Mary Lyon Mary Lyon LSC Meeting

By Cliff Gabor, Principal

Sept. 18, 2019

5:00 p.m.

Network 3 CPS School

“Sometimes the questions are complicated, but the answers are simple.”Dr. Seuss

Author - R.J. Palacio

Mary Lyon Local School Council Members:

Ms. Cassandra Hernandez - Chairperson and Parent Representative

Ms. Diamaris Luz Quiles - Parent Representative

Ms. Manuela Davalos - Parent Representative

Ms. Maria Arellano - Parent Representative

Ms. Chini Na Farfan - Parent Representative

Ms. Lourdes Sanchez – Parent Representative

Mr. Jose Quiles – Vice Chairperson and Community Representative

Mr. Matthew Morgenthau - Community Representative

Ms. Nicole Naranjo - Teacher Representative

Mr. Joseph Segreti - Secretary and Teacher Representative

Mr. Jose Lugo Non – Teacher Staff Representative

Welcome

Chief Jennifer Farrell-Rottman – Network 3

James Dispensa, Dir, Demographics & Planning

Michael Abello – Early Childhood Education Officer

Veronica Derden-Jackson, Senior Compliance Facilitators

Thank you for attending our meeting to discuss Pre- kindergarten and Facilities (Roof)

Welcome to CPS Leadership

Mary Lyon School Mission

⚫Mary Lyon Elementary School will provide an environment for student growth so that they have the opportunity to be on track to meet / exceed goals and objectives in their continuing education and become college ready. All students will be developed as a whole child in order to use all their talents and creativity in their roles as adults in the 21st century.

Mary Lyon Mission

Mary Lyon Theory of Action⚫If we are able to successfully and efficiently

implement differentiated, small-group instruction throughout the school, we will be able to influence every student and positively impact their growth on the NWEA MAP Assessment.

Enrollment: 1301 as of Sept. 13, 2019

What’s New

for 2019-20!Comprehensive Gifted Program 8

thGrade

Mary Lyon Behavioral / Culture Climate Team

Dominican University Continues 2nd

semester

Safety and Security Protocols

Welcome to our New and Returning Staff

Members!!!

New Staff Members!

Ms. Maggie Perez – our new clerk

Changes

Any Summer Announcements and

Congratulations!!!

Student Rights and Responsibilities SRR

Bill of Rights

Mary Lyon MissionMary Lyon Elementary School will provide an environment for student growth so

that they have the opportunity to be on track to meet / exceed goals and objectives

in their continuing education and become college ready. All students will be

developed as a whole child in order to use all their talents and creativity in their

roles as adults in the 21st century.

Mary Lyon School Rules (R.O.A.R.S.)

Respectful:

All Lyon students will be respectful of self, school, and adults.

Organized:

All Lyon students will come to school prepared to learn every school day.

Accountability:

All Lyon students will be accountable by wearing their uniform every school day,

showing positive behavior, not chewing gum or candy, and not bringing their cell phone

to school.

Responsible:

All Lyon students are responsible for completing their work, telling a school adult of any

problems, and being honest.

Safe:

All Lyon students will be safe by not allowing bullying, bringing weapons to school, and

asking for help when needed.

Mary Lyon on a path to maintain a Well-Organized status⚫ Mary Lyon provides a voice for all Lyon Stakeholders in regard to issues

facing our school.

⚫ Voice is the expression of a point of view to the decision maker.

⚫ Problem Solving is the process of working through the information of a problem to reach a solution. Staff voice is always part of the Lyon process, but the ultimate decision lies with the administrative head of the school, the principal who is accountable to the Lyon LSC, CPS and the Lyon School Community.

⚫Please continue to practice - ASSUME POSITIVE INTENT

PartnershipsMr. Jackson has been accepted into the New Leaders Program - visits from New Leaders will be visiting at school.

Dominican University

Northwest Housing Center - Parent Mentoring Program

We are currently recruiting parents and guardians for the program.

School Communication Flow Charts⚫We have updated our School Communication Charts

Previous Chart

Lyon Community

Advisory Committees

Leadership

• Teachers/Staff

• Parents

• Students

• ILT

• SEL Advisory Team

• PPLC

• PAC

• BAC

• Lyon Parent/Guardian Organizations

• Culture and Climate Team

• Student Advisory Council

• Grade Level/ Department Leads

• School Administration

• Local School Council

• Network 3

• CPS

Lyon Stakeholders

Lyon

CommunityTeachers/Staff

Parents

Students

Advisory

CommitteesILT

SEL Advisory Team

PPLC

PAC

BAC

Lyon Parent/Guardian

Organizations

Culture and Climate Team

Student Advisory Council

Grade Level/ Department Leads

LeadershipSchool Administration

Local School Council

Network 3

CPS

Improving Arts Integration at Lyon

⚫ Incorporating the arts

⚫ Pilot arts integration initiative (3 teachers, 1 K-3rd, 1 3rd-5th, and one 6th-8th)

⚫ Survey will be sent

Strategy DESCRIPTIONCPS PILLARS

Principal Competencies

1 Mary Lyon Balanced Literacy Strategy

CPS PILLARS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5Principal CompetencyA1, A2, A3, A5, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, C1, C2, C3, D1, D2, D3, D4

2 Mary Lyon Mathematics Strategy

CPS PILLARS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5Principal CompetencyA1, A2, A3, A5, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, C1, C2, C3, D1, D2, D3, D4

3 Mary Lyon Science Strategy

CPS PILLARS 1, 2, 3, 5Principal CompetencyA1, A2, A3, A5, B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, C1, C2, C3, D1, D2, D3,

4Mary Lyon English Learner (EL) Support Strategy

CPS PILLARS 1, 2, 3, 5Principal CompetencyA1, A2, A3, A5, B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, C1, C2, C3, D1, D2, D3,

5Mary Lyon Integrated SEL and Fine Arts Strategy

CPS PILLARS 1, 2, 3Principal CompetencyA1, A2, A3, B3, B7, C1, C2, D1, D2, D3

Diverse Learning is embedded in all strategies.

Mary Lyon School Quality Rating Policy (SQRP) Strategic Support Plan for CIWP“ROADMAP” to maintaining Level 1+ Status

CIWP Areas of FocusInstructionSafety and OrderCulture for LearningBalanced AssessmentRelational Trust

CIWP Reflection

▶ Based on our EOY 19 data trends, instruction continues to be our top priority.

▶ As stated in the CIWP, differentiated small-group instruction continues to be the focus of our instructional shifts.

School Leadership Staff Teams Purposes, Agendas and Minutes

⚫ Administrative Team – Mr. Gabor, Mr. Jackson and Mr. Perez

Team Leader Responsible For Agendas and Minute Collection⚫ Principal Advisory – Mr. Gabor and Mr. Velazquez – Responsible for Agendas

⚫ ILT – Mr. Segreti Lead (2 Per Grade Band)

⚫ SEL – Ms. Blake / Ms. Cruz

⚫ Climate and Culture Ms. Todd

⚫ PPLC – Mr. Segreti and Ms. Naranjo (LSC )

⚫ Grade Level Team Leads – supported by Ms. Johnson, Ms. Milano and Ms. Moran

⚫ ESP – PPLC – Ms. Enciso Lead

⚫ Special Class / Resource – Ms. Maguire

⚫ MTSS / Gifted – Ms. Kelly

⚫ Social Committee – Ms. Theall and Ms. Ksepko (TBD)

⚫ CTU Representatives – Mr. Murphy and Ms. Milano

Growth Mindset and a Supportive Environment⚫ A teacher who has the growth mindset: "People who believe their talents can be developed (through

hard work, good strategies, and input from others) have a growth mindset. They tend to achieve more than those with a more fixed mindset (those who believe their talents are innate gifts). This is because they worry less about looking smart and they put more energy into learning. When entire organizations embrace a growth mindset, their employees report feeling far more empowered and committed; they also receive far greater organizational support for collaboration and innovation. " -Carol Dweck

⚫ A supportive learning environment is less about the physical classroom and resources (though these are important) than it is about values and relationships. In a genuinely supportive learning environment, every student feels valued, included, and empowered.

Ensuring equity of voice for our students –

⚫ CPS Student Bill of Rights

⚫ Encouraging students to be part of our Culture and Climate Team

⚫ Creating differentiated experiences for our children.

Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 – we had our Meet and Greet

⚫ Summer Readings

⚫ Supply Drop Off

⚫ Buy Uniforms

⚫ Outside and Inside Event

⚫ Register for After School Programs and Clubs

Community Partners:

⚫ District 25 Police Officers

⚫ Northwest side Housing Center

⚫ Orchestra

⚫ After –School programs

⚫ Health Immunizations and Truck

Fall Festival – October 22, 23, and 24 starting at 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Attendance is a Key Focus for 2019 -20

⚫ Attendance from the CPS reporting system called Dashboard will be used to identify students who are truant or who have excessive absences.

⚫ When a student is identified as a truant, frequently tardy, or has multiple early dismissals, a home visit and or counseling session in-school will take place with the parent / guardian and student.

⚫ Parent and guardian will have a conference in-school and an attendance plan will be created.

⚫ Perfect attendance students will be recognized at our bi-annual school award assemblies for perfect attendance.

⚫ Students will also be eligible to participate in our Lyon Paw Raffles and incentives at the end of each school month

Attendance Plan – to Support a Supportive Environment

Our Efforts:

⚫ Bill of Rights

⚫ Recently created a new staff position to help directly address at-risk students with attendance issues.

⚫ Monthly Perfect Attendance Raffles/Mystery Locker

⚫ Lunch with the Principal

⚫ Piloting weekly out of uniform days

⚫ Spirit Weeks

⚫ Attendance Board

⚫ Field Trip Incentives

⚫ Student Engagement Plan

⚫ We need to continue to find a way to get the students to feel invested in and excited to be at Lyon.

Administration Feedback ToolLeverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools By Paul Bambrick-Santoyo

Praise

Probe

Actionable Feedback

This is based on a 6 Step Model

I have asked Lyon administration to begin using this format when providing feedback during REACH as well as informally.

Core Literacy K- 5:

Balanced LiteracyA framework for organizing instruction in reading

and writing. Mary Lyon wants every child to have a

well – rounded balanced literacy education in order

for them to be strong readers.

FluencyWriting

Word Work Comprehension

Balanced Literacy

Lesson and Task Analysisusing the NWEA Ladders and Equip Protocols

Whole Group

Small Group – with NWEA Ladder Components

(Provides evidence of Tier 2 Instruction and Intervention)

Planned Student Tasks for the Whole Group and Small Group

We will use the Equip Protocol rubric to analyze our student tasks.

This will help us provide evidence that we are aligning student tasks to CCSS with the appropriate rigor.

(Please note we will adjust our NWEA Ladders based on the NWEA Insight Reports)

Problem SolvingProblem Solving is not about the answer it is about the process.

For example: A 3 reads strategy can be used as problem-solving process. I am asking each teacher to have a 3 read strategy for their students.

The new way of doing math takes much longer than that of traditional math –please keep in mind what the process is teaching the student.

New Math Versus Old Math:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlfa5v3ullg

Close Reading StrategiesClose reading is a careful and purposeful reading and/or rereading of a text, using text-dependent questions to guide reading toward a specific purpose that the teacher sets at the beginning. The teacher can set a purpose to focus on an author’s use of language in order to enhance the contrastive analysis and cognate activities discussed in the previous section, or it some other area such as figurative language or aesthetic appreciation. Close reading can also involve different kinds of annotation and partner talk.

Close Reading Strategies

Go Math 3 Reads

The Three Reads Problem Solving Routine:

⚫Read the problem stem three times, each time asking a different question:

⚫First Read: What is this situation about?

⚫Second Read: What are the quantities in this situation?

⚫Third Read: What are all the possible mathematical questions we could ask of this situation? Draw a diagram of the problem. Debrief each question with student-to-student discourse

Children give us permission to teach them – we must invite them to learn

⚫Coping Strategies

⚫Empower students – what do we need to teach our children to be able to advocate for themselves?

⚫How do we teach them to Self- Regulate?

⚫Empower

⚫PATHS and SEL Supports Continue

⚫Learning Brain Versus Survival Brain: https://youtu.be/KoqaUANGvpA?t=15

PATHS Problem Solving Posters

ROARS Teacher / Staff Member: Refocus on Our Lyon Students

The ROARS Teacher / Staff Member goes beyond believing that all children are capable of learning, especially our most vulnerable populations of students such as our DL and / EL students.

The ROARS Teacher / Staff Member needs to see all Lyon students as "our" students, meaning we all have a shared responsibility to support each other and every student be it in the hallways, the bathrooms, or in our offices - there are always opportunities to provide support, even if it is just a smile, a "hello," or a "how are you?"

The ROARS Teacher / Staff Member should be one who shares strategies and ideas for support freely, without the expectation of receiving something in return.

How can staff/student relationships be improved?

Lesson Plans would be aligned with the gradual release of teacher responsibility (I do, We Do, and You Do).

This would include:

⚫ Objective of the day will be posted in all classrooms and for all subjects.

⚫ Focused Instruction (Overview / Direct Instruction for the objective of the day and modeling.)

⚫ Guided Instruction with collaborative learning. Here students interact with the objective while receiving instructional support. Teachers would clarify misconceptions in differentiated groups. Teacher also conducts a check for understanding.

⚫ Independent learning – students will exhibit their understanding and application of the objective.

Through this change over to student centered learning using the Gradual Release Method relationships between teacher and student can be strengthened.

Math Network Expectations

Math Network Expectations

Science Priority 3If we continue to implement the Next Generation Standards (FOSS Full Option Science System; K-5 Science and Technology for Children (STC); and K-8 SEPUP Science for Public Understanding Program). This will lead students to be successful in the NGSS Science standards, as measured by the Illinois State Science assessments in 5th and 8th Grades.

CIWP EL Program Update

Mr. Perez – will meet with all EL Teachers

Ms. Johnson is our ELPT

The following presentation slides were written by:

Willis Niederfrank

Emely Perez-Garcia

Mary Rosen

OLCE EL Specialists

Mary Lyon School Facts⚫Start Time: 8:30 a.m.

⚫End Time: 3:30 p.m.

⚫Uniforms: Blue Polo Shirts with ML Logo and Khaki Bottoms

⚫School Programs: Bilingual Sports Program

Diverse Learning After School Homework

General Education After School Academic Enrichment

Adult Tutoring Computer

Recess Parent Mentor with Northwest side Housing Center

Music Student Teaching

Art PAC and BAC Parent Workshops

PRAA *Comprehensive Gifted Program

Special Partnerships and Projects⚫ Chicago Metamorphosis Orchestra Project

⚫ Northwest side Housing Center Parent Mentor Program

⚫ Implementation of R.O.A.R.S. and our school handbooks for all stake holder groups

⚫ Rental Uniforms

⚫ School Garden

⚫ Dominican University

⚫ Comprehensive Gifted Program

⚫ PRAA

⚫ PATHS

Parent / Guardian Participation2019 -20

Mary Lyon Local School Council

Parent Advisory Council

Bilingual Advisory Committee

Parent Safety Patrol

Parent Mentor Program

Student Enrichment Programs⚫Band and CHIMOP Orchestra Project

⚫Art After School

⚫Choir

⚫Algebra

⚫Reading and Math Programs

⚫Homework Help

⚫Sports – Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball,

⚫Yearbook

Student Resources⚫Counseling

⚫Tutors (Retired Teachers and College Students)

⚫Structured Recess program

⚫Parent Mentoring Program

⚫Diverse Learner Resource team

Incentives⚫Award Ceremonies

⚫Pinning Ceremony

⚫Spirit Week – Talent Show, Sporting events, Who Wants to be the Principal?, Lyon Paws and Raffles

⚫Attendance Class Awards

⚫Fall Festival

Mary Lyon on the path to maintaining Level 1 + School Status

WIN LYON WIN

Let me hear your … ROARS!!!

Respectful

Organized

Accountable

Responsible

Safe