Shining Stars

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:54% to 23% in one year.

I know. Two stars is 20%-40$, so they're getting awfully close to just one star. No doubt the PCSB will just pass them along with no real changes, like it does for most mediocre schools. Their math scores are atrocious and their math growth percentile is also really bad. I get that people like Montessori but is this really worth it? Looks like they lost over 6% of their kids over the course of the year last year.

I’m waiting for the SSMA boosters to come out and try to explain why this school is not a sinking ship.

I think they all left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:54% to 23% in one year.

I know. Two stars is 20%-40$, so they're getting awfully close to just one star. No doubt the PCSB will just pass them along with no real changes, like it does for most mediocre schools. Their math scores are atrocious and their math growth percentile is also really bad. I get that people like Montessori but is this really worth it? Looks like they lost over 6% of their kids over the course of the year last year.

I’m waiting for the SSMA boosters to come out and try to explain why this school is not a sinking ship.

I think they all left.

Yep. We all left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:54% to 23% in one year.

I know. Two stars is 20%-40$, so they're getting awfully close to just one star. No doubt the PCSB will just pass them along with no real changes, like it does for most mediocre schools. Their math scores are atrocious and their math growth percentile is also really bad. I get that people like Montessori but is this really worth it? Looks like they lost over 6% of their kids over the course of the year last year.

I’m waiting for the SSMA boosters to come out and try to explain why this school is not a sinking ship.

I think they all left.

Yep. We all left.

When the OSSE enrollment data spreadsheet comes out, we'll see if they even have as many kids this year as last year. Financial trouble spiral awaits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:54% to 23% in one year.

I know. Two stars is 20%-40$, so they're getting awfully close to just one star. No doubt the PCSB will just pass them along with no real changes, like it does for most mediocre schools. Their math scores are atrocious and their math growth percentile is also really bad. I get that people like Montessori but is this really worth it? Looks like they lost over 6% of their kids over the course of the year last year.

I’m waiting for the SSMA boosters to come out and try to explain why this school is not a sinking ship.

I think they all left.

Yep. We all left.

Yep, one of the things I was most thankful for this weekend!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:54% to 23% in one year.

I know. Two stars is 20%-40$, so they're getting awfully close to just one star. No doubt the PCSB will just pass them along with no real changes, like it does for most mediocre schools. Their math scores are atrocious and their math growth percentile is also really bad. I get that people like Montessori but is this really worth it? Looks like they lost over 6% of their kids over the course of the year last year.

I’m waiting for the SSMA boosters to come out and try to explain why this school is not a sinking ship.

I think they all left.

Yep. We all left.

Yep, one of the things I was most thankful for this weekend!

Where did everyone go?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:54% to 23% in one year.

I know. Two stars is 20%-40$, so they're getting awfully close to just one star. No doubt the PCSB will just pass them along with no real changes, like it does for most mediocre schools. Their math scores are atrocious and their math growth percentile is also really bad. I get that people like Montessori but is this really worth it? Looks like they lost over 6% of their kids over the course of the year last year.

I’m waiting for the SSMA boosters to come out and try to explain why this school is not a sinking ship.

I think they all left.

Yep. We all left.

Yep, one of the things I was most thankful for this weekend!

Where did everyone go?

CHML, Lee, Breakthrough, Garrison, Mundo Verde eighth, Mundo Verde P, Capital City, Two Rivers, basically anywhere else!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:54% to 23% in one year.

I know. Two stars is 20%-40$, so they're getting awfully close to just one star. No doubt the PCSB will just pass them along with no real changes, like it does for most mediocre schools. Their math scores are atrocious and their math growth percentile is also really bad. I get that people like Montessori but is this really worth it? Looks like they lost over 6% of their kids over the course of the year last year.

I’m waiting for the SSMA boosters to come out and try to explain why this school is not a sinking ship.

I think they all left.

Yep. We all left.

Yep, one of the things I was most thankful for this weekend!

Where did everyone go?

CHML, Lee, Breakthrough, Garrison, Mundo Verde eighth, Mundo Verde P, Capital City, Two Rivers, basically anywhere else!

Yeah, I figured MV8 would take a big bite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:54% to 23% in one year.

I know. Two stars is 20%-40$, so they're getting awfully close to just one star. No doubt the PCSB will just pass them along with no real changes, like it does for most mediocre schools. Their math scores are atrocious and their math growth percentile is also really bad. I get that people like Montessori but is this really worth it? Looks like they lost over 6% of their kids over the course of the year last year.

I’m waiting for the SSMA boosters to come out and try to explain why this school is not a sinking ship.

I think they all left.

Yep. We all left.

Yep, one of the things I was most thankful for this weekend!

Where did everyone go?

CHML, Lee, Breakthrough, Garrison, Mundo Verde eighth, Mundo Verde P, Capital City, Two Rivers, basically anywhere else!

Yeah, I figured MV8 would take a big bite.

It did but honestly CHML being in a swing space and going deep into their wait list helped a lot too.

[Anonymous]

I hope our Change Challenge is going to fund some instructional support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope our Change Challenge is going to fund some instructional support.

Why are you still at SSMA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope our Change Challenge is going to fund some instructional support.

Why are you still at SSMA?

One thing is, instructional support is low at Montessoris because of what they're looking for. They are measuring for a certain style of teaching. At least that's what I've heard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope our Change Challenge is going to fund some instructional support.

Why are you still at SSMA?

One thing is, instructional support is low at Montessoris because of what they're looking for. They are measuring for a certain style of teaching. At least that's what I've heard.

It is true. But the weight given to instructional support is very small percentage of the whole score once there are testing grades (only 5 points total). Suffice to say, that factor isn't what is hurting SSMA's scores. (SSMA - 2.5; LAMB - 2.7; Lee 3.2)

But to the PPP, do they not tell you what they are doing with money raised from this campaign?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope our Change Challenge is going to fund some instructional support.

Why are you still at SSMA?

One thing is, instructional support is low at Montessoris because of what they're looking for. They are measuring for a certain style of teaching. At least that's what I've heard.

It is true. But the weight given to instructional support is very small percentage of the whole score once there are testing grades (only 5 points total). Suffice to say, that factor isn't what is hurting SSMA's scores. (SSMA - 2.5; LAMB - 2.7; Lee 3.2)

But to the PPP, do they not tell you what they are doing with money raised from this campaign?

It'll probably go for hall monitors to babysit kids in the bathroom.

[Anonymous]

Being that lottery season is about to kick off, any current SSMA parents want to chime in? How are things going this year?

[Anonymous]

Parents looking at SSMA should be aware that the charter review is next fall and if it has another year of poor performance it may be shut down or put on a performance plan.