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Our Montessori Academy offers elementary to high school education, focusing on teacher quality, student progress, family engagement, and community involvement. We strive for academic achievement, curriculum enrichment, and continuous improvement for all students.
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Montessori Academy Kindergarten – Middle School
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) • LEA Plan/Strategic Plan • Highly Qualified Teachers • Professional Development Plan • Adequate Yearly Progress/Testing • Improvement Plans • School Choice • Title Funds/IDEA-Part B/Grants
LEA Plan – State Requirements • Continuous Improvement • Integrated Action Plan • Effective Leadership • Effective Teachers and Instruction • Effective Organization of Time • Effective Curriculum • Conditions, Climate, and Culture • Family and Community Engagement • Strategic Plan – ends FY18 • High Academic Achievement • Curriculum Plans • Technology Plan • Enrichment Plans – Art, Culture, Spanish, Gardening, etc. • High School • Organizational Stability • Facility Plan • Financial Plan (Enrollment) • Community Engagement • Volunteer Program • Outreach
Teachers Bachelor’s Degree Montessori Certificate Student Teachers Credentials in Progress Supervised by Director of Education Assistants High School Diploma Associates Degree In House-Montessori Assistant Training Highly Qualified Teachers
Adequate Yearly Progress- Academic • Accountability – A-F Letter Grades • Under Appeal • “B” • Science – 119% • Action Plan • Reading • Math
Adequate Yearly Progress - Financial • The Charter is in Good Standing • ADE ADM Audit - FY15, FY16, FY17 • Does Not Meet Financial Performance • Based on FY17 Audit • Corrective Action Plan is being implemented • Compliance Company • Restructuring of Financial Information
Performance Pay – 301 Monies • Teachers, who meet Highly Qualified status and are Lead Teaching, will turn a request for a personal goal. The evaluation team will review the request and determine the approved goal based on the previous performance evaluation and request. • Each teacher will have one approved personal goal: • Professional Development in a specific area • 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 3-8 the goals must be related to State assessments. • Verified achieved goals are subject to 301 performance pay. • 2017-18 funds for performance pay are approximately $78,000
Enrollment • Current Enrollment: 160 Charter, All Students 24227 • Enrollment for Fall 2018 – Charter Goal 200, All Students 260
Additional Information • Extended Day Kindergarten – Not funded • IDEA- Part B - $23,0358.42 (Special Education) • IDEA – SETTA – $3,436.00 (Special Education College Courses) • Passed State Special Education Monitoring • ADE ADM Audit of FY15, 16, 17 – Finding $10,796.38 for the school • Annual Audit FY17 – update and changes • Fundraising Updates • Highly Qualified Teachers – Resumes in the school office • Calendar 2018-19 • School Choice • High School - Additional Grades • AZMerit – “Grade” Appeal FY17 • AIMS Science – Computer version