(49%)

39%39%

Grade 5Grade 5 Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Fulton County’s Average: Average: (48%)(48%)

19%19%

Increase the % of students Increase the % of students exceedingexceeding standards on standards on CRCT in CRCT in Social StudiesSocial Studies in each grade level.in each grade level.



Grade Grade 33

Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Average: Fulton County’s Average: (32%)(32%)


Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Average:Fulton County’s Average: (29%)(29%)

8%8%Grade Grade 55

Will exceed the average percentage Will exceed the average percentage achieved by the local district in that achieved by the local district in that same year. same year. Fulton County’s Average:Fulton County’s Average: (31%)(31%)

10%10%

The Main Street Academy CharterThe Main Street Academy Charter Goals for Goals for ITBS ITBS PerformancePerformance

Met Our Met Our GoalGoal

Did not Did not MeetMeet

-Every year, each student in grade 1 and above will be evaluated based on a longitudinal profile of that student’s success by testing on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) in the fall and again in the spring of the same school year. -From year two and beyond, the average academic growth rates for all students will meet or exceed the national average academic growth rates in reading, language arts and mathematics as evidenced by the gain on scale scores from the fall to the spring administrations of the ITBS across all grade levels tested.

This was This was our our

baseline baseline yearyear

The Main Street Academy CharterThe Main Street Academy Charter Goals for Goals for Student Student AttendanceAttendance

-The Charter School shall maintain an average daily attendance rate of not less than 95% each year of the charter term.

96%96%

The Main Street Academy CharterThe Main Street Academy Charter Goals for Goals for Parent Parent SatisfactionSatisfaction

-The Charter School will use the Harris Interactive satisfaction survey to assess parent satisfaction with the school and its work with their students. Satisfaction on this survey is rated on a scale of A to F. -80% of the Charter School parents will rate their school an A or B each year of the school’s operation, a rate that is 10% higher than national averages.

90%90%

Our Plan Of ActionOur Plan Of Action

Action PlanAction PlanAll of our actions for the 2011-12 schoolAll of our actions for the 2011-12 schoolyear are directly linked to our test scoresyear are directly linked to our test scores

and the needs of our students.and the needs of our students.

Action Items in Place:Action Items in Place: School Improvement PlanSchool Improvement Plan Title 1 Plan of ImprovementTitle 1 Plan of Improvement

Components of the SIP and Components of the SIP and TIPTIP

Weekly Professional Development and Weekly Professional Development and Team PlanningTeam Planning

Instructional SupportInstructional Support Specifically Designed Programs for Specifically Designed Programs for

Instruction Instruction Additional Resources (Human and Additional Resources (Human and

Instructional)Instructional) Analysis of the Data on an Ongoing Analysis of the Data on an Ongoing

BasisBasis

Weekly Professional Weekly Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

Individualized sessions utilizing the resources of Individualized sessions utilizing the resources of EdisonLearning staff (VPES, Math Specialist, EdisonLearning staff (VPES, Math Specialist, Special Education Coordinator, etc.) Each session Special Education Coordinator, etc.) Each session broken down to address specific strands identified broken down to address specific strands identified on assessments. Ex: Geometry in Math, Spelling on assessments. Ex: Geometry in Math, Spelling on ITBS, Government in Social Studies. on ITBS, Government in Social Studies.

Fulton County Data Support SpecialistFulton County Data Support Specialist Metro RESA: Specific courses designed to Metro RESA: Specific courses designed to

empower teachers with tools in Math, ELA, and empower teachers with tools in Math, ELA, and Science related to the Georgia Performance Science related to the Georgia Performance StandardsStandards

Academy Directors have submitted their PD Academy Directors have submitted their PD calendars for the year which focus on particular calendars for the year which focus on particular academic areas requiring support/growth. academic areas requiring support/growth.

Instructional SupportInstructional Support Monitoring of Teaching – Classroom Monitoring of Teaching – Classroom

ObservationsObservations Lesson Planning – Weekly meetings with Lesson Planning – Weekly meetings with

AD’s to go over Lesson Plan ChecklistsAD’s to go over Lesson Plan Checklists Assessment – A “Cycle of Instruction” will Assessment – A “Cycle of Instruction” will

ensure that students are given time to ensure that students are given time to practice what is taughtpractice what is taught

Daily Remediation by our Title I Math and Daily Remediation by our Title I Math and Reading Teachers – Students are identified Reading Teachers – Students are identified and being served on a daily basis through and being served on a daily basis through a consistent schedulea consistent schedule

Specific Specific Structures/Programs Structures/Programs

Embed math instruction into daily Morning Embed math instruction into daily Morning Meetings – Teachers use “eValuate” data Meetings – Teachers use “eValuate” data to inform Morning Meetings, submitting a to inform Morning Meetings, submitting a “focus plan” in advance“focus plan” in advance

Saturday School – Using “Measuring Up”, Saturday School – Using “Measuring Up”, “Coach”, “Study Island”, “Renzulli “Coach”, “Study Island”, “Renzulli Learning” and “GOAS”Learning” and “GOAS”

Before/After-school Tutoring – (As above) Before/After-school Tutoring – (As above) Daily targeted skill instruction in Math, Daily targeted skill instruction in Math,

Social Studies & Science (Flexible grouping Social Studies & Science (Flexible grouping within class or grade level)within class or grade level)

ResourcesResources School-wide Study Island (online CRCT Prep and School-wide Study Island (online CRCT Prep and

Remediation program for students and teachers)Remediation program for students and teachers) Title 1 Math and ELA teacher to support Title 1 Math and ELA teacher to support

struggling students struggling students The purchasing of additional resources will be The purchasing of additional resources will be

pursued as a Focus Group identifies specific pursued as a Focus Group identifies specific needs (Science Lab materials, Science Kits, Social needs (Science Lab materials, Science Kits, Social Studies home-help workbooks, etc)Studies home-help workbooks, etc)

Further development of curriculum maps aligned Further development of curriculum maps aligned with Georgia Performance Standards will occur with Georgia Performance Standards will occur during planned PD and teacher work daysduring planned PD and teacher work days

Conduct a “gap analysis” with a Focus Group and Conduct a “gap analysis” with a Focus Group and then submit recommendations on ways identified then submit recommendations on ways identified standards can be taughtstandards can be taught

Analysis of DataAnalysis of Data With teachers (Support/Training provided by Fulton With teachers (Support/Training provided by Fulton

County DSS, TMSA Data Specialist, and Edison County DSS, TMSA Data Specialist, and Edison Learning)Learning)

Deeper ITBS, Benchmark and Weekly Assessment Deeper ITBS, Benchmark and Weekly Assessment Analysis – Going into the strandsAnalysis – Going into the strands

A Data Calendar will be created to analyze incoming A Data Calendar will be created to analyze incoming data with teachers. These school-wide needs will be data with teachers. These school-wide needs will be addressed in Faculty Meetings and Grade Level addressed in Faculty Meetings and Grade Level House Professional DevelopmentHouse Professional Development

Professional Development Day each week devoted to Professional Development Day each week devoted to looking at each student's performance by standard looking at each student's performance by standard and strandand strand

Identification of students who are close to Identification of students who are close to “proficient” through the lens of student work and “proficient” through the lens of student work and datadata

““Every ceiling, when Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor, reached, becomes a floor, upon which one walks as a upon which one walks as a

matter of course and matter of course and prescriptive right.”prescriptive right.”

-Aldous Huxley-Aldous Huxley

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Governing Board Meeting September 29, 2011