State of the School & Title I Meeting

1. State of the School & Title I Meeting Thomas Edison High School

2. Purpose of State of the Schools The purpose of the State of the School and Title I Annual meeting is to: • Provide information about the current state of the school. • Provide an update on the School Improvement Plan. • Share priorities, goals and strategies for improvement. • Provide ways in which families can be engaged throughout the year. • Clarify the purpose of Title I. • Describe the communication parents/guardians can expect to receive regarding their child’s progress.

3. Agenda WHO WE ARE SCHOOL’S CURRENT REALITY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN • Goal Areas and Strategies for Student Achievement, Climate, and Family Engagement • Title I Budget and Use of Funds FAMILY ENGAGEMENT • Communication • Opportunities for Involvement • Support Strengths and Challenges Questions and Comments

4. Thomas Edison High School Vision Through innovation and personal empowerment the Edison community will partner with our students, igniting a passion for lifelong learning, instilling the ideals of international mindedness, leading our students to succeed at Edison and beyond. Mission All students will graduate with the skills necessary to excel in their post secondary aspirations. Belong. Believe. Become.

5. Our StoryThrough the “SIG Years” • 2008 – 2009: TEHS Fresh-Started • 2009 – 2010: TEHS labeled SIG School (School Improvement Grant) • 2010 – 2011: SIG Year 1 • 2011 - 2012: SIG Year 2 • 2012 – 2013: SIG Year 3 • 2013 – 2014: No Label!

6. EDISON – Ethnic Demographic Trends Source: REA School Information Reports (SIR).

7. EDISON – Special Population Demographic Trends Source: REA School Information Reports (SIR). *Homeless Highly Mobile (HHM) figures are based on EOY active Discovery enrollment.

8. Multiple Measurement Ratingor MMR The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) uses Multiple Measurement Rating (MMR) to measure school performance. The MMR measures • Proficiency • Growth (MCA to MCA) • Achievement Gap Reduction • Graduation Rate (HS only) Schools earn points in each category. The percentage of possible points that a school earns is the school’s MMR.

9. School Designation • The MMR rating is used to label a school as a Reward, Focus or Priority School, or to remove their label altogether. • Edison’s School Designation: No Designation

10. EDISON Grade 10 MCA-II and MCA-III READING PROFICIENCY Trends 2007 to 2013 (All students)

11. EDISON Grade 11 MCA-II MATHPROFICIENCY Trends 2007 to 2013 (All students)

14. Programming • IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate) • MYP (Middle Years Programme) • CTE (Career & Technical Education) • Business • Voyager • Personal Care and Therapeutic Services • Digital Media

15. ELL(English Language Learners) Betsy VanThorre

16. Overview of the Program • Edison is the official Newcomer High School Site for the North Side in Minneapolis Public Schools • We serve students in WIDA levels 1-5 • WIDA- World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment are national and state standards used for ELL students • Additional check and connect staff have been added to address specific caseload of students that are struggling with attendance.

17. By the Numbers • Currently there are 152 ELL students at Edison • By Grade Level- 9th grade- 47 students 10th grade- 41 students 11th grade- 35 students 12th grade- 29 students

18. SPECIAL EDUCATION Thomas Edison High School

19. Special Education Programs • 27% of students at Edison receive special education services • 214– total Special Education students • 2 students – Speech only • 35 students – Autism • 27 students – Developmental Cognitive Delay • 40 students– Life Skills • 110 students – Resource

20. Advanced Coursework at Thomas Edison • As an International Baccalaureate World School, we have prioritized IB DP (Diploma Programme) courses as the primary option for advanced coursework for all students. We offer IB coursework and exams in 11 different subjects. • AP (Advanced Placement) and CIS (College in the Schools) courses supplement the offering of a full DP program: • AP Human Geography • Entry Point Project CIS – Writing Studio • Entry Point Project CIS – Physics • We offer a significant number of Career and Technical Education courses that are available to all students. • Since 2011, Edison has seen over half of its students of color successfully complete an advanced course.

21. Advanced Course Offerings at Edison

22. % of School’s Students of Color in Advanced Courses

23. Community Partners • General Mills • Genesys Works • Graco • Guadalupe Alternative Program (GAP) • Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce • Jefferson Awards – Minnesota (Student in Action Leadership program) • Junior Achievement • Morris Park Players • Northeast Chamber of Commerce • Target Corporation • Wells Fargo • AT&T • BMO Harris Bank • Change, Inc. • Copper Street Brass Quintet • Deloitte Consulting • Eastside Neighborhood Services

24. College Partnerships • Dunwoody Institute • Minneapolis Community & Technical College • St. Paul College • University of Saint Thomas • University of Minnesota • University of Minnesota Duluth

25. Student Support Partnerships • Beacons (YMCA) • Check and Connect: School engagement program with a focus on mentoring and attendance • Collaborative • College Possible: College access program • Educational Talent Search (ETS)

26. ScholarshipsThe class of 2013 earned $4,009,000 in Scholarships • University of MN • Chorske Scholarship • Wallin Foundation Scholarships • Gates Millennium Scholarship   • St. Thomas • Carleton • Augsburg College • GustavusAdolphus • Hamline University • St. Catherine University

27. School Improvement Plan(SIP) Our School Improvement Plan is designed to address the concerns revealed in the data and is focused on three core areas. • Student achievement • School climate and • Family engagement

28. SIPGoalsfor Reading and Math • Reading Goal - 35% in 2014. • Math Goal 10% in 2014. • Literacy SMART Goal – (SMART = Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-focused, Time-bound) • Students in grades 10-12 will measure 50% proficient in the area of vocabulary and 45% proficient in the area of reasoning as of the October data collection. • Students in 9th grade will measure 30% proficient in the area of vocabulary and 25% proficient in the area of reasoning as of the October data collection.

29. Literacy until today… Teachers established a vocabulary routine and embedded it within their weekly instruction (Quarter 1 & 2) • Collected data on students ability to make a claim and justify their thinking(Year- long) • Used writing to collect data. • 5 data collections completed. • Introduced self-assessment with justification rubric (Quarter 4)

30. Aligning the Work…Where are we going? • Year-long Professional Development Goals - • Align our work in MYP, Focused Instruction and literacy by: • Fully developing and reflecting on two MYP units by year end, and • Developing a deeper understanding of reasoning within disciplines.

31. Student Climate • We will increase academic engagement by maintaining our suspension rate from the 2012-2013 school year. Our goal is to have less than 400 suspensions for the school year. • During the 2012-2013 school year we decreased suspensions by over 50%. • 2011-2012 school year Edison had 750 suspensions. • 2012-2013 school year Edison had 346 suspensions.

32. Student InvolvementBelong.Believe.Become. • Athletics: This is the percentage of students by season who participate in athletics • 2010-11: Fall 28%, Winter 21%, Spring 19% • 2011-12: Fall 30%, Winter 20%, Spring 25% • 2012-13: Fall 30%, Winter 21%, Spring 24% • 2013-14: Fall 31% • Theater: Numbers increase each production, each production gets better and the student leadership has made a significant shift. • Jump up: Our summer strength and conditioning program served around 80 students for the summer.

33. Attendance Goal: 52% of A level attenders will attend 95% of the time. • Attendance Committee is developing an action plan to address attendance. • Advisory will be a place to communicate to the entire student body. Teachers coach students and talk about grades and attendance once a week. • Additional check and connect staff have been added to address specific caseload of students that are struggling with attendance.

34. Family and Community Engagement Goal Areas: 1) Offer more communication tools 2) Empower parents/guardians as decision-makers 3) Collaborate with stakeholders Strategies: 1) Continue to communicate via mailings, school messenger, weekly updates, website and newsletters. Piloting social media; Facebook and twitter to communicate with all generations. 2) Site Council and Tommie Boosters provides input on school improvement goals. Tommie Boosters plan events to increase parent and student involvement. 3) Continue to strengthen partnerships with community programs. Engage students, families and staff from our neighborhood elementary and middle schools.

35. As a parent, you have the right… • to know the qualifications of your child’s teacher • to know when your child has a substitute teacher for more than four weeks and the qualifications of the substitute teacher • to know how your child’s school is rated on its state test scores • to expect regular communication with your school in a language that you can understand • to work with other parents and staff to develop a school-level parent compact between the school and its families • to help plan how money for family involvement should be spent • to work with teachers, parents and the school principal to develop a family involvement plan • to ask for a meeting with your school principal or your child’s teacher at any time

36. Student Progress To monitor how our students are learning, we will use state assessments and other ways to gather information to plan for programs for our students. These are the ways we share this information with you about your student throughout the year. 1.Mid-quarterprogress reports are mailed home. 2. Conferences are held each semester. 3. Report cards are mailed home quarterly. 4. Parent portal is available to all our parents/guardians.

37. Opportunities for Family Involvement • Provide input in the development of the School Improvement Plan, Family Involvement Plan, and the School Compact • Participate in Site Council, CPEO (Connecting Parents to Educational Opportunities), and Tommie Boosters/Edison’s Parent Group • Parents/guardians are encouraged to participate in Title I meetings and learning opportunities • Attend school events • Visit your child’s classroom or volunteer at your child’s school • Talk to your child’s teacher about events and issues that may affect your child’s work or behavior

38. Family and Community Supports • At the school level, contact our Family Liaison: Christie Roiz, 612.668.1307 christie.roiz@mpls.k12.mn.us • Community Relations Facilitator at MPS district: Area A- Jocelyn Beard, 612.516.0901 Joceyln.beard@mpls.k12.mn.us • Cultural Liaisons for Hmong, Somali, and Spanish-speaking families, as well as African American families • District Parent Advisory Councils

39. Moving Forward We will provide the following opportunities for parents/guardians to offer input or to receive information for school improvement by/through… • Tommie Boosters (1,800 volunteer hours, raised $6,500 in 2013) • Site Council • Surveys We will communicate about our school improvement progress by/through… • Weekly updates • Quarterly Newsletter • Robo Calls • Facebook and Twitter

40. More Information • For more detailed information on our School Improvement Plan (SIP) and Family Involvement Plan (FIP), please request a copy from the school or visit our website: edison.mpls.k12.mn.us • Revised SIP will be uploaded to our website.

41. Title I and School Improvement Plan Title I is a federal program that provides money to schools and districts to ensure that all children have a fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education to achieve proficiency on our state’s academic standards and assessments. Title I supports our School Improvement Plan and the funding we receive helps us to reach our goals.

42. Title I Do all schools receive Title I funds? • No. Title I programs are available to schools with the greatest concentration of low-income families. Budget • This year, $433,557 of our school budget comes from this source. Title I is a school-wide program at our school, which means all students are able to benefit from Title I services.

43. Use of Title I Funds at Our School • To support those goals, we are using the Title I money in the following ways: • $426,921 is being used for teachers and other staff • Counselors • School Assistant Manager • Family Liaison • Social Worker

44. Use of Title I Funds at Our School • Title funds are not currently being used for teacher professional development (funding set aside from fund 01) • $6,636 is used for family involvement • Communication to families via newsletters, mailings, etc. • Transportation • Interpreters and translations • Food

45. Opportunities for Growth • Attendance • Providing comprehensive services for all student needs • Perception – slowly changing • Family Engagement

46. Strengths • Diverse student body and enrollment increasing. • Talented and committed staff • PLC – ILT – Data Team structure system incorporating Literacy. • Programming that meets the wide range of student needs.

47. Questions and Comments