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The Bucks County Montessori Charter School

The Bucks County Montessori Charter School. 2010-11 PSSA Results, Local District Comparisons, and Year to Year Progressions. Montessori Ideology vs. PSSA Principles. Prepared kinesthetic materials employed vs. Pencil and paper as primary source Education set at child’s academic level vs.

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The Bucks County Montessori Charter School

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  1. The Bucks County Montessori Charter School 2010-11 PSSA Results, Local District Comparisons, and Year to Year Progressions

  2. Montessori Ideology vs. PSSA Principles • Prepared kinesthetic materials employed vs. • Pencil and paper as primary source • Education set at child’s academic level vs. • Blanket approach – everyone testing on the same thing at the same time • Students active, softly conversing; freedom to move vs. • Students passive, limited to seats and seating assignments • Cooperative learning that is encouraged; students willing and able to aid one another vs. • Constraint on cooperative learning; direct competition with each other • Process-focused assessments, skills check-lists, mastery benchmarks vs. • Product-focused reports

  3. So, what is the PSSA’s role? What is the PSSA test? The PSSA test is a series of standardized tests given to all public school students. Currently, students are tested on Reading, Math, Writing and Science. What is the purpose of the PSSA? The PSSA is a test on the core standards state and federal officials feel students should know. The No Child Left Behind Law expects that all students must test at 100% proficiency by 2014. What are the ramifications to the PSSA? A school’s continued existence, comparable performance measures, and student graduation to list a few.

  4. Therefore, know that as Montessorians… “Learning must never focus on the end result, as true understanding would not be able to flourish…(for) if the process is fully developed, the desired outcome will naturally take care of itself.” ~M. Montessori • PS: Pay close attention to this quote as we give longitudinal testing data

  5. 2010-11 MATH BCMCS Results – Overview of ALL Grade Levels • AYP met in 4th, 5th and 6th with current 2010 2011 NCLB target at 67% • Over 92% of students scoring Proficient or Advanced in 4th and 5th grades • 0% Below Basic in 4th and 5th grades

  6. 2010-11 READING BCMCS Results —Overview of All Grade Levels • AYP met at all Grade levels, with 2010-11 NCLB target set at 72% • 95% of 6th year students testing Proficient or Advanced • No4th, 4th, 5th or 6th year students testing Below Basic

  7. 2010-11 BCMCS Science and Technology Results: 4th Grade*0% Basic or Below Basic100% Advanced and Proficient

  8. 2010-11 PSSA BCMCS Writing Results: 5th Grade*No Below Basic score*Over 12%Improvement in Advanced scores from last year!

  9. This group has been identified as being challenged assessment takers. From Kindergarten, this particular group averaged a 1½ grade equivalent deficiency throughout the three year TerraNova testing period. Interventions are in place to help this group. NCLB baseline benchmark for this year set at 67%. • Curricular Note: Recognize, as well, that the reliance of Montessori manipulatives for 3rd year students still exists, with the usage of such not allowed for PSSA testing. Know that it is our Montessori belief that focusing on hands-on, didactic materials leads to deeper understanding of the core mathematical principals. Although this process takes time, documented testing data supports that this pays great dividends in the later years. 3rd Year Math: PSSA Math Comparisons to Local District

  10. Scores meet NCLB baseline benchmark which is 72%. • Curricular Notes:: Further refinement of the implementation and integration of the Montessori language arts, Making Meaning and Great books programs, along with integrated writing skills creates deeper understanding of texts. As a by-product, this allows the students to tackle test taking situations with confidence. 3rd Year Reading: PSSA Reading Comparison to Local District

  11. Scores are 20 Percentage Points Above NCLB baseline benchmark • Scores are second among local serving districts. • Even though this population has an unusually high proportion of children with learning challenges and/or IEP’s, the continued integration of the Montessori mathematics curriculum and programs developed with the Special Ed. department tremendously helped these student flourish this past year. 4th Year Math: PSSA Comparison to Local District

  12. Scores are 16 Percentage Points Above NCLB baseline benchmark • Highest score among local districts. • 1st of 5 Top Ranking Scores out of 10 District Comparisons. 4th Year Reading: PSSA Comparison to Local District

  13. 4th Year Science and Technology: PSSA Reading Comparison to Local District • 2nd of 5 Top Ranking Scores out of 10 District Comparisons.

  14. Scores are 15 Percentage Points Above NCLB baseline benchmark • Highlighting notes: no below basic scores • 3rd of 5 Top Ranking Scores out of 10 District Comparisons. 5th Year Math: PSSA Comparison to Local District

  15. Scores are 28 Percentage Points Above the NCLB baseline benchmark • 4th of 5 Top Ranking Scores out of 10 District Comparisons. 5th Year Reading: PSSA Comparison to Local District

  16. Curricular Notes: • Score is 3rd highest among local serving districts • Largest amount of advanced scores with no below basic scores. 5th Year Writing: PSSA Comparison to Local District

  17. Scores are 13 Percentage Points Above the NCLB baseline benchmark • Atypical 6th year score; however, this subgroup made substantial gains from last year’s PSSA scoring. 6th Year Math: PSSA Comparison to Local District

  18. Scores are 23 Percentage Points Above the NCLB baseline benchmark • Highlighting Notes: No below basic scores. • 5th of 5 Top Ranking Scores out of 10 District Comparisons. 6th Year Reading PSSA Comparison to Local District

  19. Reading and Math [Current 4th]Year to Year progression** Note: 2010 Scores taken from MDNP [Median National Percentile] from TerraNova tests, with 2011 scores representing Proficient/Advanced PSSA test results.

  20. Reading and Math [Current 5th]PSSA Year to Year progression

  21. Reading and Math [Current 6th]Year to Year progression

  22. Reading and Math [Last Year’s Graduates]Year to Year Progression

  23. Montessori Testimonial: • Differing forms of schooling produce famous graduates, however, most go into a predominant field. For example, Waldorf graduates typically go into the arts, and East Coast prep school graduates go mainly into business, law and politics. Montessori graduates, on the other hand, are eclectic in their careers; computer engineering, literature, art, medicine, politics, acting, ... • The following slides are meant to serve as a Montessori testimonial and case study, as well as list some famous Montessori graduates so as to validate the fact that Montessori Education accomplishes its goal, as it does not force children into a mold, but rather helps each child reach their full potential, be it in art, science, literature, computers, music, performance, etc . . .

  24. An Interesting Perspective: A Youtube clip from the Barbra Walters special: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C_DQxpX-Kw Another that explains the EDUCATIONFORUM article: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcNvTPX4Q08&feature=related

  25. JOSHUA BELL- Grammy award-winning violinist, Bell exhibits Montessori thinking at its best. JEFF BEZOS- Amazon founderAmazon’s founder, who proudly cites his Montessori roots, is a study in contradictions: analytical and intuitive, careful and audacious, playful and determined. Critics note his extraordinary ability to learn from others, one hallmark of Montessori education. DAVID BLAINE- Illusionist & magician. T BERRY BRAZELTON- Brazelton attended a Montessori school as a child and now supports Montessori philosophy through his lectures and publications. JULIA CHILD- Celebrity chef & author. GEORGE CLOONEY- So what defines “good”? Turns out Montessori’s approach—unfolding students, not molding them. SEAN “P Diddy” COMBS- Grammy award-winning musician, says he feels fortunate to have attended Mount Vernon Montessori School during his childhood, recalling that, “I feel like I was nurtured into wanting to be somebody special.” JOHN and JOAN CUSACK- Actor and screenwriter, and Academy award-nominated actress. ANTHONY DOERR– Author. PETER DRUCKER- Author, Management consultant, “social ecologist”, awarded the presidential medal of freedom. ERIK ERIKSON- Psychologist & author. The Danish-German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on human social development. DAKOTA FANNINGThis youngest-ever Screen Actors Award nominee, history’s youngest Academy member, recalls: “I learned to read at two…in a Montessori school where they teach you to read really, really young.” Montessori kids are not technically taught to read (reading skills just emerge in the right environment, we think), but they work at their own pace in age-diverse groups—not in curriculum-dictated lockstep with same-age peers. ANNE FRANK- Memoirist & author. KATHARINE GRAHAM- Pulitzer prize-winning author and Former owner & editor of the Washington Post Crisis forced Katherine Graham to assume control of the Washington Post. Her confidence faltered but—remembering that what matters is how people learn, not what they know—Graham said, “The Montessori method, learning by doing, once again became my stock in trade.” Her reign at the highly-regarded paper lasted more than two decades. FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER- Viennese artist & architect. HELEN HUNT- Academy award-winning actor. HELEN KELLER- Political activist, author, lecturer. BEYONCE KNOWLES- Singer, songwriter, actress and fashion designer. YO YO MA- United nations Peace Ambassador, winner of 15 Grammy Awards, Presidential Medal of Freedom & National Medal of the Arts. GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ- Nobel prize-winning author Marquez said his Montessori education gave him “the desire to kiss literature” and states, “I do not believe there is a method better than Montessori for making children sensitive to the beauties of the world and awakening their curiosity regarding the secrets of life.” HM QUEEN NOOR of JORDAN- U.N. Advisor, humanitarian activist, memoirist. JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS- Former first lady. DEVI SRIDHAR- Youngest-ever American Rhodes scholar, author, oxford research fellow, oxford lecturer on global health politics. At 18, Devi Sridhar (a former Montessorian) spoke five languages, played both tennis and the violin expertly, and co-wrote a book on Indian mythology. In 2002 she became the youngest Rhodes Scholar in the program’s 100-year history. Interested in health as a young person, she now directs CEG’s global health governance project. TAYLOR SWIFT- Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter. Taylor Swift, country music’s youngest-ever Entertainer of the Year, attended Alvernia Montessori School in Berks County Pa. The singer is widely described as “the product of homegrown values”; New York Times calls her “one of pop’s finest songwriters, country music’s foremost pragmatist, and more in touch with her inner life than most adults”. PS: More information on these famous Montessorians can be found at Wikipedia, which, again by the way, was co-founded by JIMMY WALES – an avid reader with an acute intellectual curiosity, to which he credits the Montessori school’s experiences he received as a child.

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