Dr. Sabrina Jackson, Principal
Ms. Linda Woods, Asst. Principal
Ms. Mary Terhune, Counselor
Mr. Jay Laughlin, Resident Principal
Our Mission
Our school mission is to provide a
safe, rigorous, student-centered environment
conducive to teaching and learning that emphasizes
college and career-readiness skills throughout the
curriculum while challenging all students to reach
their maximum
potential.
ORGANIZATION
12 Homeroom Classrooms (K-8)
One homeroom per grade level in K, 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7
Two homerooms per grade level in 4, 5 and 8
3 Spanish Instructors (Primary, Intermediate, Upper)
1 Library/Media Center
1 Art Room
1 Technology Lab
1 Multi-Purpose Room (Gym, Auditorium, Cafeteria)
1 Administrative Office (AP, Resident, Literacy
Coach, Counselor and Support)
FACILITIES
Safe playground surface
Air Conditioning
Home Depot
CPS Support
All homerooms except one have AC
Stowe away lunch tables in multi-purpose room
New computers for Technology Lab pending for
November 2014
Triple “A” Approach
Attitude
Attendance
Achievement
Priorities
Safe School Environment
Attendance
Student Performance
Technology Integration
Healthy School Certification
World Language
Creative School (Arts)
Priority 1: Safe School Environment
Student Code of Conduct revised for 2014-2015 school year
Maximize student instructional time
Restorative practices to identify root causes of a problem
School-wide Discipline Plan
High standards and expectations
Focus on self-reflection and accountability
Referral process
Parental Support and Cooperation
Consistent communication
Partnership to best serve all our students
Priority 2: Attendance shows
Turner-Drew Leading the Way
Elem School
SY14 to SY15
SQRP Points
Difference
2014
2015 Goal
08/31-09/06
09/07-09/13
YTD
BARTON
92.0%
96.0%
98.6%
97.2%
97.8%
1.3%
5
BASS
92.4%
96.0%
98.3%
96.0%
97.0%
-0.2%
5
BOND
94.0%
96.0%
97.0%
95.4%
96.1%
-1.4%
5
COOK
92.5%
96.0%
98.2%
95.8%
96.9%
0.8%
5
EARLE
91.4%
96.0%
96.7%
93.6%
94.9%
-1.5%
3
GREEN
95.5%
96.0%
97.8%
96.7%
97.2%
-1.2%
5
KING ES
95.3%
96.0%
98.0%
97.2%
97.5%
0.0%
5
LENART
97.5%
96.0%
98.8%
97.5%
98.1%
-0.4%
5
MAYS
92.1%
96.0%
93.1%
94.0%
93.6%
2.0%
2
PARKER
95.5%
96.0%
98.5%
97.4%
97.9%
1.5%
5
RYDER
95.0%
96.0%
98.5%
93.8%
95.8%
1.1%
4
SHERWOOD
94.9%
96.0%
98.7%
96.2%
97.3%
0.9%
5
TURNER-DREW
96.4%
96.0%
99.2%
97.7%
98.3%
0.3%
5
WESTCOTT
93.9%
96.0%
98.9%
95.6%
97.1%
-0.5%
5
LINDBLOM 7 & 8
96.3%
96.0%
98.6%
97.9%
98.2%
-0.8%
5
Priority 3: Student Performance
Shift to the Common Core State
Standards (CCSS)
NWEA
Measures attainment
Measures growth
PARCC
Measures attainment
Compass Learning
Quarterly Interim
assessments aligned to CCSS
and PARCC
NWEA: Where We Stand Nationally on
Attainment Compared to Other Schools
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
81%
70%
65%
50%
Reading
Math
2013
2014
NWEA
Student
Attainment
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
Lenart
Turner-Drew
Kershaw
Kipling
Foster Park
Wacker
Green
Evers
Sherwood
Davis, M
Ryder
Cuffe
Randolph
Fort Dearborn
Fulton
O'Toole
Nicholson
Wentworth
Cook
Mays
Hinton
Westcott
Earle
Jackson, M
Parker
Bond
Libby
Oglesby
Henderson
Langford
Barton
Bass
Gresham
% at Grade Level (or above)
Reading
Math
98.5%
95.6%
66.3%
62.6%
69.3%
55.7%
59.1%
56.6%
63.6%
51.2%
54.4%
57.7%
53.6%
51.2%
50.8%
47.0%
46.2%
43.8%
46.8%
41.7%
39.9%
41.3%
42.4%
35.4%
36.6%
38.0%
39.0%
34.3%
32.3%
36.2%
32.5%
33.8%
33.6%
32.0%
35.7%
27.8%
40.3%
22.9%
31.6%
30.4%
37.3%
24.0%
29.6%
24.1%
27.5%
25.9%
30.0%
21.3%
31.2%
19.8%
27.8%
22.1%
25.9%
23.3%
26.7%
17.6%
25.1%
18.9%
23.8%
19.3%
25.2%
16.8%
24.9%
16.9%
22.2%
15.2%
NWEA: Where We Stand Nationally on
Growth Compared to Other Schools
School grade level growth compared to schools with
the same attainment levels:
2014 National School Growth Percentile (Reading): 96%
2014 National School Growth Percentile (Math): 84%
NWEA
Student
Growth
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
Sherwood
Foster Park
Ryder
Wacker
Turner-Drew
Kershaw
Kipling
Mays
Evers
Davis, M
Bond
Westcott
O'Toole
Hinton
Green
Randolph
Barton
Wentworth
Fort Dearborn
Parker
Langford
Jackson, M
Libby
Lenart
Gresham
Cook
Earle
Nicholson
Cuffe
Fulton
Henderson
Bass
Oglesby
% Met Growth Target
Reading
Math
71.6%
73.2%
78.5%
61.6%
71.4%
65.6%
62.8%
73.0%
67.2%
68.5%
68.0%
60.7%
67.6%
59.6%
64.2%
62.9%
58.9%
65.8%
64.9%
59.3%
67.7%
55.5%
66.1%
55.9%
59.3%
61.6%
65.9%
54.1%
64.9%
53.8%
61.7%
56.3%
62.8%
51.2%
61.7%
51.3%
56.0%
56.8%
61.7%
50.1%
59.8%
50.2%
59.6%
48.5%
54.2%
52.2%
57.4%
45.5%
52.0%
48.3%
63.1%
36.9%
51.1%
47.8%
56.1%
41.4%
53.1%
37.9%
56.7%
34.2%
58.9%
31.3%
52.1%
34.0%
50.6%
35.4%
CCSS and PARCC
Common Core State Standards
Raise the expectations for every grade level
Focus, coherence and depth
Greater complexity, rigor and conceptual understanding
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College
and Careers (PARCC)
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards
Administered Spring 2015
Reaching the CCSS
Making sure our students are ready for PARCC
Sustain our current success
Increase the instructional rigor for all our students
Compass Learning
Computer learning program facilitated by teachers
Student growth path
For enrichment and intervention support
Student attainment of grade level CCSS
Interim Assessments given quarterly
What about the ISAT?
• See ya!
• The ISAT will NOT be administered
• The ISAT is not aligned to CCSS
• The ISAT no longer supports
teaching and learning
• 2014-2015 Assessments
•
•
NWEA (Spring 2015)
PARCC (Spring 2015)
•
Compass Quarterly Interims
(November, January, April, June)
Priority 4: Technology
Technology Classes
K-4 with Ms. Rouse
5-8 with Ms. Flanagan
Technology Integration
Grades 6-8 with Ms. Flanagan
Homeroom teachers use Compass Learning with math
and reading instruction
Technology
Computer Lab coming soon
Keyboarding
PowerPoint
ELA & Math Integration with
Compass Learning
Technology classes
Keyboarding
PowerPoint
Cross-Curricular Integration
PARCC Test-Prep
Compass Learning
New web-based student personalized
learning Paths for Intervention and Enrichment
Can be used inside AND outside of
school (home, library, etc.)
Provides quarterly assessments aligned to
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
We will be refining how we use Compass
Learning with our teachers so that it best serves
our students
Priority 5: Healthy Schools Certification
Physical Activity and Health Awareness
Physical Education for 60 minutes
Health and Nutrition course for K-5
Health and Nutrition integrated in Science for 6-8
Healthy Food Requirements
School breakfast and lunch meet health guidelines
Encourage healthy food options for students
Students should not bring outside foods to school to
share (cupcakes, McDonalds, candy, pop, etc.)
Priority 6: World Language
Why Spanish?
Chicago has 17% Spanish-dominant speakers
Spanish is the fastest growing
non-English language in the United
States
Spanish World Language Program
Primary Specialist for Grades K-2: Ms. Medina
Intermediate Specialist for Grades 3-5: Ms. Nuñez
Upper Specialist for Grades 6-8: Ms. Torrejon
Weekly Team Meetings
Priority 7: Creative School
Educating the whole student
Art class for K-8 with Ms. Graham
Art integration with our Social Studies and World
Language teachers
Music for primary grades with Ms. Quintanillla
Other TDLA School Highlights
CIWP
Caught Reading/ MADS
“Seven”
Out-of-Uniform Days following 98% attendance
After School Program (Orion’s University)
Parent Portal
Fundraising
College/Career Focus Initiative
Thank You For Coming!
Open House Opportunities
Visit classrooms for “Meet and Greet”
Ms. Brewton (5th – Room 205), Ms. Skarupa (6th – Room 204)
and Ms. Alston (Primary Special Services – Room 101) won’t be
able to make it tonight
Specific grade level meeting times:
3rd – Room 108 – 5:30 pm
6th – Room 204 – 5:30 pm
7th – Room 201 – 5:45 pm
8th – Room 206 – 6:00 pm
Orion’s University registration with Ms. Whitfield
Science Fair kits available from Ms. Howard
Parent Portal sign-up with Ms. Howard
Visit the main office for any other questions or support