Bloomfield Middle School Restructuring

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Bloomfield Middle School Restructuring

• A Work in Progress
• Where Are We Now?

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New Schedule

• Increases instructional time from 42 minutes per
  period to 48 minutes per period. Accomplished

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New and Revised Curriculum

• Merge the Reading and Language Arts curricula -
  an integrated approach. Accomplished
• Implementation of Connected Math, a
  research-based math program for middle schools.
  Accomplished
• Exploratory courses replaced with Electives
  More offerings, Choices Accomplished

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Stronger Collaboration with MSUNER

• Engage teachers in meaningful professional
  development opportunities in areas such as
  Co-Teaching, Technology, and Best Practices
• Implemented and ongoing
• Ex. Smart Board Training, Clinical Faculty,
  Teacher Incentive Grants, Teacher Study Groups

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Stronger Collaboration With MSUNER

• Research and pursue new initiatives for BMS
• Implemented and ongoing
• Ex. The Youth Transition Project Pilot
• Partnership with PRISM Program

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Role of Guidance Department

• Increase Guidance Department accountability
  regarding student performance on NJ ASK and
  academic growth.
• Implemented and ongoing
• Ex. Will begin working with Dr. Severns
• Spearhead an outreach program for early
  intervention and transition in collaboration with
  the elementary schools and the high school.
  Implemented and ongoing
• Ex. Working with Mrs. Terry Kaag and Special
  Education Department
• Delivery of new Guidance Curriculum in
  collaboration with Health teachers. Revision
• Guidance Counselors teaching elective course
  offerings

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Role of Media Center

• Refocus the use of the Media Center as the Hub
  for academic activities and a resource for
  teacher professional development.
• Accomplished and ongoing
• Ex. -Smartboard installed in Assembly Hall
• -Laptop provided Media Specialist
• -Training on School Website Development
• -Attendance at MSU Professional
  Development
• -Attendance/Collaboration at Team Meetings
• -School wide projects
• -Teaching History in Media elective course
  offering

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Data Analysis to Inform Instruction

• Increase Faculty knowledge of data analysis
  through collaborative work, articulation and
  department meetings, and professional
  development.
• Implemented and ongoing
• Ex. Dr. Severns/Ms. Martinez Curriculum
  Office/Supervisors/AP for CI/Team Leaders

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Data Analysis to Inform Instruction

• Engage teachers in the practice of data analysis
  of student performance and growth to
  differentiate instruction according to the needs
  of students. Implemented and ongoing
• Ex. Dr. Severns/Dr.Cirasella Curriculum
  Office/Supervisors/AP for CI/Team Leaders

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Revision of Individual Student Plans

• Revision of current ISIP format and review of the
  ISIP data and its correlation between student
  performance and scheduling. Implemented and
  ongoing
• Ex. Dr. Severns/ Ms. Martinez Curriculum Office

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Additional Services for ELL Students

• Provide an After School ESL program to assist
  ELL students in their language acquisition
  skills. Planning Stages (The ELL Café)
• -Ms. Katherine Martinez

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Technology as a Learning Tool

• Infuse technology into instruction of Language
  Arts, Social Sciences, Math and Science, and as
  part of districts reading and writing
  initiative. Implemented and Ongoing
• Ex. Smart Boards/Laptops to all Math Classes
• Smart Boards to Special Education Basic Math
• Introduce faculty and students to effective use
  of technology through the Media Center (e.g.,
  SMARTBoards, Laptops, Multimedia Presentations)
• Implemented and Ongoing

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Enrichment Program

• Revise Gifted and Talented criteria.
• In Progress
• Revise Current Enrichment Curriculum
  Implemented and ongoing
• Ex. Identified students seen during a 48
  minute period,every other day
• Non identified students offered an
• enrichment elective
• Student Newspaper
• School Wide projects open to all
• Enrichment opportunities Drama, Creative
• Writing, Math enrichment, art, music

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Co-Teaching Model for In-Class Support

• Special Needs Co-Teaching to be content-based.
  Accomplished
• All In-Class Support Teachers to offer additional
  Supplemental Instruction for identified students.
  Accomplished

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