Clash Middle School EDL 561 June 25 2015

Clash Middle School EDL 561 June 25, 2015 Steve Spiece, Tracey Klell, Jennifer Newman, Tina Prewitt,

Mission and Vision At Clash Middle School, all students will be engaged and successful members of our school community. Administration, teachers and staff model and support student growth and development academically and socially to provide a solid foundation for success in high school and beyond.

Needs Assessment: Reading AIMS Scores

Needs Assessment: Writing AIMS Scores

Needs Assessment: Math AIMS Scores

Problem Statement: Effective Instruction At Clash Middle School, our instructional program is not facilitating Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for our students.

Effective Instruction SMART Goal: As measured by quarterly benchmark testing, 100% of continuously enrolled students will make one year’s growth over the course of three years. Year 1 - 70% Year 2 - 85% Year 3 - 100%

Action Plan: Effective Instruction ● Common planning time to facilitate PLCs and collaboration ● Students falling far below will be enrolled in intervention courses ● Students assume ownership of their learning ● Professional development for teachers on effective instructional strategies, PLCs, and classroom management.

Monitoring Plan: Effective Instruction ● PLC’s: Teams establish norms and roles and submit to administration for accountability purposes. o Teams notes with accompanying agendas submitted weekly. o Random, unannounced informal observations of PLC effectiveness by administration. o

Problem Statement: Positive Culture At Clash Middle School, the school culture does not promote a culture of collaboration between all members of our school community.

Action Plan: Positive School Culture ● Professional development on restorative practices, PLCs, and classroom management ● Family nights focused on academics and building community ● Family advocate on site with resource center ● Celebrating student achievement ● Kindness awareness

Monitoring Plan: Effective Instruction ● Interventions o o Weekly progress monitoring. Students chart progress and establish goals. ● Student ownership of learning Data folders. § Test talks. § Intervention reports. § Progress charting and goal setting. o Student-led conferences. o

Monitoring Plan: Effective Instruction ● Professional development o o o Review weekly PLC notes and agendas. Formal and informal observations. Weekly walk-throughs.

Monitoring Plan: Positive School Culture ● School climate surveys o o o Parents, teachers, students, and staff Three times per year Focused questioning to determine efficacy of professional development initiatives ● Track family night attendance o o Feedback surveys Contact families not in attendance

Monitoring Plan: Positive School Culture ● Family advocate o o o Sign in Referral documentation Log resources utilized: food, clothing, computer skills and access, parenting, English skills, parent university with childcare available

Monitoring Plan: Positive School Culture ● Student achievement o o o Attendance reports Benchmark testing results Teacher nomination ● Kindness awareness o o o Ben’s Bells - track number of nominations Random acts - grade level chains Quarterly community service events

Sustainability Improvement ● Continuous reflection o o o How can we do better tomorrow? What’s working? What’s not? What do we need to change next? ● Solicit continuous feedback o o Surveys Data

Sustainability Improvement ● District support o o o Professional development Surveys Resources ● Stakeholder ownership o o All embrace common vision Formal and informal mentoring program

Professional Development ● Professional Learning Communities o Who? What? When? Where? Why? ● Data analysis ● Developing positive school culture o Kindness campaign ● Classroom management ● Essential Elements of Effective Instruction