Clissold Clissold Montessori Montessori

PlanPlanClimbing HigherClimbing Higher

Why expand Why expand Montessori?Montessori?

Allows us to improve our curriculum and instructionAllows us to improve our curriculum and instruction

Strengthens whole school communityStrengthens whole school community

Equalizes and stabilizes classesEqualizes and stabilizes classes

Provides improved transition into IB at 6Provides improved transition into IB at 6thth grade grade

Increased use of hands-on, manipulative Increased use of hands-on, manipulative instructional methodsinstructional methods

Increased levels of individualized learningIncreased levels of individualized learning

Builds leadership, responsibility, and school Builds leadership, responsibility, and school ownership within the multi-age classroom structureownership within the multi-age classroom structure

Why now?Why now?

In place of the previous Minimal Funding received In place of the previous Minimal Funding received in years past, CPS provided schools like Clissold in years past, CPS provided schools like Clissold with additional funds under the Title IIA Teacher with additional funds under the Title IIA Teacher Quality Grant ($86K)Quality Grant ($86K) Limited usage of fundsLimited usage of funds

Teacher Professional DevelopmentTeacher Professional Development Extended Day or Substitutes to attend Professional Extended Day or Substitutes to attend Professional

DevelopmentDevelopment Costs for Recruiting High Quality TeachersCosts for Recruiting High Quality Teachers Supplies required to implement Professional Supplies required to implement Professional

DevelopmentDevelopment Reduced Class Size positionsReduced Class Size positions

How we are using the How we are using the $84K$84K

0.5 Reduced Class Size position ($41,476)0.5 Reduced Class Size position ($41,476)

Training for Montessori ExpansionTraining for Montessori Expansion $18K for 6 teachers to receive distance learning $18K for 6 teachers to receive distance learning

through North American Montessori Centerthrough North American Montessori Center $2500 for substitutes to allow teachers to $2500 for substitutes to allow teachers to

observe and coach each otherobserve and coach each other $500 for Extended Day pay for additional $500 for Extended Day pay for additional

collaborationcollaboration $21,800 for Montessori specific materials $21,800 for Montessori specific materials

required to implement trainingrequired to implement training

How will this happen?How will this happen?

2011-2012 School Year2011-2012 School Year Non-Montessori teachers will complete Diploma Non-Montessori teachers will complete Diploma

program through NAMC distance learningprogram through NAMC distance learning Established Montessori teachers will mentor Established Montessori teachers will mentor

and collaborate with their peersand collaborate with their peers Classroom set-ups will be determined and Classroom set-ups will be determined and

purchasing will begin using Title IIA and roll-purchasing will begin using Title IIA and roll-over fundsover funds

Time will be dedicated to mapping out how Time will be dedicated to mapping out how Clissold will blend Montessori philosophies and Clissold will blend Montessori philosophies and public school accountabilitiespublic school accountabilities

What will happen What will happen next?next?

2012-2013 School Year2012-2013 School Year All kindergarten and first grade students will All kindergarten and first grade students will

be in multi-grade Montessori classroomsbe in multi-grade Montessori classrooms Teachers newly trained in Montessori will Teachers newly trained in Montessori will

implement Montessori methods in the single implement Montessori methods in the single grade level (Second grade will become Second grade level (Second grade will become Second Grade Montessori)Grade Montessori)

Teachers will continue to mentor and Teachers will continue to mentor and collaboratecollaborate

Teachers will continue to map out the K-5 Teachers will continue to map out the K-5 curriculum using Montessori philosophiescurriculum using Montessori philosophies

And then?And then?

2013-2014 School Year2013-2014 School Year All students will be in a multi-age Montessori All students will be in a multi-age Montessori

classroom for grades K-5classroom for grades K-5 Students who were in 2Students who were in 2ndnd grade Montessori grade Montessori

and 4and 4thth grade Montessori the prior school year grade Montessori the prior school year will remain with their same teacher for 3will remain with their same teacher for 3rdrd and and 55thth grade. grade.

So what does this look So what does this look like?like?

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015

Kdg M (K/1) First M (K/1) Second M (2/3) Third M (2/3)

Kdg T (K only) First M (K/1) Second M (2/3) Third M (2/3)

First M (K/1) Second M (2/3) Third M (2/3) Fourth M (4/5)

First T (1st only) Second M (2nd only)

Third M (2/3) Fourth M (4/5)

Second M (2/3) Third M (2/3) Fourth M (4/5) Fifth M (4/5)

Second T (2nd only)

Third M (3rd only)

Fourth M (4/5) Fifth M (4/5)

Third M (2/3) Fourth M (4/5) Fifth M (4/5) IB

Third T (3rd only)

Fourth M (4th only)

Fifth M (4/5) IB

Fourth M (4/5) Fifth M (4/5) IB IB

Fourth T (4th only)

Fifth M (5th only) IB IB