Middle Village Preparatory Charter School

TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AT A SELECTIVE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE.

THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR IS MIDDLE VILLAGE PREP'S EIGHTH YEAR IN EXISTENCE. DUE TO COVID-19, MIDDLE VILLAGE PREP NEEDED TO MODIFY THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS, WHILE CONTINUING TO OFFER STUDENTS A RIGOROUS AND CHALLENGING PROGRAM. THE SCHOOL SCHEDULE WAS CHANGED TO OFFER SMALL GROUPS OF STUDENTS ( MAXIMUM OF 15 STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM) TO ATTEND SCHOOL ON A 2 DAY IN SCHOOL CYCLE ( COHORT A / COHORT B) AND 3 DAYS REMOTELY. IF A FAMILY DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE SENDING THEIR CHILD INTO SCHOOL, THEY HAD THE OPTION TO ATTEND FULLY REMOTE (COHORT C) AND ACCESS THEIR CLASSES LIVE THROUGH ZOOM. THE SCHOOL DAY HOURS WERE ALSO REDUCED FROM 7:30 AM TO 3 PM ALLOWING TEACHERS TO USE THE 3 PM TO 4 PM TIME TO WORK WITH STUDENTS WHO WERE FULLY REMOTE AT HOME TO ATTEND EXTRA HELP SESSIONS IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS. WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH A FULL SCHEDULE THAT NOT ONLY INCLUDED THE CORE CLASSES OF MATH, HISTORY, SCIENCE AND ELA BUT STUDENTS STILL PARTICIPATED IN MUSIC, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, FINE ART, THEATER, HEALTH AND FAB LAB. THE NUMBER OF TEACHING PERIODS IN ELA AND MATH DECREASED FROM 7 PERIODS TO 5 PERIODS IN ORDER TO OFFER STUDENTS A FULL SCHEDULE WHILE THEY MAINTAINED SOCIAL DISTANCING AS WELL AS FOLLOW ALL SAFETY PROTOCOLS. FOR THE STUDENTS WHO WERE AT HOME REMOTELY THEY FOLLOWED THEIR NORMAL SCHEDULE AS IF THEY WERE IN PERSON AND LOGGED IN TO A ZOOM MEETING WITH THE TEACHER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE LIVE INSTRUCTION. THEIR TASK WAS TO LISTEN AND TAKE NOTES ON THE LESSON AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL ACTIVITIES AND ONCE THE TEACHER SET THE CLASS UP FOR INDEPENDENT WORK THE TEACHER WILL THEN BE ABLE TO CHECK THE CHAT MESSAGES AND INCLUDE THE STUDENTS INTO THE LESSON WHILE THEY CONTINUE TO SUBMIT THEIR WORK ONLINE VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM.STUDENTS WHO WERE EITHER ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELL), OR STUDENTS THAT HAVE AN IEP, WERE OFFERED TO ATTEND SCHOOL FOR FOUR DAYS OF IN PERSON INSTRUCTION IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THEIR ACCOMMODATIONS AS WELL AS EXTRA SUPPORT. IN MARCH AND APRIL, MIDDLE VILLAGE PREP ADMINISTERED THE NEW YORK STATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) AND MATH EXAMS TO ALL STUDENTS WHO WERE ATTENDING IN PERSON. A LETTER WAS SENT HOME INVITING STUDENTS WHO WERE FULLY REMOTE TO COME INTO SCHOOL TO ALSO PARTICIPATE IN EACH EXAM. MIDDLE VILLAGE PREP ALSO OFFERED FREE VIRTUAL TEST PREP ALLOWING STUDENTS TO ATTEND A 6 WEEK PROGRAM USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM TO RECEIVE TEST PREP INSTRUCTION IN ELA AND MATH. OUR SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE FOR ELA RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING PROFICIENCY BY GRADE LEVEL:GRADE 6: 79% (72% TESTED), GRADE 7: 70% (71% TESTED); GRADE 8: 89% (82% TESTED) OUR SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE FOR MATH RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING PROFICIENCY BY GRADE LEVEL:GRADE 6: 62% (74% TESTED), GRADE 7: 45% (71% TESTED). OUR 8TH GRADE STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE REGENTS EXAMS IN ALGEBRA 1 MATH AND EARTH SCIENCE. TESTING PREP WAS ALSO OFFERED FOR 6 WEEKS FOR THESE EXAMS. IN ALGEBRA 1 85% OF THE STUDENTS PASSED (92 STUDENTS TESTED) AND 28 STUDENTS WERE EXEMPT AS CREDIT WAS GIVEN TO THEM FOR PASSING THE CLASS. IN EARTH SCIENCE, THE LAB PRACTICAL WAS NOT GIVEN BUT STUDENTS WERE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE WRITTEN EXAM. 90% OF THE STUDENTS PASSED (64 STUDENTS TESTED) AND 49 STUDENTS WERE EXEMPT AS CREDIT WAS GIVEN TOT HEM FOR PASSING THE CLASS. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES CENTERED AROUND SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING AS WELL AS USING DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS TO HELP STUDENTS WHO WERE AT HOME AND LEARNING FULL-TIME REMOTELY. THE CHROMEBOOK AND APPLICATIONS OFFERED IN CHROME WERE THE CENTER OF OUR LEARNING AS WE CONTINUE TO UTILIZE GOOGLE DOCUMENTS, CLASSROOM, SLIDES AND FORMS WITH OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DAILY. OUR TEACHERS AT MIDDLE VILLAGE PREP CONTINUE TO WORK HARD EACH DAY ESPECIALLY DURING THE HYBRID PLANNING AND INSTRUCTION. AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER, STUDENTS WHO ARE FULLY REMOTE WERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK INTO THE SCHOOL TO JOIN EITHER THE GROUP A OR GROUP B COHORT TO ATTEND SCHOOL 2 DAYS A WEEK IN PERSON. OUR SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS FOCUSED IN ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS AS MANY HAD DIFFICULTY WITH REMOTE LEARNING AND WORKING INDEPENDENTLY FROM HOME. ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS WORKED TOGETHER DURING THIS TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUED TO CREATE A POSITIVE ONLINE SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

MIDDLE VILLAGE PREP'S SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM SUPPORTS STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN ("IEP'') BUT THEY ALSO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM. IN THE INTEGRATED CO-TEACHING ("ICT") SETTING, STUDENTS RECEIVE SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION AND SCAFFOLD SUPPORT ON ALL ASSIGNMENTS, TESTS AND PROJECTS. IT IS OUR GOAL TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS FEEL CONFIDENT TO COMPLETE WORK INDEPENDENTLY. BY THE TIME THESE STUDENTS REACH THE 8TH GRADE, MANY OF THEIR SERVICES DECREASE BECAUSE WE HAVE PROVIDED INTENSE INSTRUCTION OVER THE 3 YEARS THAT THEY WERE WITH US. THE SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR CONTINUES TO SECURE THE PLACEMENT OF ALL OUTSIDE PROVIDERS AND WORKS WITH THE COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION ("CSE") TO SCHEDULE AND CONFIRM MEETINGS WITH PARENTS TO TAKE PART IN IEP ANNUAL AND TRI-ANNUAL MEETINGS. THE SPECIAL ED TEAM WORKS TOGETHER TO CREATE THE STUDENT REPORT THAT MEMORIALIZES THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE AND PROVIDES WHAT THE STUDENTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM RECEIVING TO HELP WITH THEIR SPECIFIC GOALS AND NEEDS IN MIND.WE CONTINUE TO USE THE SERVICE OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE THAT OFFERS MONTHLY WORKSHOPS IN A VARIETY OF ACADEMIC AREAS AND SUPPORTS. TRAINING ALSO OFFERS WAYS TO MAKE PROPER MODIFICATION AND ACCOMMODATION FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE PERFORMING BELOW GRADE LEVEL AND OFFERS WAYS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS EMOTIONALLY AS WELL AS ACADEMICALLY. STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE ICT SETTING WERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND IN PERSON FOR 4 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION AS OPPOSED TO THE 2 DAYS. THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM AT MVP WORKED TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH A SCHEDULE FOR ALL IEP STUDENTS TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AFTER SCHOOL EACH DAY. SERVICES AND MONITORING OF STUDENT GOALS WERE COMPLETED USING BREAK OUT ROOMS IN ZOOM MEETINGS AND SERVICES FOR SPEECH, OT, AND COUNSELING WERE CONDUCTED VIA ZOOM, GOOGLE MEETS OR PHONE CONFERENCE.