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WKCE test results indicate that our 2008 MGC 8<sup>th</sup> graders scored higher than the State of WI, MPS, and the Wauwatosa Schools in the highest levels (Advanced and Proficient) of all areas; Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies.&nbsp; &nbsp; Just another reason we are PROUD TO BE MGC! </font></span></p> <p class="style5" align="center"> 2008 Results</p> <table class="style12" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="table1"> <tr> <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; " class="style22"> <p class="style12"align="center"> Test Results: WKCE, Grade 8</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" rowspan="3" valign="top" style="width: 1.45in; border-left: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-right: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-top: medium none msorm; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid msorm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" class="style23"> &nbsp;</td> <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt;" class="style20"> <p class="style12" align="center"> Percentage of Students Achieving at Advanced &amp; Proficient Levels</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="97" valign="top" style="width: 72.7pt; border-left: medium none msorm; border-right: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-top: medium none msorm; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid msorm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" class="style23"> <p class="style12" align="center"> MGC</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="width: 88.55pt; border-left: medium none msorm; border-right: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-top: medium none msorm; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid msorm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" class="style20"> <p class="style12" align="center" style="text-align:center"> State of WI</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93pt; " class="style20"> <p class="style12" align="center" style="text-align:center"> MPS</td> <td valign="top" style="width: 54pt; " align="center" class="style14"> Wauwatosa</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="97" valign="top" style="width: 72.7pt; border-left: medium none msorm; border-right: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-top: medium none msorm; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid msorm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" class="style23"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <span style="font-family:&quot;Antique Olive&quot;"> <span class="style12">2008</span></span></td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="width: 88.55pt; border-left: medium none msorm; border-right: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-top: medium none msorm; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid msorm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" class="style20"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <span style="font-family:&quot;Antique Olive&quot;" class="style11">200</span><span class="style11">8</span></td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93pt; " align="center" class="style3"> 2008<td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; " class="style20"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <span style="font-family:&quot;Antique Olive&quot;" class="style11">200</span><span class="style11">8</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in; " class="style11"> <p class="style11"> Reading</td> <td width="97" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.7pt; " class="style11"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 100%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style11"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 84%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style11"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 85%</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; " align="center" class="style11"> 93%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in; " class="style11"> <p class="style11"> Language Arts</td> <td width="97" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.7pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 86%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 62%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 37%</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; " align="center" class="style18"> 80%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in; height: 17px;" class="style15"> <p class="style11"> Math</td> <td width="97" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.7pt; height: 17px;" class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 93%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; height: 17px;" class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 75%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; height: 17px;" class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 36%</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; height: 17px;" align="center" class="style18"> 88%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in; " class="style15"> <p class="style13"> Science</td> <td width="97" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.7pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 89%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 84%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 38%</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; " align="center" class="style18"> 86%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in; " class="style15"> <p class="style13"> Social Studies</td> <td width="97" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.7pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 97%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 91%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 49%</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; " align="center" class="style18"> 89%</td> </tr> </table> <p class="style6" align="center"> 2007 Results</p> <table class="style12" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="table1"> <tr> <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; " class="style22"> <p class="style12"align="center"> Test Results: WKCE, Grade 8</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" rowspan="3" valign="top" style="width: 1.45in; border-left: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-right: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-top: medium none msorm; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid msorm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" class="style23"> <p class="style12"> &nbsp;</td> <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt;" class="style20"> <p class="style12" align="center"> Percentage of Students Achieving at Advanced &amp; Proficient Levels</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="97" valign="top" style="width: 72.7pt; border-left: medium none msorm; border-right: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-top: medium none msorm; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid msorm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" class="style23"> <p class="style12" align="center"> MGC</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="width: 88.55pt; border-left: medium none msorm; border-right: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-top: medium none msorm; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid msorm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" class="style20"> <p class="style12" align="center" style="text-align:center"> State of WI</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93pt; " class="style20"> <p class="style12" align="center" style="text-align:center"> MPS</td> <td valign="top" style="width: 54pt; " align="center" class="style14"> Wauwatosa</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="97" valign="top" style="width: 72.7pt; border-left: medium none msorm; border-right: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-top: medium none msorm; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid msorm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" class="style23"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <span style="font-family:&quot;Antique Olive&quot;"> <span class="style12">2007</span></span></td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="width: 88.55pt; border-left: medium none msorm; border-right: 1.0pt solid msorm; border-top: medium none msorm; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid msorm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" class="style20"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <span style="font-family:&quot;Antique Olive&quot;" class="style11">200</span><span class="style11">7</span></td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93pt; " align="center" class="style3"> 2007<td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; " class="style20"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <span style="font-family:&quot;Antique Olive&quot;" class="style11">200</span><span class="style11">7</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in; " class="style11"> <p class="style11"> Reading</td> <td width="97" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.7pt; " class="style11"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 100%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style11"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 83%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style11"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 61%</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; " align="center" class="style11"> 92%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in; " class="style11"> <p class="style11"> Language Arts</td> <td width="97" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.7pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 90%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 61%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 29%</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; " align="center" class="style18"> 70%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in; height: 17px;" class="style15"> <p class="style11"> Math</td> <td width="97" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.7pt; height: 17px;" class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 83%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; height: 17px;" class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 74%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; height: 17px;" class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 38%</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; height: 17px;" align="center" class="style18"> 83%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in; " class="style15"> <p class="style13"> Science</td> <td width="97" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.7pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 93%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 74%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 38%</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; " align="center" class="style18"> 79%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="139" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in; " class="style15"> <p class="style13"> Social Studies</td> <td width="97" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.7pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 100%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 82%</td> <td width="118" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.55pt; " class="style19"> <p class="style11" align="center" style="text-align:center"> 50%</td> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 54pt; " align="center" class="style18"> 85%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="position: absolute; width: 396px; height: 36px; z-index: 2; left: 250px; top: 134px" id="layer2"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <span style="font-family:&quot;Antique Olive&quot;"> <font size="2" color="#000080"> <a name="MGC_School_Ð_Leading_the_Way_in_Academic_Excellence">MGC School Leading the Way in Academic Excellence</a></font></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</div> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><b> <img src="../images/Wisconsinites.JPG" align="left" class="style1" width="186" height="142"><font size="2">Welcome to the Mother of Good Counsel School Website! </font> </b><font size="2">For over 80 years, Mother of Good Counsel School has offered quality education and moral development to the children of its northwest Milwaukee neighborhood and beyond. From humble beginnings in a frame bungalow, MGC has grown to be a rock of stability - a Catholic school where traditional Christian values are still embraced and ingrained. I invite you to visit our school, where tradition meets with all the best that modern education has to offer. </font> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>-Regina Shaw, Principal</b></font><font size="-1" face="Verdana"><br> &nbsp;</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Mission Statement<img border="0" src="../images/Website%20Photos/School%20Building.JPG" width="202" height="153" align="right"><br> </b>Mother of Good Counsel School is a welcoming, diverse Catholic Christian community. We strive to provide a quality educational environment in which each student is guided towards the development of his or her greatest intellectual, creative and moral potential. We commit ourselves to be nurturing a strong love of Jesus and His word, recognition of God-given talents, and a sense of personal responsibility. We commit ourselves to be an anchor of stability in our neighborhood and beyond through a supportive community committed to the Catholic/Christian values of word, worship, and service. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Academic Philosophy</b><br> Mother of Good Counsel School maintains a strong commitment to quality in education. All staff are highly qualified and fully certified. Student progress is measured in various ways, including: traditional report cards, mid-term reports, standardized tests, parent-teacher conferences, and regular communication between the school and home. In our culturally diverse school, we strive to meet the needs of all children in an effort to heighten each child's ability to make valued decisions and choices that will lead to success.</font><p>&nbsp;</td> <td height="299"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" colspan="2"> <!-- MSCellType="ContentFoot" --> <p align="center"><span style="letter-spacing: -1pt"> <font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000080">3001 N. 68th St</font><font size="2" face="Verdana"><font color="#000080">., MILWAUKEE, WI 53210 414-442-7600 </font> <a href="mailto:mgcparish@mgcparish.org"><font color="#000080"> <span style="text-decoration: none">mgc@mgcparish.org</span></font></a></font><font color="#000080" size="2" face="Arial"> </font></span></td> <td height="28" width="4"></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>