Davis Drive Middle School Open House February 2014

Davis Drive Middle School Open House February, 2014

Administrative Team Karen Summers Principal Rick Williams 6 th Grade Assistant Principal Laura Brown 7 th Grade Assistant Principal Dave Gaudet 8 th Grade Assistant Principal

Top 5 Middle Schools 09 -10 10 -11 11 -12 12 -13 School EOG F/R Salem 94. 2% 8% DDM 90. 9% 18% DDM 94. 7% 10% DDM 83% 6% Lufkin 91. 8% 12% MPM 90. 7% 13% MPM 91. 9% 11% MPM 76. 2% 11% Apex 91. 1% 19% HM 90. 6% 18% Apex 91. 8% 22% Lufkin 74. 8% 12% DDM 91% 14% Salem 90. 4% 16% Lufkin 91. 5% 15% Salem 72% 16% HM 89. 1% 22% Apex 90. 1% 23% HM 91. 2% 19% Apex 70. 6% 19%

North Carolina Accountability Davis Drive Middle School Exceeds Expected Growth – Students are making substantially more progress than the state growth average 33 of 33 Federal Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) Met 51 of 51 State AMO Targets Met

Administration & Counselors • 3 Assistant Principals • 3 Guidance Counselors • The AP and Guidance Counselor “loop up” with students each year to build relationships

School Resource Officer (SRO) Officer Cherry Full time Cary Police Officer

th 6 Grade • 3 teams (Cheetahs, Pumas, Jaguars) • All 4 core classes are in the morning • Elective Classes (9 weeks, Semester, Year-Long) • Healthful Living is year-long

th 7 th &8 Grade Junior High Model Electives Year-long or Semester

13 -14 Elective Offerings Strings & Band Spanish Art Dance Computer Skills & Application Exploring Family and Consumer Sciences • Technology Design and Innovation • • •

Healthful Living • ALL students • Year-long class • 2 -week rotations of Health/PE • Students wear uniforms for PE

14 -15 Math Courses 6 th Grade Math 6+/7+ Math 7+ 7 th Grade Math 7+ CC Math I 8 th Grade Math 8 CC Math II

Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) • 45% of our students (551) are identified AIG • 3 rd largest middle school AIG population in WCPSS • Students identified AIG in elementary school DO NOT need to be re-identified in middle school

AIG • Both language arts and math teachers meet regularly with AIG teachers to design and develop enrichment and extension opportunities for AIG students • AIG Teacher follows the “push-in” model

AIG • AIG students are clustered in math and language arts’ classes, ensuring AIG students have peers with common skill sets and interests • Support of contests and programs such as AMC 8, AMC 10, Super Saturday Events, NC State Science Camps, Peer Tutoring, and State Math Competition

Media & Technology • Document cameras and LCD Projectors mounted in all classrooms • 3 Open Computer Labs • Other Technology: SMART Boards, Ben-Q’s, i. Pads, i. Pod Touches, lap-top carts, Turning Point Clickers, Active Slates, flip cameras, etc… • Media center is open before and after school for student use • Language arts’ teachers are scheduled for the media center every other week to check-out books and participate in mini-lessons

Daily Academic Support SMART Block 30 Minutes (9: 19 -9: 49) Enrichment Remediation Organizational Assistance Targeted Reading Intervention Targeted Math Intervention Open Computer Lab Make-Up Work Study Hall Silent Sustained Reading (SSR) All Students and Staff Participate

Sports • • Soccer (boys and girls) Volleyball Football Basketball (boys and girls) Baseball Softball Track (boys and girls) Cheerleading

After School Clubs o o o o o Odyssey of the Mind Battle of the Books Eco Warriors Scrabble Club Student Council Math Counts Photography Club Literary Magazine Spanish o o o o o Green Wars Yearbook Dance Company Orchestra Band Electric Car Model Rocketry Sci-Fi & Mystery Book Student Council NJHS

SUMMER CAMP v. Only DDMS students v 8 weeks long v 7: 30 -5: 30 v. Registration in March v. Daily field-trips v. Zoo, swimming, movies, Frankies, bowling

2013 -2014 PTA • Purchased 14 laptops for DDMS (with a goal of 15 more by the end of the year) • Sponsored ant-bullying guest speakers • Supported SEIC Anxiety workshop at DDMS • Parent Information Guide (in your hands) • Organize school dances • Cater staff appreciation luncheons • 100% of PTA membership and fundraising money goes to improve DDMS

PTA Involvement for 14 -15 • PTA Yahoo group • Davisdrivemiddlepta-subscribe@yahoogroups. com • Website • ddms-pta. com • Monthly PTA meetings

Next Step? Magnet and Application Schools Period v. January 28 th to February 9 th v. Includes Leadership and Early College v. Notified February 21 st Calendar and Early Transfer Application Period: v. March 3 rd to March 16 th v. Rising 6 th/9 th Current Feeder Pattern v. Notified March 28 th

Next Step? School Assignment Strips Distributed v. May 1 st DDMS Open House (New 13 -14 Students) v. April 29 th (6: 00 -7: 30) v. April 30 th (6: 00 -7: 30) Final Transfer Application Period: v. May 1 st to 15 th