Montessori Academy

1. Montessori Academy Kindergarten – Middle School

2. No Child Left Behind • LEA Plan • Highly Qualified Teachers • Professional Development Plan • Adequate Yearly Progress/Testing • Improvement Plans • School Choice • Title Funds

3. LEA Plan – State Requirements • Teaching for Learning Environment • Reading and Language Arts Proficiency • Mathematics Proficiency • Equitable Distribution of HQ teachers • Proficiency of English for ELL students • High School Graduation • Parent Involvement • Technology

4. Teachers Bachelor’s Degree Montessori Certificate Assistants Associates Degree In House-Montessori Assistant Training Highly Qualified Teachers

5. Professional Development Plan (Based on Needs Assessment)

6. Held Teacher and Parent Training Workshops for both Project Read and Read Naturally Education Committee – Oversees core curriculum, Title I programs, environmental programs, AMS accreditation, and extracurricular programs. Education Committee – Sub-Committees:all parents have the opportunity to participate in developing, evaluating, and volunteering. MAP – Montessori Academy monthly meeting with minutes Parent Volunteer Hours Parent Work Days (Next one on March 17th 8:00-11:00) Parent Involvement

7. Adequate Yearly Progress • 95% of Students must take the AIMS – 95% • Schools must make AYP and OYG – yes • Scores indicate an increase in reading, but a decrease in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade specific math skills and writing.

8. Improvement Plans • Disaggregate the Test Scores • Grade and Standard Specific – curriculum • Current Enrollment – gifted, sped, at-risk • Teacher Input – Lead Teacher Meetings • Tutorials – additional times • Daily Math Skills for 4th-6th • Step up to Writing Program • A+ Assessment – additional benchmarks • AP Latin • Added Technology for academic support

9. Title FundsTitle I School-10%Poverty

10. Performance Pay – 301 Monies • Teachers, who meet Highly Qualified status and are Lead Teaching, will meet with the Director of Education during the 1st semester to discuss and develop performance goals. • Each teacher will have one approved personal goal: • Public speaking • 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 2-8 the goals must be related to state standards and applicable assessments. • Verified achieved goals are subject to 301 performance pay. • 2011-12 funds for performance pay are approximately $22,400

11. Enrollment • Current Charter Enrollment 206 • Enrollment for Fall 2012 • K – 25, 5 open • 1st – 17, 10 open • 2nd – 27, 2 on lottery • 3rd – 22, 5 open • 4th – 25, 2 open • 5th – 21, 6 open • 6th – 22, 5 open • 7th & 8th – 34, with modular 20-26 • 9th & 10th – 30 open

12. Enrollment Matrix

13. Working with 3 Montessori Academy Parents on Plan, New Brochure, Postcards,and Publishing of Articles Marketing Plan – In Progress

14. School Culture • Environment • Hired an Environmental Consultant for Facility and Curriculum • Water Management Grant • Master Facilities Plan • Gardens • Animal Habitats • Paths • Modulars • Parking • Storage • Café, Building remodels • Entrance renovations • CSA – incorporated with Snaps/MS program • Farmer’s Market • Saturday Activities • Humans • Staff Training • Intuitive • Personal Success Institute • Parent Education • Montessori Education • Honor Council • Board Training • Positive Marketing • Increased Communication • Acknowledgments • School’s Vision Prominent

15. Additional Information • Early Education Block – Not funded • ESY - Not funded • Extended Day Kindergarten – Not funded • IDEA-$19,027 (Special Education) • Passed State Special Education Monitoring • Sending 2 Teachers to Montessori Training • Enrollment – 206 K-8 (188 ADM – 1st Semester) • Highly Qualified Teachers – Resumes in the school office • New 5 year Strategic Plan • School Choice