MAUMEE HIGH SCHOOL

MAUMEE HIGH SCHOOL

• Elizabeth Robertson
• October 9, 2013
• EDTL 4180

MAUMEE HIGH SCHOOL

• Principal: Matthew Dick
• E-mail: mattdick@maumeek12.org
• Address: 1147 Saco St. Maumee, Ohio 43537

BUILDING REPORT CARD

• Building designation: Excellent
• AYP met: yes
• Attendance rate: 740
• Graduation rate: 92.9%
• Average daily student enrollment: --

OGT PaSSAGE RATES

• 10th Grade Reading: 94.5%
• 10th Grade Writing: 90.2%
• 11th Grade Reading: 96.7%
• 11th Grade Writing: 96.7%

RACIAL/ETHNIC MAKE-UP

• Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.8% (13)
• Black, Non-Hispanic: 6.6% (49)
• Hispanic: 3.9% (29)
• Multi-Racial: 3.6% (27)
• White, Non-Hispanic: 84.1% (622)

POVERTY/ECONOMIC STATUS/DISABILITIES

• Poverty status: low
• Economically Disadvantaged: 27.0% (200)
• Students with Disabilities: 9.5% (70)

MAUMEE, OHIO

• Population: 14,129
• Median Family Income: $50,706

MAUMEE, OHIO: DIVERSITY

• White: 92.6% (13,285)
• Hispanic: 2.6% (377)
• Black: 2.0% (285)
• Asian: 0.8% (108)
• American Indian: 0.2% (23)

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

• 12 City Parks
• Library includes 19 Public Computers
• 10 Community Churches
• Community Children's Sports: baseball, softball, soccer
• Arts include: book festival, community band, indoor theatre

MAUMEE BRANCH LIBRARY

TOWPATH PARK

ROLF PARK POOL

THIS WE BELIEVE REFLECTION

• School teaches texts and materials that are appropriate for age and level
• Community holds school to high expectations, and vice versa
• Very safe and inviting environment
• School invites community involvement in yearbook and other activities

THIS WE BELIEVE RECOMMENDATION

• Varied assessment could help students more, also varied instruction
• More personalized learning, including guidance in future education and careers
• Curriculum is mostly canon and relevancy is low, but attempted

READING

• Done as whole class
• Guided notes and graphic organizers used to achieve L.O.s
• Strategies include highlighting key points and "show me" phrases
• Emphasis placed on close reading

LITERATURE

• Young adult novels such as "Rumblefish"
• Plays including "Raisin in the Sun" and works by Shakespeare
• Taught in whole class environment
• Texts are older, and mostly canon in college prep courses
• Supplemented with satellite texts that are more modern

WRITING

• Mostly observed expository and narrative writing
• Assessment includes peer, then teacher review
• Will be teaching "Romeo and Juliet", hopefully including a poetry element
• Oral presentations incorporated currently with expository writing

GRAMMAR

• Grammar is addressed as needed in formal writing
• Looks at needs of students
• Also includes worksheets and formal instruction
• Formal testing of grammar incorporated into unit tests

VOCABULARY

• Taught out of Common Core book
• Academic vocabulary taught alongside
• Weekly vocabulary tests: multiple choice and short answer
• Typically open book

OTHER LITERACY ELEMENTS

• Video incorporated as introduction to unit
• Mini lessons occur daily and incorporated into unit
• Little engagement otherwise

SCHOOL RESOURCES

• Labs with chrome books must be reserved
• Ninth graders attend weekly library training
• Document cameras in all classrooms
• Morning announcements are second period
• Novels are held in English Office

REFLECTION