School Improvement Plan 20092010

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School Improvement Plan2009-2010

• Bridging
• Success

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Agenda for Tonight

• Who We Are
• Where are We? Understanding the data
• The role of PCMS as the Bridge
• Tiered supports for all students
• Overview of goals and the impact
• Goal 1 Literacy
• Goal 2 Mathematics
• Goal 3 Conditions and Expectations
• Closing remarks

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PCMS BLT Committee Members

• Coach Jayne Vanegas and Lisa Carter
• District Liaisons Amy Crouse and Gary Pack
• Kim Pence, Building Principal
• Mike Wilson, Assistant Principal
• Clairie Huff-Franklin, Assistant Principal
• PJ Bekanich, Assistant Principal
• Bob Stark, Special Education Coordinator
• Loni Becker, Art teacher, Subject Leader
• Heather Simon, ESL Teacher
• Melissa Urban, Counselor
• Leesa Carr, Special Education Aide
• Steve Watson, Science Teacher
• Casey Fisher, Math Connections Teacher
• Kelly Reisen, Parent
• Cynthia Miller, Parent

• Robin Anderson, Reading Teacher
• Frankie Andrews, Social Science Teacher, Team
  Leader
• Liza Giles, Librarian
• Gretchen Tash, Social Science Teacher, Team
  Leader
• Amanda Setters, Social Studies teacher
• Bruce Burke, ESOL teacher
• Melissa Parido, Math Teacher, Subject Leader
• Justin Wilson, Science Teacher, Subject Leader
• Ellie Rudolph, Science Teacher
• Jenny Panzeca, Special Education Teacher, Subject
  Leader

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PCMS Team Leaders

• Brooke Daniels
• Vicki Werden
• Gretchen Tash
• Robin Lasley
• Mike Kampel
• Jenny Panzeca

• Ellie Rudolph
• Franchon Andrews
• Jamie McGrath
• Brenda McFadden
• Jennifer Kremer
• Ellie Wiater
• Barb Frederick

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PCMS Subject Leaders

• ENGLISH
• Denise Montgomery
• Robyn McDonald-Gordon
• Hilary Burrows
• READING
• Laura Daly
• Niccole Stewart
• Brian Hershey
• MATH
• Melissa Parido
• Kevin Lawhon
• Kelly Putz

• SCIENCE
• Dan Dockery
• Justin Wilson
• Paul Hufnagel
• SOCIAL SCIENCE
• Steve McCullom
• Jay Price
• Dave Martin
• ENCORE
• Linda Lemen
• Jean Smith
• Loni Becker
• Kristen Brown
• Deb Eisele
• Doug Fields

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Current Leadership Committees
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Total Year Enrollment-4 Year Trend
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Total Population at PCMS
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Agenda for Tonight

• Who We Are
• Where are We? Understanding the data
• The role of PCMS as the Bridge
• Tiered supports and restructuring
• Overview of goals and the impact
• Goal 1 Literacy
• Goal 2 Mathematics
• Goal 3 Conditions and Expectations
• Closing remarks

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Subgroup Data
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School Improvement Status

• We recognize we are in the 5th year of School
  Improvement Process
• As a result, this plan involves major
  instructional reform
• Princeton Community Middle School met 6 of 10
  (60.0 ) of the standards tested
• Non-test indicators Attendance criteria 93
• Our Performance Index was 92.0
• AYP was NOT met
• We demonstrated more than one years growth

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Value Added----Reading 2007-2008
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Value Added---Math 2007-2008
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School Comparisons

• When looking at the other 68 schools that are
  most similar to our school and comparing Value
  Added data
• We are 24th in the state in Math
• We are 1st in the state in Reading
• We rank 9th out of the 68 most similar middle
  schools in the state of Ohio

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Math and Reading
Both indicators were met!
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Math, Reading, and Writing
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Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies
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The Princeton Advantage
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Combined Risk Factors
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Agenda for Tonight

• Who We Are
• Where are We? Understanding the data
• The role of PCMS as the Bridge
• Tiered supports for all students
• Overview of goals and the impact
• Goal 1 Literacy
• Goal 2 Mathematics
• Goal 3 Conditions and Expectations
• Closing remarks

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PCMS is The Bridge

• Students from 8 elementaries
• Academic rigor with a team of teachers
• Learning to read to reading to learn
• Students begin college and career exploration
• Provide the support and knowledge students will
  take with them through the 21st century
• Extracurricular activities

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The Bridge Supports

• Navigating the turbulent years of adolescence
• Providing counseling support for a wide range of
  needs
• Teaching character values
• Teaching coping skills
• Managing conflict
• Fostering self-discipline

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The Bridge

It is through these supports that our students
will be able to accept the gift of education
Theyre our kids!
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Discipline 2008-2009
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Total Referrals 08-09
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Discipline Report
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Agenda for Tonight

• Who We Are
• Where are We? Understanding the data
• The role of PCMS as the Bridge
• Tiered supports for all students
• Overview of goals and the impact
• Goal 1 Literacy
• Goal 2 Mathematics
• Goal 3 Conditions and Expectations
• Closing remarks

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Tiered Levels of Intervention
Any Curricular Area
1-5
1-5
National Model
5-10
5-10
Students
80-90
80-90
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• Common Calendars
• Common Assessments
• OAT Based Assessments
• Mastery Learning System
• Refining Scope Sequence
• Literacy Math Across
• Curriculum

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Post Test
Raw Score
Mastery Test
Raw Score
First Tier Interventions
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DC District Coordinator BP Building
Principal AT Attendance Officer GC Guidance
Counselors SE Special Education C
Connections IC Instructional Coach BC
Behavioral Coach SP School Psychologist SN
School Nurse DS Dean of Students DCI Dean of
Curriculum and Instruction DSF Dean of Students
and families
DC
Team
Cabinet
Leadership Restructuring
B.P.
Team
Team
Team
AT
GC
SE
C
IC
BC
SP
Team
SN
Team
DSF
DCI
DS
Team
Team
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Team
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Working as a team
Use data to make appropriate recommendations and
identify intervention
Work with the other Deans to provide support at
tier 2 and 3 levels
Identify supports for students who need
intervention
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New and Improved BLT
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Agenda for Tonight

• Who We Are
• Where are We? Understanding the data
• The role of PCMS as the Bridge
• Tiered supports and restructuring
• Overview of goals and the impact
• Goal 1 Literacy
• Goal 2 Mathematics
• Goal 3 Conditions and Expectations
• Closing remarks

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Academic Performance

• School Improvement has areas that must be
  addressed by state mandate. These are Literacy,
  Math (as measured by the Reading and Math
  scores), and Conditions Expectations (as
  measured by behavioral risk factors and
  conditions).
• The following slides will deal with the goal for
  each area and the action steps the school will
  use for corrective action to meet these goals.

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Literacy Indicators Discussion

• Curriculum - K-6 New Comprehensive Literacy
  Program implemented 2007-2008
• Technology - Adding document cameras in 8th grade
  social studies to determine effectiveness of
  adding more writing across the curriculum
• Requiring all 6th grade students to take
  Technology Education to promote technology use in
  Reading and English
• The Encores support literacy and math development
  on many levels

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Interdisciplinary Studies
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The Bar Keeps Going Up!
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Agenda for Tonight

• Who We Are
• Where are We? Understanding the data
• The role of PCMS as the Bridge
• Tiered supports and restructuring
• Overview of goals and the impact
• Goal 1 Literacy
• Goal 2 Mathematics
• Goal 3 Conditions and Expectations

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Goal 1 - Literacy

• By the end of the 3 year improvement cycle (2011)
  students in PCSD will, at a minimum, meet and
  ideally exceed state trajectory goals for reading
  and writing with all identified sub-groups. The
  district will earn an excellent rating based on
  the number of indicators met and/or performance
  index. The value-added report for reading
  composite rating grades 3-8 will show that each
  school will demonstrate at least a full years
  worth of progress in each quintile of students.

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PCMS School Improvement Goal

• Literacy All students in grades 6-8 will gain
  proficiency in reading and writing standards and
  processes as evidenced by all student subgroups
  increasing total proficiency percentage by 10 or
  more from last years scores on the spring OAT.

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Literacy Action Steps

• 1.1.1) Implement a core English Language Arts
  Program in grades 6 through 8 and based on
  research and state standards.
• Alignment
• Treasures
• Curriculum maps
• Block scheduling
• AIMSWeb
• Progress monitoring
• Differentiation (improved)
• Recommendations for tiered support
• Child Study/IAT (improved)
• Academic Matrix

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Literacy Action Steps

• 1.1.1) Implement a core English Language Arts
  Program in grades 6 through 8 and based on
  research and state standards.
• Alignment
• Treasures
• Curriculum maps
• Block scheduling
• AIMSWeb
• Progress monitoring
• Differentiation (improved)
• Recommendations for tiered support
• Child Study/IAT (improved)
• Academic Matrix

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Literacy Action Steps

• 1.1.2) Provide Highly Qualified Professional
  Development in reading instruction and effective
  instructional strategies.
• PD for adolescent literacy and motivation
• Collaborative Coaching
• Co-teaching/Consulting
• Content support during team meeting time

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Literacy Action Steps

• 1.2.1) Provide additional instruction in reading
  to students in subgroups not meeting AYP during
  the school day (K - 12) using the Response to
  Intervention Model.
• Literacy Strategies
• 6 minute solution
• Advisory (improved)
• Academic Matrix
• Reading Connections
• Students with Disabilities
• (cross categorical unit)

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Literacy Action Steps

• 1.2.2)
• Extend the learning opportunities for students
  not meeting OAT benchmarks before or after school
  and during the summer months.
• Excel (improved)
• Summer Bridge

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PCMS Summer Bridge

• Advisory
• PCMS procedures
• Getting along with others
• Bully prevention
• Literacy
• Vocabulary
• Reading Process
• Reading Applications
• Math
• Number, Number Sense and Operation
• Measurement
• Patterns, Functions and Algebra

Where Princeton Students Come Together!
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Agenda for Tonight

• Who We Are
• Where are We? Understanding the data
• The role of PCMS as the Bridge
• Tiered supports and restructuring
• Overview of goals and the impact
• Goal 1 Literacy
• Goal 2 Mathematics
• Goal 3 Conditions and Expectations
• Closing remarks

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Goal 2 - Mathematics

• By the end of the 3 year improvement cycle (2011)
  students in PCSD will, at a minimum, meet and
  ideally exceed state trajectory goals for math
  with all identified sub-groups. The district
  will earn an excellent rating based on the number
  of indicators met and/or performance index. The
  value-added report for math composite rating
  grades 3-8 will show that each school will
  demonstrate at least a full years worth of
  progress in each quintile of students.

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PCMS School Improvement Goal

• Math All students in grades 6-8 will gain
  proficiency in math standards and processes as
  evidenced by all student subgroups increasing
  total proficiency percentage by 10 or more from
  last years scores on the spring OAT.

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Mathematics Action Steps

• 2.1.1)
• Students in grades 6-8 will receive instruction
  in mathematics aligned to state standards and in
  accordance with the new High School Core
  requirements.
• Alignment
• Mastery Learning
• PD for Assessment and Instruction
• Participation in math solutions
• Assessment creation

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Mathematics Action Steps

• 2.1.2)
• Provide additional instruction in Math to
  students in subgroups not meeting AYP during the
  school day
• Explore absorbing Math Connections
• Advisory (improved)
• Content support during team meeting time
• Differentiation (improved)
• Recommendations for tiered support

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Mathematics Action Steps

• 2.2.1) Purchase scientifically based resources to
  monitor student progress and/or provide practice
  of mathematic skills to students.
• Identify and implement a universal tool for
  screening
• Implement progress monitoring
  

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Mathematics Action Steps

• 2.2.2) Extend the learning opportunities for
  students not meeting OAT/OGT benchmarks before or
  after school and during the summer months
• Excel (improved)
• Summer Bridge

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Agenda for Tonight

• Who We Are
• Where are We? Understanding the data
• The role of PCMS as the Bridge
• Tiered supports and restructuring
• Overview of goals and the impact
• Goal 1 Literacy
• Goal 2 Mathematics
• Goal 3 Conditions and Expectations
• Closing remarks

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Goal 3 Conditions and Expectations

• Beginning in 2008-2009 and beyond PCSD will be
  engaged in a well defined, communicated and
  deployed student focused framework that ensures
  that all administration, staff and 100 High
  Quality teachers engage in professional
  development and practices that support
  collaborative problem solving, data based
  decision making, scientifically based researched
  practices, culturally responsive practices and a
  system of academic and behavioral supports for
  all students as evidenced by an 85 or higher
  rating on student, staff and parent satisfaction
  surveys, meeting the attendance and graduation
  indicator on the state report card and
  demonstrating a 20 reduction in suspension and
  expulsion rates.

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Conditions and Expectations Action Steps

• 3.1.2)
• Provide for a Mentor/Mentee program for all
  Entry Year Teachers (EYT) and teachers new to the
  district.
• Collaborative coaching
• Dean of Curriculum and Instruction supporting new
  teachers, developing teachers, and substitutes
  
  

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Conditions and Expectations Action Steps

• 3.2.2)
• Provide for High Quality Professional Development
  in the form of additional training to staff and
  parents in the subgroups not meeting AYP.
• SIOP training
• SPED training (improved)
• Tiered interventions (improved)
• Transparency in student and family support

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Conditions and Expectations Action Steps

• 3.3.1)
• Provide for the professional learning of
  administrative leadership.
• Restructuring of job descriptions
• Restructuring of BLT
• Leadership Boot Camp
• Principals Leadership Academy

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Conditions and Expectations Action Steps

• 3.3.5)
• Administrators will conduct learning walks in
  all buildings to monitor standards-based
  instruction and assessment.
• Domain 4 Professionalism
• Reflection
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Curriculum standards
• Assessment
• Culture and Climate
• PTSA
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PCMS School Improvement Plan Goal

• Culture 95 or greater of our students will
  continue to have one or fewer office discipline
  referrals and follow school-wide behavioral
  expectations as evidenced by the SWIS data
  system.

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Conditions and Expectations Action Steps

• 3.4.2) Provide Positive Behavior Supports in all
  buildings.
• School wide expectations 3 Rs
• Incentive programs
• Behavior Matrix
• Olweus Bully Prevention Program
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Conditions and Expectations Action Steps

• 3.4.3) Provide for a safe and drug-free
  environment.
• 3.4.5) Provide programs for students requiring
  additional mental health support and/or
  alternative learning environments to reduce
  truancy and drop-out and increase student
  achievement and success.
  
  

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Agenda for Tonight

• Who We Are
• Where are We? Understanding the data
• The role of PCMS as the Bridge
• Tiered supports and restructuring
• Overview of goals and the impact
• Goal 1 Literacy
• Goal 2 Mathematics
• Goal 3 Conditions and Expectations
• Closing remarks

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Bridging our past and our futureWe are PCMS--We
are Vikings!

• The Bridge