Welcome to Back to School Night
Making a Difference Together
Olney Elementary School
2011-2012
Tonight’s Agenda
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Staff Introductions
School and System Initiatives
PTA President Tanya Proffitt
Classroom Presentations
Our Mission Statement
The parents, staff and students of Olney
Elementary School will work as a team to
become life –long learners and productive
citizens. By putting forth our best effort we
will strive to create an environment of mutual
respect and academic challenge.
Reading AMO for 2012-90.6
AMO for 2011-85.9
MATH AMO for 2012-89.7
AMO for 2011- 84.5
Goals for 2011-2012
• Continue to differentiate instruction for all
students in small group instruction
• Continue to plan instruction at the mastery
level
• Increase achievement of students receiving
special education and ESL services
• Continue formal intervention and acceleration
programs in math and reading
• Continue to decrease percentage of office
referrals
Continued System-Wide Expectations
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7 Keys to College Readiness
Appropriate and Meaningful Acceleration
Access + Equity + Rigor = Success
Ongoing Data Collection
Differentiated Instruction
Eliminating the Achievement Gap
Baldrige Systems
School-Wide Programming
• Posted mastery objectives that guide instruction
• Differentiated instruction that meets student
needs
• 90 minute Rd/LA session that includes daily
guided reading groups
• Curriculum 2.0
• Junior Great Books, K-5
• William and Mary Reading Program, 3-5
Continued School-Wide Programming
• 60-70 minute math session with opportunities for
acceleration and re-teaching
• Above grade level math class in grades 4-5
(current curriculum)
• Enrichment and Acceleration for grade 3 (current
curriculum)
• Enrichment and Acceleration for grades K-2
(Curriculum 2.0)
• Ongoing assessment and data monitoring
• Peace Day Program
Why MCPS Curriculum 2.0?
In 2001 MCPS launched a rigorous new
curriculum.
As we gathered feedback from parents, teachers,
and students we began hearing some of the same
themes –
More science!
More social studies!
More art, music, and physical
education!
More time! (mainly from teachers)
What is MCPS Curriculum 2.0?
Staying The Same
Strong focus on reading and
mathematics
Upgrade
Internationally-driven standards in
mathematics, reading, and writing
• Separate times for art, music, and
physical education and other specials
Integration of content areas through
• Classroom teachers providing
Thinking and Academic Success Skills
instruction in science and social
studies
Thinking skills included in content
areas
• Specific instruction on Thinking and
Academic Success skills across
content areas
• Clearly defined critical thinking,
creative thinking, and academic
success skills
Percent of Content
Percent of Content
Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Math
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
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Number
Algebra
Geometry
Measurement
Statistics
Probability
Final Common
Core Standards
Number
Algebra
Geometry
Measurement
Statistics
Probability
MCPS and CCSS Strand
Comparison
Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Alg.
K
1
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5
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7 Prep
Current MCPS
Curriculum
Curriculum 2.0
• http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curri
culum/2.0/
Student Instructional Day
• The student day is from 9:15-3:30
• Students will be invited into classrooms at
9:05
• Students will be considered tardy at 9:15 and
need a late pass to enter--morning
announcements will begin promptly at 9:15
• Instruction will continue until 3:25
• Afternoon announcements will begin at 3:25,
students will be called for dismissal following
the afternoon announcements
Student Pick Up/Dismissal
• Parents who wish to pick up their children to attend after-school
appointments should do so before 3:15 pm; students will not be
released between 3:15-3:30 pm
• If there are any changes to your child’s regular pm. schedule, please
have all arrangements made before the start of the school day; if an
emergency should arise during the day which changes the dismissal
plan for your child, please call the school as soon as possible, but no
later than 3:00 p.m.---to ensure adequate notice for your child
• Please be reminded that the front of the school is a bus lane;
parked cars in this area disrupt the normal flow of traffic
• When picking up students from dismissal, please do not loiter---the
front area should be cleared promptly
Proactive Discipline
• Discipline means to teach; we are responsible for
reinforcing and modeling for all children, at all
times and we need YOUR help
• Reinforce behavior at home and do not make
excuses for students; help them take
accountability for their actions
• Students will attend quarterly “town hall”
meetings to celebrate and to review discipline
policies and procedures
• Peace Days!
Communication
• A Principal’s Newsletter is distributed every month and will
come home in student folders
• Principal Coffees will be held in November and in April
• The ConnectED phone system will be used to convey emergency
or special information, as needed
• Email is used regularly by staff members to communicate to
families; staff members will respond to received emails within 48
hours
Meeting with Teachers
• It is requested that appointments for
conferences with teachers or the principal be
scheduled in advance. We can spend more
time in your conference if we have prior
notice to arrange our schedules. Please do
not arrive unannounced in classrooms
• Visitors and volunteers MUST sign in at the
office and secure a visitor’s badge; we are
implementing the new Visitor Management
System mandated by the school system
Party Policy
• There are generally three parties celebrated in the classroom which
are organized and run by the Room Captains and parent volunteers:
Halloween/Fall Festival, Valentine’s Day, and an End of the Year
Party.
• Room captains are asked to meet with the teachers to discuss party
expectations, including party timing, food preferences, decoration
needs, activities, parent participation, etc.
• Funds collected for parties should not exceed $15 per student.
• Parents and staff will be asked to complete a survey in order to
collect data about the current practices and policy for changes in
the next school year.
• Birthdays may be celebrated with a simple snack/treat donated by
parents of the birthday child. Parents should contact the teacher
directly to make arrangements. Such celebrations should be no
more than 10-15 minutes and are held at the end of the
instructional day or during lunch.
PTA Updates & Info
• Sign Up to Sponsor the Staff Lounge and/or Join the Staff
Appreciation Committee – Andrea Rudolph
• Sign Up to be a Room Captain OR Carnival Parent – Ruthie Lyon
• Charleston Wrap (Laura Stephens) & Grounds
Beautification(Albert Avila) Chairpersons still need bodies
• OPEN Positions: Media, Fitness and Civic Awareness Chairs
• PTA Bylaws available tonight and soon online…will vote in Oct.
• Coming Soon: 9/9 Picnic, 9/15 Dominos, 9/28 Urban BBQ Night
• Sign Up GIANT, SAFEWAY and HARRIS TEETER cards for OES
• BoxTops Ziploc bags, new Spiritwear Coming Soon, PTA Meetings
• If you aren’t receiving ListServ Mass PTA Emails, sign up tonight
• www.olneyespta.org and olneypta@gmail.com
• Join the PTA…OES Staff almost at 100% –> We Need 100% too!