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"Quality Education
for Young People"
A Building Report Card for
PRAY-WOODMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4600 N Maize Rd Maize, KS 67101
316-729-2464
Principal, Shelley Jonas |
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| USD 266 Mission Statement: The
mission of the Maize School District is to guarantee success
for all students by instilling knowledge, critical thinking
skills and confidence, combining superior instruction and
individual services with access to a curriculum rich in
technology enhanced by urban resources, in a safe,
small-town atmosphere.
Pray-Woodman Elementary School Mission Statement:
We, the Pray-Woodman community, will guarantee for our;
K-Keys to lifelong learning;
I-Individual services for all needs and abilities;
D-Diverse, high quality instruction; and a
S-Safe, nurturing, and resource-rich environment
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Background Information
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On April 6,1993, the taxpayers of USD 266, by a
margin of nearly 3-to-1, approved a $20 million school bond issue to
build a new high school and elementary school. The total cost of the
PWS building was $4,716,000. It opened on January 5,1995. During the
remainder of the 94/95 school year and the 95/96 school year, the
building housed 4th, 5th and 6th grade students. In September of
1996, USD 266 opened the new Maize High School. As a result of the
opening, most of the other buildings realigned their grade levels.
Pray-Woodman now houses 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students.
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Pray-Woodmans' Student Population
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In
2000-2001 637 students in grades 2nd – 4th
grades enrolled. Of
these 637 students, 195 students were 2nd graders, 216
students were 3rd graders, and 226 students were 4th
graders. Ninety one
percent of the students were white while nine percent represented
other ethnic groups. Students
from low socio-economic backgrounds are at a higher risk for
academic performance. Nine
percent of the students at Pray-Woodman met the state’s definition
as economically disadvantaged..
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A Safe Environment
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The staff at Pray-Woodman Elementary School feels it
provides a very safe environment for students to learn. No violent
acts were reported at PWS during the 2000-2001 school year. A
violent act is malicious physical violence that requires attention
from a nurse or a physician or results in a student's suspension or
expulsion.
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Student Attendance
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Pray-Woodman has a very high attendance rate. The
average daily attendance for the 2000-2001 school year was 95%.
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School Accreditation
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Pray-Woodman Elementary School is a Phase V QPA
school. Our first onsite visit was in November, 1996. In April of
2000, PWS hosted an onsite Accreditation Team and subsequently
received notification that we have been accredited. We are now in
Cycle II of the QPA process and we are continually looking for ways
to improve the quality of education students receive. Pray-Woodman Elementary
has identified priority areas for improvement in reading
comprehension, problem solving, and written communication. This
school improvement plan process is an ongoing cycle of gathering and
analyzing data about our school and our students' achievement,
setting goals for improving students' learning, implementing change,
analyzing results, and setting new goals.
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Setting High Standards
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The Kansas State Board of Education is responsible
for the Kansas Assessments and has set target scores called
Standards of Excellence. They are very high academic goals, not
minimum or even average levels of achievement. The standards of
excellence set high expectations for academic achievement. They are
an achievement level all schools strive to meet as they continue to
improve from year to year. Currently, very few schools have reached
the standards of excellence, which is expected. The standards
provide a very ambitious goal. As schools begin to reach the
standards of excellence, those standards will most likely be raised
even higher, setting new and higher goals for all schools.
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Assessment
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Many factors, in addition to test scores, are used by
teachers to assess students' progress, including classroom
assignments observations, and attendance.
To provide student data characteristics, PWS has developed an
overall testing program which consists of three different areas:
- Kansas State Assessment Tests
Fourth grade students are given the State Math Assessment.
Students in fourth grade also completed the State Science Assessment. Trend data in this
section is difficult to list as changes in tests and testing
grade levels have recently changed. The Kansas Assessment Test
are not used to track individual students progress from year to
year. These assessments focus on skills at a particular grade
level and represent a different population of students each
year. The state assessments are intended to be used to help
individual schools assess strengths and weaknesses to guide and
measure the school's improvement efforts.
It is not a valid use of the Kansas Assessments to compare
scores of students from school to school. The assessments were
not designed for comparison purposes. Every school's students
are different, every school's assessments are graded by
different people, and every school focuses on different
priorities from year to year.
| Kansas
State Assessments Third Grade Reading |
| Standard
of Excellence 80% |
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Narrative |
Expository |
Total
Reading |
| 1997 |
68.3 |
70.4 |
69.5 |
| 1998 |
70.6 |
72.1 |
71.3 |
| 1999 |
68.1 |
67.3 |
67.7 |
| Fourth
Grade Math |
Objective
Standard of Excellence 75% |
| 1996 |
55.5 |
| 1997 |
64.1 |
| 1998 |
66.6 |
| 1999 |
63.6 |
| 2000 |
59.7 |
Metropolitan Achievement 7th Edition & Otis Lennon
Scholastic Ability Tests (OLSTAT)
The MAT-7 is an academic achievement test which measures
students' performance on multiple choice tests. The MAT-7 is
given to all students yearly in October. MAT-7 scores can be
correlated to compare what a student has learned to what they
can learn. Pray-Woodman students score above the national
averages (50th percentile) in all areas. Beginning with the year
2000 results, the data will reflect a new test - MAT-8
- Metropolitan Achievement Tests
| Total
Reading |
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2nd
Grade |
3rd
Grade |
4th
Grade |
| 1996 |
64 |
66 |
75 |
| 1997 |
66 |
64 |
71 |
| 1998 |
67 |
69 |
67 |
| 1999 |
68 |
65 |
72 |
| 2000 |
69 |
69 |
67 |
| Reading
Comprehension |
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2nd
Grade |
3rd
Grade |
4th
Grade |
| 1996 |
65 |
69 |
76 |
| 1997 |
65 |
70 |
74 |
| 1998 |
67 |
75 |
70 |
| 1999 |
67 |
68 |
74 |
| 2000 |
67 |
71 |
69 |
| Total
Math |
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2nd
Grade |
3rd
Grade |
4th
Grade |
| 1996 |
60 |
58 |
75 |
| 1997 |
57 |
64 |
76 |
| 1998 |
57 |
66 |
74 |
| 1999 |
54 |
61 |
77 |
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2000 |
57 |
57 |
70 |
| Problem
Solving |
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2nd
Grade |
3rd
Grade |
4th
Grade |
| 1996 |
66 |
62 |
79 |
| 1997 |
63 |
69 |
77 |
| 1998 |
65 |
70 |
75 |
| 1999 |
60 |
65 |
78 |
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2000 |
58 |
64 |
73 |
- Jostens Comprehensive Assessment Tests (JCAT)
J-CAT Reading is given on the computer at the beginning of
the school year and again at the end of the year. Pray-Woodman
Elementary School tests students in the comprehension strand.
| Jostens
Computer Achievement Tests |
| Reading
Comprehension |
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2nd
Grade |
3rd
Grade |
4th
Grade |
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Pre/Post |
Pre/Post |
Pre/Post |
| 97-98 |
49/75 |
62/74 |
73/81 |
| 98-99 |
46/74 |
64/73 |
72/81 |
| 99/00 |
54/81 |
63/73 |
65/79 |
| 00/01 |
56/78 |
64/75 |
65/77 |
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| Math |
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2nd
Grade |
3rd
Grade |
4th
Grade |
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Pre/Post |
Pre/Post |
Pre/Post |
| 97/98 |
53/68 |
59/78 |
62/75 |
| 98/99 |
47/66 |
60/78 |
62/76 |
| 99/00 |
64/82 |
61/69 |
60/74 |
| 00/01 |
62/78 |
59/73 |
60/73 |
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