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Drachman Montessori’s
Program
2010-2011
Foundations for Montessori Standards & Accreditation
Components of Drachman’s Montessori Program
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United, Cosmic, &
Collaborative Montessori Practice
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Prepared
Montessori Professional
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Systematic
Montessori Recordkeeping
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Montessori
Professional Development
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Montessori
Targeted Student Services
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Enhance & Enrich
Montessori Materials with Language
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Montessori Work
Cycles
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Establish
Montessori Based Format Training
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Apply Assessment
Results for Strategic Planning
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Montessori
Standards For Grace, Courtesy, & Student Advocacy
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Establish
Meaningful Connections with Families
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Provide Parent
Education (Montessori Practice, Parenting, & Literacy)
United, Cosmic, & Collaborative Montessori
Practice
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Foundation for
Success
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Uniform
Montessori expectations and aligned standards
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Cosmic Education
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The art of
Montessori teaching is protected
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Mission
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“We are
Responsible and Peaceful!”
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Vision
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“Drachman
Montessori’s community nurtures the whole child.
Together we guide and empower one another toward individual excellence.
As responsible and peaceful citizens of the world, we honor our cosmic
task.”
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Positive
Reflections about our Practice
Prepared Montessori Professional
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Prepared
Environments
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All environments
approved for Montessori standards by Dr. Celaya & Montessori Consultant by
August 16th.
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Environments will
be reviewed throughout the year and changes presented by Dr. Celaya & Montessori
Consultant need to be addressed by deadlines given.
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Paperwork
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Teachers will be
consistent and current with their recordkeeping, checking emails, submitting
field trips documentation, etc.
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Punctuality
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Teachers will be
punctual with student pickup/dismissal, submitting accurate attendance,
submitting lunch counts, acknowledging Health Office hours, meeting time
arrival, etc.
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Office Resources
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Teacher will be
prepared with obtaining copies, instructional supplies, etc. in a timely
fashion.
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Students who are
sent to pick up materials from office or workroom will not be provided with the
items.
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Disorganized
situations/patterns will be tracked & addressed
Systematic Montessori Recordkeeping
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Daily Lesson
Plans
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All lesson plans
(typed or handwritten) need to be in an accessible location for review
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Each daily lesson
plan will be reviewed by Dr. Celaya
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Once a week,
teachers will track /highlight student progress by color coding lesson plans
using FAME colors.
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Additional
Recordkeeping
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Student Work
Guides, Teacher Notes from Observations, Student Journals, & Student/Conferences
(see Recordkeeping Expectations document) need to be reviewed/updated
regularly
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Compacts & SCIPS
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Title 1
Parent/Student/Teacher Compacts for All by 09/30
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FFBs and
Approaching Students (non-Ex Ed) on compacts and SCIPS by 09/30
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All SCIPS
revisited monthly with parent signatures
Montessori Professional Development
(Training, Certification & Ongoing Development)
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Complete training
and professional development requirements outlined by Dr. Celaya & Montessori
Consultant, within appropriate time frames
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Complete
district-funded training
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NAMC & CMTE-NY
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PD Calendar
Individualized
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Per consensus,
teachers help establish content of PD Calendar
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Dr. Celaya &
Montessori Consultant will present a recommended PD Calendar based on consultant
visitations. Since team-Time can
only occur during Wednesday PD sessions and/or after school, we will imbed
team-time in the calendar. Time to
review data as a team will also be included.
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Title 1 and ADE
may dictate some Wednesday PD Content (ASIP)
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Teachers are required to attend ALL PD
presentations. Those who are unable to attend must receive approval to be
excused from Dr. Celaya. Patterns of non-attendance, leaving early etc. will be
noted and addressed.
Montessori Targeted Student Services
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Implement
Remedial Math Action Plan
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Daily Math &
Language Instruction
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Every child
receives at least one new/review math lesson and one new/review language lesson
daily
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Instruction will
be based on specific math and language needs based on data
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Monthly Team
Progress Meetings
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Once a month,
teams will meet with Dr. Celaya to discuss progress of targeted students.
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Qualitative and
Quantitative data will be used during meetings.
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45 Day Screening,
TAT, & Child Study
Enhance & Enrich Montessori Materials with
Language
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Revisiting the
“Economy of Language”
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Montessori
Primary and Lower Elementary classrooms across the country are receiving
students with fewer words in their vocabulary bank.
Montessori classrooms must address this need.
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As a top
priority, Upper Elementary classrooms must receive fluent readers from Primary
and Lower Elementary Classrooms in order for them to fulfill Upper Elementary
expectations.
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OMNI Educational
Bill: This year’s kindergartners must pass AIMS Reading when they are in third
grade or they will remain in third grade.
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5-10 Words Added
to Works/Material
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Every
work/material that does not have language and vocabulary imbedded in it, must
have 5-10 vocabulary words related to the work that are listed (on a large index
card, sheet of card stock, etc.) and that will be interacted with by the
student.
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These 5-10 Words,
and the physical list, would be explicitly taught and interacted with via a
‘three period lesson’
Montessori Work Cycles
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8:20 – Lunch With
Limited Pullouts
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Uninterrupted
Classrooms
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Rooms will not be
contacted (phone or intercom) unless the teacher is unprepared with accurate
attendance, lunch counts, following requests sent before 8:10 through email,
etc.
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Teachers should
check their mailboxes during lunch in case a call was received while they were
teaching.
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Teachers should
not be at a computer after attendance and lunch counts are submitted, unless it
is for accessing information for a lesson. Please check/respond to emails only
during breaks or after school.
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Specialists
Support Backing
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P.E., music, and
class counseling will only have a certain number of your students at a time, so
that teachers can have increased contact with small groups of students that will
remain in the classes at all times.
Establish Montessori Based Format Training
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Benchmark Testing
Three/Four Times a Year
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Students will
take ATI benchmark tests three/four times a year (ADE School Improvement)
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DIBELS will be
administered In Aug/Sep, Dec/Jan, & May
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DRA will be
administered in Aug/Sep, Dec/Jan, & May
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Benchmark
Administration
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Benchmarks tests will be administered
in the same manner as Stanford 10/AIMS week (groupings, time frames, etc.)
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Formal standardized tests will be
administered in the spring
Apply Assessment Results for Strategic Planning
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Sharing Results
with Students & Parents
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Grades 4-6: 2010
AIMS & DRA results/scores will be shared with all students and parents by the
end of conferencing week.
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Grade 3: 2010
Stanford 10, DIBELS, & DRA results will be shared with all parents by the end of
conferencing week. Teachers will
have discussions with individual students about test outcomes in an authentic
manner focused on goal setting.
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Grade K-2:
Aug/Sep DIBELS and DRA results will be shared with all parents by the end of
conferencing week. Teachers will have discussions with individual students about
test outcomes in an authentic manner focused on goal setting.
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The results of
each benchmark will be shared with all parents & students within 3 weeks after
results are provided.
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Sharing Results
of Targeted Students with Staff
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2010 assessment
results will be shared with teammates & mentors by the end of August.
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Benchmark results
will be shared with teammates & mentors within 3 weeks after results are
provided.
Montessori Standards for Grace, Courtesy, &
Student Advocacy
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Student Adult
Mentors
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Every Targeted
child (Academics, Behavior, & Attendance) will be assigned at least one adult
mentor who is not their own child’s teacher.
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Every certified
staff member will be assigned targeted children to mentor
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Class Meetings
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At least weekly
and documented in daily lesson plans
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Restorative/Reflective Areas in All Environments
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Peace Tables or
similar Reflective spaces should be provided for students indoors and outdoors,
so they can engage in peaceful and productive conflict resolution.
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Drachman’s 3
Expectations & PBS Matrix
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Presented/reviewed week 1 of August and January
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Restorative
Practices Initiative
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“We will guide
students to self regulate behaviors and engage in peaceful interaction”
Establish Meaningful Connections with Families
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Conferences with
Each Child/Parent
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Each child/parent
will be conferenced with by September 30th (or Oct. Grading Day)
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Teachers will use
PHLOTE lists to arrange for interpreters/translators by the end of August
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After
conferencing week, teachers will provide a list to Dr. Celaya of
children/parents with whom they could not conference with.
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Dr. Celaya, Mrs.
Carmona-Alday, the teacher, (and/or the mentor if it is a targeted child) will
conduct a Home/Workplace visit for these children by October’s grading day.
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Connecting with
Targeted Families
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Beginning in
September, parents of Targeted students (Academic, Attendance, & Behavior) will
receive monthly contact (at least) from teachers and mentors.
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Parents of
Targeted students will revisit SCIPs monthly with teachers and provide their
signature.
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Teachers will
provide Dr. Celaya a list of students/parents with whom they could not obtain a
signature.
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Dr. Celaya, Mrs.
Carmona-Alday, the teacher, and/or the mentor will work together to get the
signature.
Provide Parent Education
(Montessori, Parenting, & Literacy)
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Monthly during
Wednesday PD
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Childcare
provided
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Parenting
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Montessori
Philosophy & Curriculum
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Santa Rosa Family
Literacy
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21st
CCLC After School Program
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Childcare
provided
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Parenting
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Montessori
Philosophy & Curriculum
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Family Literacy
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English as a
Second Language
United, Cosmic, & Collaborative Montessori
Practice
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Foundation for
Success
›
Uniform
Montessori expectations and aligned standards
›
Cosmic Education
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The art of
Montessori teaching is protected
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Mission
›
“We are
Responsible and Peaceful!”
?
Vision
›
“Drachman
Montessori’s community nurtures the whole child.
Together we guide and empower one another toward individual excellence.
As responsible and peaceful citizens of the world, we honor our cosmic
task.”
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Positive
Reflections about our Practice
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