What are you concerned about?

Self-Contained Concerns Addressed

• Is my child going to be ready for middle school?

• The self-contained will not affect the rigor of our academic program.

• What do the other schools in our cluster do?

• Morningside-Full Departmentalization (4th-5th)• Springdale-Full Departmentalization (5th)• Hope-Hill-Self-Contained• Centennial Place—Departmentalized (5th)

• If the teacher doesn’t enjoy teaching the subject, is the quality of teaching going to drop?

• All of the teachers are certified and qualified to teach all elementary academic subjects.

What are you concerned about?

Self-Contained Concerns Addressed

• Additional pressure on the teachers. • Our K-3rd grade teachers balance teaching all of the subjects well. We trust that the 4th and 5th grade teachers will do the same with our support.

• NCTM recommends departmentalized in 4th and 5th grades.

• The NCTM recommends Math Specialists and Math Coaches to support classroom teachers at the elementary level.

• Communication to share resources among the grade level may be difficult.

• Teachers will have common planning a minimum of three times per week.

• Teacher buy-in • Most of the teachers support this decision. We believe in their ability to transition smoothly to this structure.

What are you concerned about?

Self-Contained Concerns Addressed

• Teacher-student compatibility • This would work the same as it does K-3.

• Achievement scores • This will be our first year with self-contained structure in 4th and 5th grades. We will evaluate the data throughout the year.

• Math scores have dropped in 4th and 5th grade

• Yes, which was one of the catalysts for the move to self-contained.

• Stakeholder buy-in • During the first year of being self-contained, there will be opportunities for feedback.

• Experience in trailers-confined space and noise.

• Students will still move to different areas for art, music and PE.

What are you concerned about?

Self-Contained Concerns Addressed

• My student won’t have the experience of multiple teachers.

• Students will still move to different areas for art, music and PE. They will also receive Spanish instruction two times per week.

• No break from the actual space of the classroom.

• Students will still move to different areas for art, music and PE. They will also have recess.

• Long-term substitutes would teach all subjects • This would work the same as it does K-3.