Jane Addams

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Jane Addams Elementary School
1020 Sayles DrivePalatine, Illinois 60074Phone
[phone]Fax [phone] http//www.ccsd
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Site Visit on 12/4/02
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We met in the library with some of the teachers
and the principal of Jane Addams. We were given
a folder of information and an overview of the
processes going on in their school. Refreshments
were also provided. After this we visited
classrooms.
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Information taken from Jane Addams Web Site
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Jane Addams Mission Statement

• Our mission is to prepare all children to be
  actively involved in life long learning.We
  highly value
• Respect
• Trustworthiness
• Responsibility
• Caring
• Fairness
• Citizenship
• Quality Teaching
• Positive Attitudes
• Diversity
• Safe Environment
• Self-esteem

Information taken from Jane Addams Web Site
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• Goal 1-
•  In the area of reading (both decoding and
  comprehension), over 75 percent of our teachers
  are in book groups discussing the Mosaic of
  Thought book and a book called On Solid Ground.
  These books talk about reading strategies to use
  in the classroom. The advantage of the book
  groups is that the teachers can share classroom
  ideas that apply to their readings. It is very
  exciting to see the teachers use these strategies
  in the classroom! In looking at successful
  schools with high achievement in the reading
  area, the strategies from these two books are
  used in their classrooms. There is also a select
  group of teachers attending a Comprehension
  Consortium to learn new strategies to help with
  reading comprehension. The excitement is in the
  air!
• Information taken from Jane Addams Web Site

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• Goal 2--Math Facts
•                                        Our
  second school goal is for our Jane Addams
  students to master their math facts. Flashcards
  were sent home with all students to practice
  their facts at home. We ask that our parents help
  us in our vital home-school link and practice
  math facts with their children at least two to
  three times per week. We have also introduced an
  out-of-level math class in grades 2 through
  grades 6 this year. This has enabled some of our
  students to move to higher-level math concepts,
  has allowed other children to be the "math star"
  in the classroom, and still other children the
  extra help in math that they need.

Information taken from Jane Addams Web Site
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• Goal 3--Student Enthusiasm
•                              Jane Addams staff
  is also concentrating on the area of student
  enthusiasm in relation to reading. The Student
  Enthusiasm Goal Team designed a survey that is
  administered across the grade levels once a
  month. This survey asks students how much they
  like or are "enthusiastic" about different areas
  of reading. The classroom teachers are then going
  over the questions the students said they weren't
  "enthusiastic" on and making changes to their
  presentation of lessons. Student enthusiasm is
  directly linked to student achievement.

Information taken from Jane Addams Web Site
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School Improvement Plan
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District Mission Statement
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School Mission Statement
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Classroom Mission Statements
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Classroom Mission
Statements
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Classroom Goals
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Classroom PDSA Reading Enthusiasm
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Empahasis on Quality
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Writing Expectations
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Writing Graphics
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Various Curricular Displays
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Web using Inspiration
Process for Math Problem Solving based on Student
Friendly Rubric from ISAT
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Data Collection
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Consenso-gram
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Conseno-gram
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Plus Delta
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Lotus Diagrams
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The lotus was used to gather information for a
research project. It was colored coded to
differentiate between topics.
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The lotus diagram is used as a planning tool for
writing a paragraph.
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Lotus in a Kindergarten Classroom
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Force Field Analysis
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Flow Chart
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Fish Bone Diagram
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Fishbone Development in Action
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Affinity Diagram
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Light Voting
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Celebrations
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Thank you to our photographers Roger, Scott,
Angie, Charlotte, Sandy, and Carol.