Moving Up Night
GOAL!
- Relationship between the Child and Teacher
- Focus on Social and Emotional growth
- Culture of Compassion and Caring
- Intrinsic Love of Learning
- Building Parent Partnership
- Developmental and Research-based Practices
- Aesthetics and Order of the Learning Environment
- Embracing a Core Philosophy and Mission
Conventional Schools
- Test results
- Extrinsic learning
- Content driven
- Reduction in specials
- Diverse teaching philosophies
- Follow the curriculum
- Emphasis on Product
Fraser Woods Montessori
- Student engagement
- Intrinsic learning
- Skill driven
- Focus on the specials
- Consistent teaching philosophy
- Follow the child
- Emphasis on Process
Niche Ranking:
Academics Grade: state assessment proficiency
Teachers Grade: teacher salary, teacher absenteeism, state test results
District Overall Grade: analysis of academic and student life data
Culture & Diversity Grade: racial and economic diversity
Parent/Student Surveys on Overall Experience
What makes for a "GREAT" School?
National Education Association's 7 criteria for areas "deemed critical for the success of public schools"
- School Readiness
- Standards & Curriculum
- Conditions of Teaching & Learning
- Workforce Quality
- Accountability & Assessments
- Family & Community Involvement
- School Funding
Niche Ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education
- Academics Grade: state assessment proficiency
- Teachers Grade: teacher salary, teacher absenteeism, state test results
- District Overall Grade: analysis of academic and student life data
- Culture & Diversity Grade: racial and economic diversity
- Parent/Student Surveys on Overall Experience
My child at age 14
Indicators for NEA's 7 Criteria
Difference Between Montessori and Conventional Schools
- State maintains teacher licenses and credentials
- % of schools that involve educators in implementing the plan for development of standards and curriculum"
- % of districts that publish comprehensive school performance data"
- % of schools that mandate successful completion of an induction program"
- % of districts that routinely publish monthly data reports on student performance
- % of districts that engage families on district policies and procedures
- State uses performance incentives to ensure productive use of funds by school districts