The Vision!

Making a profound difference in our

communities!

Seattle

Looking ahead to 5775—2015

The first name in meaningful

early childhood!

Seattle

Bellevue

Tacoma

SeattleBellev

ue Tacoma

MMSC

The best in early childhood and kindergarten education. Parents are attracted to the warm atmosphere and the

children are guided in Montessori styled classrooms.Sister locations are available in Bellevue, Seattle and Tacoma. The various sites work in collaboration with each other to

provide quality programs and professional development for the staff.

The programs are under the MERKOS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD accredited by the NCPSA.

The Elementary School

Students at MMSCare focused learners

Advanced Gemara

8:00- 9:00

Judaic Studies

General Studies

Extended Program

3:45-4:45

(M-Th)

Shacharis

Consistent class configurations

Quality secular studies program

Extended Chassidus program

The Elementary School – The Program

Elementary School – Student Body

Students0

25

50

75

100

125

150

Non-Re-ligious

Religious

Practical, yet tasteful facilityAttractive to parentsApproved by the state

Elementary School – The Facilities

1-3

Master Teacher 1.0• Assistant 1.0

$65,000Salaries = between $210,000 and $250,000Benefits = Between 6 and 8 FacultyWe may need to pay extra for before and after school learningNumber of classrooms needed = 4 (We are currently running 5 classrooms for these age groups)

Elementary School – The Model

Skills Based Learni

ng

Content Based Learnin

g

The mastery based learning model . . .

Focuses on mastering academic skills

Ensures individual student is mastering each skill

Teacher is able to track the progress of each student

Focuses on learning content

Ensures whole group is moving through content

Teacher is able to track the overall class progress

Master teacher teaches group lessons while the aid works

with individual students on the

skills that he/she is attaining. Students are

also able to independently listen to video

lessons for reviewing or learning new material or

skills. Students who

have mastered a skill engage in

activities to deepen and

broaden their application.

Students who do not

satisfactorily complete a topic

are given additional

instruction until they succeed.

In the mastery based learning model . . .

Teachers: are clear about the progress of each student

Parents: understand how their child is progressing

Students: have a sense of direction in their studies

The model of MMSC is so successful because it is meeting the needs of a broad student body.

The opportunity to enrich the education with Chassidic customs and knowledge makes MMSC the right choice for meeting the needs of students who will head to Yeshiva or our girls high school.

The strong secular curriculum is attractive for families who don’t want to compromise the quality of education while still having their children in a positive and Jewish environment.

Challenges Solutions

Inconsistent staffing / staff turnover

Consistent class configurations Better Salaries

Curriculum is redeveloped each year

Mastery based learning

Consistent class configurations

Retention and recruitment challenges

Parents will know what class and teacher to expect

Parents confident in secular curriculum

Here is what it will take…

Adopt a Model• Model to

be coached by Dr. Stevie Bravmann

• Rabbi Nochem Kaplan will coach the Judaic curriculum process

Cost Analysis• Training• Collaboration• Marketing• Curriculum

development• Materials

Training for Teachers• Training will be a

critical piece for teachers to be successful using this model

• Ongoing collaboration between teachers

Marketing• As the model is

developed and adopted it is important that the community has the opportunity to follow the process

Collaboration• Strong

collaboration to develop a core early childhood program