State of the School The Big Picture October 22, 2013 Anthony Middle School 5:00-6:00

1. State of the School The Big Picture October 22, 2013 Anthony Middle School 5:00-6:00

2. "We are concerned that these tests do not always assess all of what it is that make each of you special and unique. The people who create these tests and score them do not know each of you-- the way your teachers do, the way I hope to, and certainly not the way your families do. They do not know that many of you speak two languages. They do not know that you can play a musical instrument or that you can dance or paint a picture. They do not know that your friends count on you to be there for them or that your laughter can brighten the dreariest day. They do not know that you write poetry or songs, play or participate in sports, wonder about the future, or that sometimes you take care of your little brother or sister after school. They do not know that you have traveled to a really neat place or that you know how to tell a great story or that you really love spending time with special family members and friends. They do not know that you can be trustworthy, kind or thoughtful, and that you try, every day, to be your very best... the scores you get will tell you something, but they will not tell you everything. There are many ways of being smart." 

3. Instructional Leadership Team Principal: Jackie Hanson Language A Dept. Chair: Casey Strecker Asst. Principal: Tonya Matthews Math Dept. Chair: Jeff Wynne Admin TOSA: Jim Glaser Science Dept. Chair: Laura Meier Aspiring Principal: Kelly Wright Humanities Dept. Chair: Ryan Olson 6th Team Lead: Heather Frye City-Wide Dept. Chair: Grif Brown 7th Team Lead: Ann Ellingham Resource Sp. Ed. Dept. Chair: David Winkler-Morey 8th Team Lead: John Haugen Language B Dept. Chair: Jocelyn Lovick 8thTeam Lead: Sarah Whitehouse Specialists Dept. Chair: Jim Sanders Dean: Maura Nelson MYP Coordinator: Dawn LuckenHills

4. Who we are… Mission Vision Anthony Middle School develops interactive, compassionate, and principled learners who strive for excellence, embrace differences and act responsibly within our communities and the world Ready for high school. Ready for college. Ready for life.

5. We are an Authorized Middle Years Programme • Holistic Education • Focuses on the potential of every learner • Promotes relationships • Emphasis on life experience and learning beyond the classroom • Encourages connections between subject areas • Empowers students to critically examine the world • The Learner Profile guides us in the classroom and beyond • Intercultural Awareness (international mindedness) • Deeper understanding to become active, compassionate and life-long learners • Understanding that other people, with their differences, can also be right • Communication – 21st Century Engagement • Students learn to communicate in many different ways • Proficient in 2 or more languages • Understand and appreciate arts and information technologies • Writing and speaking is part of the students’ daily lives

6. Student Enrollment

7. Student Characteristics

8. How the state identifies who we are… • School Designation: Celebration Eligible (MMR 67.73%) • 50.72 points out of a total possible 75 points • Data Summary, MDE-Defined • Proficiency: 10.61 points out of 25 possible • Growth (MCA to MCA): 21.28 points out of 25 possible • Achievement Gap: 18.83 points out of 25 possible • Targeted Title I School We made AYP!!

9. Adequate Yearly Progress-(AYP) • AYP is the basis for measuring school performance in meeting requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law. • Anthony met AYP requirements in all categories identified by the State. • Math • Reading • Demographic Groups

10. Targeted Title One • Funding to provide interventions for students who do not meet or partially meet the MCA. • Current Interventions • Dean Support • Reader’s Workshop • Small Class Size in Math

11. Science Data

12. Reading Data

13. Data Summary & SMART Goals Reading-Data Summary • All demographic groups of Anthony students outscored the district & state in reading on the MCA III in 2013. • Our new benchmark for the Reading MCAIII is 62%. Reading-Smart Goals • Meet our benchmark of 62% proficient on the MCA-III Strengths/Strategies High quality teachers PLCs will focus their work on informational text using reading strategies (AVID) MYP units that align with FI and incorporate the Common Core Standards Recruit students who are not scoring proficient to participate in Readers’ Workshop/ALC Over a hundred students currently in AVID

14. Math Data

15. Data Summary & SMART Goals Strengths/ Strategies • High quality teachers • Offer Geometry in 8th and Intermediate Algebra in 7th • Smaller class sizes • MYP units that align with FI and incorporate the MN Content Standards. • PLCs will use the Continuous Learning Cycle • Administer OLPA in January and develop an intervention plan • Recruit students who are not scoring proficient to participate in ALC. • Many teachers offer lunch help to students Math Data Summary • All demographic groups of Anthony students continue to outscore the district & state on the MCA III in Math • The trend data shows that math proficiency is increasing Math SMART Goals • Increase proficiency from 62.9% to 67.9% on the MCA-III

16. Climate Date

17. Climate SMART Goals Behavior SMART Goal Strengths/Strategies Reduce number of suspensions and removals by 10% in 2014. High quality Deans that support classroom learning Transition Week Advisory Program Proactive SST Team Meetings Deans spend time in classrooms 1:1 transition interviews (Deans and Admin) Peer Mediation Choice Theory Parent Meetings Student Leadership Ongoing equity training

18. Attendance Data Summary Data Summary • As of 10/7/13 we have 96.19% are attending 95% of the time. Strengths • Perfect Attendance Awards – Quarterly • High Teacher Expectations • Advisory Program • 3-Day Letters SMART Goal • 95% of our students attending 90% of the time

19. Family & Community Engagement Goal for the year: Increase attendance of our families of color at school events • Strengths: • Have hosted CPEO for the last two years and will continue (40+ parents graduated) • Somali interpreter on staff • Several staff members speak Spanish • Anthony staff are encouraging families to attend school events • Anthony staff participate in family involvement functions • Challenges • Distance traveled by some students to attend Anthony • Equity Training • Create new focus groups surrounding family involvement*parents, students, staff* • Create a 3-year plan to increase family engagement at school events concentrating on our families of color

20. Professional Practice Strengths/ Strategies • We learn from each other • Implementation of PLCs that follow the Continuous Learning Cycle • Embedding MYP Units • Teaching and tracking AVID strategies • Equity and Cultural Awareness professional development to impact student achievement and climate goals • MYP is an equity strategy. It allows for access to higher level programs (IB/DP)

21. Monitoring Quantitative • Formative and Summative assessments: MAP OLPA Grades MCA Explore MTAS ACCESS SOEI Student Work • Suspension and Referral Data Qualitative • Climate Survey (3 times yearly) • “Focus group” data • Learning walks • PLC Notes • ILT Notes and Agendas • Team Meeting Notes and Agendas • Parent Feedback

22. Moving Forward • Ensure our families that all children at Anthony will make at least one year’s growth in all academic areas • Focus our efforts to ensure that we continue to close the achievement gap • Continue to reach out to specific families as we understand parents’ involvement in their students’ education greatly affects both academic achievement as well as improved behavior • Continue to explore ways to celebrates successes