← Chapter 4: Self-Study Analysis - Category A4
(Chapter IV: Self-Study Findings)
CATEGORY A: ORGANIZATION FOR STUDENT LEARNING
A4. STAFF CRITERION
The school leadership and staff are qualified for their assigned responsibilities, are committed to the school's purpose and engage in ongoing professional development that promotes student learning.
A4.1. Indicator: The school has clear employment policies/practices related to qualification requirements of staff.
A4.1. Prompt: Evaluate the clarity of the employment policies and practices related to qualifiotion/statutory requirements of current and potential staff for all programs.
The school has clear employment policies/practices related to qualification requirements of staff.
• MSS Handbook
Qualification of Staff
A4.2. Indicator: The school reviews all information regarding staff background, training, and preparation.
A4.2. Prompt: Evaluate the procedures to ensure all staff members in all programs, including online instruction, based on staff background, training, and preparation are qualified for their responsibilities within any type of instruction to ensure quality student learning.
The principal reviews all information regarding staff background. qualification, and any teaching experiences.
• MSS office records provide the qualifications of all school personnel
Maximum Use of Staff Expertise
A4.3. Indicator. The school has a process to assign staff members and provide appropriate orientation for all ssignments.
A4.3. Prompt: Evaluate the process to assign staff members and provide an appropriate orientation process to ensure all staff are qualified and prepared on their responsibilities.
The process in which the school uses to assign staff members and provide an appropriate orientation process to ensure all staff are qualified and prepared on their responsibility is effective and well organized.
• Minutes of MSS teachers/staff meetings
• Principals' record of assignment based on qualification and experience of personnel
Defining and Understanding Practices and Relationships
A4.4. Indicator: The school has a clear administrator and faculty written policies, charts, and handbooks that define responsibilities, operational practices, decision-making processes, and relationships of leadership and staff.
A4.4. Prompt: Evaluate the administrator and faculty written policies, charts, pacing guides, and handbooks that define responsibilities, operational practices, decision- making processes and relationships of leaders and staff. Determine the degree of clarity and understanding of these administration and faculty.
There is a clear understanding between the administration and staff on written policies which define the responsibilities, operational practices, decision-making process, and relationships of leaders and staff. The MSS administration holds meetings regular meetings to discuss and receive feedback from faculty and staff regarding decisions that need to be made. At appropriate times, and in appropriate circumstances, decisions will be left to individual class teachers.
MSS has regular Teachers' and Staff meetings to discuss any issues pertaining to the school, students, and Church policy and practices. The MSS administration and faculty have monthly scheduled meetings with parents and guardians (PTA) to discuss and decide relevant matters; The MSS administration evaluates, with the CMS curriculum coordinator, and makes teaching assignment according to student progress.
• MSS Handbook
• Minutes of MSS Board Meetings
• •Homeroom PTA meetings
• Minutes of Teachers' meetings
• Minutes of PTA
• MSS End-of-Year Inventory
• MSS End- of-Year Evaluations
Staff Actions/Accountability to Support Learning
A4.5. Indicator: The school evaluates the effectiveness of the processes and procedures for involving staff in shared responsibility, actions, and accountability to support student learning throughout all programs. This includes an evaluation of collegial strategies used to implement innovations and encourage improvement, such as shadowing, coaching, observation, mentoring, and group presentations.
A4.5. Prompt: How effective are the processes and procedures for involving staff in shared responsibility, actions, and accountability to support student learning throughout all programs? Provide representative examples and data regarding impact on student learning.
The processes and procedures for involvement of staff in shared responsibilities is extremely effective. The impact on students from the following school events has made the difference in students learning. Teachers shares their students activities during staff meetings. Representative examples are: Thanksgiving Outreach program, Christmas program, Catholic Schools Week activities, National contests, MOE Science Fair, Cultural fieldtrips, Church prayer reflections and worship. MSS added extra-curricular activities such as: sewing, gardening, flower arrangement, arts (portrait drawing), cultural activities, sports, and music.
• Staff meeting minutes
• Office files for all events
• School calendar
Support of Professional Development
A4.6. Indicator: The school effectively supports professional development/learning with time, personnel, material, and fiscal resources to facilitate all students achieving the academic standards and the schoolwide learner outcomes.
A4.6. Prompt: How effective is the support of professional development/learning with time, personnel, material, and fiscal resources to facilitate all students achieving the academic standards and the schoolwide learner outcomes? Provide evidence and examples.
The School Administration support for the is very effective.
MSS faculty have attended a variety of workshops in the past three years:
• MSS Individual Personal folder professional development.
• MOE/PEC convention and other workshops:.
• 30th Pacific Educational Conference, July 2017 (Palau).
• Palauan Language/Studies (MOE-PEC).
• 22nd Annual Palau Education Convention (MOE).
• Workshops which help the MSS teachers/staff in their professional development:.
- Bridging the knowledge gap: effective content area for lifelong learning
- Making learning come alive through integrated curriculum
- Hands on strategies for increasing reading
- Effective classroom management
- Math games that teach Math concepts
- Fostering Self-Determination in early childhood
- Climate change and Health
- Managing classroom with limited resources
- Infusing local environmental studies to reinforce classroom studies
- Parent and Family involvement
- Preservation and sustaining of Palauan language and culture through practices
- Teaching Literacy for every Student
• P. E. and Health Workshop (MOE)
• Planning & Preparation for School Year 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019 (CMS Curriculum)
• Workshop for New Teachers (CMS Curriculum)
• McGraw-Hill Literacy Reading Mastery
• MOE PIBBA WORSHOP ( June 17,18,19, 2019)
• CMS/MSS Retreats/Prayer days and workshops
• MSS has its monthly teachers/staff reflections and sharing.
• MSS has its weekly Tuesday evening masses with the MSS choir
• MSS has its First Friday Mass
• MSS has its Advent and Lent grade by grade prayers and recollections
• MSS has practiced the devotions to Mary in the month of October and May
• MSS has beginning of the year and end of year teachers' retreats
Supervision and Evaluation
A4.7. Indicator: The school implements effective supervision and evaluation procedures in order to promote professional growth of staff.
A4.7. Prompt: How effective are the school's supervision and evaluation procedures in order to promote professional growth of staff in all area such as their technological training?
The school implements effective supervision and evaluation procedures in order to promote growth of staff by training the teachers to use technology in the classroom.
MSS currently has WIFI services and technological equipment for teachers.
• Summer Technology Workshop
• MSS WIFI
• MSS teachers' laptops, printers, and projectors, computers for all teachers
• MSS computer lab for students
Measurable Effect of Professional Development
A4.8. Indicator: There are effective operating processes that determine the measureable effect of professional development, coaching, and mentoring on student performance.
A4.8 Prompt: Comment on the effectiveness of the processes in determining the measureable effect of professional development, coaching, and mentoring on student performance. Provide evidence about whether the professional development/learning has had a positive impact on student learning.
• MSS Handbook
• Curriculum guidelines
• Yearly Plans
• Quarterly Plans
• Daily Lesson Plans
• Grade books for every grade level: Kinder through Eight grade
• Report Cards
• SAT 10 Assessment results (2016-2017)
• IOWA Assessment results (2017-2018, 2018-2019)
• PILNA Assessment results ( 2017-2018)