ICS at-a-Glance Our Ways / Language and Culture
Course Overviews At ICS, Course Overviews have been created for each course at every grade level that provide clear, measurable learning outcomes based on Board-approved standards. The ICS Course Overviews contain learning outcomes for the specific knowledge, skills, and learning expectations necessary for student success at every grade level. Each Course Overview provides a course description, Enduring Understandings, and Learning Targets based on standards for every grade level subject. The Course Description offers a general overview of the content and links to the standards for the course. The Enduring Understandings summarize important ideas, processes, connections, and the purpose of learning in each content area. The Learning Targets provide clear, measurable learning objectives from the student’s point of view that frame the purpose of a lesson, unit, or assessment. To view the ICS Course
Our Ways provided an array of culture-based programming, as we have many Native Nations represented at ICS. This included high quality and authentic experiences and teachings for our students, staff and community, to ensure that we had our Native cultures and languages involved in everything we did. • Provided direct instruction dedicated to the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Ojibwe and Oneida languages and cultures. Every student chose one of these classes, and all staff members committed to one learning a language as well. • Delivered numerous hands-on cultural experiences and community connections through various events, many of which were open to families and the larger community. • First Nations Fashion Show: 12 students and 14 staff members modeled the ribbon garments, necklaces, and moccasins they designed and created during the school year. • Teyukhilihwakhwá·sehe > Singers Performances: 32 students performed 12 times for VIP groups, including Oneida Council members, the USDA, ICS Support Organization, Tamarack Waldorf School, the Felt Knowledge Festival, and an event with Matika Wilbur at UW-Milwaukee. They also performed at the half-time show for the N7 game at Fiserv Forum, Northwestern University, the Milwaukee Museum Groundbreaking Ceremony, All City graduation, ICS graduation ceremony, and ICS cultural celebrations. • Eagle Singers: 9 students sat on the drum; they performed at cultural celebrations, music concerts, 8th-grade Graduation and the End-of-the-School-Year Pow Wow. • Our Ways also hosted seasonal events and programs throughout the school year. Please click on the links below to learn more: Our Ways Events • Fall 2023
Overviews for each grade level, please use the link below. ICS Course Overviews can be found by clicking this link.
Advanced Learning While all students have gifts and talents, some have abilities that go beyond the core curriculum. These students often require differentiated Tier 1 instruction, or opportunities for learning extensions in order to reach their full potential. We at ICS expect all children to explore their gifts, grow, and experience success. Advanced learners often need a challenge above and beyond the academic content standards to be able to grow to their full capabilities. Therefore, advanced learning programs needed to be created and upheld in order to provide teachers with the tools and curriculum they need to support advanced learners with abundant opportunities to engage and enrich student learning. • The number of students who participated in our Advanced Learning program in 2023-2024 were: Advanced Math Pathway: 27 Javits Grant: 5* Summer Advanced Learning Experience: 26 * The Javits Grant is the only federal program dedicated specifically to gifted and talented students. The purpose of the Javits Act is to provide a coordinated program of research, projects, innovative strategies, and activities that enhance the ability of elementary and secondary schools to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented students. The Javits Grant focuses on resources to identify and serve students who are traditionally underrepresented in gifted and talented programs. In partnership with CESA 1, each year 10 students are chosen to participate in a focused challenge with other schools in the area. This year’s focus was drones. Intervention Support We strive to ensure that every student receives the support he/she needs to learn and grow. We are committed to providing students with additional instruction when necessary. As a team, we come together each fall, winter, and spring to review assessment information, which includes assessments from MAP* Growth Reading and Math, MAP Reading Fluency, classroom summative assessments, and teacher observations to identify student strengths and areas for growth. Based on ongoing assessment information, students who would benefit from extra support are identified. As a result, every grade level at ICS has a scheduled, daily intervention block. During this time, students participate in small group work and/or 1:1 instruction to address specific areas of need that also align with classroom work. This support occurs in addition to small group or independent practice that is a part of regular classroom instruction. Continuation of intervention support is re-evaluated after several weeks of instruction and a review of student progress. • 32.2% of ICS students received pull-out intervention support during the 2023-2024 school year. * MAP stands for Measures of Academic Progress. MAP is an online, adaptive assessment that is aligned to standards.
Our Ways Events • Winter 2024 Our Ways Events • Spring 2024
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Teaching and Learning Indian Community School is committed to providing engaging learning environments that places students at the center of the learning process. At ICS, we are dedicated to increasing student engagement, providing authentic cultural programming, promoting problem solving and critical thinking skills, connecting concepts to real world experiences, fostering creativity, and preparing students for their futures. The ICS curriculum has been developed from both academic standards and the Our Ways Teaching and Learning Framework™ to ensure a curricular center from which all grade level units, lessons, activities, and assessments are developed. Additional information about student growth and achievement can be found by clicking this link.
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