Marblehead Community Charter Public School Annual Report 2001-02
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Marblehead Community Charter Public School 1 7 Lime Street, Marblehead, MA 01945 Tel: (781) 631-0777 Fax: (781) 631-0500 2001-2002 Annual Report submitted by Thomas Commeret Head of School August 1, 2002 © 2002 Marblehead Community Charter Public School Marblehead Community Charter Public School Annual Report 2001--2002 MCCPS 2001-2002 Annual Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Chair of MCCPS Board of Trustees Executive Summary Highlights of the 2001-2002 Academic Year I. School Performance A. Summary of performance 9 B. Summary of external standardized test results 25 C. Summary of alumni placements 28 D. Summary of official complaints 28 E. Total number of student applications 28 F. Number of students on the waiting list 28 G. Student Turnover data 29 H. Alumni Survey II. School Program: General Information A. Grades and age levels served 30 B. Enrollment requirements 30 C. Enrollment policy 30 D. Summary of curriculum design (approach to special and bilingual education) 30 E. Graduation/promotion requirements 32 F. Student/teacher ratio 32 G.School Calendar 33 III. Finance A. Financial statements FY 01 34 B. Balance sheet 34 C. State and federal grants 35 D. Approved school budget FY03 35 page 2 © 2002 Marblehead Community Charter Public School Marblehead Community Charter Public School Annual Report 2001-2002 IV. Governance A. Board of Trustees 37 B. Standing Committees 38 C. Advisory Committees 39 D. Board of Trustees meeting schedule 2001-02 39 E. Summary of policy decisions 2001-2002 39 V. Staff A.Staff bio's 42 B. Staff turnover 50 VI. Student Characteristics A. number of students enrolled 50 B. student demographics 50 C. limited English proficient 50 D. number and percentage of linguistic minorities 50 E. number and percentage of special needs students by prototype 50 F. number and percentage of students who receive special services, but are not on formal IEP's 51 G. number and percentage qualifying for the free and reduced pricemeals 51 H. average daily attendance rate 51 I. average membership rate 51 J. number of students placed on in-school suspension, out of school suspension, or expelled 52 APPENDIX: A. Strategic Plan © 2002 Marblehead Community Charter Public School page 3 Marblehead Community Charter Public School Annual Report 2001--2002 Letter from the Chair of the Board of Trustees Annual Report Letter from the Chair of the Board of Trustees Marblehead Community Charter Public School 17 Lime Street, Marblehead, MA 01945 2001 - 2002 MCCPS continues to be a strong viable public education organization due to the leadership efforts of faculty, staff, board members, and volunteers. This past year the Board of Trustees adopted a multi year strategic plan, implemented an action plan and established task groups that will work together to accomplish the key goals and directions outlined in this document. This effort includes input from all stakeholders in the community and will ensure the future success of the school. In addition the board participated in a successful site visit from the Department of Education, applied to the state for expanding the grades at MCCPS, updated and refined the Head of School job description, negotiated a two year Head of school contract and approved a new initiative related to development and fundraising. Also this year the Finance committee and the Board of Trustees have been exploring a number of options related to acquiring a school facility. It is important to recognize the continued effort of the finance committee to provide a fiscally sound budget that insures the future success of the school. The Head of School continues to provide leadership that strengthens the academic program for all students. This year the faculty implemented a new unit/lesson plan data base that is directly connected to the Massachusetts Curriculum frameworks and is linked to measuring and documenting student progress. This innovative program increases communication and assessment around student work and curriculum standards. In addition, MCCPS received a dissemination grant, “Developing a performance criteria for charter worthiness.” The purpose of the grant is to allow charter school leaders the opportunity to research and define the performance criteria associated with Massachusetts charter renewal questions. The faculty and staff continue to pursue professional development that focuses on increasing student achievement, assessment, and strengthens teaching and learning opportunities for all. These efforts provide a strong academic community for MCCPS learners and directly support the mission of the school. In the community MCCPS continues to offer rich opportunities for collaboration. For example, this spring, due to the efforts of many volunteers, MCCPS provided a successful community “Great Picnic.” This wonderful community event was attended by hundreds of townspeople and coordinated by MCCPS parents and students who contributed significantly to its success. page 4 © 2002 Marblehead Community Charter Public School Marblehead Community Charter Public School Annual Report 2001-2002 Looking to the future we anticipate building on our strengths and our commitment to academic excellence and communication that support public education. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we extend heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the efforts of the faculty, staff, parents, volunteers, students and community members that contribute to the success of MCCPS. Sincerely, Marianne Dunne Chair MCCPS Board of Trustees © 2002 Marblehead Community Charter Public School page 5 Marblehead Community Charter Public School Annual Report 2001--2002 Executive Summary Thomas Commeret, Head of School The Marblehead Community Charter Public School is a 5-8th grade middle school located on Boston’s North Shore. The school provides a positive learning environment to motivate learners and welcome their families. After seven years of hard work and dedicated service by the faculty, staff, students, and parents of the Marblehead Community Charter Public School, we have successfully created an innovative public school which encourages consistently high student achievement, offers parents and families a viable choice in their children’s education, and models effective educational strategies for reproducible public school reform initiatives. As successful as we have been, our work is far from complete. In many ways, in fact, it has just begun. Receiving our charter renewal from the State Board of Education in September, 1999, by unanimous vote validated our efforts and progress. We continue to successfully demonstrate that MCCPS is providing a high quality and engaging academic program, enjoys a solid financial and governmental structure, and is capable of ensuring future success. Our task for years ahead is to clearly define, document, and measure what that future success will look like and how it will positively impact all our students. As professional educators we are committed to continued program improvement and increased student achievement We look forward to building on a solid educational foundation and to facing the challenges that lie ahead. At MCCPS we believe that children learn best in the context of community. That community context ensures an environment where concerned adults are instrumental in motivating students to do their best work, to take responsibility for their own actions, and to critically respond to the world around them. We intend to continue this important work, to set specific goals for the long-term health of our organization, to strengthen our partnerships with our parent community, and to critically evaluate our progress. To that end we provide this annual report as a description of our activities in the past year, an update of our continued progress, and an important historical component in planning our future success. page 6 © 2002 Marblehead Community Charter Public School Marblehead Community Charter Public School Annual Report 2001-2002 MCCPS Highlights 2001-2002 · MCCPS begins year with school-wide community-building activity on children’s island · MCCPS Board of Trustees completes strategic plan. · MCCPS presents report at the October 2001 Marblehead Board of Selectmen's meeting. · MCCPS Education Foundation raises $13, 876 to support MCCPS Education Program. · MCCPS recognized by the Shriner's Burn Hospital for outstanding efforts in the Tab collection program. · MCCPS careful fiscal management results in over $300,000 surplus for fiscal 2001 · MCCPS Professional Development Leadership Team created to plan and implement 2001-2002 professional development activities. · MCCPS students perform “A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream” at historic Abbot Hall in Marblehead · MCCPS faculty implements electronic unit/lesson plan database · MCCPS faculty implements literacy pilot program in 6th grade. · MCCPS 6th grade teachers implement Marblehead Gerry School Project to share innovative reading and writing program with local public school district. · MCCPS plans and implements summer school program. · MCCPS hosts visit from Capitol City Charter School staff from Washington, D.C. · MCCPS receives positive site visit report from Charter School Office. · MCCPS sponsors administrator in training from Salem State College · MCCPS effectuates first alumni survey · MCCPS holds graduation ceremonies at Abbot Hall in Marblehead · MCCPS hosts the Marblehead Annual Memorial Day "Great Picnic” · Students and families of MCCPS participate in “2002 Walk for Hunger” · Three MCCPS students named winners in National French Poster