Takoma Park Primary Magnet School

Takoma Park Primary Magnet School

Agenda• Welcome, Introductions• All about TPES• TPES Magnet Framework• How does “Magnet” fit

into our school?• Q & A Session

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.

What is our mission?

Be Positive, Work Hard

& Do Your

BEST!

2012-2013 @ TPES

2 Pre-K (am & pm)9 kindergarten 9 first grade10 second grade

Grade Level Classes

By the Numbers…600+ Total students

Demographics5.2% Asian 32.7% Black/African American 18.5% Hispanic/Latino .3% American Indian 5.7% Multiple 37.4% White

Takoma Park Primary Magnet School

Framework:The rationale and goals that direct the course of studies

and instruction

Rationale All students need instructional programs that are based on their needs as assessed by teacher observations and academic assessments. Some students need additional enrichment and/or

acceleration and time working with their intellectual peers. Classroom instructional experiences should challenge each

student to maximize their potential by building their academic strengths. Promotes the thinking skills and instructional strategies that encourage risk taking and creative expression to help students realize their full potential.

Integrated Curriculum2012-2013

Reading/Language Arts Math Writing Science/ Social Studies

Curriculum 2.0 integrates instruction

throughout content areas

Goals Flexible Groupings for Instruction of

Reading and Language Arts Successful Completion of William and

Mary Language Arts Program (Grade 2) Junior Great Books: Shared Inquiry

Reading Program (Grades 1 & 2) Compact & Accelerated Math Classes

2012-2013 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 All second graders participate in The William

& Mary Language Arts Program

Junior Great Books Inquiry-based language arts

program Goal: Increase creative thinking

about literature through questioning strategies and discussion

Story is read aloud Vocabulary discussed in context Questions generated and discussed

Junior Great Books Pullout with Mrs. Weiss

Grade 1

10:00 – 11:00 Grade 2

11:20 – 12:20

Students will meet during a school week for the guided reading block -- one time during each semester.

Junior Great Books Pullout with Parent Volunteers

Parents will be trained to facilitate selected stories from the JGB collection

Training Dates

To Be Determined in September, 2013.

What is William and Mary?

The goals of this unit include…Literary analysis

andInterpretation

Figurative language

Persuasive writing

Analogical reasoning

William and MaryTheme: The Conceptual Understanding of Change

Unit design is based upon advanced Content

ProcessProduct

LiteratureWriting

2012-2013 Primary Magnet Accelerated MATH

• Mathematics instruction follows the MCPS 2.0 curriculum

• At TPES, students are regrouped • Needs of highly abled mathematics

students are met through accelerated and enriched teaching models

2012-2013 Primary Magnet Science & Social Studies

Curriculum 2.0 integrates social studies and science into weekly instruction.

Science Lab emphasizes…

•Hands-on experimentation•Inquiry•Research•Discussion

Social Studies instruction encourages students to…•Examine•Research•Analyze •Actively explore

PLUS

What does this mean for students selected as

“MAGNET”?

2012-2013 Primary MagnetAdditional enrichment and/or acceleration

as appropriate for each student: 2.0 Curriculum designed to meet the

instructional needs of all students Teachers plan instruction for advanced

learners to provide challenging assignments, and instructional grouping within the classroom

Compacted/Enriched Math Classes Junior Great Books (Pull-Out)

Time to work with their intellectual peers.

By the Numbers…2012-2013

1st grade 2nd grade Total

Total # Total # StudentsStudents

186 184 370

Magnet Magnet 101 115 216PercentagePercentage 54% 62% 58%

Screening Instruments

• Current Teacher’s Survey Form• Parent Survey Form• Norm-referenced Student

Assessment • Math and Reading Levels

Selection for participation in the Takoma Park Elementary School (TPES) Primary Magnet Program has been completed. This process included the use of multiple sources of data in order to determine whether the Primary Magnet Program is an appropriate match for each child. A committee of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) staff reviewed the data, and determined that your child _______________ would benefit from the Magnet Program.

orA committee of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) staff reviewed the data, and determined that at this time, your child __________ not be selected for participation in the Magnet Program. 

An important goal of the Takoma Park Elementary School instructional program is to meet the academic needs of students who have demonstrated strengths in their verbal and non-verbal capacity. Within each homeroom class, there are opportunities for students to work with a community of peers who also demonstrate above grade-level skills and concepts, and/or critical thinking and problem solving skills.Please note that this selection process is not used to formally recognize students as "gifted and talented." MCPS Policy IOA on Gifted and Talented Education mandates that this process take place in Grade 2.If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Zadia Gadsden, Principal, TPES, at 301-650-6414. But not yet…

Questions?

* Appeals will not be addressed until the new

school year begins – September.

* Please do not request a private conference

immediately after this meeting.