Anthony Middle School
Site Council Meeting
October 29, 2024
4pm / Media Center
Agenda
Purpose of Site Council
Anthony’s Mission, Vision, & Values
MISSION
Anthony’s mission is to foster inclusive excellence, equity, humanity, and social justice.
VALUES
• Inclusive Excellence: Engaging authentically with our diverse community through
instruction, relationships, and compassion.
• Equity: Individualizing support while addressing barriers and specific needs.
• Humanity: Embracing differences with advanced empathy.
• Social Justice: Disrupting inequitable systems while creating a welcoming
community
VISION
Transformative learning experience.
Land Acknowledgement
Anthony Middle School recognizes and pays tribute to the sacred land that was stolen from Dakota, Anishinabe, and Indigenous people. We acknowledge and honor that our school is built on sacred land, an unearned privilege. Because of this, we have, and continue to benefit from what this traditional territory has to offer. We are committed to partnering with, reconciling with, and uplifting the voices of Indigenous people.
Construction Project - phase 1 completed
August 29 - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Walk in Your Child’s Shoes - Curriculum Night
September 26 - WIYCS Curriculum Night
Latin Music Assembly Program
October 9 Assembly
Hispanic Heritage Family Night
October 9
Great Fall Soccer Season
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Pink Wednesday
Student Enrollment / Demographics
Projection → 725
Current Enrollment → 732
Student Demographics Continued…
Demographics | 2023-24 # / % | 2024-25 # / % |
Special Education | 90 | 97 |
English Language Learner | 41 | 43 |
Homeless and Highly Mobile | 43 | 24 |
Free/Reduced Lunch | 168 | 151 |
Staffing
73.2 Total Staff on a regular full day
53.2 licensed teachers (1 EL; 5 SPED)
8 licensed non-teachers (Admin, TOSA, Social Worker, Counselor, Psychologist, Speech, etc.)
12 non-licensed (office staff, paraprofessionals, engineers)
Vacancies:
1 Custodial Engineer
1 Special Education Resource Teacher
1 Special Education DCD Teacher
Volunteers for Lunch and Recess - always welcome!
Strategic Plan Goal Areas
Anthony SIP Goals for 2024-2025
Goal 1: Academic Achievement | Goal 2: Student Well-Being | Goal 3: Effective Staff | Goal 4: School Climate |
Reading Goal: students who are not yet proficient on the aReading assessment (157 students) will improve their median score from the 20th percentile nationally this fall to the 23rd percentile in the spring.� Math Goal: 85% of all students will progress towards meeting median growth in iReady Math from fall to spring. | As measured in an advisory survey, at least 85% of students report that they have confidence in their academic and SEL abilities (formerly Self-Efficacy in the 23-24 Cultivate survey). | More than 85% of teachers will monitor and reflect on the incorporation of at least three self-selected instructional/ pedagogical/ culturally responsive strategies from recent professional development opportunities. Progress will be reported through quarterly surveys. | At least 85% of families and students of color indicate feeling welcome and connected to at least one school staff member as measured by personal reach-outs/surveys throughout the academic year. |
Anthony SIP Strategies for 2024-2025
Goal 1: Academic Achievement | Goal 2: Student Well-Being | Goal 3: Effective Staff | Goal 4: School Climate |
24-25 Named Strategy: Curriculum-Based PLCs focusing on reading and math in advisory and a Math curriculum focus | 24-25 Named Strategy: Advisory focus on Self-Efficacy | 24-25 Named Strategy: Integrating choice and whole staff professional development in classroom practice | 24-25 Named Strategy: Quarterly reaching out to Parents/Caregivers/Students/Families of Color to connect, gather input, and share how their voice has been incorporated. |
Anthony SIP Strategy for 2024-2025
Strategy Considerations for Implementation and Monitoring | |||
Goal 1: Academic Achievement | Goal 2: Student Well-Being | Goal 3: Effective Staff | Goal 4: School Climate |
STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION READING
MATH
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MONITOR
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Anthony International Baccalaureate World School
As an IB School, Anthony offers the Middle Years Program (MYP).
Anthony seeks to provide a holistic education that emphasizes academic excellence, deep, flexible, and creative thinking, and the development of social, emotional, and ethical skills. The IB framework focuses on preparing students for a rapidly changing, interconnected world by nurturing conceptual understanding paired with discrete skills.
ALL students at Anthony are IB students!
The MYP has Eight Subject Areas
In the IB framework, we offer eight subject areas:
Academic Updates
Reading - MCA Data
Reading - MCA Data
Math - MCA Data
Science - MCA Data (only 8th grade)
Attendance (n=745 total 23-24) (n=732 total 24-25)
2023 - 2024 (whole year)
2024 - 2025 (as of October 28)
Overall student attendance rate (all students)
Behavior Data (Level 3-5)
2023-2024: 37 total
2024-2025: 6 as of October 28
Student Engagement Update
Social and
Emotional
Learning Framework
Fosters knowledge, skills, and attitudes across five areas of competence and four key settings
@caselorg | #WhatisSEL
Social and
Emotional
Learning Key Settings
The skills are developed through the learning experiences and interactions that students have in all of the places they live and learn.
SELF-
AWARENESS
Understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.
Manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.
Understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds.
Establish and maintain healthy, supportive relationships and effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals/groups.
Make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.
SELF-
MANAGEMENT
SOCIAL
AWARENESS
RELATIONSHIP
SKILLS
RESPONSIBLE
DECISION-MAKING
Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
ACADEMICS
MENTAL HEALTH
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL CLIMATE
SEL programs appear to have as great a long-term impact on academic growth as has been found for programs designed specifically to support academic learning.”
Researchers Joseph Mahoney, Joseph Durlak, and Roger Weissberg
In An Update on Social and Emotional Learning Outcome Research, 2018
Hundreds of independent studies consistently demonstrate:
Social and emotional learning benefits students.
Our generation’s embrace of social, emotional, and academic learning in schools is undeniable and unambiguous: Learning does not happen in a vacuum.”
Aspen Institute National Youth Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning
Recent surveys confirm: There is broad, consistent support
for social and emotional learning.
OF PARENTS SAY SEL IS IMPORTANT
IN SCHOOLS
Pew Research Center 2022
93%
83%
OF TEACHERS
SAY SEL IMPROVES ACADEMICS
Education Week Research 2022
OF EMPLOYERS SAY SEL SKILLS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS TECHNICAL SKILLS
Wall Street Journal, 2015
92%
75%
OF HIGH SCHOOLERS SAY SEL WOULD HELP THEM PERSONALLY
CASEL, 2018
Chromebook Data
Media Center Circulation Data
2023-2024
2024-2025
2023-2024
2024-2025
After School Program - started October 21
What’s coming up?
Coaching Request Forms
2022-23 211 forms total
2023-24 145 forms total
2024-25 6 forms as of 10/28/24
Coaching Request Forms
2022-23 211 forms submitted
2023-24 145 forms submitted
2024-25 6 forms submitted