The Mark Annual Report for 2017

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MARK Manteca Unified School Board

Making a positive difference to each and every student daily.

On the Cover Pupil Outcomes Joshua Cowell promotion students: ready to transition to high school.

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Back Cover Job Fair MUSD Alumni hired, and Future Teachers join event to experience a job interview.

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R E P O R T

Page 3 Superintendent’s Insight

Pages 12-15 Engagement

Jason Messer reflects on 2017 and how MUSD makes a positive difference.

Report of CTE by the numbers.

Contents SPR I NG 2018

Board Goals

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MUSD at a Glance

MUSD School Board President Stephen J. Schluer, Area 6 Vice President Bob Wallace, Area 7 Board Clerk Evelyn Moore, Area 5

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Conditions of Learning

Eric Duncan, Area 1 Kathy Howe, Area 2

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Engagement

Pupil Outcomes

Michael Seelye, Area 3 Nancy Teicheira, Area 4

MUSD Superintendents Superintendent Jason Messer Deputy Superintendents Dr. Clark Burke Roger Goatcher

Office of the

Superintendent

Manteca UniďŹ ed School District

Vision

Manteca Unified School District will ensure every school day is relevant, rigorous, and leads students to become productive and engaged members of a global society while residing in the central valley.

Why

Making a positive difference to each and every student daily.

Mission

Manteca Unified School District is committed to providing a safe environment where all students will thrive with the tools, resources and support needed to achieve their academic and personal potentials.

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Superintendent’s Insight

Manteca Unified School District established a focused standard for why we do what we do: making a positive difference to each and every student daily.

In MUSD, the concepts of “each and every” are core to who we are as we strive to promote safe, healthful and expansive learning environments that support effective instruction of the group—and the individual.

To help us improve safe learning environments, this year we created the Field Handbook—a district-wide standard for field conditions that guides a unified effort to increase safety and sustainability for each athletic field.

We also began creating a new Educational Specifications standard that promotes 21st century learning and critical thinking skills for every classroom modernization and new construction. Community meetings and surveys continue to help shape this standard.

Our district nutrition program received the “Innovative and Impactful Enrichment Activities Award” from the USDA for our summer food service program that strives to provide for every MUSD child who needs it.

To further prepare students for their future, we also hosted over 200 students in eight STEM summer camps ranging from astronomy to video game design. Our summer internships introduced 63 MUSD students to workplace learning at our district office—each a part of real projects that move the district forward.

In accordance with our three-year LCAP goals, we further engaged every student with newly adopted McGraw Hill Wonders and

Study Sync curriculum in English Language Arts and Language Development. This helped our percentage of English Language Learners (ELL) who are classified as fluent to increase by 7.9%. This moved MUSD from Yellow to Green on the California School Dashboard. Quality professional learning and devoted staff also helped lead to this rigorous pupil outcome for each student who qualified.

Measuring student outcomes more closely, we began publishing our monthly Insight: Snapshots of Success. This use of data guides rigorous staff development. Mathematics, 21st Century Learning, and Next Generation Science Standards were additional key areas of focus to further meet the needs of each and every teacher.

Daily—at each site and at the district office— every MUSD employee works to provide for the needs of each and every student. As these students strive for their personal best, they expand to contribute more to their classroom, school, and community, making us proud to be MUSD.

Jason Messer Superintendent

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Board Goals Provide a safe, healthful and expansive. lear ning environment .

Promote engaging lear ning opportunities for all students inside and outside the classroom .

Maximize individual potential for achievement by supporting ef fective instr uction .

On the following pages, we look at our Board Goals and Administrative Actions in depth.

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At a Glance

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95.1%

Enrollment data as of CBEDS: October 4 , 2017

Graduation Rate

Ethnic Groups

Where Your Dollar Goes

* Capital Outlay $1.3 M (0%)

Other $3.99 M (2%)

Transfers Out $3.7 M (2%)

Services & Operating Expenses $21.2 M

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Certificated Salaries $95.2 M

Books & Supplies $13.4 M

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Enrollment * Does not include Pre-School and Adult School Students

23,860*

Employee Benefits $47.5 M

MUSD General Fund 2016-2017

Employees

Certificated: 1, 283 Classified: 1,316

Management Salaries $14.1 M

Classified Salaries $32.6 M

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Conditions of Learning Regularly evaluate, plan for, address, and improve safe learning environments including: classrooms, athletic facilities and play facilities across the district.

1. Woodward Elementary installs new playground equipment. They celebrate by having the whole school come check it out.

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2. Students attend the MHS Community Roundtable to offer ideas on the modernization of their campus.

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3. EUHS athletes, agriculture and theater students discuss what their campus priorities should be for the upcoming modernization.

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4. In December, many teachers introduce their students to the Hour of Code.

5. Brock Elliott sets up a maker space.

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6. Mr. Malik of LHS is just one example of many dynamic teachers who bring their subject and their classroom to life.

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Having finished our initial phase of modernization at 5 of our elementary schools in 2016, we move forward with our planning for our second phase. To facilitate this, we held community roundtables at Manteca High School and East Union High School to get community input. At both events, students eagerly participated.

Making the most of our classroom environments remains a consistent focus for MUSD. Many teachers seamlessly blend how much time is spent using technology, handson learning, and collaborative group work.

Addressing the safety needs of our playgrounds, pools, and athletic fields have led to the creation of our Athletic

Fields Handbook. This board adopted document provides a consistent framework to constantly evaluate field conditions and determine how best to meet both safety and long-term viability.

The grounds team has recently been recognized for their Integrated Pest Managment that has reduced problems from gophers and other pests through trapping and other environmentally friendly methods.

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Conditions of learning Support District-Wide student wellness programs and activities, which promote good nutrition, healthy living, physical fitness and positive self-image.

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1. Special Education students participated in the All Star Olympics, emphasizing physical fitness and friendly competition.

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2. At Great Valley, their Peaceful Playground initiative has resulted in more fun and less discipline during recess.

3. Students from our elementary schools run in the Acorn League cross country finals.

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5. Some sports provide an individual a chance to shine. Matthew Trejo from MHS swims the butterfly.

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4. District teams compete against each other in nearly every sport.

6. Megan Oblin of SHS leads the way as each athlete strives to beat her personal record.

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7. Solman Aniss stretches for the returning volley.

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The MUSD wellness program included initiatives this year about healthy eating, including guides for parents bringing in classroom snacks.

French Camp was able to implement a full-time Valley Community Counselor on site, which helped in daily attendance and allowed them to exit program improvement status.

Student involvement in the Acorn League continued to increase as several students pushed themselves to

participate in more than one sport during the school year.

MUSD athletes continued to shine in 2017, striving for their personal best, while maintaining a high level of honor on and off the field.

To increase positive self-image, for each and every student, MUSD constantly strives to shift the relationship in teaching and learning by providing greater student ownership of the learning.

Our curricular adoptions in English Language Arts and Mathematics help further that trend as they are designed for increased student voice and student choice.

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Older s t udent s at L i ncol n Element a r y a re lea r n i ng budd ies w it h t hei r you nger peers to help t hem u nders t a nd new tech nology.

Recent ly, L i ncol n wa s awa rded a g ra nt f rom Lifeliqe, a compa ny t hat teaches science usi ng power f u l aug mented rea l it y.

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1. The solar eclipse provided an opportunity for each and every student to safely learn some hands-on science. The district coordinated to purchase safety glasses for all students.

Engagement Engaging students begins with providing a strong staff. This year, MUSD held their second annual Job Fair to find more prospective teachers and staff members.

Provide and sustain a P-12+ staff and environment which engages students and community in preparing students for their future.

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Connecting with the community as partners in education is another strategy that MUSD has found success with in 2017.

Reaching out to students and their families brings the community closer and creates greater ownership of student learning.

2. A MELS Garage Star Party.

3. Director of Classified Human Resources, Ruth Baker, answers questions for a prospective employee at the MUSD Job Fair. 4. Parents and children “hack a toy� to add electronics.

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5. English Language Learner students collaborate to determine what shape will make the best tower out of marshmallows and dry spaghetti.

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6. Student Board Members hold an ASB conference encouraging leadership students with strategies that help uplift all students with greater positivity.

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8. New Vision students participate in mock interviews with local community members who provide feedback as they prepare for future employment.

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7. GECAC and MELS Garage hold a family science night that empowers students to use common household items that can teach scientific concepts.

Give Every Child a Chance (GECAC) has been instrumental in this effort, as has our own MELS Garage, which promotes STEAM education. Star parties with an astronomy focus—and various electronics classes—have been opportunities to bond and connect.

Daily, our educators at every school site work hard to engage their students in learning. Additionally, these kinds of community events engages volunteer adults as partners with us to make the education come alive in other tangible ways. Both encourage all students to think about their future after graduation.

Special events like the solar eclipse offer unique opportunities for students to connect district wide with what is happening in the world.

With the power of technology, students daily connect and create pathways to their particular future. They take greater ownership of their learning as they research, create, compute, write, and present what they find.

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Support programming that connects and engages 6th-8th grade students.

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1. A student solders at MHS Robotics camp. 2. Students learn about cooking in the chop chop summer camp. 3. The classic bike blender at Planet Party, showing how much energy it takes to blend.

Engaging middle school students is a top priority in MUSD. Over the summer, MELS Garage hosted over 200 students in STEM related summer camps. These included: Chop Chop Cook, Automotive for Girls, Astronomy, Video Game Design, Robotics, and Electronics Engineering.

Many school sites also host key events that focus on connecting with these students and increase connection to school culture and the curriculum, whether in history, math, or science.

In this way, as students ready for their transition to high school, they welcome additional opportunities to connect and plan for their future.

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Engagement

Becoming career and college-ready.

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6. District Office Summer Interns. 7. Emily Pacas of EUHS grooms a sheep. 8. WRHS students from JROTC tour a military base.

Career Technical Education by the Numbers 2,027 Students in at least 1 CTE Course 14 of 15 CTE Industry Sectors 17 Articulated Courses for College Credit 300+ Internships with Local Businesses Accounting Administration of Justice Adult Living Ag Chemistr y & Soil Science Ag Environmental Science Ag Equipment Construc tion Ag Welding and Wood Animal Care and Science Architec tural Design Ar t & Histor y of Floriculture

Automotive Technology 3D Design Business & Personal Finance Business Applications Careers in Education Careers with Children Computer Game Design Computer Science Culinar y Ar ts/Food Ser vice Digital Photography

Emergenc y Medical Response Entrepreneurship Farm to Table Fashion Design & Merchandising Food & Nutrition Science Health Careers Industrial Technology Interior Design International Business

Life Management Merchandising & Sales Multimedia/ Video Produc tion Ornamental Hor ticulture Public Ser vice Skills Small Business Management Spor ts Multimedia Produc tion Veterinar y Science Wood Working Work Experience

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Pupil Outcomes

Support and expand defined Pathways and Programs for PK-12 grades that promotes rigor and relevance for each individual student to be career and/or college ready.

The key concept of each and every is nowhere more important than in assessing student outcomes. Although proud of our 95.1% graduation rate, we strive to help all students achieve this goal.

1. Miles Lima of Woodward Elementary placed second at the University of Southern California Braille Challenge. 2. Valerie Villanueva, second from left, is honored for saving a life of a drowning boy using CPR she learned in her CTE class from Lathrop High School. Pictured with her are students who helped teach the skills to the class.

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To do that, we strive to help each and every individual student achieve relevant progress toward their personal goals.

We celebrate individual accomplishment at every site and every level. All schools work hard to affirm each student 3. Curtiss Beyers of MHS, who graduated through with the class of 2017, shares a memory. pathways and 4. Lathrop High School Spartans programs S.H.I.E.L.D. Rally celebrates the that give them achievements of successful students. purpose and 4 excitement to be at school.

For example, we have seen great success with our English Language Learners achieving a 7.9% fluency increase.

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Twice per year, the MUSD School Board holds their district celebration to recognize students for their academic, artistic, athletic, and community service achievements.

Students at all age levels and life experience thrive when given the chance to own their learning and show what they can do. We have students who have overcome great difficulty to succeed. We have had athletes recruited to major universities.

We have students who make a difference in their neighborhood.

5. Students receive academic recognition at a district celebration.

6. be.next open house. 7. LHS Mad Money event. 8. SHS Lindsay Walljasper signs with Nebraska Softball. 9. Dixsha Singh has her art featured on a Manteca Garbage truck. 10. EUHS Gyse Hulsebosch signs with the Westmont Warriors.

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As each individual student makes his or her own journey, they positively influence their peers and all benefit by knowing them.

Celebrating our students and their successes helps us to keep our school and community pride high, recognizing the good that each individual does and making us who we are as a whole. We are proud to be MUSD.

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1. Aaron Maurer, STEM Lead in the Mississippi Bend area, was our main keynote speaker at EdCon. 2. The remainder of the EdCon day had teachers training each other.

3. To kick off the new year, teachers train and collaborate at the site level.

Staff Development for Pupil Outcomes Provide relevant and rigorous Staff Development for teachers. Engage teachers in reflective practicing at the individual, site, regional and district levels.

4. Teachers and administrators gather for a Career Technical Education Steering Meeting.

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Throughout the year, school sites engage in meetings and trainings, both formally and informally.

At a district level, meetings to improve curriculum and practices happen often.

The MUSD Educator Conference remains the main event of the year when nearly 1,300 teachers come to one school site to learn from each other’s best practices.

Keynote speakers and trainers are brought in from around

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5. MUSD Picasso night and learning to paint.

6. Using Assessments Math Training. 7. Success 101 is implemented district wide. 8. The STEAM conference with other districts. the country for this educator conference, and for other formal trainings throughout the year.

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This year, the Using Assessment to Shift Classroom Instruction initiative trained leadership teams from all MUSD sites in the structure and design of the CAASPP assessment. The goal was to improve how student math instruction is being assessed. Two hundred staff members participated in at least one training session.

Additionally, this year also saw the MUSD standardization on using Success 101 curriculum at our high schools to better assist incoming students make a successful transition from middle school, to graduation, and beyond.

In addition to formal staff development, MUSD strongly believes that to foster a positive staff and faculty culture, we must learn together in fun ways too.

Our strong unions are partners in this effort, and also promote their own community meetings and activities to bring members together. In short, building our internal community is what gives us the strength to build connections with our students and the community at large.

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Above: MUSD Alumni hired as new teachers. Below: Future Teacher Noah Gonzales (MHS) exper iences the MUSD Job Fair alongside prospective hires, prepar ing to inter view as practice for his future.