Monroe Avenue Elementary School Case Study
Monroe Avenue Elementary School is located in Hamlet, NC and serves 469 students
(Pre-K through fifth grade). The certified staff consists of a principal, an assistant principal, a guidance counselor, two EC teachers, one Pre-K EC teacher, one teacher of hearing impaired students, one teacher of English Language Learner, one teacher of AIG students, one academic coach, two Pre-K teachers, 22 regular education teachers, one music teacher, one librarian, one art teacher, and one physical education teacher. Monroe Avenue is ranked 1,076th in comparison to the 1,462 elementary schools in NC. The breakdown by ethnicity is as follows: 48.4 % African American, 30.1% White, 15.4% Hispanic and 6.1% American Indian with 48% female and 52% male making up the student body. The student/teacher ratio is 15:1. As of 2016, 55.7% of students passed NC EOG tests, which is lower than the district and state average. Monroe Avenue is a low performing school due to the fact of receiving a “D” on their report card for the 2015-2016 school year. The school did meet growth, with a 7% gain from the previous year. Because the school is on the low performing list, the district is required to post the MAES school …show more content…
Curriculum (alignment) 2. Instruction (rigor) 3. Assessment (accountability). Teachers need this opportunity to meet, plan common units of study, and create aligned assessments Teachers bring resources, assessments, and student work to the meeting, during which time the focus is on identifying trends, misconceptions, and gaps in students’ understanding of the content standards. Teachers decide what the students need to know, the learning path to build conceptual understanding, and evaluate the alignment between standards and units of study. Student assessments and work samples are analyzed, and that data is discussed by the team to identify “next steps” with respect to instructional approaches (e.g., small group, guided practices,
(Pre-K through fifth grade). The certified staff consists of a principal, an assistant principal, a guidance counselor, two EC teachers, one Pre-K EC teacher, one teacher of hearing impaired students, one teacher of English Language Learner, one teacher of AIG students, one academic coach, two Pre-K teachers, 22 regular education teachers, one music teacher, one librarian, one art teacher, and one physical education teacher. Monroe Avenue is ranked 1,076th in comparison to the 1,462 elementary schools in NC. The breakdown by ethnicity is as follows: 48.4 % African American, 30.1% White, 15.4% Hispanic and 6.1% American Indian with 48% female and 52% male making up the student body. The student/teacher ratio is 15:1. As of 2016, 55.7% of students passed NC EOG tests, which is lower than the district and state average. Monroe Avenue is a low performing school due to the fact of receiving a “D” on their report card for the 2015-2016 school year. The school did meet growth, with a 7% gain from the previous year. Because the school is on the low performing list, the district is required to post the MAES school …show more content…
Curriculum (alignment) 2. Instruction (rigor) 3. Assessment (accountability). Teachers need this opportunity to meet, plan common units of study, and create aligned assessments Teachers bring resources, assessments, and student work to the meeting, during which time the focus is on identifying trends, misconceptions, and gaps in students’ understanding of the content standards. Teachers decide what the students need to know, the learning path to build conceptual understanding, and evaluate the alignment between standards and units of study. Student assessments and work samples are analyzed, and that data is discussed by the team to identify “next steps” with respect to instructional approaches (e.g., small group, guided practices,