North Tapps Middle School

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North Tapps Middle School

• Standards
• of
• Excellence
• March 11, 2008

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Standards of Excellence Overview

• Implemented in the 2000-2001 school year
• Provides clear performance standards for students
• Designed to ensure students are prepared for
  success post middle school
• Offers effective academic interventions for all
  students
• Provides frequent monitoring of progress (staff
  and parents)

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SOE Expectations

• The expectation at North Tapps Middle School
  is that by one week prior to graduation, students
  must earn 17 or more points to meet Dieringer
  School District Standards.
• 25 - 28.00 Points Commendation
• 17 24.99 Points Meets Standard
• 0 16.99 Points Below Standard
• Students not meeting standard do not
• participate in graduation or associated
  activities.

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Laying the FoundationH.S. Graduation
Requirements

• Pass reading, writing, and math on the WASL, or a
  state-approved alternative. (H.S. diploma or CAA)
• OR
• Pass reading and writing on WASL OR a state
  approved alternative AND, if a student failed the
  math WASL, meet the math requirement by passing a
  yearlong course in math after 11th grade. The
  student must also retake the math WASL. (A
  student who fails the test but passes 2 semesters
  of math as a senior will earn a diploma.)

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H.S. Graduation Requirements continued

• Meet minimum credit requirements established by
  the school district.
• Complete a culminating or senior project
  demonstrating knowledge and skills in a variety
  of ways. The requirements vary by district, but
  typical projects include a research paper, oral
  presentation, and an internship or community
  service.
• Write a high school and beyond plan that
  details the students plans for the year
  following graduation. Seniors should have been
  working on this since 9th grade.
• Note All of the high school graduation
  requirements are closely aligned with projects,
  exams, and activities required of students to
  meet NTMS Standards of Excellence.

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WASL Correlations10th Grade WASL Comparison 2007
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WASL Correlations

• In 2007, the percentage of students from
  Washington State passing 3 of 3 WASLs was
• 46.2
• The percentage of students from NTMS
• passing 3 of 3 WASLs was
• 70.5
• 41 of 46 8th Grade Standards Commendation
• students passed 3 of 3 WASLs
• 86.9

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NTMS _at_ ARHS

• 105 of 128 students (82) who entered 8th grade
  in
• 2005 took the 10th grade WASL at ARHS.
• Reading 66 passed, 29 previously passed
• 90.5
• Writing 79 passed, 21 previously passed
• 95.2
• Math 57 passed, 20 previously passed
• 73.3

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Achieving Standard

• Students earn standards points in the following
• ways
• Up to 4 points per quarter equivalent to grade
  point averaged earned
• Up to 4 points for Decade Project
• Up to 4 points for Math Project
• Up to 4 points for Exit Exam

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How to Achieve Standard

• Progress Example

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Interventions

• Staff
• Lunch meetings with students below standard
• Homework Club
• Study Buddies
• Fitness Club
• Before/After School teacher assistance
• ACE Days homework table
• Provide syllabus/online resources

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Interventions

• Student
• Consistent attendance
• Maximum effort and focus in class
• Complete and turn in all
• Daily assignments
• Homework assignments
• Seek assistance early
• Utilize all available resources (teachers, dean,
  principal, parents, fellow students, extra help)
• Follow syllabus and track assignments/progress

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Interventions

• Parents
• PASS System
• Syllabus/progress monitoring
• Communication with teachers
• Responsibility worksheets
• Positive/corrective consequences
• Provide designated quiet area and time for
  students to work at home

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Responsibility Worksheet Sample
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Responsibility Checklist (Daily)
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To consider

• By achieving in the classroom, students are
  developing foundational education skills that
  will lead to greater success in high school and
  beyond.
• In general, the work habits students exhibit in
  high school are fostered by those developed in
  middle school.

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Standards of ExcellenceConclusion

• The Dieringer School District
• and North Tapps Middle School are committed to
  ensuring that every student is provided with the
  opportunity to be successful,
• and is supported with the information, tools, and
  skills to achieve. The Standards of Excellence
  have been established with these goals in mind.
• Learning Today for Tomorrows Challenges.