Crawford AuSable School District Barbara Mick, Principal

AuSable Primary School is committed to providing the foundation for learning for each of our students. We know that children have the best chance for success when parents and teachers work together to support one another. When we also have the support of the entire community, we know our children will succeed!

Everything we do at AuSable Primary is based on a set of agreed-upon beliefs:
* All children can learn.
* All children have a right to learn in a safe, comfortable, and pleasant environment with fairness and consistency.
* Students are individuals who learn in different ways and at different rates.
* All aspects of a child are equally valued: social, emotional, intellectual and physical.
* We believe in fostering citizenship:
- belonging
- participating in a group
- having a voice
- possessing the necessary social skills
- respecting ourselves and others
* As a staff, we will model citizenship and lifelong learning through cooperation, teamwork, and continued education.

Educational Opportunity for All
The core curriculum at AuSable Primary School provides learning experiences in language arts (reading, writing, speaking, listening), mathematics, social studies, science, technology, health, physical education, and music. Each of these areas has a written curriculum which teachers follow, based on the Michigan Curriculum Framework and on state and national standards. We continue to work as a district to fine-tune each curriculum area, and work to provide consistency among and between all schools.

In addition to the core curriculum, educational alternatives are available for students who may require special support services. These include Title I reading and math services, at-risk support, and special education services. All services are provided under the inclusion model.

Michigan School Report Card
Every Michigan school is now graded on two areas: student achievement on the MEAP (we use Grayling Elementary’s scores since we are a "feeder" school for them) and indicators of school performance. For the 2004-05 school year, AuSable Primary received a grade of B. We also met the criteria for Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, meaning that we made progress in student achievement in both language arts and math as measured by the MEAP.

School Improvement
AuSable Primary’s school improvement team works to improve the quality of student life and achievement throughout the school year. During the 2004-05 school year we used assessment information to guide our decisions. Using student achievement data, we looked at all aspects of our at-risk and Title I programming to determine what things were working and what needed changing. Throughout the year, we worked on three goals:
1. All students will read at grade level.
2. All students will improve their writing skills.
3. All students will improve their understanding of social studies and science concepts.

Points of Pride
All Day-Every Day Kindergarten Individual Learning Plans for at-risk readers
Acting Up Theater Co. experience Summer School Program
Lower 1st & 2nd grade class sizes Chess Club
Title I/At-Risk Programming Reading Club (After-school support)
Breakfast/Lunch Programs 5 student computers per classroom
Comprehensive Reading Program MSRP Preschool on site
Monthly Family Involvement Nights LETRS training for all teachers and parapros
Supportive PTO Good report card
Student Assistance Team Library circulation (over 11,000 volumes checked
Schoolwide Fluency strategies out!)
Great website (www.casdk12.net) Monday Assembly and Schoolwide Theme

Student Achievement
All students at AuSable Primary are continually assessed throughout the year using the Michigan Literacy Progress Profile (MLPP). The MLPP consists of eleven assessments which can be used to determine where a child needs help, and then inform the instruction. Information was gathered for each child’s reading level and writing samples were scored using a rubric (a four-point scale, with 4 being the best score; kindergarten is scored on a 12 point scale). These scores were compared to the goal set for each grade, as well as to last year’s scores. We are proud to report our gains:

	READING	READING	READING	WRITING	WRITING
	2004 (June)	2005 (June)	2005 (June)	2004 (June)	2005 (June)
K	90% reading by June	98% reading by June 21%	reading at Level E or above!	9.3 (out of 12 pts)	10.2 (out of 12 pts)
1st	Level J average	Level J average	50% reading at goal of Level J or higher	2.7	2.8 (out of 4 pts)
2nd	Level M/N average	Level O/P average	75% reading at goal of Level M or higher	2.8	2.9 (out of 4 pts)

In addition, students in 2nd and 3rd grade take the Terra Nova test, a standardized, nationally normed test. We can compare our students’ results with those of other 2nd and 3rd graders across the nation. Scores are reported as average grade equivalents. Students took the test in November rather than September this year, giving the students a little more time to adjust to school before taking a major test.

	READING	READING	MATH	MATH
	2003 (Sept)	2004 (Nov)	2003 (Sept)	2004 (Nov)
2nd	1.8	2.2	2.0	2.4
boys	38 nce	44 nce(41 npr)	43.6 nce	48 nce (46 npr)
girls	55 nce	48 nce (47 npr)	41.9 nce	51 nce (51 npr)

PARENT INVOLVEMENT
We know that the more parents are involved in their child’s education, the greater the success. We are lucky to have very involved parents!
Percent attending 2003 2004
OPEN HOUSE 61% 60%
FALL PARENT/TEACHER CONF 91% 90%
SPRING P/T CONFERENCE 38% 36%
PORTFOLIO VIEWING 92% 78%

Our AP/GE PTO raised nearly $20,000 again this year, funding playground equipment, field trips, classroom supplies and equipment, and co-sponsored numerous special events as well as the much-loved Pumpkin Night. They also planned and put on the second annual Mother & Son Fun Night as well as the third annual Daddy/Daughter Dance, and provided refreshments for Open House and Kindergarten Round-up.

We were lucky enough to have 75 regular volunteers (down from 82 in 03!) helping with everything from head lice checks to computer lab to collecting Box Tops to reading with our students. Our End of the Year Picnic served over 900 people again this year, and we also sent over 354 newsletters home, up a bit from last year’s 324. Teachers made over 9,700 contacts with parents this year! We value our partnership with our parents and recognize that we can’t do this job alone!

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

	2003-04	2004-05
Kindergarten	121	126
1st grade	143	116
2nd grade	146	136
Total	410	378