Takoma Park Primary Magnet

Takoma
Park
Primary
Magnet
School
Parent Information
Session Agenda
▪ Welcome
▪ Introductions
▪ All About Takoma Park ES (TPES)
▪ TPES Magnet Framework
▪ How does the Magnet fit into our school?
▪ Q&A Session
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What is Our Vision?
Parents, staff, students, and the
community will work to achieve a
safe and positive learning
environment through high
expectations and diverse learning
experiences.
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What is our mission?
Be Positive,
Work Hard,
& Do Your
BEST!
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Welcome to Takoma Park ES
▪
Pre K–2 Elementary
School
▪
Primary Magnet School
Grades 1, 2
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Students can continue in
Grades 3rd–5th by
attending Piney Branch
ES or return to their
home school.
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All About TPES
Grade Level Classes
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1 Pre K (a.m.)
10 Kindergarten
12 First Grade
11 Second Grade
Facilities
❖ Main building with
gymnasium
❖ Addition (2011)
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Our School
Total School
697 Total Students
School Demographics
_% American Indian
3% Asian
35% Black/African American
18% Hispanic/Latino
7% Multiple
_% Pacific Islander
37% White
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Takoma Park Primary Magnet School
Framework:
The rationale and goals that
direct the course of studies and
instruction.
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Rationale
▪ All students need instructional programs that are based on their
needs as assessed by teacher observations and academic
assessments.
▪ Classroom instructional experiences should challenge each student
to maximize their potential by building their academic strengths by:
▪ Providing access to intellectual peers/groups within the
classroom;
▪ Providing access to additional enrichment and/or acceleration as
appropriate; and
▪ Promoting the thinking skills and instructional strategies that
encourage risk taking and creative expression to help students
realize their full potential.
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Integrated Curriculum
2016–2017
▪ Reading/Language Arts
▪ Math
▪ Writing
Curriculum 2.0
integrates instruction
throughout content
areas
▪ Science/Social Studies
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Instructional Goals
▪ Flexible Groupings for Instruction of Reading and
Language Arts.
▪ Junior Great Books: Shared Inquiry Reading Program
(Grades 1 & 2).
▪ Successful Completion of William and Mary Language Arts
Program (Grade 2) as appropriate.
▪ Consistent small group access to the enrichment and
acceleration within the grade level mathematics
curriculum.
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2016–2017 Primary Magnet
Reading & Writing
Students will be heterogeneously grouped
for homeroom based on reading levels.
▪ All students have a peer group of similarly able
readers.
▪ All students participate in Junior Great Books.
▪ Second graders participate in the William & Mary
Language Arts Program (as appropriate).
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What is William and Mary?
The goals of this unit include…
Literary
Analysis
and
Interpretation
Figurative
Language
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Persuasive
Writing
Analogical
Reasoning
William and Mary
Theme: The Conceptual
Understanding of Change
Unit design is based upon advanced
▪ Content
▪ Process
▪ Product
▪ Literature
▪ Literature
▪ Writing
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Fog
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Carl Sandburg
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2016–2017 Primary Magnet
Mathematics
▪ Mathematics instruction follows the
MCPS Curriculum 2.0 and Math
Pathways.
▪ At TPES, students are regrouped for
daily instruction.
Needs of highly abled mathematics students
are met through accelerated and enriched
teaching models and resources.
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2016–2017 Primary Magnet
Science & Social Studies
Curriculum 2.0 integrates Social Studies
and Science into weekly instruction.
Social Studies
instruction encourages
students to…
• Examine
PLUS
• Research
• Analyze
• Actively Explore
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Science instruction
emphasizes…
• Hands-On Explorations
and Investigating
• Inquiry
• Research
• Discussion
2016–2017 Primary Magnet
STEM Lab
Science
Technology
Engineering
Math
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In the STEM lab, students
work collaboratively to build,
create, design, and problem
solve.
Students use their
knowledge of science, math,
and technology to solve real
life engineering problems.
Students visit the STEM lab
for 45 minutes a week.
What does this mean for
students selected as
“MAGNET”?
2016–2017 Primary Magnet
Additional enrichment and/or acceleration
✓ Curriculum 2.0 designed to meet the instructional
needs of all students.
✓ Teachers plan instruction for all learners to provide
challenging assignments, and instructional grouping
within the classroom on a weekly basis.
✓ Teacher planning incorporates the identification of
enriched and accelerated instructional resources to
support the highly able students.
✓ Students are provided with time to work with their
intellectual peers.
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By the Numbers…
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2015–2016
1st grade
2nd grade
Total
Total # Students
212
232
444
Magnet
105
98
203
Percentage
50%
42%
46%
Out-of-Boundary
15
12
27
Percentage
7%
5%
6%
Takoma Park
Primary Magnet
Application and Screening Procedures
What should I consider before making
the decision to have my child screened
for the TPES Primary Magnet Program?
Consider the following questions:
• What instructional opportunities for enrichment and acceleration
does our home school provide?
• Is there an intellectual peer group within their class?
• How well does my child adjust to change?
• Will he or she be unduly upset if separated from friends in the
neighborhood school?
• How much time will be spent on the bus each morning and
afternoon?
• How will the change impact family time?
If your child is invited to the TPES magnet program,
the expectation is that he/she attend unless
unexpected circumstances arise.
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Application Form
o Print or type all information on the
application.
o Sign the parent permission slip for testing.
o Submit application directly to TPES.
▪ No late application forms, under any
circumstances, will be accepted.
▪ Faxes will not be accepted.
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Selection Procedures
Spring 2016
Parent
▪ Communicate with your child’s
homeschool/principal regarding your interest in
the TPES Primary Magnet Program.
▪ Bring your child to testing on March 9, 2016, at
the Carver Educational Services Center located
at 850 Hungerford Drive, Auditorium, Rockville,
Maryland 20850.
▪ Your student specific time will be
confirmed by Ms. Deandre Boggan.
▪ You should anticipate 30 minutes for
testing.
▪ Complete the Parent Survey form at the time of
testing.
School
Selection Procedures
Spring 2016
▪ The Teacher Survey form will be completed by your
child’s current teacher.
▪ If your child attends a private school, please be
sure to provide the teacher’s e-mail address on
the application form.
▪ Provide updated report card information from
quarter one and two.
Selection Procedures
Spring 2016
Selection Committee
▪ Review all “profile”information of your child at the
end of April.
▪ Current Teacher’s Survey Form
▪ Parent Survey Form
▪ Reading Levels (Winter mClass)
▪ Report Card
▪ Norm-Referenced Student Assessment
Selection Procedures
Spring 2016
Selection Committee
▪ Make a decision for program acceptance
▪ Out of Boundary
▪ Decision: Yes, Wait Pool, No
▪ Special Notes:
▪ Strongest students that have met the screening
criteria will be entered into a lottery.
▪ The first 15 “pulled” from the lottery will be invited to
participate in the program.
▪ Wait pool students will be added up to the end of
December based on space availability.
Selection Procedures
Spring 2016
Selection Committee
▪ Acceptance letters
▪ Letters to all parents will be mailed in the week of May 13th
informing them of their child’s status.
▪ Appeals
▪ Parents have the right to appeal the decision by presenting
new information not previously submitted in the their
application.
▪ Parents must file an appeal (in writing) to Mrs. Meredith
Casper, Director, Division of Accelerated and Enriched
Instruction, Carver Educational Services Center, 850
Hungerford Drive, Room 177, Rockville, Maryland, 20850.
All appeals must be received within two weeks of receipt of
admissions status.
TOUR GUIDELINES
We are pleased to have the opportunity to show visitors the beautiful
facilities, as well as the amazing staff and students here at Takoma Park ES.
We are proud of our school and hope we can point out the many strengths of our
instructional program.
To maintain continuity of instruction for our students and teachers, we ask that you
adhere to the following guidelines:
1. Our students and teachers are busy at work! Please direct any questions to your
tour guide(s).
2. Limit your time in any one classroom.
3. Have only 4–5 parents in a classroom at a time.
4. Keep conversations in the hallways at low levels.
5. Conclude your visit promptly at your scheduled time.
Our parent volunteers are here to guide you through the school and will be able to
answer your many questions.
Thank you for helping us keep student learning our first priority!
Q&A and Tour Groups
Red and Blue Groups
1st-(10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.) School Tour
2nd-(10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.) Q&A Session
Yellow and Green Groups
1st-(10:15 a.m.– 10:30 a.m.) Q&A Session
2nd-(10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.) School Tour
We hope you enjoyed
your visit!