Site Visit Information 2011

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The following links will take you to the required documents for the site visit.  The numbers correspond to the numbers on the checklist.

1.    Policies:  Our policies are diocesan policies and can be found on the website for the Diocese of Des Moines.  You will find the policies at the following link:  http://www.dmdiocese.org/school-policies-and-regulations.cfm.  Each of the necessary policies is listed below.

            a.  Policy 522, Regulations 522.1, 522.2
            b.  Policy 594             
            c.  Policy 579 (also see policy 481 and 478)
            d.  Policy 318 (also see policy 510 and 619)
            e.  Policy 710 (#3 is available as separate attachments - income guidelines, application, instructions and letter)

2.    School Calendar:  document

            a.  Found on school calendar (Innovative Calendar approval letter)
            b.  Not applicable
            c.  Found on school calendar

3.    SIAC Information:

            a.  Board minutes showing SIAC is board approved (SIAC members approved at September meeting)
            b.  Membership list
            c.  SIAC board recommendations for 2011-12 school year from February 2011 BoE Minutes

4.    Attendance center data

            a.  Enrollment data document

            b.  Policy #318 (found at http://www.dmdiocese.org/school-policies-and-regulations.cfm)

5.    Board policy manual: Policy #215 found at http://www.dmdiocese.org/school-policies-and-regulations.cfm. 

6.    Elementary program:

Since our progress reports are standards-based, we report out to parents on all educational standards and benchmarks - including health physical education, music and visual art.  As you look at our schedules below, you see that art and health are a part of what the classroom teachers are responsible for as we do not have separate teachers for these subjects.

Diocesan Health Standards and Benchmarks (Standard 5 of K-5 Science Standards and Benchmarks and Standard 3 of K-5 Physical Education Standards and Benchmarks) 

Diocesan Art Standards and Benchmarks

Schedules 

Kindergarten - Mrs. Knie schedules

Grades 1&2 - Mrs. Mandernach schedule

Grades 2&3 - Mrs. Biley schedule

Grades 3&4 - Mrs. Means schedule

Physical Education schedule

Music schedule

7.  Junior high program:

Since our progress reports are standards-based, we report out to parents on all educational standards and benchmarks - including health, physical education, music and visual art.  As you look at our schedules below, you see that art and health are a part of what the classroom teachers are responsible for as we do not have separate teachers for these subjects.

        Grades 5-6 schedule

        Grades 7-8 schedule

        Physical Education schedule

        Music schedule

Diocesan Art Standards and Benchmarks

        Example of a lesson where art is integrated into religion

        Example of a lesson where art is integrated into math

Diocesan Health Standards and Benchmarks (Standard 5 of 6-8 Science Standards and Benchmarks and Standard 3 of 6-8 Physical Education Standards and Benchmarks)

8.    High school program:  Not applicable.

9.    Physical Activity Requirement: document

10.  Information is found in various documents to fulfill this requirement.  Please review the following documents.   

        A1-A3

                Policy #433 found at http://www.dmdiocese.org/school-policies-and-regulations.cfm

                Diocesan Professional Development Overview document

                Documentation regarding local Professional Development - local calendar for 2011-12

        B

            PD budget - local and Title II usage

Other Documents for Site Visit Team - For Reference Only

Copy of Data Reviewed/Analyzed by the SIAC

Parent/Student Handbook 2011-12 (Bullying addressed under "Discipline" on pages 9-11)

Faculty/Staff Handbook 2011-12

Technology (Information Literacy) Standards and Benchmarks