North Side Elementary School Dr. Mary Nardo, Principal

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North Side Elementary SchoolDr. Mary Nardo,
Principal

• North Side is making AYP. In addition to making
  Adequate Yearly Progress for the 07-08 year,
  North Side has been awarded as a PDE School of
  Academic Excellence for making AYP for the third
  year in a row!

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North Side ElementaryDr. Mary Nardo, Principal

• Trends
• Majority of students in Advanced Proficient and
  Proficient categories in Mathematics and Reading
• All students (with the exception on 3 students)
  scored in the Proficient and Basic levels in
  Writing for the last 3 years

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North Side Elementary Dr. Mary Nardo, Principal

• Areas of Strength
• Statistically significant number of students in
  the advanced math level at all grade levels
• 3rd, 4th, 5th grade daily schedule includes an
  entire classroom of students being taught at
  least a grade level above in math
• Although a Targeted Assist Title School, 123/531
  students living below the poverty level, the
  academic rigor in delivery of the daily
  curriculum and student overall assessment
  performance remains at or above the PA State
  Standard

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North Side ElementaryDr. Mary Nardo, Principal

• Accountability Continued monitoring of formative
  assessments including but not limited to
• DIBELS (K-5)
• 
  4-SIGHT (3-5)
• 
  Phonology (K-2)
• 
  EDM pre-testing (K-2)
• 
  Joplin grouping/ Skill grouping (K-5)
• Curriculum Continue to monitor and adjust as we
  are consistent and pervasive in our planning for
  and delivery of the prioritized curriculum
• Teacher Leaders Continue data-driven, shared
  decision making practice with teacher-leader
  committees including
• Academic Team (18
  Teachers)
• LFS
  Leadership Team (11 Teachers)
• 
  Anti-Bullying Team (12 Teachers)
• 
  Intervention Team (12 Specialists/ Teachers)

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North Side ElementaryDr. Mary Nardo, Principal

• North Side Building Goals for the 08-09 School
  Year
• Academic Goal Eliminate all Below Basic
  students (including ESL and IEP students) in
  performance categories for Reading, Math and
  Writing on the PSSA in grades 3, 4, 5
• Climate Goal Expand the Anti-Bullying effort
  from identification what bullying behavior to
  empowering the bystander and helping students to
  report bullying to an adult immediately when it
  occurs
• Parental Involvement Increase the parent
  involvement to include all parents, as well as
  expand our Community Partners work with
  businesses in the community including but not
  limited to recruitment of Big Brothers and Big
  Sisters, UPS and Giant Foods career to work
  partnerships.
• Professional Development Goal Provide
  research-based professional development and
  common planning times in place of the traditional
  staff meetings to support teachers as they
  collaborate and plan for consistent and pervasive
  teaching and learning across their grade level
• Technology Goal Expand the use of our North Side
  Technology Integrator to enhance teaching and
  learning through the use of appropriate
  integrated technologies