Montabella Elementary Annual Education Report (AER)

August 22, 2011

Dear Parents and Community Members:

We are pleased to present you with the Annual Education Report (AER) which provides key information on the 2010-2011 educational progress for Montabella Elementary.  The AER addresses the complex reporting information required by federal and state laws.  The school’s report contains information about student assessment, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and teacher quality.  If you have any questions about the AER, please contact me or Jacki Fredricks for assistance.

The AER is available for you to review electronically by visiting the following web site http://www.montabella.com/about/index.php or you may review a copy from the principal’s office at your child’s school.

For 2010-2011, Montabella Elementary made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in English language arts and mathematics.  While we are pleased to have reached this important goal, we are continuously working to improve.  We appreciate the continued support of parents, staff and our community in this effort.  State law requires that we also report additional information.

Students attend Montabella Elementary school if they are in Kindergarten through 6th grade and live in the Montabella Community School district or choose Montabella through schools of choice.  We also provide a prekindergarten program through the Great Start Readiness Program for eligible students.  Montabella Elementary students who are eligible for special education are provided access to appropriate services by the district or the Montcalm Area Intermediate School District as determined by an Individualized Education Plan.  We also provide school-wide Title I services to students needing interventions to assist in achievement. 

Montabella Elementary School Improvement Plan is designed to be a “living document” that will span three to five years.  Results of specific objectives for the 2008-09, 2009-10 & 2010-11 school years are outlined below:

English Language Arts:

2008-2009 ELA Goal:  All students will be proficient readers and writers

Objectives: 45% of all students will score proficient on the MEAP writing test; the gap between males and females will decrease to below 15% on the MEAP writing test; maintain MEAP reading scores

Summary of results:

	3rd Grade	4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade
Objective: 45% proficient on MEAP writing	49% attained	27% did not attain	63% attained	77% attained
Objective: less than 15% gender gap	Females = 61% Males = 35% Gap = 26% did not attain	Females =30% Males = 24% Gap = 6% attained	Females = 74% Males = 61% Gap = 13% attained	Females = 79% Males = 75% Gap = 4% attained
Objective: maintain MEAP reading scores	81% to 86% slight increase; attained	82% to 71% drop; did not attain	85% to 81% slight drop; did not attain	84% to 84% maintained; attained

2009-10 ELA Goal:  All students will demonstrate their ability to read and write effectively at their grade level

Objectives: 60% of the students will meet grade level benchmark expectations determined by DIBELS assessment; the gender gap will decrease from 19% to 10% in reading comprehension by the end of the school year; 75% of students scoring below a 3 will increase at least one level on the common assessment writing prompts as measured by MEAP-like rubric & 100% scoring a 3 or above will maintain a score of 3 or more on pre and post test results at each trimester

Summary of results:

	K	1	2	3	4	5	6
60% of the students will meet grade level benchmark expecta-tions determined by DIBELS assessment	Phoneme Segmentation Fluency: 69.1% attained Nonsense Word Fluency: 38.2% did not attain	Oral Reading Fluency: 65.5% attained	Oral Reading Fluency: 41.5% did not attain	Oral Reading Fluency: 41% did not attain	Oral Reading Fluency: 50.7% did not attain	Oral Reading Fluency: 59.3% did not attain	Oral Reading Fluency: 55.3% did not attain
the gender gap will decrease from 19% to 10% in reading comprehen-sion by the end of the school year				Males- 65%  Females- 64% Difference1% attained	Males- 59%  Females- 72% Difference 13% did not attain	Males- 70%  Females- 72% Difference2% attained	Males- 61%  Females- 62% Difference1% attained
75% of students scoring below a 3 will increase at least one level on the common assessment writing prompts as measured by MEAP-like rubric & 100% scoring a 3 or above will maintain a score of 3 or more on pre and post test results at each trimester		Increased by 1 point or more 43/52 = 83% attained Maintained 0/5 = 0% did not attain	Increased by 1 point or more 13/13 = 100% attained Maintained 26/46 = 57% did not attain	Increased by 1 point or more 37/56 = 66% did not attain Maintained 0/1 = 0% did not attain	Increased by 1 point or more 44/49 = 90% attained Maintained 13/19 = 68% did not attain	Increased by 1 point or more 26/27 = 96% attained Maintained 10/26= 38% did not attain	Increased by 1 point or more 23/24 = 96% attained Maintained 34/51 = 67% did not attain

2010-2011 ELA Goal:  All students will be proficient in reading and writing.

Objectives: 55% of students will meet grade-level benchmark expectations on mid-year assessment determined by DIBELS.  All students in grades 1-6 will increase writing scores by one point on the 6-point MEAP writing rubric from September to February.

Summary of Results:

	K	1	2	3	4	5	6
55% of the students will meet grade level benchmark expectations on the mid year assessment as determined by DIBELS	Phoneme Segmentation Fluency: 52% did not attain Nonsense Word Fluency: 73% attained	Oral Reading Fluency: 45% did not attain	Oral Reading Fluency: 65% attained	Oral Reading Fluency: 38% did not attain	Oral Reading Fluency: 55% attained	Oral Reading Fluency: 57% attained	Oral Reading Fluency: 60% attained
All students will increase writing scores by one point from September to February	NA	52% did not attain	91% did not attain	62% did not attain	66% did not attain	59% did not attain	14% did not attain

Mathematics:

2008-2009 Math Goal:  All students will demonstrate understanding of concepts and application of mathematical skills

Objectives: 65% of students will score proficient at grade level (within 3 months) on STAR math (measured 3 times per year) and students’ scores will increase by 10% on MEAP scoring in each of the following areas: Measurement, Problem Solving, Number operations

Summary of results:

	1st Grade	2nd Grade	3rd Grade	4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade
Objective: 65% within 3 months of grade level on STAR math	33 of 51 = 65% attained	37 of 55 = 67% attained	34 of 66 = 52% did not attain	27 of 59 = 46% did not attain	40 of 71 = 56% did not attain	27 or 63 = 43% did not attain

Data is not available to determine progress on achievement of 10% increase in measurement, problem solving and number operations.

2009-2010 Math Goal:  All students will demonstrate understanding of concepts and application of mathematical skills and show success in mathematics

Objective: 80% or more of all students will score partially proficient or proficient in all strands of the 2010 Math MEAP and of those not taking the MEAP 65% of students will score within 3 months of grade level on STAR Math by June 2010

Summary of results:

	K	1	2	3	4	5	6
80% or more of all students will score partially proficient or proficient in all strands of the Math MEAP				7 of 59= 12% did not attain	2 of 69=  3% did not attain	2 of 55=  4% did not attain	0 of 70=  0% did not attain
of those not taking the MEAP 65% of students will score within 3 months of grade level on STAR Math by June 2010	NA	46 of 56 = 82.1% attained	36 of 55 = 65.4% attained

2010-2011 Math Goal:  All students will demonstrate understanding of concepts and application of mathematical skills and show success in mathematics

Objective: On the 2010-2011 MEAP, all subgroups that did not meet the state target will increase proficiency 10 percentage points over the 2009-2010 scores, while those subgroups that did meet the state target will maintain or improve scores.

Summary of Results:

	Male	Female	Special Education	Economically Disadvantaged	Non-Economically Disadvantaged	White
3rd grade 2009	96% met AYP	91% met AYP	100% met AYP	91% met AYP	100% met AYP	93% met AYP
3rd grade 2010	100% attained	88% did not attain	100% attained	95% attained	93% did not attain	94% attained
4th grade 2009	84% met AYP	91% met AYP	89% met AYP	89% met AYP	86% met AYP	87% met AYP
4th grade 2010	89% attained	85% did not attain	80% did not attain	82% did not attain	100% attained	87% attained
5th grade 2009	68% met AYP	65% met AYP	33% did not meet AYP	63% did not meet AYP	71%- met AYP	69%- met AYP
5th grade 2010	67% did not attain	73% attained	25% did not attain	66% did not attain	78% attained	68% did not attain
6th grade 2009	76% met AYP	86% met AYP	58% did not meet AYP	75% met AYP	92% met AYP	79% met AYP
6th grade 2010	93% attained	89% attained	78% attained	100% attained	69% did not attain	92% attained

Science:

2008-2009 Science Goal:  All students will demonstrate proficiency in the application of science knowledge and processes

Objective: Maintain the female population at 0% scoring at level 4 and decrease the male population scoring a level 4 to 0% on the science MEAP test

Summary of Results: 2008 5th grade male and female science level 4 = 0%.  The objective was attained.

2009-2010 Science Goal:  All students will improve in science skills and content

Objectives: Male students will move from level 3 to levels 1 or 2 on the 2010 MEAP to close the gender gap; Students will get at least one experience using scientific process at each grade level per trimester during the 2009-2010 school year

Summary of Results:

	Male Percent Level 3	Male Percent Level 1 or 2
Science MEAP 2009	21%	79%
Science MEAP 2010	27%	66%
		did not attain

Through the evidence of individual classroom teacher lesson plans, students were given at least one experience with the scientific process each trimester during the 2009-2010 school year.  These experiences were obtained through the use of Battle Creek science Kits.  In addition to those experiences some of the 5th and 6th grade students had the opportunity to experience more with the scientific process through an elective course that focused on the scientific process.

2010-2011 Science Goal:  All students will improve in skills and content in the area of Science.

Objectives: 75% of students will score a proficient rating on the MEAP assessment in the 2010-2011 school year.

Summary of Results:
On the 2010 MEAP assessment 72% of all students were proficient in science.  The objective was not attained.

Social Studies:

2008-2009 Social Studies Goal:  All students will demonstrate and apply knowledge of social studies concepts

Objective: For the 08-09 school year students will maintain or increase numbers of proficient scores on the Social Studies MEAP

Summary of Results: 6th grade social studies MEAP proficiency went from 71% in 2007 to 81%in 2008.  The goal was attained.

2009-2010 Social Studies Goal:  All students will demonstrate and apply knowledge of social studies concepts

Objective: For the 2009-2010 school year students will maintain or increase the number of proficient scores on the Social Studies MEAP. (80% or higher of the students proficient on social studies MEAP)

Summary of Results: The number of proficient scores on the Fall 2009 Social Studies MEAP test was 78%.  The objective was not attained.

2010-2011 Social Studies Goal:  All students will demonstrate and apply knowledge of social studies concepts

Objective: The percentage of students scoring 80% on the historical perspective strand of the 2010 MEAP test will increase from 16% to 25%

Summary of Results:
The percentage of students scoring 80% or better on the historical perspective strand of the 2010 MEAP was 2%.  The objective was not attained.

Academic:

2009-2010 Academic Goal:  All students will be motivated and engaged to succeed academically

Objective: 70% of economically disadvantaged students will score a 1 or 2 on all ELA, Math, and Science 2010-11 MEAP/MME tests

Summary of Results:

	Reading	Math	Science	All Subjects
3rd Grade economically disadvantaged	33/41	39/41	NA	32/41 78% attained
4th Grade economically disadvantaged	29/46	38/46	NA	28/46 61% did not attain
5th Grade economically disadvantaged	42/56	36/54	39/56	29/56 52% did not attain
6th Grade economically disadvantaged	32/40	39/40	NA	31/40 78% attained
All economically disadvantaged				120/183 66% did not attain

The School Improvement Plan addresses implementation steps based on data collected.  In order to address these areas of school improvement more effectively, four committees were established – funding, MiBLSi, Parent/Community, and Curriculum.  The committees were focused in different areas but had the same projected outcome, to help work toward these major goals.

Montabella Elementary core curriculum is aligned with the Michigan Curriculum Framework and the Grade Level Content Expectations identified by the state.  The KC4 curriculum, which is used by classroom teachers to prepare daily lessons, can be accessed by contacting the Principal’s office. 

STAR Reading and Math assessments are administered at Montabella Elementary in grades 1-6 and the data is used, along with other information, to determine student needs.  The table below shows the number and percent of students in each percentile range at each grade level.  Percentile Ranks range from 1–99 and express student ability relative to the scores of other students in the same grade. For a particular student, this score indicates the percentage of students in the norms group who obtained lower scores. For example, if a student has a PR of 85, the student’s reading skills are greater than 85% of other children in the same grade.

Percentile Rank Distribution

2010-2011 Grade Level	# of students	STAR Math Percentile				STAR Reading Percentile
		Below 25th	25th – 49th	50th – 74th	75th & above	Below 25th	25th – 49th	50th – 74th	75th & above
1	64	19 29.7%	15 23.4%	12 18.8%	18 28.1%	36 56.3%	13 20.3%	9 14.1%	7 10.9%
2	64	14 21.9%	11 17.2%	25 39.1%	14 21.9%	22 34.4%	17 26.6%	17 26.6%	9 14.1%
3	63	14 22.2%	20 31.7%	17 27%	12 18.8%	16 25.4%	23 36.5%	13 20.6%	10 15.9%
4	71	11 15.5%	17 24%	21 30%	22 31%	16 22.5%	23 32.4%	22 31%	10 14.1%
5	81	33 40.7%	14 17.3%	17 21%	17 21%	25 30.9%	31 38.3%	15 18.5%	10 12.3%
6	60	23 38.3%	18 30%	10 16.7%	9 15%	20 32.8%	21 34.4%	17 27.9%	3 4.9%

2009-2010 Grade Level	# of students	STAR Math Percentile				STAR Reading Percentile
		Below 25th	25th – 49th	50th – 74th	75th & above	Below 25th	25th – 49th	50th – 74th	75th & above
1	56	4 7.1%	15 26.8%	17 30.4%	20 35.7%	18 32.1%	15 26.8%	12 21.4%	11 19.6%
2	55	12 21.8%	11 20.0%	18 32.7%	14 25.5%	19 34.5%	19 34.5%	5 9.1%	12 21.8%
3	59	22 37.3%	11 18.6%	18 30.5%	8 13.6%	19 32.2%	16 27.1%	16 27.1%	8 13.6%
4	76	24 31.6%	24 31.6%	16 21.1%	12 15.8%	21 27.6%	23 30.3%	21 27.6%	11 14.5%
5	62	22 35.5%	13 21.0%	11 17.7%	16 25.8%	19 30.6%	19 30.6%	21 33.9%	3 4.8%
6	75	19 25.3%	17 22.7%	19 25.3%	20 26.7%	18 24%	32 42.7%	19 25.3%	6 8%

2008-2009 Grade Level	# of students	STAR Math Percentile				STAR Reading Percentile
		Below 25th	25th – 49th	50th – 74th	75th & above	Below 25th	25th – 49th	50th – 74th	75th & above
1	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
2	46	15 32.6%	15 32.6%	8 17.4%	8 17.4%	21 45.7%	14 30.4%	8 17.4%	3 6.5%
3	47/46	7 14.9%	12 25.5%	15 31.9%	13 27.7%	11 23.9%	11 23.9%	14 30.4%	10 21.7%
4	66	21 31.8%	12 18.2%	19 28.8%	14 21.2%	18 27.3%	16 24.2%	19 28.8%	13 19.7%
5	55/56	12 21.8%	17 30.9%	14 25.5%	12 21.8%	14 25.0%	16 28.6%	22 39.3%	4 7.1%
6	68	14 20.6%	17 25.0%	13 19.1%	24 35.3%	13 19.1%	20 29.4%	28 41.2%	7 10.3%

Parent teacher conferences are held in the fall and spring.  The table below shows the number and percent of students represented at parent teacher conferences.

	07-08		08-09		09-10		10-11
Fall Conference	NA	90%	NA	88%	378/459	82%	384/442	87%
Spring Conference	NA	80%	NA	83%	374/456	82%	326/449	73%

Congratulations to Montabella Elementary for reaching Adequate Yearly Progress again this year.  We continue to strive to have the highest standards for our students and staff, with that effort we set goals for ourselves to help us continue to move forward.  Throughout the 2010-2011 school year we were able to reach some of those goals and goals that were not achieved will continue to be our focus so that we continue to see improvement. 

Sincerely,

Shelly Millis,
Principal

2010-2011 Annual Report for Montabella Elementary