Maple Hills Elementary 2019-20 Annual School Performance Report

Annual School Performance Report Maple Hills Elementary School

2019-20

425-837-5100 • www.issaquah.wednet.edu/maplehills 15644 204th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98059

Principal

JoEllen Tapper

Welcome At Maple Hills it is about teamwork! Students, staff, and parents all work together to prepare students for a successful future. Besides meeting all district and state requirements staff and parents challenge students to become Soaring Eagles by being Respectful, Responsible, Safe, and Kind every day in every way. We know that with our Soaring Eagle expectations in place in our community, students will become successful, lifelong learners who continue to grow and achieve every day.

Having involved, supportive parents and community members are a vital part of the Maple Hills’ community.

On any given day you can find volunteers supporting small groups in reading, teaching an art lesson, or volunteering in the classroom. We are fortunate to have an active and involved PTA. They offer many opportunities for families to get involved through various events throughout the school year. We also have an active and growing WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program, where dads volunteer their time during the school day.

Mission Maple Hills is a dynamic learning community where everyone has the opportunity to achieve their highest academic and social-emotional potential.

District Report

To review the Issaquah School District 2019-2020 budget details and more, please visit www.issaquah. wednet.edu/district/annual-community-report/.

The Issaquah School District believes in seeking continual feedback from a broad and diverse range of constituents regarding their experiences with the District and their neighborhood schools. See the Community Polling Study site at www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/polling for more information and survey results.

Data from the Office of the Superintendent of Instruction (OSPI) State testing is required by Washington State (RCW 28A.230.095) and federal law. The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), enacted in 1965, is the nation’s national education law and shows a longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students. On December 10, 2015 President Obama reauthorized ESEA as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These state and federal laws result in elementary students being regularly tested by the State to assess their progress as they move through school. State tests at the elementary level which fulfill the federal Every Student Succeeds Act include the following:

• Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA): English Language Arts (ELA) and Math tests (3-5) • Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS): Science test (5)

Demographic Data

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COVID-19 Pandemic In an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Governor Jay Inslee ordered all schools in Washington closed as of March 17, 2020. While the initial order mandated school closures only through April 24, 2020, the order was extended to the end of the 2019-2020 school year due to increasing COVID-19 infection numbers across the state.

The Issaquah School District submitted its plan for remote learning at the end of March 2020, and remote learning began for all students on Monday, April 20. Students and staff moved to an online classroom setting, using various platforms such as SeeSaw, Classlink, and Office 365. District laptops and internet hotspots were distributed to families in need, and free meals were still provided for families qualifying for the Free and Reduced Lunch program at designated pick up spots around the district daily.

Highlights Located in the center of a vibrant neighborhood, Maple Hills’ volunteers include parents, community members, retirees, and middle and high school students—some of whom are Maple Hills alumni. Each year in classrooms, the library, and throughout the school, volunteers donate 10,000 to 12,000 hours to benefit students.

The Maple Hills PTA supports the school in a wide variety of ways and with unending dedication and enthusiasm. PTA has earned the 100% Membership award and the State PTA Standards of Excellence Award for eighteen consecutive years.

The Arts also thrive at Maple Hills. Our music teacher offers choir programs, grade level performances, and students culminate their time at Maple Hills performing in a 5th grade musical. Our PTA Art Docent program is stronger than ever with an art docent in every classroom who leads amazing projects for the students. In addition, every year, a contest is held to select student art to be framed and added to our Student Art Gallery.

We are also leaders in technology. Every classroom is equipped with a variety of technological devices, which continues to grow every year. From Ozobots to iPads to Makey Makeys, students from Kindergarten through 5th grade are putting their 21st century skills to use. Every year, for the past three years, we have planned a Family Engineering Night which combines a Science Fair with hands-on activities, including robotics, Scratch, engineering, and more. Our intermediate students are able to participate in the FIRST Lego Robotics Program as well as participate in the District STEMposium and individual class coding and tech programs.

Before/After School

Maple Hills offers several extracurricular activities. Eagle Club (before and after School Age Care), morning Music Program, Green Team, Project Connect, the Happy Newspaper, and Student Council are just some of the programs available for students on various years. In addition, PTA sponsors such events as family fun nights, Science Fair, Art Walk, an ice-skating party, and the Reflections program.

Our learning community provides a positive environment that motivates and supports students and families. Working as a team with parents, the Maple Hills staff makes a difference in children’s lives.

Improving Student Achievement

Just like our students, we are always striving to improve and grow ourselves. Every year we use the information we learn from our students’ test scores, previous assessments, and past experiences to better prepare us for the following year’s instruction. Our School Improvement Goal is to increase our overall math achievement across all grade levels as well as to reduce the gap we are seeing between students with an Individual Education Plan and students without one. Our teachers engage in ongoing professional development in research-based instructional strategies. Throughout the math curriculum, the teachers use a common math rubric to assess student achievement and the grade levels meet regularly to collaborate and brainstorm strategies to support all of our students. We are also fortunate to receive a grant from the Issaquah Schools Foundation for another year to fund an after school math program to tutor some of our students struggling in math.

Special Programs

Students approaching standard in reading are supported through Title 1/LAP; students receive extra support learning English through ELL; highly capable students are involved in a pull-out SAGE program which included having guest students participate in Challenge math and reading groups. Students with an Individual Education Plan are supported through our Learning Resource Center; and Art lessons by a PTA Art Docent.

Consistently showing responsibility, respect, safety and kindness, students receive the Maples Hills Soaring Eagle Award. These students are recognized each week in announcements and their Soaring Eagle certificates help to fill up the Eagle’s Nest to earn schoolwide prizes such as an extra recess, a dance party at lunch, etc.

State Testing Two tests given to elementary school students—The Smarter Balanced Assessment and the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science help indicate how well Issaquah students are learning.

COVID-19 Disclaimer

Due to early facility closure and suspension of end of year testing, 2019-2020 assessment data is not available. The data below relfects the school’s scores for the 2018-2019 school year.

Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA)

The SBA consists of two parts: a computer adaptive test and a performance task. Writing is included at every grade level and students are asked to solve multi-step, real-world problems in math. Performance tasks ask students to determine an array of research, writing, and problem solving skills. The SBA results describe student achievement (how much students know at the end of the year).

The Grade Level Total ELA and Grade Level Total Math charts on the right-hand side of the page indicate the percent of students in third, fourth, and fifth grade who met or exceeded standard in ELA and Math on the SBA compared to the percent of students who met or exceeded standard in ELA and Math district-wide.

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The WCAS fulfills the federal requirement that students100 be tested in Science once at the elementary level.

The WCAS measures the level of proficiency students 80 have achieved (what students know and can do) based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The WCAS assesses all three dimensions of the 60 learning standards (Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts).

The numbers on the chart represent the percentage of 40 students in grade 5 who met or exceeded standard on the NGSS compared to the percentage of students in 20 grade 5 who met or exceeded standard district-wide.

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