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Transitional K- 4 Back to School Night

September 3, 2014. Transitional K- 4 Back to School Night. Welcome and Prayer. Prayer to Begin a School Year God of wisdom and might, we praise you for the wonder of our being, for mind, body and spirit. Be with our children as they begin a new school year.

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Transitional K- 4 Back to School Night

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  1. September 3, 2014 Transitional K- 4 Back to School Night

  2. Welcome and Prayer Prayer to Begin a School Year God of wisdom and might, we praise you for the wonder of our being, for mind, body and spirit. Be with our children as they begin a new school year. Bless them and their teachers and staff. Give the strength and grace as their bodies grow; wisdom and knowledge to their minds as they search for understanding; and peace and zeal to their hearts. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

  3. Budget 2014-2015 • Income: • 796,000 • Subsidy: Archdiocese ($50,000), Parish ($25,000), CEF ($55,000) Million Dollar Challenge: ($30,000) • Tuition and Fees: $556,000 • Fundraising $80,000

  4. Budget 2014-2015 • Expenses • Salaries, Health Benefits, Taxes : $655, 503 • Operational: $133,600

  5. Recipient of C3 Grant; $18,000 • Ongoing Infrastructure support of hardware and server • Webmaster- upkeep of website at both school and parish • Creation of Parish Website • SchoolSpeak-Student Information System • Graphic Art Program for 5-8

  6. Selected to participate in Blended Learning Pilot and Standardized Grading • Blended Learning : Two Schools selected: Funded through Archdiocese and C3 • One to One devices Grades 2-8, Pods in TK-1 • Carts for the laptops • Online content • Professional Development in Best Practices • Standardized Report Card and Grading • Schools applied • St. Bernard is one of six schools chosen to participate

  7. Blended Learning Pilot • Computers in all classrooms with online programs: • MobyMax TK-8 • Schoology-2-8 • Mathletics-2-8 • Odyssey Learning- 2-8 • Star Testing (Reading and Math) K-8 • Standardized Grading with SchoolSpeak in Grade TK-4, Traditional Grading 5-8

  8. Blended Learning Goals • Deliver instruction tailored to the student’s needs to increase achievement and mastery of grade level standards and beyond. • Computer programs are adaptive to the individual student • Use real time formative assessment to determine where students are and move them toward identified learning objectives

  9. What is standards-based grading? • Measuring students' proficiency on well-defined course objectives Tomlinson & McTighe, 2006

  10. Purpose of Grading The purpose of grading is to clearly communicate accurate and specific information about student learning. Lahey, 2014

  11. Shortcomings of Letter Grades • Lack of detail and clarity • A large amount of information is condensed into a single symbol. • Information not related to academic performance is often included. (Homework, Group Work) • Students are penalized for needing more time to learn. • Subjective • Cutoffs between grade categories are difficult to justify. • Increasing the number of rating categories lowers the reliability and validity of the measures. • Focus on comparison rather than learning Guskey & Bailey, 2001

  12. Advantages of Standards-based Grading • Provides detail and clarity • Outlines specific information about student proficiency on each standard • Facilitates teaching and learning • Proven record of leading to significant improvements in student learning and positive increases in student attitudes at all educational levels Guskey & Bailey, 2001

  13. Traditional/SBG Comparison

  14. Traditional/SBG Comparison Scriffiny, 2008

  15. New Grading Scale • E= Exceeds Grade Level Standard • M=Masters Grade Level Standard • AM= Approaching Grade Level • Standard • N=Does Not Meet Grade Level • Standard

  16. Honors Students in Grades Tk-4 will continue to be recognized for achievement. SLE Awards Academic Excellence Awards (Subject Areas) Improvement Awards (Subject Areas)

  17. Walk- A-Thon Announcement! November 8, 2014

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