Sligo Middle School Home of the Stallions

1. Sligo Middle School Home of the Stallions Woodlin ES Parent Night January 4, 2011

2. Welcome Jeff Rhodes, Principal Christian Anderson, Assistant Principal Marion Finkbinder, Assistant School Administrator

3. Sligo at a Glance

4. Congratulations Sligo !!! We achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the 2010 MSA !!

5. Congratulations Sligo !!! Total Suspensions decreased from 79 in 2009 to 56 in 2010 1/3 or 30% decrease

6. Sligo Successes Made AYP in Reading and Mathematics for all school educational school groups The four educational groups of concerns that we did not MEET AYP in 2009 (FARMS, HISPANIC, LEP and SPEC) all made safe harbor this year which means a 10% or greater progress in their performance Asian, White andAfrican American Students achieved AYP via AMO or Confidence Interval in both Reading and Mathematics this year

7. Sligo Successes African American students make AYP in Reading by the AMO for the last 4 fours in a row Hispanic students achieved AYP in Reading for the last 4 years in a row Asian, White and African American Students would be predicated to achieve AYP in 2011 in both Reading and Mathematics based upon their performance in 2010

8. What’s New at Sligo MS? 146 =6th Grade Students 43 = Glen Haven ES 43 = Woodlin ES 28 = Highland ES 10 = Oakland Terrace ES 10 New, Highly Qualified Staff Members Sligo R’s School Improvement Focus * Positive Behavior # 1 * Community Campaign: Developing Student Leaders Small Group Mentoring: Visible Men, SISTERS, STARRS, and Jump Start!

9. Goal # 1 Increase Student Literacy (All students able to read, write and critically think above grade level) Enhance Rigor and Promote Acceleration 60-80% of all students completing Advanced level classes Goal # 2 Improve Math Proficiency Skills (All students able to perform above grade level) Enhance Rigor and Promote Acceleration (80% of all 8th graders having completed Algebra with a C or higher; Goal # 3 Enhanced School Climate Increased stakeholder satisfaction via semester survey Reduced suspension rate (6.5%) School Improvement Goals 2010-2011

10. Establishing and Maintaining a Safe and Orderly Learning Environment where All students can Learn and Be Successful Consistently Communicating High Expectations Modeling Appropriate Student Behavior Acknowledging Positive Behavior Sligo R’s : Rigor Respect Responsibility Relationships Safety School Improvement Focus 2010-2011

11. Stakeholder Satisfaction Areas we will survey for stakeholder satisfaction include: Home-School Communication Parent Outreach Parent Volunteerism School Safety Academic Achievement Quality of Teaching

12. Parent Outreach Alex Cartegena Parent/Community Coordinator

13. How We Communicate With You • School Website (listing of staff emails & Phone Numbers • PTSA Meetings Notes to ListServ • Edline; Interim/Progress reports • Principal Connect-Ed Messages (Weekly) • Student Back Pack Mailings • School Improvement Team Meetings (Quarterly)

14. Who to call when... • TEACHER • Concern about your child’s grade/class performance in a specific class • Question regarding homework assignments • Question about an incident that occurred in class

15. Christian AndersonAssistant Principal • Carrie CaputoESOL Teacher • Loretta CollinsESOL Teacher • Marion FinkbinderAssistant School Administrator • RituGirdharSCB Special Education Para-educator • Sophie Guitton Health Technician • Justin HobenLAD/Special Education Para-educator • Alison Kane School Psychologist • Margaret Pecora-JewettSpanish Teacher • Jenny PluimAttendance Secretary • Terrence PurdieCounselor, 7th Grade • Allison Prince Pupil Personnel Worker (PPW) • Nomvuyo Qubeka School Nurse • Smil SoriaMain Office Secretary • Terri StithCounselor, 6th Grade • Festus Vanjah Science Teacher • *Vannest Wilkins NAACP Parent Council Representative • (*new veteran –smile) Who’s New at Sligo MS?

16. Who to call when... • TEAM LEADER • Concern about your child’s performance/behavior in all of his or her classes. • Request for a parent conference with all of your child’s teachers. • Inability to reach a teacher on your child’s team.

17. Who to call when... GRADE LEVEL COUNSELOR • Request for work due to your child’s extended absence. • Concern about your child’s schedule. • Concern about your child’s social/emotional adjustment to school. • CONTENT SPECIALIST • Concern about the curriculum and/or instructional delivery that could not be resolved with your child’s teacher

18. Who to call when... • GRADE LEVEL ADMINISTRATOR • Concern about the handling of a disciplinary infraction, academic matter or incident in class that could not be resolved with the Teacher , TeamLeader and/or Counselor. • PRINCIPAL • Concern about any matter that could not be resolved with the teacher, team leader, counselor and/or grade-level administrator.

19. Information Available on Edline • Your child’s grades in each class, updated (at least) for each progress report (every 3 wks). • Your child’s missing assignments / homework. • You can elect to be emailed every time a teacher updates Edline. • Some teachers choose to upload worksheets, class calendar items.

20. How to Access Edline • For 7th/8th graders…username/passwords are the same. • Sixth graders…username/password mailed. • For assistance, contact Mr. Bowman, Edline SuperUser.

21. Reminder: Important Upcoming Dates • Arts and Academic Night • (One of four Sligo Family Fun Night Events) • January 27 at 7:00 p.m. • 5th Grade Parent Night • Feb. 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the media center • (Feb 17 snow date)

22. We look forward to working with you in educating our students