CAMERON
OPEN HOUSE 2014-2015
Your Principals
• Mr. Harden, Principal
• Ms. McDonald, Asst. Principal
• Ms. Mercado, Asst. Principal
Agenda
5:00-5:25 – State of the School
5:30-5:55 - Classroom Session 1
6:00-6:30 - Classroom Session 2
6:30 - Refreshments in the Large Lunchroom
Don’t forget to sign-up for a committee
by the Main Entrance!
Your Teachers
Pre-K
Ms. Alacio, 011
Ms. T. McDonald, 013
2nd
Ms. Robinson, 208
Ms. Marchand, 200
Ms. Rodriguez, 211
K
Ms. Osmolski, 100
Ms. Anderson, 102
Ms. Rodriguez, 109
Ms. Meehan, 111
3rd
Ms. Dedecker, 310
Ms. Jackson, 311
Ms. Roszkowski, 312
1st
Ms. Martinez, 104
Ms. Spellacy, 106
Ms. Canji, 206
4th
Ms. Cline, 301
Ms. Turner, 302
Ms. Sykes, 308
Your Teachers
5th
6th - 7th
Ms. Cygan, 306
Ms. Mangual, 307
Mr. Kaufman, 309
Ms. Gills, 400
Mr. Bardhi, 402
Ms. Bunkowski, 409
Ms. Lameka, 411
Specialists
Alysia Marro, 201
Amanda Georgiou, 212
Vanetta Roy, 300
Theresa Knierim, 303a
Andrea Williams, 304
Deadre Newson, 405
Tony Caponigri, 408
Elisa Marquez, 410
7th - 8th
Ms. Watson, 403
Ms. Addington, 404
Ms. Thompson, 406
Ms. Mateescu, 407
Enrichment
Adam Lewis, 107 (Art)
Colleen Byrne, PE
Jose Riesco, PE
Rhea Escudero, Library
Art Fuerte, 207 (Music)
Other Key People to Know
Role
Name
John Casey
Counselor/Case Manager
Karen Love
MTSS Coordinator
Ms. Velazquez and Ms. Pullum
Clerks
Hilario Rodriguez
Security Supervisor
Tashawna Franklin
Conflict Resolution
Elgin Irizarry
High Schools, Records
Our Mission
Our mission at Daniel R. Cameron Elementary is to
ensure that students are college and career ready by
meeting their needs academically, socially, and
emotionally.
Nuestra misión en la escuela elemental de Cameron
es to ensure that students are college and career
ready by mediante el desarrollo de sus necesidades
académicas, sociales, y emocionales.
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Our Vision
We envision an engaging and safe environment where
students are inspired to take ownership of their education
and become active citizens. We will promote mutual
respect, individuality, and continuous learning for all
students, staff, and community members.
Nuestro enfoque crea un lugar seguro donde los estudiantes
se inspiran para hacerse responsables de su educación y
convertirse en ciudadanos activos. Vamos a promover el
respeto mutuo, la individualidad, y el aprendizaje continuo
para todos los estudiantes, personal y miembros de la
comunidad.
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How did we do last year?
Are we making progress toward being the
best school on the West Side of Chicago?
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Last Year’s Attendance = 94.9%
(Yellow, but up from 94.4%)
SQRP
SCORE
5
4
3
2
10
Making Your Goal – We’re #5
of 29 schools in Network 5!
SQRP
SCORE
5
4
3
2
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MAP Reading Growth =
th
80 Percentile!!!!
Growth Percentile
SQRP
SCORE
5
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
99
99
98
97
4
95
93
92
91
86
83
80
3
80
78
75
71
69
69
2
64
50
50
48
45
43
40
36
34
17
15
10
MAP Math Growth =
80th Percentile!!!!
Growth Percentile
SQRP
SCORE
5
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
99
4
99
84
83
2
3
1
80
70
67
66
60
53
50
42
39
39
37
36
31
30
27
26
23
22
15
14
10
8
6
5
2
MAP Reading Attainment
Attainment Percentile
SQRP
SCORE
5 4
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
99
3
2
1
79
67
58 55 53
47 43
39 36 36 34
33 31 28
26 25 24 21 21 21
19 14
5
5
5
4
4
1
14
MAP Math Attainment Percentile
Attainment Percentile
SQRP
SCORE
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
5
99 93
4
83
2
3
1
77
63 63
55 52 50 50
49
37 37 33
31
25 23 23 22 20
18 15 15 15
10 9
3
2
1
Overall Rating = #5 school in
our Network of 29!!!
SQRP
TIER
1
2
3
4
5
This year’s goals…
• Priority 1: Improve Reading scores for all students
• Priority 2: Improve Math scores for all students
• Priority 3: Improve Science scores for all students
• Priority 4: Attendance better than 95%!
• Priority 5: Close the gap for our students with disabilities
• Priority 6: Make Cameron the place where students feel
loved, supported, and challenged!
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Cameron-Parent Compact
If your children remain Cameron students
and you (parents) ensure that your
children are present and support the
school by requiring your children to
behave reasonably and do homework, we
will pledge that your children will meet or
exceed standards before 8th grade
graduation.
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Cameron-Padres De Familia
Promesa
Si su hijos/as continua siendo un estudiante
en Cameron y ustedes como padres de
familia aseguran que sus hijos/as están
asisten diariamente y apoyan, a la escuela
exigiendo hagan la tarea y su comporten
responsablemente, nosotros como escuela
prometemos que su hijos/as estarán
cumpliendo o excediendo las normas antes
de su graduación de 8º grado.
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How we can work together…
Ways to get involved!
Volunteering
HW Help
Attend conferences/meetings
Stay in contact w/teachers
Doing great is required – rewards tied to grades
and behavior!
How we can work together…
Parent Groups
CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS: Work regularly in a
classroom to support teacher and students
PARENT PATROL: Before and/or after-school,
outside of building
SET UP/DECORATION: Help set up for big events
COMMUNICATION: Call parents or pass out flyers
after school
REFRESHMENTS: Prepare refreshments for events
FUNDRAISING: Help us fund raise through
Scholastic book fair, flea market, other ideas, etc.
Parent Groups
CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS: Work regularly in a
classroom to support teacher and students
PARENT PATROL: Before and/or after-school,
outside of building
SET UP/DECORATION: Help set up for big events
COMMUNICATION: Call parents or pass out flyers
after school
REFRESHMENTS: Prepare refreshments for events
FUNDRAISING: Help us fund raise through
Scholastic book fair, flea market, other ideas, etc.
Upcoming Events
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage 9/15-10/15
“!Si Se Puede!” [“Yes We can!”]
1st Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Meeting: Wednesday,
September 24th at 8:45a
1st Bilingual Advisory Council (BAC) Meeting: Friday,
September 26th at 8:45a
High School Fair: Thursday, October 9th
Progress Reports: Go home on Friday, October 10th
Report Card Pick-up: Wednesday, November 12th
Family Literacy Night I: Wednesday, November 19th
Our website:
Cameron.cps.edu
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