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Elgin Independent School District

Elgin Middle School

2018-2019 Campus Improvement Plan

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Mission StatementElgin ISD ensures a high quality education that guarantees a life changing experience for all.

VisionElgin ISD changes lives.



Table of Contents

Comprehensive Needs Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Demographics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Student Achievement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5School Culture and Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Staff Quality, Recruitment, and Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Parent and Community Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11School Context and Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Comprehensive Needs Assessment Data Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Goal 1: Student Learning and Progress: Elgin Middle School Student Achievement Domain score will increase from 62 to 70 by 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . 17Goal 2: Teacher Quality: Elgin Middle School's teacher retention rate will increase from 60% to 70% by 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Goal 3: Engaged, Well-Rounded Students: Elgin Middle School's percentage of students participating in extracurricular activities will increase by10% in 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Goal 4: Safety and Well-Being: Elgin ISD will establish baseline data that measures stakeholder satisfaction related to campus improvements andresponsiveness to student discipline, safety, and well-being by June 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Goal 5: Internal Communications: Elgin Middle School's staff will report clear understanding of goals, priorities, and expectations at a rate of 95%by 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Comprehensive Support Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34PBMAS Intervention Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35State Compensatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Personnel for Elgin Middle School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Plan Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372018-2019 Campus Site-Based Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Campus Funding Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39



Comprehensive Needs AssessmentDemographics

Demographics Summary

The Elgin Independent School District comprises of more than 168 square miles in portions of Bastrop, Lee and Travis Counties and provides educationalfacilities and resources to meet the needs of the approximately 4,400 students on six campuses. Elgin Middle School is located approximately 22 miles eastof Austin. Elgin Middle School houses approximately 1020 students in grades sixth through eighth. Demographically, there has been no significant changein the student population groups over the last five years. Our campus has 76% Economically Disadvantaged, 25% English Learners, and 13% Studentsreceiving Special Education services. Our enrollment by ethniciy is 11% African American, 68% Hispanic, 20% White, and 1% other.

Demographics Strengths

1. Low mobility rate in comparison to state average.

2. Forecasted growth of community.

3. Continuous support from local business partners and parents

4. Development of post secondary education within the City Limits of Elgin, Texas:

A) Austin Community College

B) Early College High School

5. Increased business development within the City of Elgin, Texas (ex. Walmart, Schlotzsky's, Taco Bell, CVS)

7. City of Elgin commitment to providing safe communities and sidewalk for students of Elgin Middle School and the neighboring elementary and highschool.



Student Achievement

Student Achievement Summary

The data below is calculated using the 2018 STAAR Results

2018 Number ofStudents

% ofStudents

% Passin Math

% Pass inReading

% Pass inWriting

% ofPass inSci.

% of Pass inSoc. Studies

AllStudents 944 100% 63% 64% 60% 62% 42%

AfricanAm. 101 11% 43% 52% 39% 56% 35%

Hispanic 651 69% 60% 61% 58% 57% 39%White 174 18% 83% 80% 78% 83% 55%Eco. Dis 726 77% 58% 58% 56% 55% 34%SpecialEd. 97 13% 39% 37% 29% 23% 6%

LEP 187 10% 46% 38% 29% 19% 16%

Student Achievement Strengths

1. EMS Met Standards

2. All Students overall for Math, Reading, Writing, and Science were 60%+ passing.

3. Hispanic students were passing in the 60%+ for Math and Reading.

4. White students were passing in the 80%+ in Math, Reading, and Science.

5. Increase in Reading, Math, and Writing for 6th and 7th grade LEP students.

6. Increase in Reading and Math for 6th grade SPED students.



School Culture and Climate

School Culture and Climate Summary

At EMS, we are working hard to change the culture to be more positive, forward-thinking, and growth-mindset-oriented. Just as we want our teachers topositively reinforce students who are meeting academic and behavioral expectations, our campus leadership team has come up with strategies to positivelyreinforce teachers for meeting (and exceeding!) our expectations, such as Staff-to-Staff Shout-outs read aloud at staff meetings, Star Staff of the Week votedon by peers, class coverage, late arrival coverage, recognition in the weekly review, etc. We also attempt to keep morale high by periodicallytreating teachers to snacks, including monthly Birthday Snacks and Fun Friday treats. We have also developed a team of Staff Culture Pillar who aretasked with spreading positivity on campus and pivoting negative statements toward solutions in order to spread and nurture a growth mindset. Thesecommittee members will meet monthly to reflect on the current state of our culture and plan for ways to continually improve and strengthen it.

Elgin Middle School is in a positive transition. We are implementing campus-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports. We are alsoimplementing Pillar Groups to ensure that all staff members at EMS have a voice. This year is our first year to create a student advisory group consisting ofabout 15 students to meet with Principal twice a month to ensure that students have a voice.

School Culture and Climate Strengths

1. College Readiness initiatives are encouraging more students to aim for post-secondary education.

2. Teachers are creating positive classroom climates and building positive relationships with students.

3. The theme at EMS is Kindness to help build a positive climate for staff and students.

4. Campus wide PBIS incentives. Cats Cash given to students and staff for PBIS. Reward redemption occurs each Friday through our CATS cash store.

5. Friday "shout outs" to recognize outstanding teaching moments.

6. Six week student assemblies to recognize STAR student, perfect attendance, A honor roll, A/B honor roll. Community will be notified and encouraged toattend.

7. Staff member of the week recognition with nominees coming from EMS staff and community via google doc on EMS website. O'Fish"ally fabulousteachers recognized weekly on EMS Facebook and with Elgin Courier.



Staff Quality, Recruitment, and Retention

Staff Quality, Recruitment, and Retention Summary

Elgin Middle School is moving in a positive direction with staff quality and retention. The principal, Riza Cooper, is beginning her ninth year on the campus,which is the longest a campus administrator has been at Elgin Middle School in the last decade. This consistency is building a school community that isconducive to teacher retention.

EMS has a total of 75 certified staff members, of these, 65 are certified teachers.

Teachers by Years of Experience:Beginning Teachers - 20% 1-5 Years Experience - 35% 6-10 Years Experience - 23% 11-20 Years Experience - 14% 0ver 20 Years Experience - 8%

Average Years Experience of Teachers: 6.65 yrs. Average Years Experience of Teachers with District: 3 yrs.

Staff Quality, Recruitment, and Retention Strengths

1. 80% of our teachers have more than one year of teaching experience.

2. Faculty and staff extracurricular activities to build relationships and attachment to the campus such as volleyball, potlucks, and holiday parties.

3. Positive phone calls home to teachers' significant others to show appreciation.

4. Friday "shout out" encouragment email in which staff members can recognize one anothers' achievements.

5. Sunshine Committee for promoting a positive workplace community. (ex. birthday cards, flowers, anniversaries)

6. Leadership committee to include department chairs, instructional leaders, and grade level team leaders

7. 7 Pillar Groups that consist of all staff members to build camaraderie on the campus. The groups are: staff climate, student climate, technology,



communication, PBIS, instructional framework, and attendance.



Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Summary

Elgin ISD follows the curriculum provided by TEKS Resource System (TRS), including the scope and sequence and supplementalresources. Elgin ISD's Academics Department provides unit timelines with suggestions for ways to bundle TEKS into meaningful chunks. Teachers meet prior to the beginning of each unit to conduct a TEKS study, in which teachers dig into the Instructional Focus Document(IFD) to determine the specificity of the TEKS, analyze key vocabulary terms, analyze released STAAR items (if applicable), analyze theVertical Alignment Document, and determine essential questions for the unit and for each TEKS. Following the TEKS Study, teamsdevelop a unit organizer to help them pace instruction of TEKS throughout the unit and to make meaningful connections between andamong TEKS. Teachers develop daily lesson plans on a standardized Elgin ISD lesson planning template that includes key componentsthat should be included in all effective lessons. At the end of each unit, students are assessed with a combination of released STAAR items(if applicable) and TRS unit test items. Data is analyzed at Data Digs during PLCs to determine opportunities for reteach/review and tocelebrate mastery and progress.

Teachers at EMS are in the fourth year of SIM (Strategic Instruction Model) /(Raise Up Texas: an intiative that can transform the way that teachers teach andstudents learn in middle school). The intiative is through E3 Alliance.

Each six weeks, students are given district created unit assessments utilizing district resources. This information is entered into Eduphoria. Utilizing theAware side of Eduphoria, teachers and campus administration disaggregate data to look at sub-populations on campus to ensure student mastery andintervention needs. Aware is also utilized to determine which SEs the student are in need of intervention.

PLCs are taking place daily for core teachers and weekly for elective teachers.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Strengths

1. Students have digital access to curriculum due to the 1:1 technology initiative. In previous years it was the iPad. This year is the first for Chromebooks.

2. Weekly PLC meetings by departments to discuss student data and instructional strategies.

3. Monthly monitoring of common assessment data for individual students based on campus needs identified through Eduphoria data and CIP.

4. Common assessments given each six weeks to continue to monitor students' performance on the TEKS.

5. Training on new learning strategies in monthly faculty meetings led by instructional leaders



6. Instructional Planning Anchor Chart (IPAC)

7. Lesson Planning Template

8. Instructional Playbook (key strategies that all teachers should use)

9. TEKS Resource System

10. Writing across content areas



Parent and Community Engagement

Parent and Community Engagement Summary

Elgin Middle School understands the importance of a positive home-school relationship and seeks to involve parents in the instructional process in order toenhance academic and social-emotional progress.

Special events are hosted frequently, such as our weekly Extended Library Hours on Thursdays ,Meet the Teacher, Open House, Athletic events, Fine Artsevents, and Award Assemblies.

EMS has been working to increase parent and community involvement events such as open house, parent volunteering on campus, and parent meetings.Some of the efforts include: 6 Weeks Newsletter, increase EMS administrator and staff visibility in the community, FaceBook and Twitter as means ofcommunication, marquee to announce upcoming events, and updated campus and teacher websites.

Parent and Community Engagement Strengths

1. Over 200 parents attended each of the following events: 6th Grade orientation, Open House and Back to School night.

2. Several modes of communication used in order to reach more families.

3. School messenger emails and calls sent to parents at least twice a week.

4. Updates posted on EMS Facebook at least twice a week.

5. Weekly updates to school marquee.

6. Information regarding bullying led by counselors and parents to strengthen community involvement

7. Monthly PTA meetings

8. Weekly Remind messages sent to parents from teachers and staff

9. Submit Celebrations to Elgin Courier

10. Collaboration with ACE program



School Context and Organization

School Context and Organization Summary

EMS is commited to creating teacher leaders on campus and increasing involvement in campus decision making. Historically, department chairs and teacherleaders have collaborated with the administrative team to make informed decisions for organizational planning.

Departments have common planning times which allows for vertical alignment and data analysis.

Grade level teams share lesson plans weekly and also meet weekly in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to discuss student data, progress, andinterventions and to determine ways to refine practices as needed based on reflection. The Campus RtI Committee is another layer ofsupport that monitors the reading and math progress of all students on campus and works with teachers to brainstorm strategies to work with at-risk students.

School Context and Organization Strengths

Systems in place:

1. Department chairs, instructional leaders by content area, and grade level team leaders

2. Common conference periods for departments

3. Weekly PLC meetings to review student data/progress

4. Crisis Management Teams

5. PBIS Pillar

6. Instructional Framework Pillar

7. Communication Pillar

8. Staff Culture Pillar

9. Student Culture Pillar



10. Technology Pillar

11. Attendance Pillar

12. Monthly Leadership Meeting

13. Weekly Cabinet Meetings

14. PTA

15. Go2 partner and buddy system

16. Campus Advisory Committee



Technology

Technology Summary

EMS is a technology-rich campus. Every classroom has a variety of resources for teachers and students to use. EMS implemented 1:1 IPad Initiative in2014. This school year, 2018-19, we transitioned to a 1:1 Chromebook for all students and teachers. All students at EMS issued a personal Chromebook touse for instruction. Textbooks for Math, Social Studies and Science were purchased electronically for students to use on Chromebooks. District and campusstaff are collaborating to facilitate student learning through use of technology.

Technology Strengths

1.1:1 Chromebook initiative

2. Interactive white boards in every classroom

3. Teacher laptops, Chromebooks and media carts

4. Four computer labs available for teacher and student use

5. Technology based elective courses

6. Teachers and students have access to online tools such as TEKS Resource System, Eduphoria, Google Classroom, Think Through Math (TTM),Stemscopes, NewsELA, Discovery Education, and Remind.

7. Weekly classes on technology to students from Librarian



Comprehensive Needs Assessment Data DocumentationThe following data were used to verify the comprehensive needs assessment analysis:

Improvement Planning Data

District goalsCampus goalsCurrent and/or prior year(s) campus and/or district improvement plansCampus and/or district planning and decision making committee(s) meeting dataState and federal planning requirements

Accountability Data

Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) dataDomain 1 - Student AchievementDomain 2 - Student ProgressDomain 3 - Closing the GapsAccountability Distinction DesignationsFederal Report Card DataPBMAS data

Student Data: Assessments

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) current and longitudinal results, including all versionsSTAAR Released Test QuestionsSTAAR EL Progress Measure dataTexas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) resultsPSAT and/or ASPIREStudent Success Initiative (SSI) data for Grades 5 and 8SSI: Think Through Math assessment data for Grades 3-8 and Algebra I (TEA approved statewide license)

Student Data: Student Groups

Special Programs data, including number of students, academic achievement, discipline, attendance, and rates of progress for each student groupEconomically Disadvantaged / Non-economically disadvantaged performance, progress, and participation data,Male / Female performance, progress, and participation dataSpecial education population, including performance, discipline, progress, and participation dataAt-Risk population, including performance, progress, discipline, attendance, and mobilityEL or LEP data, including academic achievement, progress, support and accommodation needs, race, ethnicity, gender, etc.Gifted and talented data



Response to Intervention (RtI) student achievement data

Student Data: Behavior and Other Indicators

Attendance dataDiscipline recordsStudent surveys and/or other feedback

Employee Data

Professional learning communities (PLC) dataStaff surveys and/or other feedbackCampus department and/or faculty meeting discussions and dataEvaluation(s) of professional development implementation and impactT-TESS

Parent/Community Data

Parent Involvement Rate

Support Systems and Other Data

Processes and procedures for teaching and learning, including program implementation



GoalsGoal 1: Student Learning and Progress: Elgin Middle School Student Achievement Domain scorewill increase from 62 to 70 by 2019.

Performance Objective 1: Elgin Middle School's Closing the Gaps Domain score will increase from 50 to 60 by 2019.

Evaluation Data Source(s) 1:

Summative Evaluation 1:

Strategy Description Monitor Strategy's Expected Result/ImpactReviews

Formative SummativeNov Jan Mar June

1) Teachers are implementing new scoring techniques forassessments by making the status quo for passingassessments align with the state criteria for a student toscore at the "meets" level.

TeachersInstructional LeadersAdministration

Achievement Gap lessens due to setting the sameexpectations for ALL students

Comprehensive Support StrategyTargeted Support Strategy

PBMASCritical Success Factors

CSF 1 CSF 2 CSF 3 CSF 5 CSF 6 CSF 7

2) Increasing the percentage of "meets" by 5% for AfricanAmerican, Hispanic, White, Two or More Races, Econ.Disadvantage, English Language, SPED, Continuously andNon-Continuously enrolled students.

Teachers,Administrators,Instructional Coaches,Team Leaders,Department Chairs,and District support.

The STAAR results for the 2018-2019 school year.

Funding Sources: 199 - General Fund: State Compensatory Education - 11740.00

Critical Success FactorsCSF 1 CSF 2 CSF 4

3) Teachers, paraprofessionals, and interventionist arecreating focus bubble groups for students who are close toperforming at "Meets" Grade level. Teachers will invite thestudents to attend tutorials for enrichment and track data tomonitor progress and growth.

Teachers,InterventionistTeachers,Interventionistparaprofessionals.

Increase in the percent of students in all STAAR tested areafor "Meets" grade level.




Critical Success FactorsCSF 6 CSF 7

4) A campus committee will be trained in culturalproficiency. They will bring the training back to thecampus through a series of regular faculty meeting,selected reading, and group discussions.

AdministrationArthur MartinezPatience BlytheYenifer Ibarra

Faculty will be more aware of the needs of all students andwill plan lessons to be culturally aware.


5) All teachers design and implement relevant, engagingactivities that align to grade level TEKS and allow forreview and application of previously-taught material.

Administrators,Instructional Coaches,District AcademicSupport

Engaging activities will reduce off-task student behaviorduring instruction and increase learning time and studentachievement.


6) Teachers will meet in PLC for data talks after each unitassessment. Action plans will be developed based on areasof need from data.

Administrators, PLCteacher leads,Instructional Coachesand Specialists

All teachers monitor students' progress and adjust instructionbased on data.

7) Teachers will complete TEKS studies and UnitOrganizers during PLC following the district InstructionalPlanning Anchor Chart (IPAC).

Administrators,Instructional Coaches,PLC leads, anddepartment chairs

Teachers will gain a more in depth understanding ofinstructional practices. Teachers create long rangeinstructional plan by unpacking the TEKS and developinginstructional practices that will lead to greater studentunderstanding and success.

8) Offer a variety of opportunities to involve parents intheir student's learning.

Principal Strengthen parent involvement in increasing studentperformance

= Accomplished = Continue/Modify = No Progress = Discontinue



Goal 1: Student Learning and Progress: Elgin Middle School Student Achievement Domain score will increase from 62 to 70 by 2019.

Performance Objective 2: The percent of Elgin Middle School students reaching Meets Expectation on Writing STAAR in grades 7 will increase from 28%to 40% in 2019.






1) EMS is requiring daily writing in all classes at EMS

Administrators andInstructional Coaches

Given numerous opportunities to write throughout eachschool day will allow students time to practice, refine, anddevelop more sophisticated writing skills.

2) All teachers are required to have 2 Writing Assessmentsper six weeks and monitor student growth.

Administrators,Department Chairs,and InstructionalCoaches

All teachers monitor students' writing progress and use datato inform future instructional plans. Each student's writingskills progress from checkpoint to checkpoint.


3) 7th grade PreAP Writing Teacher targets bubble studentsto Masters to increase Meets and Masters % for STAAR2019 by 5%.

Administrators, ICs,ELA DepartmentChair,

4) Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) will be developedin the area of writing to raise level of expectation for allteachers in regards to providing authentic writingopportunities every day. The extent to which teachersengage students in writing will be reflected on theirsummative evaluation.

Administrators(T-TESS Appraisers),Instructional Coachesand Specialists,District AcademicSupport

Given numerous opportunities to write throughout eachschool day will allow students time to practice, refine, anddevelop more sophisticated writing skills.

Targeted Support StrategyTEA Priorities

Build a foundation of reading and mathCritical Success Factors

CSF 1 CSF 2

5) A new protocol will be added to campus data dig to lookat the progress of individual students on a regular basis.Teachers, paraprofessionals, and interventionist staffmembers will plan and implement target interventions forstudents based on the progress monitoring.

Administration,Instructional Coaches,PLC Teacher Leads

Students will benefit from having an individualizedintervention plan. Students who are targeted will show anincrease in their Unit Assessment scores.




Goal 2: Teacher Quality: Elgin Middle School's teacher retention rate will increase from 60% to70% by 2019.

Performance Objective 1: Establish baseline data that measures campus climate and job satisfaction of teachers.






PBMASCritical Success FactorsCSF 3 CSF 6 CSF 7

1) Faculty and staff will participate in a central createdsurvey rating their campus climate and job satisfaction.

Staff Culture PillarGroupsInstructional LeadersAdministration

Administrators and faculty will receive initial data and areasof improvement. This will allow the campus to targetstrategies to perceived areas of concern.


2) Provide positive incentives to staff members to showappreciation such as Fun Friday snacks, Sonic drinks,Friday Shout Outs, Staff of the week recognition, etc.

Administrators,Counselors,Instructional Coaches

Staff will feel appreciated, valued, and supported by theEMS Leadership Team. Staff will be supportive of oneanother.


3) Recognize staff weekly on Facebook, Week in Review,and the Elgin Courier to show appreciation for a job welldone.

Administrators andStaff Climate Pillarcommittee members

Staff feel appreciated and valued for the work that they do atEMS.

4) Address student behavior in a timely and effectivemanner when teachers have concerns.

Administrators Staff feel supported with student behavior.




Goal 2: Teacher Quality: Elgin Middle School's teacher retention rate will increase from 60% to 70% by 2019.

Performance Objective 2: Fostering opportunity for staff to get get to know each other and build relationships among staff.






TEA PrioritiesRecruit, support, retain teachers and principals

1) Pairing a veteran EMS staff member with a new EMSstaff member to retain highly effective teachers.

Pillar group for staffculture

Climate Survey Results


2) Faculty meeting themes once a month for team buildingevents

Instructional Leadersand Administrators

Climate Survey Results


3) EMS staff attending community events together toincrease Community Outreach

EMS Administrators,school leaders,community leaders

50% or more of teachers at EMS receive proficient or higherin Dimension 4.4 for School Community Involvement.


Critical Success FactorsCSF 3 CSF 4 CSF 6 CSF 7

4) Provide coaching support using strategies from GetBetter Faster.

Administrators,Instructional Coaches,Mentor Teachers,Department Chairs

Teachers receiving coaching support will improve intargeted areas. Teachers receiving coaching support willreport feel supported in times of need.





Goal 3: Engaged, Well-Rounded Students: Elgin Middle School's percentage of studentsparticipating in extracurricular activities will increase by 10% in 2019.

Performance Objective 1: Establish baseline data that measures the percent of students and teachers that can identify and describe the attributes of a goodcitizen as they relate to Elgin ISD core values.





1) Assign the campus advisory committee to review ElginISD's core values and how they relate to good citizenship.The committee will then turnaround expectations toteachers and community.

Campus AdvisoryCommittee

Increase the number of staff and community understandingof Elgin Middle School's expectation of good citizenship.

Critical Success FactorsCSF 6

2) Counselors will push in classes and provide guidancelessons on good citizenship. The counselors will then giveCats Cash to students who display good citizenship incommon areas.

Counselors Increase the number of students at Elgin Middle School whoshow good citizenship.

3) Rollout school-wide expectations and PBIS to all staffand students using the same language and demonstrations.Give students and staff Cats Cash for following PBIS andcampus expectations.

PBIS Pillar committeemembers,administration

Students and staff following PBIS and school-wideexpectations will be positively reinforced with Cats Cash.


4) Classroom teachers will implement Second Step lessonsthe first instructional day of each week with fidelity andreinforce skills every day.

Principal, AssistantPrincipals,Counselors,InstructionalSpecialists

100% of students will reflect on and internalize the SecondStep lessons and display behaviors of model citizens




Goal 3: Engaged, Well-Rounded Students: Elgin Middle School's percentage of students participating in extracurricular activities will increase by 10% in2019.

Performance Objective 2: Establish baseline data that measures the percent of teachers receiving a proficient or higher rating on their annual performancereview for Dimension 2.1: Achieving Expectations.






1) Hold a training with teachers in November to reviewexpectations of performance review for Dimension 2.1

Instructional Coachesand Administrators

All teachers attend training.


2) Discuss what Dimension 2.1 will look like in theclassrooms during formal observations.

T-TESS Appraisers(Administrators)

By the end of February, 70% of teachers formal observationdata reflect proficient or higher for 2.1.


3) Implement Raise Up Instructional Playbook Strategiesconsistently and with fidelity in order to increase studentengagement and performance

Principal, AssistantPrincipals,InstructionalSpecialist, DistrictSpecialist and RaiseUp consultants

The use of identified Raise Up Instructional PlaybookStrategies will increase teacher effectiveness, studentengagement, and student performance.

Critical Success FactorsCSF 1 CSF 2 CSF 4 CSF 5 CSF 7

4) All teachers design and implement relevant andengaging student led learning strategies

Principal, AssistantPrincipals,InstructionalSpecialist, DistrictSpecialists, TeamLeads,

Student led strategies will lead to more student engagementand reduce off task behaviors while increasing studentperformance.


5) 6th and 7th grade Math Teachers work with MathConsultants on teaching math more conceptually usingmodels and hands on activities.

Administrators andInstructional Coachesand Specialist.

Teachers will gain a more in depth understanding ofinstructional practices that increase students' mastery of theTEKS.





6) 8th grade Social Studies teachers receive 10 days ofcoaching and professional development from Region 13Consultant, Kay Oliver.

Administration andInstructional Coaches

Teachers will gain a more in depth understanding ofinstructional practices that increase students' mastery of theTEKS.





Goal 3: Engaged, Well-Rounded Students: Elgin Middle School's percentage of students participating in extracurricular activities will increase by 10% in2019.

Performance Objective 3: Establish baseline data that measures the number of students participating in enrichment activities and/or programs that preparestudents to be well-rounded citizens, employees, and scholars.






1) Actively recruit students for Student Council,announcements, UIL events.

Principal, AssistantPrincipals, TeacherSponsor, Campus UILcoordinator, UILteachers

More student body participation in school wide sponsoredevents will motivate students to take a more active role inschool and increase attendance.


2) Actively recruit students to sign up for Fine Artsopportunities offered at EMS. (choir, art, band, dance,theater)

Principal, AsstPrincipals, Fine Artsteachers

More student diversity in our Fine Arts department willreflect our population and motivate students to be activeparticipants in their schooling and lead to higher attendance.


3) Actively recruit students to participate in Athletics atEMS. (girls and boys)

Principal, AssistantPrincipals, BoysAthletic Coordinator,Girls AthleticCoordinator

More student diversity in our athletic department will reflectour population and motivate students to actively participateand lead to higher attendance.




Goal 4: Safety and Well-Being: Elgin ISD will establish baseline data that measures stakeholdersatisfaction related to campus improvements and responsiveness to student discipline, safety, andwell-being by June 2019.

Performance Objective 1: Establish baseline data that measures the percent of stakeholders rating their school as a safe learning environment.





1) Classroom management coaching through Get BetterFaster strategies.

PrincipalAssistant PrincipalInstructionalSpecialists

Improve instructional practices and increase instructionaltime due to fewer classroom interruptions and resets.


2) Ground Works Handbook and Emergent Tree BehaviorCoaching

CampusAdministrators,Campus BehaviorSpecialist, EmergentTree Coach

School-wide implementation of procedures and expectations;Increase in in-class behavior interventions (instructionaltime) and decrease in out-of-class referrals


3) CHAMPS behavior system implemented in all classes atEMS.

Administrators,Department Chairs,Grade Level Leads,Instructional Coaches

School-wide implementation of procedures and expectations;Increase in in-class behavior interventions (instructionaltime) and decrease in out-of-class referrals




Goal 4: Safety and Well-Being: Elgin ISD will establish baseline data that measures stakeholder satisfaction related to campus improvements andresponsiveness to student discipline, safety, and well-being by June 2019.

Performance Objective 2: Establish baseline data that measures the percent of students and staff rating their school interactions as positive.





1) Creation of a student advisory committee to the principalthat gives students a voice at EMS

Principal The committee will provide the student's perspective oncampus concerns.

2) Campus administrators will be trained to focus oncustomer service when interacting with teachers andstudents.

Campusadministration

Increased number of positive experiences with campusadministration


3) Classroom teachers will implement Second Step lessonsthe first instructional day of each week with fidelity andreinforce skills every day.

Principal, AssistantPrincipals,Counselors,InstructionalSpecialists

100% of students will reflect on and internalize the SecondStep lessons and display behaviors of model citizens




Goal 4: Safety and Well-Being: Elgin ISD will establish baseline data that measures stakeholder satisfaction related to campus improvements andresponsiveness to student discipline, safety, and well-being by June 2019.

Performance Objective 3: Establish baseline data that measures the percent of staff and students that clearly demonstrate the ability to follow safetyprotocols in various real-life situations.






1) Collaborate with local first responders in thedevelopment and refinement of Safety Drill Protocols

Campus and DistrictSafety Officers

Increased preparedness for and responsiveness to emergencysituations


2) Safety Center App

Campus and DistrictSafety Officers



3) Holds required drills monthly; Safety Committee willmeet 5 times throughout the school year to debrief andrefine systems for drills to increase effectiveness andtimeliness

District and CampusSafety Officers,Safety Committee



4) Roll-out school wide expectations to all staff andstudents using the same language and demonstrations;Share campus wide data once each 6 weeks at staffmeetings to evaluate campus wide implementation,monitoring of, and adherance to school wide expectations

Principal, AssistantPrincipal, Counselors,InstructionalSpecialists

Students following school wide expectations will bepositively reinforced with CATS cash, STAR studentawards, and positive contacts home.




5) Elgin Middle School is in partnership with ConnectionsIndividual and Family Services out of Bastrop. IsabelPerez, CPS comes to campus and provides lessons weeklywith our 6th and 7th grade students in Youth Leadershipand Lego Robotics. She provides curriculum on PositiveActions and Healthy Choices.

Administrator The goal of this program is to empower youth to resist thedangers of substance abuse and encourage them to makehealthy choices. It will also help them to improve the skillsthey need in life.

6) Provide an alternative learning environment for studentsneeding additional behavioral support. DAEP

Administrator Maintain a safe and orderly learning environment.





Goal 5: Internal Communications: Elgin Middle School's staff will report clear understanding ofgoals, priorities, and expectations at a rate of 95% by 2019.

Performance Objective 1: Establish baseline data that measures staff awareness and understanding of clear channels of communication (i.e. chain ofcommand).






1) EMS will create a clear and precise chain of commandflow chart including job responsibilities and add it to thestaff handbook. This will be reviewed beginning of yearand revisited on PD days.

CampusAdministration

Clear understanding of staff responsibilities and chain ofcommand by 100% of staff members.




Goal 5: Internal Communications: Elgin Middle School's staff will report clear understanding of goals, priorities, and expectations at a rate of 95% by 2019.

Performance Objective 2: Establish baseline data that measures staff awareness and understanding of district branding protocols aligned to the district'svision, mission, and core values.





1) Review district's vision, mission, and core values at eachfaculty meeting.

Administrators andInstructional Coaches

Ensure 100% of staff are aware of the district's vision,mission, and core values.

2) EMS Staff participation in community activities likeHogeye, Sip,Shop, and Stroll, Western Days, etc.

Administration Team Staff develops sense of community. Stakeholders realize thatstaff are contributing to the community.




Goal 5: Internal Communications: Elgin Middle School's staff will report clear understanding of goals, priorities, and expectations at a rate of 95% by 2019.

Performance Objective 3: Establish baseline data that measures the effectiveness of internal communications.






1) Communicate and promote upcoming events, updates,reminder items, and deadlines in EMS' Weekly Newsletter.

Principal All staff members are kept up to date of events happening oncampus, within the district, and in the community.


2) Items of utmost importance are shared through Principal,APs, and Instructional Coaches at PLCs, department andfaculty meetings. Important information is also reiterated inwriting via emails.

Administrators,Department Chairs,and InstructionalCoaches

All staff members are kept up to date of events, expectations,and deadlines for campus and within the district.


3) Principal creates a distributed weekly campus newsletterthat includes upcoming events for students and staff,weekly reminders for staff, weekly calendar, staffbirthdays, classroom instructional focus for the week, andupcoming events.

Campus Principal Clear understanding of staff responsibilities for the week andupcoming events.


4) EMS will hold bi-weekly faculty meetings, monthlyPillar committee meetings, monthly grade level meetings,and weekly cabinet meetings.

CampusAdministration

Clear and constant communication between staff andadministration.




Comprehensive Support StrategiesGoal Objective Strategy Description

1 1 2 Increasing the percentage of "meets" by 5% for African American, Hispanic, White, Two or More Races, Econ. Disadvantage,English Language, SPED, Continuously and Non-Continuously enrolled students.

2 1 1 Faculty and staff will participate in a central created survey rating their campus climate and job satisfaction.2 2 1 Pairing a veteran EMS staff member with a new EMS staff member to retain highly effective teachers.



PBMAS Intervention StrategiesGoal Objective Strategy Description

1 1 2 Increasing the percentage of "meets" by 5% for African American, Hispanic, White, Two or More Races, Econ. Disadvantage,English Language, SPED, Continuously and Non-Continuously enrolled students.

2 1 1 Faculty and staff will participate in a central created survey rating their campus climate and job satisfaction.



State Compensatory

Personnel for Elgin Middle School:

Name Position Program FTE

A. Lara Teacher State Compensatory Education 1B. Johnson Teacher State Compensatory Education 1C. Gruetzner At Risk Interventionist State Compensatory Education 1D. Jackson DAEP Paraprofessional State Compensatory Education 1E. Hodges Specialist State Compensatory Education 1J Miles Teacher State Compensatory Education 1M Wendler At Risk Interventionist State Compensatory Education 1M. Yanez Paraprofessional State Compensatory Education 1S. Hall Teacher State Compensatory Education 1S. Martin DAEP Administrator State Compensatory Education 1T. Kravitsky Paraprofessional State Compensatory Education 1T. Reiley Teacher State Compensatory Education 1T. Roman Paraprofessional State Compensatory Education 1



Plan NotesOctober 29, 2018

Handouts distributed: Agenda; Campus Needs Assessment, Campus Improvement Plan

Meeting started with introduction of CAC members13 members present for the meetingSelected future meeting dates. All meetings will start at 5:00 pm. The dates are all on Mondays. December 17th, February 11th, and April 8th.Members reviewed, edited, and discussed the CNA and CIPCooper shared the difference between the “Approaches” and “Meets”for STAARWe also discussed that our focus is the “Meets” and that we are increasing the expectations for all students in all classesParent, Lisa McDonald, shared that she was very impressed with all of the things EMS has in place to ensure that students are successfulHomework for next meeting is for members to make additions or bring questions that they may have for the CNA and CIP.



2018-2019 Campus Site-Based CommitteeCommittee Role Name PositionAdministrator Riza Cooper PrincipalAdministrator Idolina Brasher APAdministrator Theresa Colunga APAdministrator Lauren Benoit APNon-classroom Professional Elizabeth Hodges ICClassroom Teacher Corey Bullard ELA 7 TeacherClassroom Teacher Emily O'brien 8th Science TeacherDistrict-level Professional Jeffrey Martinez ELA district specialistClassroom Teacher Rosanne Croteau 7th PreAP ELA teacher and GT CoordinatorClassroom Teacher Catherine Brock Theatre Arts TeacherClassroom Teacher Sylvester Salinas 8th Grade Social Studies TeacherParent Linda Gamez 7th grade ParentParent Joanna Smith RTI teacher at ElementaryParent Lisa McDonald 6th grade parentParent Becky Vragel 6th grade parent



Campus Funding Summary199 - General Fund: State Compensatory Education

Goal Objective Strategy Resources Needed Account Code Amount1 1 2 Paraprofessional At Risk Support - LEP $11,740.001 1 3 Teachers Salaries - Student intervention $116,393.001 2 5 InterventionTeachers' Salaries $121,875.001 2 5 Paraprofessional salary - intervention $56,605.002 2 4 Instructional Specialist Salary $70,713.003 2 5 Substitute Support Staff $1,530.003 2 6 Substitute Teachers $1,224.004 3 6 DAEP Middle School Teacher $45,123.004 3 6 DAEP Middle School Paraprofessional $25,382.00

Sub-Total $450,585.00Grand Total $450,585.00



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