Marion School District Annual Report 2014

1. Marion School DistrictAnnual Report to the PublicOctober 16, 2014 Marion School Board Meeting MSD Central Office Board Room 6:00 p.m.

2. Marion School District Mission Statement It is the mission of the Marion School District to provide our students with a program of instruction so that they will acquire the academic, social, and decision-making skills needed to become productive citizens in our rapidly changing technological world.

3. Marion School District Mission Statement (Continued) We recognize individual differences in students and believe that all children can learn. We strive to meet their needs and interests by offering a balanced curriculum and creating an atmosphere conducive to learning.

4. Marion School District Board of Education President Mr. A. Jan Thomas, Jr. Vice-President Mr. Steve A. Sutton Secretary Rev. Jeffrey Richardson Mr. Wm. Bart Turner Ms. Darrylee Arms Mr. Brian Proffitt Mr. Daryel Jackson

5. Marion School District Administration Superintendent Mr. Don Johnston Deputy Superintendent Mr. Jeff Altemus Director of Elementary Education K-5 Dr. Robin A. Catt Director of Secondary Education 6-12 Mr. Hugh Inman

6. Federal Programs Ms. Julie Coveny Special Education Ms. Susan Shurley Ms. Helen Johnson Technology Coordinator Mr. Tim Taylor Technology Trainer Ms. Nancy Hardy AcademicProgramsStaff

7. Maintenance & Custodial Services Mr. Dusty Duncan Athlete Director Mr. Paul Johnston Food Services Ms. Susan Madison Transportation Mr. Doyle Jones Health Services Ms. Kelly Fogleman MSDSupportStaff

8. New Licensed Positions • MMS 1 Special Education Teacher

9. New Classified Positions • MSD Performing Arts Center Director – In Process • MES Special Education Paraprofessional– In Process

10. Teacher License Status 2014-2015 Adding Areas of Licensure: • 4 Special Education Teachers • 1 K-6 Teacher • 1 Journalism Teacher • 2 Media Specialist 2014-2015 All core content teachers are highly qualified.

11. 2014 Minority Recruitment Report • Marion School District continues to use TalentEd, Recruit, & Hire as MSD’s on-line application service to better serve our applicants and to provide our district with intuitive software to recruit, hire, develop, and retain the best teachers and leaders possible to positively increase student achievement. • Marion School District increased Marion Elementary School’s minority teacher percentage from 10% to 16%. • Marion School District increased Marion Middle School’s minority teacher percentage from 16% to 19%. • Marion School District increased the district’s minority teacher percentage from 14% to 15%.

12. 2013-14 MSD Recruitment Schedule

13. Board Members’ Training All MSD board members received last year’s required annual training by December, 2013, and will have completed this year’s required hours by December 31, 2014. In accordance with Act 1775 of 2005, all members of a local school board of directors who have served on the board for twelve (12) or more consecutive months shall obtain no less than six hours of training and instruction by December 31 of each calendar year.

14. Professional Development for the 2013-2014 School Year • Marion School District provided approximately 640hours of professional development between June 1, 2013 and May 31, 2014. • Teachers were able to earn at least 42 hours of the required 60 hours before school began. • Our Instructional District Technology Trainer offers our staff technology professional development throughout the year: New Teacher Orientation, i-Pad Apps, Tips and Tricks for the i-Pad, Interactive Websites, Websites for CCSS Lessons, TAC/HAC, etc.

15. Marion School District Schools • Avondale Elementary • Marion Elementary • Marion Intermediate • Marion Middle • Marion Jr. High • Marion High & Crittenden Prep Academy 14-15 • 4122 students K-12 • 313.5 Certified Teachers & Administrators • 198 Classified Employees

16. Marion School District Mileage and Meals Miles Traveled in 13-14: • 351,550 miles for regular daily routes • 48,478 miles for trips Meals Served in 13-14: • 670,472 meals served to students • 9,771 meals served to adults • 51,618 meals contracted and served

17. Important Differences That You Will See • Annual Measureable Objectives (AMOs) • Targeted Achievement Gap Group (TAGG) • Classification System: • Exemplary • Achieving • Needs Improvement • Needs Improvement Focus • Needs Improvement Priority

18. Annual Measureable Objectives • Schools no longer have to focus on meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) – a single measure, assigned arbitrarily that was the same for everyone regardless of where they were starting from or the challenges in their student population. • Instead, we look at performance, growth, and graduation rate (for high schools) and establish Annual Measureable Objectives (AMOs) that are unique to each school. • Each school and school district is assigned AMOs based on student growth, student performance, and graduation rate (for high schools). By looking at the data in different ways, schools gain clarity regarding the areas in which improvement efforts should be focused.

19. TAGG Students • Targeted Achievement Gap Group (TAGG) – one population group which includes: • Economically disadvantaged • Students with disabilities • English language learners • It only takes 25 students to make a TAGG group. • Eliminates multiple counting of students who are in more than one subgroup.

20. Avondale Elementary School Grade Levels • Kindergarten • First Enrollment • 669 Students K-1 • 50.5 Certified Teachers & Administrators Principal Mrs. Glenda Bryan Assistant Principal Mrs. Kristi Rice

21. Avondale Elementary School 2014-15 Faculty and Staff

22. Avondale Elementary School • Status: Accredited by ADE • All 2014-15 teachers are licensed. All teachers are highly qualified in core content areas. • No teachers at AES are currently working under an Additional Licensure Program • Accountability Designation: Needs Improvement in both Literacy and Math (AES receives designation from MES.)

23. AES Proposals Toward Meeting 2014-15 Annual Measureable Objectives • Continued Implementation of Common Core State Standards *Reading Street *DISTAR *My Math *All are researched based programs aligned to CCSS

24. AES Proposals continued • Promote the vision at AES that ALL students can be successful learners and can strive for excellence.

25. AES Proposals continued • Continue professional learning communities that embrace learning rather than teaching, work collaboratively to help all students learn, and use data from formative and summative assessments to make decisions concerning curriculum and instruction. (Defour, Eaker, and DuFour)

26. AES Proposals continued • Continue to use positive reinforcement strategies and implement behavior interventions to reduce inappropriate behavior in the classroom. (PBIS, Canter, McLeod, Dr. Joe Martin)

27. AES Proposals continued • Provide Response to Intervention (RtI) to small groups of students in need of help academically and/or behaviorally. We are implementing a program called eSpark to manage this program and give us a way to monitor the progress of the students.

28. Response to Intervention

29. AES Proposals continued • Use the Teacher Excellence Support System (TESS) to support high yield teaching strategies and authentic student engagement in learning.

30. AES Proposals continued • Continue with guided reading in the literacy curriculum for both kindergarten and first grade

31. AES Proposals continued • Continue to promote parental and community involvement through our HEART Committee (Helping Educate And Reach (kids) Together), Watch D.O.G.S. and Magnificent M.O.M.S. programs. Parent Night Magnificent Mom Watch Dog Dad

32. AES Proposals continued • Use communication tools such as Newsletters, Calendars, notes, and School Messenger messages to provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so parents know what they need to do to help their children be successful in school.

33. AES Proposals continued • Continue use of technology resources to enhance student learning (SmartBoards, SmartTable, mobile laptop computer labs, iPads, iPods, and netbooks) • Continue use of HeadSprout, Education City, Starfall, Reading Eggs, IXL Math, Accelerated Reader software

34. AES Proposals continued • Implement the use of iPads in the classrooms to enhance student learning. *Each teacher has an iPad for use in her classroom at this time. Every class has at least six iPads for student use. Eleven of our classrooms have an iPad for every student. We now have 420 mini iPads at Avondale to be used in RtI and for project-based learning. Many of our teachers have secured additional devices through grants by Donors Choose.

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36. Marion Elementary School Grade Levels • Second • Third Enrollment • 630 Students 2-3 • 45 Certified Teachers & Administrators Principal Ms. Natalie Rooney Assistant Principal Dr. Susan Newsom

37. Marion Elementary School • Status: Accredited by ADE • All 2014-15 teachers are licensed. All teachers are highly qualified in core content areas. • Two (2) teachers are currently working under an Additional Licensure Program • Accountability Designation: Needs Improvement School in both Literacy and Math

42. MES Proposals to Meet or Exceed the 2014-2015 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) • Become Bucket Fillers by giving sincere compliments, helping without being asked, and genuinely showing kindness and respect to others. To make bucket filling a habit and a way of life, resulting in individuals who are healthy mentally, emotionally, and socially. Have you filled a bucket today? • Failure Free Reading Program- Students are tested at the beginning of the year. If they qualify, they will receive small group reading sessions focusing on fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Students who received failure free services last year tested at or above grade level in reading this year. • Bookmark club - BMC is our morning reading club. It is available to 3rd grade students who need extra support in Literacy Skills: phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary and/or fluency. Students work in small groups of 4-8 to strengthen their skills.

43. MES Proposals (Continued) • Use effective strategies for working with parents by sending home weekly folders with activities to increase vocabulary and enhance reading comprehension skills, allowing parents and students to work together. • Continue to use technology to enhance instruction by utilizing Smartboards, Computer lab, Smart Reponses systems, and Ipads. This year we are implementing the following new programs: Learning.com, reflex math, and flocabulary. In addition, we added a new science lab to provide students hands on experiences through transitional and virtual labs. • Accelerated Reader Program- MES students earned points for reading books. They are celebrated and recognized every 9 weeks for their individual growth and ability to meet their goals. Our goal this year is also to meet the criteria for Master Classroom and Master School.

44. MES Proposals (Continued) • Continue to promote parental involvement through our PEACE Volunteer Program (Parents Experiencing Awesome Children Everyday) and Watch D.O.G.S. program. • Continue to implement the CCSS in literacy, using six units to teach the learning expectations. Math skills are taught using On Core and the CGI (Cognitively Guided Instruction) mathematical approach. CGI allows students to construct strategies for themselves when given a word problem. • Promote the mission at MES that ALL students will become productive citizens in an ever changing world.

45. Marion Intermediate School Grade Levels • Fourth • Fifth Enrollment • 617 Students 4-5 • 43 Certified Teachers & Administrators Principal Ms. Julie Molloy Assistant Principal Ms. Debbie Reginelli

46. Marion Intermediate School • Status: Accredited by ADE • All 2014-15 teachers are licensed. All teachers are highly qualified in core content areas. • Three (3) teachers are currently working under an Additional Licensure Program • Accountability Designation: Overall designation is Needs Improvement School in both Literacy and Math