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An Overview of the Marion Independent School District

An Overview of the Marion Independent School District. District Demographics. 2 K-3 Buildings – Starry & Emerson Elementary Schools 1 4-5 Building – Francis Marion Intermediate School 1 6-8 Building – Vernon Middle School 1 9-12 Building – Marion High School Bright Beginnings Preschool

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An Overview of the Marion Independent School District

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  1. An Overview of theMarion Independent School District

  2. District Demographics • 2 K-3 Buildings – Starry & Emerson Elementary Schools • 1 4-5 Building – Francis Marion Intermediate School • 1 6-8 Building – Vernon Middle School • 1 9-12 Building – Marion High School • Bright Beginnings Preschool • Marion Home School Assistance Program The district offers a complete athletic program, including football, volleyball, track, basketball, baseball, bowling, cross country and soccer. Band and choir, musicals, speech, dance and plays round out our performance offerings. Students are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular activities as well as encouraged to carry an academically challenging course load.

  3. District Demographics • - Our district is approximately 26% Low SES and 17% have IEPs. We are 93% Caucasian, 4% African-American, 2% Hispanic/Latino and 1% Asian. 51% of our teachers have advanced degrees and 86% have 5 or more years of teaching experience. We have one of the largest home school programs in the state. There are 644 FTE open enrolled in and 160 students open enrolled out. Student/Teacher ratio K-5 is approximately 20.8 to 1.

  4. Marion Independent School District Vision A community committed to: Motivating and Improving Student Development

  5. Mission • The mission of the Marion Independent School District is to prepare all students with the skills required to enter future adult roles and become effective citizens, productive workers, informed consumers, and responsible family members.

  6. Long Range Goals from the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan • Every MISD student will experience a full year’s reading growth each year • Every MISD student will experience a full year’s growth in math each year • All MISD students will increase their understanding of the natural world and their ability to apply scientific processes and principles in decision making • All students will feel safe at and connected to school • All K-12 students will use technology in developing proficiency in the curricular areas

  7. Annual Improvement Goals • Reading and math goals are created to meet or exceed the state trajectory for proficiency in the respective areas • Science goal is created to meet or exceed proficiency on the ITBS/ITED • Social Studies annual achievement goal added in 2002 • Building Goals are created each year

  8. Leadership

  9. MISD uses a blend of leadership styles: • Distributive Leadership - Building Improvement Teams - Professional Development Planning Cadres - Curriculum Cabinet • Traditional Leadership – Top down and bottom up - School Board - Superintendent - Administration • Director of teaching and learning • Building Principals • Building Teams • Vertical Teams

  10. Collaborative Relationships • Curriculum Cabinet - Administrators, Board Members, Teacher Representatives, AEA Consultants - Deliberates issues of improving student learning - Makes recommendations to the School Board • Building Improvement Teams - Create Improvement Plans, Building-wide Behavior Plans, Professional Development plans

  11. Collaborative Relationships • Professional Development Planning Cadres - Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies Cadres - Analyze student achievement data to determine the content for Professional Development as well as how vertical team days should be organized • Teacher Quality Team - Comprised of Teacher Representatives K-12, Administrators - Gives input for use of Teacher Quality Funds - Added 1 Teacher Quality Day to calendar each year • Vertical Teams

  12. Community Collaboration • Comprehensive School Improvement Advisory Committee • Parent Advisory Committees • Strong Parent Groups • Music/Athletic Booster Clubs • Volunteers in the classrooms (Parents, Community Members, High School Students, Kirkwood Education Academy Students) • Community use of Buildings • Building Smart for Marion (Local PAC) • Students participate in local events (parades, caroling at nursing homes, etc.) • America Reads • Read Across America

  13. MISD Foundation • 1. Provides support to district through scholarships and grants to teachers • 2. Maintains an Alumni Organization

  14. Learning Environment

  15. - Differentiated Instruction: All Grade Levels- Pre-School Program- Federal PE Grant to Upgrade Physical Education Program- Athletic Program: 6-12- Vocal Music Program: K-12- Band Program: 5-12- Computer Literacy: begins in 4th grade- Extra-Curricular Activities – Performing Arts, Speech, Competitive Cheerleading, Dance, FBLA- New Science Wing for 09-10- New Middle School for 10-11

  16. Curriculum and Instruction

  17. Classroom instruction based on Research and Best Practice • Fully Articulated Standards & Benchmarks In ALL Curricular Areas • Vertical team alignment • Science, math, language arts and Social Studies scope & sequence and/or frameworks • Process for choosing instructional materials

  18. Curriculum & Instruction • Science - Inquiry-based K-12 - Foss Modules imbedded1-5 - Piloting Foss Modules Grades 6-8 2009-10 • Math - K-5- Investigations & District Developed Year Long Calendars - 6-8 - Connected Math - 9-12 - Integrated Math

  19. Curriculum & Instruction • Language Arts: - Focus: Learn to Read – Read to Learn (Balanced Literacy) • Jolly phonics • Prep 1: Pilot Emerson • Walk to Read Emerson & Starry • Words Their Way 1-5 • Six Traits of Writing 1-5 • 2nd Chance Reading 6-12

  20. Curriculum & Instruction • Social Studies • District Decision: Additional reporting area • Independent contracted consultant - Articulation and alignment - Job-embedded Professional Development

  21. ELP (Extended Learning Program) • K-3: Curricular and Extra-curricular Enrichment • Grade 4: Formal Identification with Elective Curriculum • Grades 6-8: Formal Pull-out Program • 9-12 Program

  22. Opportunities 9-12 Accelerated Courses: • Accelerated Integrated Math 1 • AP English • AP Studio Art • AP Art History • AP Online Courses from the Iowa Online Academy PSEO Opportunities: • Coe College • Mt. Mercy College • Kirkwood Community College

  23. Graduation Requirements: • English – 4 credits • Social Studies – 3 credits • Math – 3 credits • Science – 3 credits • Physical Education – 2 credits • Health – 1 credit Moving towards implementation of the Iowa Core Curriculum

  24. Provisions for Remediation • Prep 1 Grade 1 • Title I Reading K-3 • Title I Math K-3 • Reading Strategists K-5 • 2nd Chance Reading 6-8 • Reading Lab 9-11 • Pre-Integrated Math 9-12 • Essential Math 9-12 • Compass Program-9-12 (Alternative School)

  25. Professional Development

  26. MISD Professional Development Profile • Vertical Team Days (3) • Literacy Early Dismissals (7) • Building Early Dismissals (6)

  27. Vertical Team • Focus: Curricular Alignment, Articulation, Professional Development, Materials, Budgeting • Core Teams (LA, Math, SC, SS) : Teacher Representatives from all grade levels facilitated by administrator and/or AEA Consultant • Non-Core Teams: Representatives from buildings or grade levels • Teacher Cadres: Plan Agendas

  28. Literacy Early Dismissals • Driven by Student Performance Data • Designed by AEA Staff & MISD Administrative Team • 2008-2009 Focus: Building Robust Vocabulary • Research, Theory, Best Practice, Collaboration, Implementation—Delivered by Grade Levels • Course Proposal Submitted by each teacher eligible for recertification or graduate credit

  29. Building Early Dismissals • Guided by Specific Building Needs • May focus on Academic Proficiencies and/or well-being of students (Bullying and Harassment) • Determined by Building Principal and/or Building Leadership team • Topics include: Bullying & Harassment, Iowa Professional Development Model, Character Building, Data Analysis

  30. All MISD Professional Development must: • Align with district and building goals • Focus on improved student achievement • Be accomplished with a team with allowances for individual coaching. • Reflect best practice • Be Researched Based

  31. Mentoring & Induction • New & second-year teachers: 2 days of extra workshops, mentor logs, surveys, and focused staff development with portfolio assistance • Two follow-up sessions • Driven by articulated teacher needs determined through multiple surveys

  32. Monitoring andaccountability

  33. Gathering DataFormative and Summative•ITED & ITBS: Grades 3-12•Basic Reading Inventory •District Writing Assessment•District Math Assessment: Grade 10•District Science Assessment: grade 11•Dibels: Grades K-5• Pre- and Post- Testing: grades K-12• ACT: Grades 9-12 •Writing Probes•Math Probes

  34. District Monitoring • District wide longitudinal records on electronic data base • AEA Data Base (DRP) (ITED/ITBS) • Electronic report cards K-5 • Power school grades and report cards 6-12 • Trends are tracked over time • Disaggregated Data Tracked and Examined • Monitoring according to our CSIP - Cohort - Grade Level

  35. Progress toward other state indicators: • Dropout rate: exceeds state goal (06-07 rate was 0%) • Enrollment in Post-Secondary Education Options: Increasing each year (07-08 67 pseo courses were taken) • Attendance K-12 –exceeds state goal – 95.73% K-12

  36. Accountability • District is Accountable: - to the DE (State and Federal) - to parents - to district taxpayers - to students

  37. How are parents kept informed? • Can access Powerschool from any computer with internet connection • Parent-Teacher Conferences (Scheduled and as needed) • Weekly information sent home K-5 • Building web sites • District Websites • Teacher websites • E Mail • Telephone

  38. Reporting to our public • 1. Published APR distributed to district patrons • 2. APR is located on District Web Site, also on DE website • 3. Community Report Card • 4. District and Building Newsletters • 5. all curricular areas presented to the School Board in 2007-2008

  39. The Marion Independent School District is proud of the opportunities provided to our Students.

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