001doing. >> Great. We're late because it's not my fault. Okay. >> Please stand for the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [Music] At this time, it is our public input on agenda and non-aggenda items. I welcome any members of the audience to speak at this time. Okay. School 14 principal presentation. Mrs. Good evening. >> Good evening. >> Remember last year? [Music] >> Maybe we use one of ours. >> Good evening. Thank you, Teresa. Good evening. Welcome to our celebration of school 14. We are super excited to be here tonight. I know we all are full force into the holiday season and soon we'll be getting ready for the new year.
002So, this is usually a time of year when we express gratitude and also a time to reflect on the previous year or years. So, I just wanted a moment to express how grateful I am to our board of education. Thank you for dedicating countless hours in your roles to ensure that the children of Troy each receive a highquality education. To our superintendent, Mr. Carmelo, our deputy superintendent, Dr. Watson, our assistant superintendent, Mr. Hotelling and Mr. Abasi. Thank you always for your leadership as well as your continued support. To our school 14 staff, thank you for being here. I see every day how much love you give to our kids. Um you are the heart of our school and the core of our success. I am honored to present your efforts and your work this evening
003and I'm just so incredibly grateful for each and every one of you. All right, let's get started. We have I'm a little bit ahead of myself. We have three parts to our presentation this evening and three presenters. Part one, I will provide a data overview, strengths and areas for growth based on the New York State learning standards and then how we are going to move forward. Part two, Mr. David Rossy will be presenting one of our new initiatives this year in Troy. It's called I Ready. Part three, Mrs. Jenna Gert, who is one of our special education teachers, member of our school leadership team, and chair of our family engagement committee, will be highlighting some of our recent events. At the end, we will close with a brief video. And it sounds like a lot,
004but we're going to go through it quickly. All right, New York State test data. Starting with ELA, we have eight years of data up on the screen. We did take a little bit of a hit this past year in ELA, but if we study our trend line, it is going in the right direction for sure. And go back to 1415, 18% passing. Three years of results by grade level. I would just like to point out a an 11% gain in third grade ELA. Moving on to math. tiny tiny dip this past year from the previous year. But again, check out the trend line. Definitely looking strong. And you know, I'm going to go back to 1415 with that 19%. 3 years of data for math by grade level, 7% gain in third grade, 8% gain
005in fourth grade, bringing that total up to 55% proficiency. The New York State tests assess grade level mastery of our nextgen learning standards. School 14 school 14 has done the work of analyzing the data in ELA and math as it relates to each standard. So we know which ones we did well in and which ones are areas of growth for us. Let's look at ELA. So you have all of this information in your packets. So I'm just going to let you kind of look at that at another time at your leisure. And in the interest of time, I'm just going to give one strength and one area of growth for ELA. Um so our top strength in ELA according to the standards is determining meaning of words, phrases, and figurative language. and then an area
006for growth for us demonstrating main central idea and explain how it is supported by key details and summarizing the text. Moving on to math, our top strength is using measurement and data to solve problems involving measurement and conversions of measurement. and our area for growth number and operations in base 10 including expanded form understanding compar comparison symbols greater than less than equal and then transferring that knowledge to using decimals. All right so we did the data areas of strength and growth so here in Troy Dr. Watson speaks often of our theory of action which is all Troy City School District students will learn and achieve at a high levels and if they don't we will change what it is we do in order to ensure that they do learn and achieve at high levels. So
007let's move forward with what we're doing differently this year to adhere to our theory of action. Our equity goal for this year, we commit by June of 2025 that 50% of our transitioning and expanding English language learner students will accelerate their learning as evidenced by meeting their stretch growth benchmark goal in Ire. Why did we select this goal? We have a large number of ELELLL students in our building. We are currently at 72 ELELLL students. Um, and our data shows that we can do a better job of moving this subgroup towards proficiency. How will we get there? We're going to get there with targeted small groupoup instruction. All of these students have been assigned a mentor through stronger connections, which I will talk about in a moment. Our EML team has created these really cool
008ELLL student data profiles and targeted professional development in things such as scaffolding our instruction oral language development and high impact instructional strategies. The really great thing about this plan is that these things that we're doing to move our English language learner students are best practices for all students in all subgroups and will help us all move to proficiency and beyond. All right. What else are we doing to adhere to our theory of action? We have a program called UFly. That stands for the University of Florida Literacy Institute. It is phonics-based. We use it in grades one and two for tier three scholars. In January, we are going to start using it for tier three scholars in kindergarten. We have more themes for little ones K through three. That is all about building vocabulary. The same
009program for grades four and five is called Morphe Magic. We It's continuing to build vocabulary, but it's focusing on higher skills such as plurals, prefixes, suffixes, compound words, and it points out and designates key words in reading, writing, and spelling. For our instructional coaching cycles this year, we have three areas of focus. One is strengthening tier one instruction. The second one is modeling and helping teachers implement highlevel practices. And the third is leading grade level teams in al analyzing data to improve proficiency through those data feedback strategy meetings. Next is my last slide. All right. We're doing tri-weekly assessments in ELA for grades three through five. These are created from release passages, so previous New York State tests with both multiplechoice questions as well as short response type questions. Grades four and five are doing
010it on the computer. Grade three is still pencil and paper. Next year, three, four, and five will be doing these assessments on the computer. We have incorporated more academics into our afterchool program daily. We have 40 minutes of small groupoup homework help, 20 minutes of independent reading, 20 minutes of I Ready, and every grade level has a focus or a theme. So, just a couple of examples, second grade is doing the Magic Treehouse book club, and fifth grade is focusing on journalism. and they hope to get a school newspaper up and running. The Stronger Connections mentoring program. This is the first year in Troy for this grant-f funded program. So, we have 24 mentors here at school 14 and each one services 5 to seven students weekly. So, we're servicing right now through this program
011132 scholars. um personalized goals are created for each of these students with their input. They can be academic based, they can be social emotional, they can be based on attendance or a combination of all of those. Um this program has already had a tremendous impact on our school community. We absolutely love it. And it is my pleasure to introduce Mr. David Rossi who will speak of about I [Applause] thank you Mrs. Clutier. This year we using I Ready and I'd like to take a few minutes to share a little bit about the program with you and about how we are using it. The I Ready program is a web-based tool that's being used across the district. It's adaptive. It gives adaptive assessments of students reading and math skills. Analyzes data for strengths and areas of
012growth. Provides differentiated instruction grouping and resources based on student needs. Helps teachers to set goals and progress monitor students and provides data that will inform instruction. The first diagnostic was given during the last week of September and into the first week of October. The diagnostic is adaptive based on how students are answering questions. If the student is getting a lot of questions incorrect, the program will bump the questions down a level. Conversely, if a student is getting answering questions correctly, the program will give them more challenging questions in order to better understand the scholar strengths and areas for growth. Here are our overall school results for ELA and there's math. The results show that where we started off the year. Students in green tested at or above grade level. Students in yellow are also in
013good place as the diagnostic analyzes data based on what students should know by the end of the school year. I Ready then helps us drill down further into the skills that need to be bolstered for students to demonstrate proficiency by the end of the year. These next slides show us exactly what skills need to be in strengthened for students to reach proficiency in both ELA and again in math. And as you can see, these are exactly the areas Mrs. Clutier referred to earlier when she was speaking. After students take the diagnostic, I ready provides strategic lessons tailored to what students need. The goal is for students to spend 45 minutes a week in ELA and 45 minutes in math in order to maximize learning. The diagnostic analysis also helps teachers determine how to form small
014groups in their classroom based on the needs of students. This is is an example of what teachers will see as they're reviewing data. I did put a Christmas tree over students names to see how the program details where each student is. This report shows us which skills skills a student is lagging in and lets the teacher knows know what academic areas intervention is needed. The program also gives teachers a detailed narrative about each grouping. In this example, phonics and vocabulary will be an area for this small group to work on. I Ready goes further in detailing what skills should be segmented and taught to students, helping teachers to make powerful, high lever, data-driven instructional decisions that we believe are will be key to getting those students who scored in the red at the beginning of
015the year to be scoring in green by the end of the year. Finally, the program gives teachers differentiated resources to help close those gaps. After the diagnostic and lessons are completed, students take what is known as the standards mastery assessment. Whereas the diagnostic assessment is adaptive to students abilities. So standards mastery assesses students on their mastery of standards at their grade level. We have so far given two standard mastery assessments and we are already seeing some promising results. Here is a fifth grade student that spent 4 hours and 22 minutes completing ELA lessons on I Ready and showed remarkable improvement from the first to the second assessment. Here, a fourth grade student who spent 2 hours and 11 minutes completing seven lessons went from 46% to 67%. In this man slide, we see that a
016third grade student spent nearly two hours completing five lessons and went from 61% to 70%. Finally, the second grade student spent four hours and four minutes and showed the improvement of 34% between assessments. And while not all of our students have made these large gains yet, just like Buddy Y, we are so excited to see the growth that we believe we will see in that. Many of our teachers are incentivizing the program and students are showing enthusiasm for learning. While we are in our infancy with the program, we have already began to see gains. And while it will never be a replacement for our amazing teachers and staff, I has been a powerful tool to enhance our teachers and coaches ability to make deliberate data-driven instructional decisions that will take our students from where they
017are and bring them to the next level and beyond. At this time, I will turn it over to Mrs. Jenna Girth, who will talk about family engagement. [Applause] Thank you, Mr. Rosie. Here at school 14, we belong believe strong partnerships with families are essential to student success. Each year, we commit to bolstering powerful and collaborative relationships among faculty, families, students, and our local community. School 14's dedication to strength-based practices and high impact family engagement opportunities ensures that each students learning, achievement, and dreams are fostered and celebrated. This evening, I have the opportunity to highlight four family engagement events that school 14 has hosted in 2024. The first event of 2024 launched School 14 into our outer into outer space with our first annual Lego Masters competition. Inspired by School 14's monthly equity book, May Among
018the Stars, students designed and built rocket ships out of Legos for the first African-American astronaut, May Jes. With over 80 families cheering on students, creativity soared. team showcased their ingenuity and problem solving skills as they transformed ordinary Lego bricks into extraordinary creations. From towering rockets to intricate spacecrafts, students designs were a testament to their limit limitless imagination. At the end of the event, classmates voted on the most creative design and winners were proudly displayed in the main lobby. At our next family engagement event in May 2024, school 14 hosted our annual multicultural night. This event is a vibrant celebration of student cultures. Families had the opportunity to view student artwork, learn about various cultures, and participate in cultural activities such as Arabic calligraphy demonstration by Troy High School students, viewing and trying on clothing from
019other countries, and sampling international snacks. In October, School 14's annual fall family fest attracted over 600 attendees. In partnership with CDPHP, the event provided a diverse range of vendors and activities for students and families to enjoy. Families enthusiastically participated in the event and had access to valuable community resources. Additionally, the event allowed families to engage with current and former educators, cultivating meaningful connections and learning opportunities. Lastly, our most recent family event was our annual turkey trot. Families and faculty cheered on students or joined in the trough themselves. We were so happy to see a 32% increase in family attendance from previous years. These events could not take place without school board's dedicated staff. Your dedication and commitment to our school community and students is truly inspiring. Thank you for volunteering your time to make our
020events a success. Additionally, thank you, Mrs. Clutier, Mr. Rossy, the board of education for your continued res uh your continued support. Thank you. [Applause] Thank you, Mrs. G. All right, last but not least, we have our brief video. Um, this video was created by one of our fourth grade teachers, Miss Ashley Kenyon. Stand up. Miss Kenyon is very active in our school community. She has amazing school spirit. Well, all of you have amazing school spirit and you're all active in our community, but we would just like to give you a round of applause, Ashley, for putting this video together. Great, great job. And I hope it plays. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] [Applause] That concludes our presentation. [Music] [Applause] Does anyone have any
021questions for Karen? >> Nice shot. >> Um, October financials. Mr. >> Good evening. Um, week I passed along the October financials for the board review. Um all the state and federal reporting for the 2324 school year has been completed. Um payroll projections to start the budget process for the next year also been completed. Um as 2024 comes to a close uh we'll be getting ready for um the W2 and the 1099 process starting in January. Um, and lastly, I just want to wish everyone happy holiday and a great start to the new year. >> Thank you. >> Motion on the floor for approval of minutes December 4th, 2024. Second discussion. All those in favor? I opposed. Superintendent recommendation human resources staff matters unclassified and classified under unclassified motion on the floor for consent agenda items
0221 through 10. Second discussion all those in favor. >> Opposed under classified motion on the floor for consent agenda items 1 through seven. Second discussion all those in favor. under superintendent recommendations programs. Motion on the floor for approval of item number one as listed second discussion. I had to ask what this was. So, thank you for the I know I see the name. Um all those in favor opposed under superintendent recommendations business finance motion on the floor for consent agenda items one and two. >> Second. >> Discussion. All those in favor? >> Opposed. District announcements. Future board meetings. All meetings will take place at 6 PM. January 8th is our next one at middle school. January 22nd will be at school 18. And for the good news, I know there are people behind me, so
023I want to I want to say thank you for coming. And there's two special guests over there. Hi, girls. Um, is that my intro? Uh, this morning, members of Detroit Community School student uh council visited prek classrooms at school 12 to hand out candy canes and read to our youngest learners. It was a great morning to see some of our oldest students visit with some of our smallest. The Troy Community School students are all smiles as they left each classroom. Thank you, Jimmy. Uh, the annual bling at Troy Middle School ran yesterday and today, allowing students to shop for holiday gifts. That would be really good if I put my glasses on so I can read the rest of this. Uh, holiday gifts for their families and loved ones using points earned by being respectful
024and responsible during the school day. Thank you to Mrs. uh Stuffenborg and Miss Souza for creating this great event and to all our volunteers with donated items. Help man the tables and wrap presents including our National Junior Honor Society members. >> I was in the time this morning [Music] >> Detroit Bowling team got it before last night over again. I'm going to pay for that over over Ravina by a score of 25 to7 moving the team to a 4 and3 record. Team captain Anthony Minnelo led with a high game of 211 and a 68 triple. Andy Williams rolled a big 222 and Sophie Short pulled an amazing 202. Great job Tribers. Everyone on behalf of the board of education, I want to wish everybody a happy holiday. Thank you all for coming. Um, I'm trying
025to keep this really brief. So, um, if anybody has anything they want to announce or say or anything. Okay. Motion on the floor to Merry Christmas everybody. Motion on the floor to adjourn the meeting. Second. >> All those in favor? Opposed. Thank you everybody. Have a great holiday.