Man Middle School

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Man Middle School

• 5-Year Strategic Plan

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SCHOOL STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

• Administration
• Principal
• Staff
• Dean
• Counselor
• Teacher
• Secretary
• Parent
• Business Partners

• John H Mullins
• Darrin Glandon
• Harless Cook
• Lynn Davis
• Winona Staten
• Lenora Moss
• Pepsi
• Snyder

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• The mission of Man Middle is to
• provide a safe and challenging
• environment that develops every students
• growth and potential in a process that
• leads to life-long productive learners.

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Core Beliefs

• WE Believe
• that all students can learn and be successful.
• all positions in the school are critical for the
  school to function.
• it is vital for the school community to model
  ethical and moral behavior.
• teachers must be responsible for motivating
  students to achieve in an active learning
  process.
• a classroom should be safe, orderly and conducive
  to student-centered learning.
• education is a shared responsibility therefore,
  the school will provide opportunities for
  involvement of parents, family and community.
• the curriculum should be focused, specific and
  standard based.

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• Goal 1
• Man Middle's academically
• diverse students will work
• toward obtaining mastery in the
• areas of Reading/Language Arts
• and Mathematics.

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• Objectives
• 1.1 To maintain proficiency in all groups and to
  decrease by 10 those not meeting proficiency in
  the area of Reading/Language Arts and thereby
  decrease the achievement gap among the sub-groups
  attending Man Middle School.
• 1.2 To maintain proficiency in all groups and to
  decrease by 10 those not meeting proficiency in
  the area of Mathematics and thereby decrease the
  achievement gap among the sub-groups attending
  Man Middle School.

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• Goal 2
• Man Middle's academically
• diverse students will work
• toward obtaining mastery and
• above on their writing
• assessment scores.

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Goal 2

• Objectives
• 2.1 To decrease the percentage of students that
  did not demonstrate competent and proficient
  performance in the application of their writing
  skills by scoring mastery or above.
• 2.2 To have each classroom teacher utilize
  effective instruction that targets all students
  and results in highly engaged students who master
  the essential writing curriculum.

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Action Steps

• Utilize the OZ Program for work order on any
  technology repair problems
• Staff development for new teachers on Excel,
  Microsoft Word, Access, and Powerpoint.
• Powerpoint presentations will be conducted by
  administration and staff.
• Staff will use overhead projectors in daily
  teaching of objectives for Blooms Taxonomy.
• Provide staff with Accelerated Reader Training.

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Action Steps

• Accelerated Reader will be networked to all
  classrooms.
• Students will be connected to the Plato website.
• Man Middle Homepage will be updated weekly.
• Provide a website for parents and students.
• Schedule common planning time for teachers in the
  same grade levels or subject areas.

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Action Steps

• Promote math skills across the curriculum through
  Learning Skills, Basic Skills, and
  Advisor/Advisee classes.
• Continue to utilize Kansas Writing strategies in
  all classes.
• Promote writing across the curriculum in all
  content areas.
• Utilize a 6 point rubric when assessing writing
  assignments.

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Action Steps

• Provide staff development for Special Education
  teachers in instructional strategies for
  implementation in the Inclusion Program
• Provide instructional strategies staff
  development for Special Education/Inclusion
  Teachers.
• Provide professional development in
  Differentiated Instruction.

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Action Steps

• Identify potential compass students scoring below
  mastery in Math, Reading, and Language Arts.
• Staff development will be provided to teachers on
  basic maintenance and repairs of computers.
• Set up email accounts and webpages for all staff
  members.

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Action Steps

• Man Middle will make our labs or computers
  available for adult literacy classes through
  collaboration with adult basic education programs
  in the county.
• Create a data management system to be used to
  collect, analyze, and monitor student data
  through the Respect and Protect Program.
• Implement a standards based mathematics program.

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Action Steps

• Core subject teachers will assist in the
  development and implementation of prioritized
  calendars and curriculum mapping.
• Success lab will be utilized for students scoring
  below mastery.
• Students will use Orchard and Compass in the
  computer labs.
• Principal will check lesson plans for integration
  of technology.

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Action Steps

• Students will take computer tests on different
  books recognized by the Accelerated Reading
  Program.
• Students will use computers and the internet to
  complete virtual activities
• Staff will provide a bi-monthly newsletter to
  parents that will include articles written by
  students.

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Action Steps

• Staff will refer students to the Student
  Assistance Team (SAT) in the areas of
  achievement, attendance, and behavior.
• Teachers will emphasize subject area vocabulary
  to increase writing skills.
• Provide wireless access and printer in every
  classroom.
• Implement the Odyssey Program

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Action Steps

• Students will implement a design, program to
  operate an automous mode robot to specific tasks
  given for national LEGO Robotics competition.
• All students, both regular and special education,
  will create and maintain writing portfolios
  through the use of computer word processing.

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Action Steps

• Implement basic skills and success computers for
  all students by integrating these into the
  curriculum.
• Students will use computer based research on
  various careers in order to prepare for field
  trips exploring career options.
• Analysis of test data to identify strengths and
  weaknesses.

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Action Steps

• Provide after-school tutoring for identified low
  achieving student.
• Implement a multimedia project using digital
  camera, video cameras, and digital editing
  programs.
• Conduct a pre-assessment in Mathematics and
  Language Arts to determine the skill level of
  each student.

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Action Steps

• Provide a Ruby Payne Framework for Understanding
  Poverty workshop.
• Provide a WV Writing Assessment Workshop.

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Work Plan Summary

• All activities will be focused upon a sustained
  and continuous improvement model. Constant
  monitoring of the goals and objectives of
  proposed action steps will take place on a
  frequent basis. Reports pertinent to the
  development and success of proposed goals will be
  continuously monitored and adjusted based on data
  analyses.

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Work Plan Summary

• The Superintendent will work with all central
  office administrators to evaluate progress of all
  proposed action steps. School level
  administration will monitor progress using
  walkthroughs, classroom observations, teacher
  evaluations, student scores on benchmark
  assessments, and core team discussions. If
  progress is not indicated then plan will be
  adjusted and professional development will be
  provided in needed areas.

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Work Plan Summary

• Evaluation will be based upon student outcome
  measures of WESTEST and WV Writing Assessment.
  Technology Plan will be revisited annually by the
  strategic planning committee to ensure progress
  indicates MMS is on target with plan. Data
  analysis will completed and compared with goals
  to determine if revisions are in order.

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• Man Middle School staff and administration thanks
  you for this opportunity to share our plan to
  increase all our students knowledge and thus
  close the achievement gap.
• Henry Ford once said
• Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at
  twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays
  young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your
  mind young.