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M.S.D. of Wayne Township - 2019 M.S.D. of Wayne Township - 2019 •The people •The passion •The pride •The programs •…but, mostly the people!! Amazing staff… • CoSN National Chairman • Charlotte Boener Award for Innovative Middle School Science Teaching • Two Indiana Elementary School Principals of the Year • Two Indiana Middle School Principals of the Year • Indiana Connected Educators of the Year • COSN Next Generation Leader • Indiana Chief Technology Officer of the Year • Council of Exceptional Children Advocate of the Year • Indiana Teacher of the Year – Top 3 and Top 10 Amazing staff… • Indiana Psychologist of the Year • IN Association of CTE Administrator of the Year Award • ACTE Region III Administrator of the Year • Hoosier Legion High School Educator of the Year • Indiana Superintendent of the Year • Ed Tech Trailblazer of the Year • INTESOL Teacher of the Year • Hazel Feldhusen Outstanding Teacher of the Gifted • And many more… • The M.S.D. of Wayne Township does not have the authority to increase tax rates • The question on the ballot on May 7 is an opportunity for the voters to tell the Board of Education if they want the M.S.D. of Wayne Township to continue to offer the programming and supports for our children that have resulted in the successes we see today; hire and retain the best teachers; and increase student safety, or, would the community prefer that the M.S.D. of Wayne moves towards offering fewer specialized programs and supports for our children and more towards only what is required by the state? • Improving unified communications with multiple language translations. • Video security enhancements with improved access for law enforcement, SROs, and administration. • Upgraded visitor kiosks in entryways to prequalify and tag visitors. • Improve doorway security· • Software to increase staff emergency preparedness and securing students. • Retain our Student Resource Officers and other police staff as Desegregation Grant expires. Wayne Township Preschool • Current enrollment - 362 • 57% Special Education • Evaluations in process 31 • Child care - 112 • 11 ½ hours of services offered each day • CCDF 10 • On My Way Pre-K/Indy Preschool 68 Wayne Township Preschool • Diversity - 55% • Non- English speakers - 30% • 10 languages • 19 sections of Developmental preschool (Special Education- children with IEPs) • 16 sections of Community preschool (General Education with 50% of class having IEPs) • High Scope Curriculum • Assessment: ISTAR-KR (Indiana Standards Tool for Alternative Reporting of Kindergarten Readiness) • Kindergarten through 6th Grades • Media Centers with books, technology and a certified Teacher • Art Teacher • Physical Education Teacher • Music Teacher • Computer Science Teacher for 1,600 U.S. Public Schools Have Lost students (pilot program) Nearly 20% Of Their Librarians Since 2000 • English As a New Language Teachers • Special Education Teachers • Full Time RN • HOSTS Program (Helping One Student To Succeed) • Intervention Supports through Title I or Wayne Interventionists • Robotics After School Clubs “My staff and I are happy to “I continue to feel honored to be a mentor volunteer our time to such a great As I’ve mentioned before, I knew many cause. I am not sure who is years ago that mentoring was what I getting more out of this us or the HOSTS wanted to do when I retired, and I am so kids we are working with.” glad I found the HOSTS program.” • Over 1,000 mentors in 2017-18 • 2nd graders…averaged 4.9 reading levels gained • 3rd graders …averaged 3.8 reading levels gained • Served 320 students • 2nd graders read 8,462 books • 3rd graders read 7,540 books • 56 Premier Partners and growing • Starting the 17th year • 6,238 students impacted • Robey • Stout Field • Chapel Hill • Lynhurst • Ninth Grade Center • Ben Davis University • Area 31 • And more to come… • 2 Middle Schools • 7th and 8th Grades • Teaming with Double Blocks of English Language Arts and Mathematics • PLTW Project Lead the Way Curriculum to support STEM • AVID - Advancement Via Individual Determination • Orchestra, Choir, and Band classes • Art Classes • Physical Education Classes • Business Classes • English As a New Language Teachers • Special Education Teachers • Full time RN • Full presentation link: https://tinyurl.com/StateofWayne • Indiana Department of Education: https://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/overview.aspx and https://www.doe.in.gov/accountability/find-school-and- corporation-data-reports • Distressed Unit Appeals Board: https://www.in.gov/duab/2377.htm • Indiana Office of Management & Budget: https://www.in.gov/omb/ • Department of Local Government Finance: https://www.in.gov/dlgf/ • Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township: www.wayne.k12.in.us Use your QR Code Reader to access the presentation How did we flip the achievement gap? • Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center – The mission of Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center is to ensure that all students at the completion of their ninth grade year will be on-track for at least a Core 40 Diploma, a Core 40 Diploma with Academic Honors, or a Core 40 Diploma with Technical Honors by: • Being prepared to meet the new Graduation Pathways • Earning a minimum of 12.0 credits • Being prepared for rigorous courses in the tenth grade and beyond. How did we flip the achievement gap? • Increase rigor – Dramatically increasing student access to our most challenging curriculum (Advance Placement, Project Lead The Way, and Dual Credit) • Eliminating most prerequisites, using a self-selection process for high school students, and overhauling our Guidance Program. • Quadrupled Advanced Placement course enrollments from 750 to 3,302 • Increased dual credits earned 350 times from 17 to 6,087 How did we flip the achievement gap? • Improving student supports – Study tables, credit intervention, credit recovery, and fall break intersessions – Fall intersession that focuses on credit intervention to help students who are failing get back on track during the two- week fall break. – After-school buses for students to receive tutoring, retake assessments, and make up missed work during last month of each semester. – Study tables year round and provide tutors through our National Honor Society so all students have access to assistance. How did we flip the achievement gap? • Improving alternative school programming for students who don’t thrive in a traditional large urban high school. – Redesigned Wayne Preparatory Academy • Improved from seven graduates and students earned 516 credits to 95 graduates and students earned 1,918 credits. • WPA graduates contributed approximately 10% to the 2018 Ben Davis High School Graduation Rate, which exceeded 92%. How did we flip the achievement gap? •College and Career Readiness Counseling Program – Changing student aspirations to improving graduation rates. – Students who see there is something beyond high school are more likely to persist, graduate, and propel themselves to whatever is next. – College/Career Readiness initiative rooted in Naviance aligned with the necessary education, post-secondary applications, financial aid, and other activities associated with taking the next step to Employ, Enroll, or Enlist. How did we flip the achievement gap? •Impact Period – Costa/Kallick’s Habits of Mind (soft skills/employability skills) provide the framework by which students receive lessons that focus on soft-skill development to help them meet current and future challenges. •Used $15,870,733 in scholarship money •Scholarships from Wayne Township totaling $63,700 •National Scholarships totaling $580,716 •Athletic Scholarships totaling $1,485,997 •Merit Scholarships totaling $2,209,660 •21st Century Scholarships totaling $11,436,596 • Questbridge Scholar • Questbridge is a national highly-prestigous program designed to help exceptional students attend prestigous institutions. One of 767 students awarded a full-ride scholarship from an initial pool of 15,606 highly-qualified students. • Bonner Scholar at Morehouse University. • Over 2,600 college applications. That is 2.7 applications per student. • Primarily planning to stay in Indiana for college. Other destinations include; Ohio, Illinois, New York, Iowa, Michigan Tennessee, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Mexico City • 19 Students plan to enlist or have already enlisted in our armed forces • National Merit Scholars Honorable Mention • Eleven Students from Ben Davis High School are graduating with an Associates Degree through the ECCC program. • • • • • • • 900 College Applications Completed • 212 Different Colleges & University Applied • 482 College Acceptance Letters Received! • $2,400,000 Awarded in Scholarship Dollars • Lilly Endowment Scholarship Award Winner currently attending the Kelly School of Business at IU Bloomington. • A total of 10,947 college credits earned by all BDU Scholars in 17-18! Indiana is a CHOICE state! • Indiana – 1,141,130 students – 59,207 students chose a public school other than where they live – 45,107 students chose a public charter school – 36,321 students attend a private or parochial school using a choice scholarship (voucher) Indiana is a CHOICE state! • That’s why I’m proud and honored that the parents and guardians of 16,470 students CHOOSE to send their children to MSD Wayne Twp Schools everyday!! Indiana is a CHOICE state! • M.S.D. Wayne – 16,470 Students – Gain 968 students from 38 public school districts – Lose 810 students to 27 public school districts and 40 charter schools – Lose 419 students to 41 choice scholarship (voucher) schools. Indiana is a CHOICE state! • $154 million taxpayer dollars fund
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