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  • 8/10/2019 Middle School Reform Plan

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    Introduction

    In2011,attheannualconferencefortheAssociationforMiddleLevelEducation,SecretaryofEducationArnieDuncan

    acknowledgedthatmiddlegradeshavenotreceivedtheattentionineducationthattheydeserveandindicatedthatthe

    DepartmentofEducationintendstocorrectthathistoricoversight. SecretaryDuncanfurtherstatedthatthesubjectof

    middlegradesreformisvitallyimportant,bothtoourchildrenandtothefuturesuccessofourcountry. Theneedfor

    middleschoolimprovementisnodifferentinDuvalCountyPublicSchools(DCPS).

    Itisclearthattraditionalmiddleschools,servingneighborhoodstudentsingrades68,arestrugglinginourdistrict. Thisis

    clearlyevidencedbydeclinesinbothstudentenrollmentandachievement. Since20102011,enrollmentinmiddleschools

    hasdroppedby7%from23,723to22,119. Duringthatsametimeperiod,readingproficiencyincreasedby1percentage

    point,mathproficiencydecreasedby3percentagepoints,readinglearninggainsdecreasedby2percentagepointsand

    math

    learning

    gains

    increased

    by

    5

    percentage

    points

    (see

    Appendix

    A

    for

    individual

    school

    data).

    Parents

    in

    the

    district

    are

    generallysatisfiedwithourelementaryandhighschoolprograms,buthavevoicedconcernswithourmiddleschools. Inan

    efforttorespondtotherecentdeclinesinstudentachievementandenrollmentinourmiddleschools,thedistrictis

    committedtomiddleschoolreform.

    Thisreformeffortwillfocusonadditionalsupportforcollaborativeleadership,personalizedlearningenvironments,

    marketing,teachersupportandprofessionaldevelopment,developmentalresponsiveness,andtheDevelopingtheWhole

    Child.

    COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP

    Forthe20142015schoolyear,thedistricttwoprincipalsupervisorpositionstofocussupportandalignmentatthemiddleschool

    level.These

    structures

    allow

    the

    Region

    Superintendents

    overseeing

    middle

    schools

    to

    focus

    on

    unique

    facets

    and

    challenges

    of

    middleschools. Inordertocreateprofessionallearningcommunitiesamongmiddleschoolleaders,thedistrictwillallow

    opportunitiesformiddleschoolleaderstomeetonamonthlybasistodiscussbestpractices,participateinprofessionalrounding,

    andstrategicallydiscussproactivemethodsonhowtodevelopmiddleschoolsbudgetstoalignwithcurriculumofferingsand

    studentneeds.

    Historically,thestrongestsecondaryinstructionalleadershavebeenplacedinhighschoolswhichcreatesagapintheinstructiona

    leadershipabilitybetweenmiddleandhighschools. Toreenergizetheexcitementaboutmiddleschoolandensurethatstudent

    achievementincreases,17principalchanges(over60%ofmiddleschools)havebeenmadetoensurethateachschoolhasan

    instructional,reformmindedleadertoignitethelearningprocessandrallythecommunityaroundeducation. Belowisachart

    indicatingallmiddleschoolprincipalchangesthathavetakenplaceoverthepasttwoyears.

    School

    NewPrincipal Former

    Placement Notes

    ArlingtonMiddle YolandaSanders APatArlingtonMiddle

    EugeneButlerBoys TruitMoreland APatWestsideHigh

    EugeneButlerGirls TamaraWilliams PrincipalatPineForestElem

    FortCarlineMiddle MayshaShelton APatTerryParkerHigh

    HighlandsMiddle JackieSimmons PrincipalatGrandPark

    JEBStuartMiddle SadieMilnerSmith PrincipalMattieV Rutherford

    JeanRibaultMiddle AngelaMaxey PrincipalatSallyeMathisElementary

    JeffersonDavisMiddle NidiaAshby VPatMiamiNorthwesternHSinDade

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    LaVillaSchooloftheArts LiannaKnight APatDouglasAnderson

    JohnE.FordK8 PaulaRenfro Ex.DirectorofElementary

    JosephStilwellMiddle JasonBloom APatArlingtonMiddle

    KernanMiddle JulieHemphill APatStantonPrep

    LakeShoreMiddle ChrisBegley PrincipalatLorettoElementary

    MatthewGilbert JamelleGoodwin APatMatthewGilbertMiddle Priorprincipalpromotedto

    JacksonHighSchool

    OceanwayMiddle AlexMarx APatBaldwinJr/SrHigh

    SouthsideMiddle ZeinaSpaulding APatEnglewoodHigh

    WestsideK8 BeverleyWalker Ex.DirectorofElementary Priorprincipalpromotedto

    JacksonHighSchool

    Thischangeinleadershipisduetotheneedtoselectprincipalswhounderstandteachingandlearning,usedatatomakeinformed

    decisions,createandleadprofessionaldevelopment,provideongoingfeedbacktoteachersforpersonalandprofessionalgrowth

    andhastheabilitytoengagemiddleschoolparents. Thisincludedpromotingfivehighperformingelementaryprincipals/leaders

    andten

    secondary

    assistant

    principals,

    as

    well

    recruiting

    proven

    leaders

    from

    other

    districts

    to

    work

    in

    our

    middle

    schools.

    Tofurtherdevelopallschoolleaders,thedistrictpartneredwithTheNewTeacherProject(TNTP)andLastingerCentertoprovide

    ongoingprofessionaldevelopment. Thesetrainingsdividedprincipalsbyschoollevel(Elementary,middleandsenior)inorderto

    gomoreindepthregardingtheuniqueaspectsofeachschooltype. Thisinitiativekickedoffwithaweeklongsummerprincipal

    institutewhereprincipalsworkedtogethertoplanfortheupcomingyear. DuringtheSummerInstitute,middleschoolprincipals

    wereexposedto,andwillcontinuouslybetrainedon,howtouseessentiallookforswhichwillcoverallcorecontentclassrooms:

    ExcellenceinK12SocialStudies,Excellencein612ScienceandMathematics,andExcellencein612EnglishLanguageArts

    (AppendixB). Thedocumentshavebeencreatedtoallowprincipalsandassistantprincipalstheopportunitytocalibratetheirlens

    astheyseektodiagnosisclassroomsandprovideteacherswithexplicitfeedbacktoimprovetheirpractice. Thelookforsprovide

    leaderswithinourmiddleschoolswiththeopportunitytoobtainabetterunderstandingofqualityinstructionandtobecome

    morefamiliarwiththeessentialelementsofeffectiveteachingandlearning. Thisincludesextensiveanddeeptrainingonthenew

    standardsaswellashowtodetermineifteachersareimplementingthosestandardsinaneffectivemanner.

    TheTNTPpartnershiphasbeenestablishedtoassistschoolleaderswithidentifyingcurrentstatusoftheirclimateandculture,

    provideongoingjobembeddedprofessionaldevelopmentforprincipalandRegionSuperintendents,andcreateacommon

    understandingofexcellentinstruction. ThedistricthasalsoformedapartnershipwiththeUniversityofFloridaLastingerCenter

    tobuildleadershipcapacitybyprovidingongoingprofessionaldevelopmentontheInstructionalCoachingProcess. Allprincipals

    meetingtherequirementswillreceivecertificationinInstructionalCoaching.

    Principalswillalsoattendmonthlymeetingstodiscussrelevantdatapoints,newFloridastandards,participateinschoolbased

    rounding,andworkwithcolleaguestodiscussexperiencesandbestpractices. Inthecontentofthisplan,theintentofthe

    trainingistobuildthecapacityofmiddleschoolprincipalstogrowasinstructionalleaderswheretheirschoolsreflectacultureof

    collaborationamongteachers,whereteachersreceiveregular,fair,meaningful,andconsistentfeedbackontheirpractice,and

    wherestudentperformancedataisusedcontinuouslytoproblemsolvewithteacherstoraisestudentachievement.

    Personalized School Environments

    Priorto20142015,therewerefewschoolchoiceoptionsformiddleschoolstudents. Thisoftenledmiddleschoolstudentswho

    didnotwanttoattendtheirhomeschooltoselectamagnetprogramorleavethedistrictforacharterorprivateschool.

    Therefore,forthe20142015schoolyear,DCPShascreatedanumberofopportunitiesforalllearnersasSchoolChoicehastruly

    becomeareality. Inordertocreateanidentityandthematicapproach,eachmiddleschoolhasselectedaschoolchoicetheme

    thatisdirectlyalignedwiththeirfeederpatternHighSchoolandElementarySchoolaswellasanacceleratedprogramtoenhance

    academiccourseoptions.Toensurecontinuityandverticalalignment,feederpatternmeetingswilltakeplacetoaligncourse

    offerings. Thechartbelowindicatesthechoicethemesaswellasacceleratedprogramsofferedateachschool. Descriptionsof

    theacceleratedprogramsareindicatedbelowthechart:

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    School Theme AccelerationProgram

    AlfredDuPontComputer

    Applications

    in

    Business,

    Dual

    Language,

    &

    InformationCommunicationTechnologyPre

    Early

    College

    Arlington InformationTechnology(EmbedDigitalTechnology) PreEarlyCollege

    BaldwinMiddle Information&CommunicationTechnology AdvancedPlacementCapstone

    EugeneButler SingleGenderLeadership Academy AVID

    Fletcher InformationandCommunicationsTechnology GiftedandTalented

    FtCaroline SeeAccelerationProgram MiddleYearsIB

    Highlands Aviation/MilitaryScience PreAdvancedPlacement

    JeanRibault InformationCommunicationTechnology EarlyHighSchool/PreEarlyCollege/AVID

    JEBStuart Technology EarlyHighSchool/PreEarlyCollege

    JeffersonDavis SeeAccelerationProgramCambridge

    Secondary

    I/Pre

    Early

    College/AVID

    JohnE.Ford MontessoriandSpanishMontessori N/A

    JosephStilwell Leadership&MilitaryAcademy N/A

    Kernan

    ComputerApplicationsinBusiness&ArtAcademy/

    InformationandCommunicationsTechnology

    PreEarlyCollege

    LakeShore Technology MiddleYearsIB/PreEarlyCollege/ AVID

    Landmark InformationCommunicationTechnology PreEarlyCollege/HonorsAcademy/ AVID

    Mandarin InformationCommunicationTechnology AVID/HonorsAcademy

    MatthewGilbert MiddleYearsExplorationwithTechnology PreEarlyCollege

    Mayport CoastalScience AVID

    Northwestern SeeAccelerationProgram Cambridge/AVID

    Oceanway

    AcademyofArts,AcademicAcceleration&

    InformationCommunicationTechnology

    PreAdvancedPlacement

    Southside TechnologyStudies MiddleYearsIB/PreEarlyCollege

    TwinLakes Information&CommunicationTechnology PreAPHonors/PreEarlyCollege

    WestviewK8 EnvironmentalStudiesandCulinaryGardening N/A

    LavillaSchoolofthe

    Arts FineArtsDedicatedMagnet

    N/A

    JuliaLandon

    CollegePreparatoryandLeadershipAcademy

    DedicatedMagnet

    N/A

    James

    Weldon

    Johnson

    Gifted

    and

    Academically

    Talented

    Dedicated

    Magnet

    N/A

    KirbySmith STEMDedicatedMagnet N/A

    PreIB,Cambridge,andPreAP/CapstoneareacceleratedprogramsthatpreparemiddleschoolstudentsforIB,AICE,andAP

    coursesatthehighschoollevel. Theseprogramsincludeadvancedandhonorscoursesthatcontainsimilarcurriculumand

    standardsthatstudentswillfacewhenenrollingintheprogramsatthehighschoollevel. Successfulcompletionofthesecourses

    willresultinthestudentsreceivinghighschoolcreditsandprogramcontinuity/priorityadmittancetothefeederhighschool

    programsuponsuccessfulattainmentoftheprerequisiterequirements.

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    PreEarlyCollegeisanewprogramthatwillbeplacedatninemiddleschoolsforthe201516schoolyear.Thisprogramwilloffer

    advancedstudentsanopportunitytoearnaminimumofthreehighschoolcreditsaswellasthreecollegecourseswhileinmiddle

    school. Beginninginseventhgrade,studentswillparticipateinanadvancedreadingcoursethatwillpreparethemtotakethe

    PostsecondaryEducationReadinessTest(PERT). UponpassingthePERTexam,studentswillbeenrolledinthecollegeStudentLifeSkills(SLS)courseasaneighthgraderandwillearnthreecollegecredits. Thisprogramwillbeavailabletostudentswhohave

    achieveda2.5GPAandapassing(Level3)scoreontheFCAT.

    Throughtheseacceleratedprograms,thedistrictwillalsoexploretheopportunityandbenefitofprovidingPSATTestingtomiddle

    schoolsstudentsinpreparationforcollegeentranceexams. Thiswillalsoallowschoolstobegintodevelopacollegegoingculture

    inasimilarfashiontotheculturethathasbeenestablishedinourseniorhighschools.

    TwosignificantexamplesofourmiddleschoolreformplanincludethetransitionofButlerMiddleSchooltotwoSingleGender

    LeadershipAcademiesandStilwellMiddleSchooltoaMilitaryLeadershipAcademy. Thesetransitionsweremadeinresponseto

    bothButlerandStilwelldemonstratingasignificantdeclineinacademicachievementandenrollmentoverthepastseveralyears

    andthecommunityscallforachangeatbothschools. Thesenewacademiesarebuiltonthepremiseofdevelopingfuture

    leadersandprovidingstudentswithauniqueeducationalopportunity.

    Withthelaunchoftheidentifiedprograms,middleschoolswillhavetheabilitytomarketandusetheirschoolchoicethemeto

    providepathwaystolearningwiththeobjectiveofincreasingstudentenrollmentandoverallperformance. Supportforall

    programswillbeprovidedthroughtheSchoolChoiceOfficewhichwillprovideongoingprofessionaldevelopmentalongwith

    academicwalkthroughstoensurethateachprogramisactivewithintheschool.

    Anothernewapproachthisyearwasinresponsetoresearchfromotherdistricts,includingMiamiDadeCountyandLongBranch,

    CA,indicatingthatstudentswhoparticipateinsixthgradeattheelementaryschool,asopposedtotransitioningtomiddleschool,

    demonstratehighertestscoresandreduceddisciplinaryactions. Asaresult,thedistrictispilotingtwoK6schoolsforthe2014

    2015schoolyearatRutledgePearsonandPickettElementarySchools. Thedatafromthispilotprogramwillbeutilizedto

    determineifthisamodelthatshouldbeexpandedin201516

    Inaddition,todeepenthecommitmenttonewprogrammingatourmiddleschools,thedistrictwasawardedagrantthroughthe

    FloridaDepartment

    of

    Education.

    The

    grant

    will

    establish

    ahands

    on

    Pitsco

    STEM

    lab

    in

    each

    of

    the

    Priority

    For

    Triple

    D

    Focus

    middleschools. Thegrantwillprovidelabmaterials,equipment,andasciencecoachforeachschoolaswellasfundprofessional

    developmentthroughPitscofortheteacher. Thisindividualwillteachthelabclassandserveasamasterteachertoassistother

    scienceteachersinconductingclassroomlabs.TheschoolsincludedinthegrantarelistedbelowalongwithPitscoLabfocus.

    Basedontheprogramfocus,studentswillselectcoursework(seeoptionsbelow)basedontheirindividualareaofinterest. Each

    oftheschoolswillpromotetheirnewthemeaspartofSchoolChoiceExpoinanefforttorecaptureneighborhoodstudents.

    School Pitsco STEM Curriculum Sample Program Coursework

    Eugene Butler Engineering & Structures Engineering Bridges, Engineering Towers, Future Fuels, GreenMachines, Robots, Simple Machines, Alternative Energy,

    Biotechnology, Forces, Material Science, Rocket ScienceSouthside Middle Engineering & Structures

    Ft. Caroline Middle Sustainable Energies Going Green, Eco-Architecture, Future Fuels, Rocks and Resourc

    Mission to Mars, Energy, Power and Mechanics, Sustainable

    Agriculture

    Highlands Middle Aerospace, Rocketry, & Aeronautics

    Carbon Footprint, Future Fuels, Mission to Mars, Robots, Rocketand Space, Alternative Energy, Flight Technology, Forces, Rock

    Science, Simple Machines, Weather

    Jean Ribault Middle Aerospace, Rocketry, & Aeronautics

    Jefferson Davis Middle Aerospace, Rocketry, & Aeronautics

    Joseph Stilwell Middle Aerospace, Rocketry, & Aeronautics

    Northwestern Middle Aerospace, Rocketry, & Aeronautics

    Matthew Gilbert Middle STEM Career Pathways Electricity, Investigating Careers, Life Skills, Snack Nutrition,Video Production, Aquaculture, Flight Technology, Intelligent

    Homes, Mobile Apps, Money Management, Robots

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    MARKETING

    Thedistrictwillbecreatinganumberofopportunitiestomarketacademicandnonacademicprograms. Todothis,theDiscover

    Duvalinitiativewaslaunchedin201314allowingcommunitymembers,businesspartners,andotherstakeholderstheopportunitytovisitschoolsandobservethegreatthingsthataretakingplace,especiallyinthemiddleschoolconfiguration. The

    scheduleforDiscoverDuvalvisitsfor201415isbelow.

    DCPSwillcontinuetousetheSchoolChoiceExpoastheannualopportunityforourmiddleschoolstoshowcasetheirindividual

    programsandprovideinsightonallofferingsthatwillsupportdevelopingthewholechildfromanemotional,social,academic,

    andextracurricularstandpoint. Middleschoolswillalsomarkettheirschoolsandprogramsthroughschoolbasedtours.These

    tourswillalloweverypotentialstudentandtheirparent/guardiantowalkclassroomsandtoobservestudentteacherinteraction,

    currentcurriculumandinstructionalframework,meetwithadministration,anddiscussacademicofferings.

    ThenewplanforMiddleSchoolReformhasalsobeenaddressedthroughpodcastsandlocalmediaaswellasthroughvarious

    schoolbasedcommunitymeetings. Inordertomaximizestakeholderbuyin,multiplemeetingswereheldateachschool

    undergoingatransitiontoensurethatcommunityvoiceswereheardandthatparents/guardiansandcommunitymembershad

    theopportunity

    to

    ask

    questions.

    These

    meetings

    were

    also

    utilized

    to

    market

    the

    new

    programs

    in

    hopes

    of

    recruiting

    students

    backtotheirhomeschooland/orpreventingthemfromleavingthedistrict.

    School Date & Time

    Westside Senior High School October 9th @ 8:30am

    Eugene Butler Leadership Academies (Lunch and Learn) November 13th @ 11am

    Wolfson High School December 3rd@ 9am

    Stilwell Middle School December 15th @ 9am

    North Shore Elementary January 14th @ 8:30am

    Mt. Herman January 28th@

    William M. Raines February 4th @ 9am

    Englewood High February 11th@ 9am

    R.V. Daniels Elementary February 18th @ 9am

    Fort Caroline Middle School March 4th @ 8:30am

    St. Clair Evans March 27th@ 9am

    A. Philip Randolph April 1st@ 9am

    Mayport Elementary School (Lunch and Learn) April 15th @ 11am

    Ortega Elementary April 29th@ 9:00 am

    Southside Middle School May 13th @ 9am

    Lake Shore Middle May 20th@ 9am

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    Duringthespringwhenparentsbegintomakedecisionsregardingtheirchildrensschool,thedistrictwillalsoinitiatecommunity

    walkswithstakeholdersgoingdoortodoortorecruitstudentsanddiscussthebenefitsofpubliceducation. Thesewalkswill

    targetparentswhohaveoptedoutoftheneighborhoodschoolsinthehopesofsharingthenewlydevelopedprogramsand

    encouragingthemtoparticipateinschooltoursandpossiblyreenrolltheirchildreninadistrictschool. AspartoftheoverallMarketingcampaignfortheupcomingyear,thedistrictwillalsocelebrateNationalEducationWeekinanefforttosharepositive

    outcomesandsuccessstoriesthroughoutourschools.

    Tofurthermarketprogramcontinuityamongfeederpatterns,thedistrictwillbegintheprocessofaligningschoolmascotsand

    colorsamongelementary,middle,andhighschools. Thiswillallowstudentstoviewthemselvesasapartofaparticularfeeder

    patternthroughouttheireducationandlookforwardtotheirhighschoolyearsasapartofafamilyinwhichtheyhavebeen

    raised.

    Teacher Support and Professional Development

    Forthe201415schoolyear,theFloridaDepartmentofEducation(FDOE)adoptedtheFloridaStandardsforEnglish/LanguageArt

    andMathematics.

    This

    adoption

    significantly

    affects

    the

    content

    that

    must

    be

    taught

    to

    students.

    As

    aresult,

    the

    district

    will

    provideimmediatesupporttoteachersastheybecomemorefamiliarwiththenewCurriculumGuidesthataredirectlylinkedto

    thenewFloridaStandards. TheMiddleSchoolRegionwillhaveadesignatedDirectorforbothReading,Mathematics,andScience

    andateamofcontentbasedspecialistswillbestrategicallyassignedtoschoolstoprovideteacherswithongoingsupport.All

    middleschoolswillalsobeprovidedaReadingCoachandschoolswithalowmathproficiencywillreceiveamathcoach. Coaches

    willfacilitateweeklycommonplanning,whichwasnegotiatedwiththeunion,toprovidejobembeddedprofessional

    developmentandbuildcapacitythroughlessonstudy,peerobservation,anddataanalysis.

    Reading:

    ThedangerofunderperforminginreadingcanbefoundinwhattheCommonCoreresearchersidentified:beingabletoread

    complextextindependentlyandproficientlyisessentialforhighachievementincollegeandtheworkplaceandimportantin

    numerouslifetasks.Moreover,currenttrendssuggestthatifstudentscannotreadchallengingtextswithunderstandingifthey

    havenot

    developed

    the

    skill,

    concentration,

    and

    stamina

    to

    read

    such

    textsthey

    will

    read

    less

    in

    general.

    In

    particular,

    if

    studentscannotreadcomplexexpositorytexttogaininformation,theywilllikelyturntotextfreeortextlightsources,suchas

    video,podcasts,andtweets.Thesesources,whilenotwithoutvalue,cannotcapturethenuance,subtlety,depth,orbreadthof

    ideasdevelopedthroughcomplextext.AsAdams(2009)oftenstates,Theremayonedaybemodesandmethodsofinformation

    deliverythatareasefficientandpowerfulastext,butfornowthereisnocontest.

    Thedevelopmentandimplementationofthenew,andmorealigned,CurriculumGuideAssessments(CGAs)ensuresthatcoaches

    andteacherswillbeabletoutilizedatatodirectlyimpactchangestodailyinstruction.Arecentdistrictcomparisonshoweda

    strongcorrelationbetweentheReading/ELACGAsingrades68and201314FCATresults. Throughcenterbasedrotationsand

    exposuretocriticalreads(novelstudies),studentswereexposedtocriticalreadsandaffordedtheopportunitytoparticipatein

    Socraticseminars. Thispracticewillcontinueforthe201415schoolyear,requiringstudentstocriticallylisten,think,speak,and

    demonstrateunderstanding.

    Withthe

    impending

    change

    to

    the

    Language

    Arts

    Florida

    Standards

    (LAFS),

    teachers

    in

    middle

    schools

    will

    utilize

    novel

    based

    instructionandshiftawayfromanthologybasedinstruction.Novelbasedinstructionwillallowteachersandstudentstowrestle

    withmorecomplextextsandthemesthatweremorecloselyalignedtothenewLexilestretchbandsandtheknowledgedemands

    ofthenewLAFS.Middleschoolreadersoftenlackbackgroundknowledgetoaccesstextsinothercontentareas.Therefore,the

    novelsthatwereinfusedintothecurriculumincludedcrosscurriculartopicsandexpresseddiversitymoreindepththanthe

    traditionalanthologybasedtextbooksthatwerenotcurrentlyalignedwiththenewLAFS.Byutilizingnovels,teacherswillbeable

    toinfuseinformationaltextduringwholegroupandsmallgroupstationstoenhancestudentsconnectionsoftexttoself,textto

    text,andtexttoworld.

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    Smallgroupinstructionwillbedifferentiatedtomeettheindividualneedsofstudentsthroughateacherdirectedgroup,an

    independentreadinggroup,andablendedlearninggroup.Ongoingteachertraininghastakenplace,andwillcontinuetotake

    place,ontheeffectiveuseofdifferentiatedinstructioninallclassrooms. Theteacherdirectedgroupwillfocusonskilldeficitsas

    identifiedthrough

    the

    individual

    administration

    of

    the

    Diagnostic

    Assessment

    of

    Reading

    (DAR).

    The

    teacher

    provides

    data

    driven

    instructionbasedonDARAssessmentdatausingTrialTeachingStrategies(TTS)withthewholegroupanchortextorthestretch

    articlefromAchieve3000.Theteachermodelsthereadingandthinkingprocessaloudandwalksstudentsthroughhowheorshe

    processesthetext.Theteacherdrawsstudentsattentiontounfamiliarvocabularytermsandtheirmeaningsprovidingimmediate

    andexplicitfeedback.Thisportionoftheinstructionalblocktoconductdatachatsand/orindependentreadingconferences.

    Duringsmallgroupindependentreading,studentsreadandcompletethestrategymodeledduringwholegroupintheir

    interactivejournal(everyfifthday,teacherwillconferencewithstudentsduringtheTeacherDirectedrotationtodetermineif

    studentsarecomprehendingtheselfselectednovel). TeachersmayincorporateLiteratureCirclestopromotestudent

    accountabilitytalkandreadingforinformationwhileactivelyengagingstudents.StudentswillbeassignedanactivityinAchieve

    3000tocompleteatminimumthearticleandtheactivity(atleastoneperweek)duringtheblendedlearningsmallgroup.

    SRACorrectiveisusedforstudentswhereafluencyprobedeterminestheneedforacorrectiveprogram. In201314,theprogram

    wasutilized

    in

    middle

    schools

    with

    less

    than

    desirable

    results.

    One

    of

    the

    major

    concerns

    last

    year

    was

    the

    effective

    implementationoftheSRAProgramwhichrequiresonefullperiodeveryday. Unfortunately,dailyfrequencydidnotoccurin

    201314duetolimitationswhichpreventeddoubleblockscheduling(and/orcohortedscheduling)inthemiddleschools.Oneof

    themostsubstantialreasonsfortheselimitationswasthelackofteacherswhowereeligibletoteachIntensiveReading,which

    wasaddressedinthesummerof2014throughtheTeachersAcademyforReading. Themiddleschoolreadingschedulewas

    modifiedfor201415toensurethatstudentsreceiveSRAinstructiononadailybasis.

    DistrictspecialistswillsupportReadingandWritingtoensurethattheschoolbasedliteracycoachesanddistrictframeworksare

    supported. Specialistswillcontinuetosupporttheshiftinwayofworkforthemiddleschoolliteracycoachesbyprovidingone

    ononemodelingofcoachingcyclesduringthefirstnineweeksoftheschoolyear.Eachspecialistinmiddleschoolwillmodeland

    coachtheschoolbasedcoachesonthenewwayofworkthroughobserving,debriefing,modeling,andplanningwithteachers

    utilizingthedistrictprovidedFeedbackForm(seeAppendixC,FeedbackForms).

    Schoolbased

    literacy

    coaches

    will

    attend

    Monthly

    Coaching

    Meetings

    (see

    Appendix

    D,

    Monthly

    Schedule

    of

    Coach

    Meetings)

    wherespecialistswillworkcollectivelywithcoachesonthedifferentcomponentsofCognitiveCoaching,dataanalysis,and

    InstructionalRoundingatthevarioushostsites.InstructionalRoundingwillbeledbyspecialistsandprovidetheschoolbased

    literacycoacheswiththeopportunitytoobserveanddebriefwiththespecialistsinasmallgrouptoenhancetheuseofnon

    evaluativelanguageandcoachingdialoguetoroleplaynextstepsinthecoachingcycle.Thisprocesswillidentifyobservational

    patterns,andwhenaggregatedandcloselyanalyzed,shouldinformcommonplanningsessionsandprofessionaldevelopment

    topicstospecificallyaddresstheneedsofclassroomteachers.(seeAppendixE:MCMEvaluationForms)

    Realizingthatliteracyisthecoreofinstructionandacademicsuccess,middleschools,aswellasallschoolsthroughoutthedistrict

    willcontinuetoemphasizeandincorporateliteracyacrossthecurriculum. Thisisparticularlyimportantinthemiddleschools

    wherestudentsareonlyexposedtoreadingand/orlanguageartsforoneperiodperdayunlesstheyarebelowgradeleveland

    enrolledinanenrichmentcourse. Thiswilltakeplacethroughtheuseofliteracystrategiesinsocialstudies,science,andall

    electivecourses. Readingcoacheswillsharereadingstrategiesincommonplanningacrossallsubjectareasaswellasduring

    facultymeetingsandearlyreleasedays. Inaddition,Achieve3000passageswillbeemphasizedineachcontentareatosupport

    literacyinallcourses.

    Mathematics:

    Inordertoaddressthedeclinesindicatedinthemiddleschoolmathdatabelow,thedistricthastakenseveralstepstorevise

    mathcurriculuminmiddleschools. ThisincludedanewtextbookadoptionthroughPearsonDigitswhichincludedablended

    learningcomponentforallstudents. Thistextbookisalignedtothenewstandardsandassessment. Inaddition,studentswhoare

    significantlybelowgradelevelareplacedinaMathEnrichmentcourse,inadditiontotheirregularmathcourse. Thisclassutilizes

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    theCarnegiecurriculum,alsoinablendedlearningmodel. Schoolswithalowmathproficiencyhavebeenallocatedamathcoach

    toworkwithteachersduringcommonplanningandbuildtheircapacitytoteachthenewstandardsandschoolsreceivesupport

    fromdistrictspecialiststhroughouttheyear.AnotherfactorthataffectedthemathscoreswastheimproperplacementofLevel3

    middleschool

    students

    in

    Algebra

    I.

    Thesestudents

    were

    not

    prepared

    for

    the

    rigor

    of

    ahigh

    school

    math

    class

    and

    did

    not

    performwellontheAlgebraEOC. Inresponsetothatdata,thedistrictchangedthemasterscheduleguidelinesplacingonly

    studentswhoscoredaLevel4or5onthe7thgradeFCATinAlgebraI.

    Science:

    Whenreviewingpriordatamiddleschoolsciencehassignificantlyincreasedasindicatedbythedatabelow. Factorscontributing

    tothe

    academic

    success

    in

    science

    included

    the

    Middle

    School

    Science

    Department

    incorporating

    student

    interactive

    notebooks

    thatrequiredstudentstocaptureimportantfindingsandrecordtheirthoughtsfromthecurrentlessonandactivityinwhichthey

    wereinvolvedaswellasthesurgeofinquirybasedlearningactivitiesembeddedintotheCurriculumGuides. Onaweeklybasis,

    studentswereexposedtoalignedinvestigationsthatallowedthemtoconducthandsonlabstoincreasetheconceptual

    understandingofthecontentbeingtaught.Tofurtheremphasizetheimportanceofscienceandprojectbasedlearning,the

    districtwillworktoexpandsciencefairparticipationamongmiddleschoolstudents.

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    TheongoingsupportfromDistrictstaffissupplementedwiththeopportunityformiddleschoolcontentbasedinstructorsto

    attendandparticipateincommonplanningsessions (seeAppendixF,CommonPlanningAgendas). Thesesessionswillallow

    teacherstoworkcollectivelytonavigateandunwrapthenewFloridaStandards. Commonplanningwillalsoallowteachersto

    participatein

    coaching

    cycles,

    lesson

    studies,

    and

    professional

    rounding

    to

    identify

    strategies

    on

    how

    to

    deliver

    effective

    lessons

    andimprovestudentachievement. Duringthistime,teacherswillbeabletodiscusstheimplementationandusageofthenew

    blendedlearningplatformsthatwillallowthemtoacademically tracktheskilllevelandgradelevelproficiencyofeverystudent.

    BlendedLearningandTechnology:

    Inordertosupplementcoreinstruction,middleschoolswillusethefollowingblendedlearningplatformsin201415:

    ContentArea BlendedLearningResource

    Reading Achieve3000(StandardsBased)

    Writing WritetoLearn(Levelset)

    Math DIGITS&Carnegie

    Science Gizmos

    Inordertoensurethatmiddleschoolstudentshadaccesstothetechnologytoimplementtheseblendedlearningprogramsand

    toprovideteacherswithallofthenecessarytoolsforteaching,thedistrictappliedfor,andwasawarded,a$50millionQualified

    ZoneAcademyBond(QZAB). ThefocalpointoftheQZABIIbondismiddleschoolsandwillallowforallmiddleschoolstobefully

    wirelessbytheendofthe201415schoolyear. Inaddition,allcoremiddleschoolteacherswillreceivealaptopcart(1:1or2:1

    device

    ratio

    in

    all

    middle

    schools),

    an

    interactive

    teacher

    bundle

    including

    an

    AV

    cart,

    interactive

    white

    board,

    document

    camera,

    audiosystem,andstudentresponseclickers)byJune2015. Thesetoolswillexpandtheuseofblendedlearningandallowfora

    moreengagingacademicexperienceinallclasses.

    Teachershavebeen,andwillcontinuetobe,trainedintheuseoftheseblendedlearningprogramsaswellastheuseofthedata

    derivedfromtheweeklymonitoringofstudentprogress. Fromthesereports,teacherswillbeabletodifferentiateinstructionin

    boththetraditionalclassroomsettingaswellasthroughblendedlearningmodules. Ongoingprogressmonitoringassessments

    throughtheseprogramsprovidesteacherswithadditionaldatatomakeinformedinstructionaldecisions.

    DEVELOPMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS

    Middlegradesareatimewherestudentsbegintoidentifywhotheyareacademically alongwithbehaviorally. Inthemiddle

    schoolsetting

    we

    begin

    to

    see

    our

    students

    emerge

    into

    young

    adults

    and

    at

    the

    same

    time,

    see

    them

    try

    to

    maneuver

    in

    avery

    adultcentricworldwithoutthewisdomandcopingmechanismsthatcomewithageandexperience. Aseducators,oneofour

    prioritiesmustbetoestablishasafeandhealthyenvironmentforthisexperiencetounfold.Ourcommitmenttodevelopingthe

    wholechildismanifestedinpartthroughthewayinwhichwearereformingourapproachtosafetyanddiscipline. Throughthe

    platformofpositivebehaviorsupportsandaprogressivedisciplineplan,weshiftthefocusfrompunishingthebehaviorto

    meetingtheneedsofthechild.

    ToassistwithreformingbehaviorseachmiddleschoolwasallocatedaDeanofDisciplinetoworkwithallstudentsandcreatea

    culturewhererespectandacademicownershipbecomesthenorm. InSchoolSuspensionTeachersandSchoolResourcesOfficers

    havealsobeenfundedateverymiddleschooltoprovideanadditionallayerofsupportandactasstudentadvocatesoncampus.

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    ThedistricthashiredanExecutiveDirectorofStudentDisciplineandSupportServicestoleadthedistrictbysupportingDeansand

    ISSPInstructors,alongwiththeentirefaculty,increatingathrivingstudentculture. Thisindividualisalsoresponsiblefortraining

    staffmemberstocreateaPositiveBehaviorSupportPlanforeachschool.

    PositiveBehaviorSupports(PBS)inanacademicsettingprovideanewandmoreproactivewayforadultstoconsiderbehavior. B

    usingevidencebasedpracticesthatfocusonincreasingsafetyandestablishingpositiveschoolcultures,PBScanincrease

    academicandsocial/emotionaloutcomesforallstudents,andresultinlearningenvironmentsthatpromotecriticalthinkingand

    engagedstudents. In20142015schoolyear,everyschoolwillcreateaPositiveBehaviorInterventionSupportsPlan(PBIS). The

    overallemphasisofestablishingaPBISPlanistofocusonaninstructionalandinclusionaryapproachtodiscipline,asopposedto

    reinforcingexclusionarydisciplinarypractices.Tothisend,everyschoolwillembracethefollowingkeyelements:

    Establishapositivebehaviorsupportplanthatisalignedwithexpectedacademicandbehavioraloutcomes.

    Recognizestudentsforexhibitingdesiredbehaviorsandforimprovementofdesiredoutcomes.

    Establishclassroommanagementplansthatservetoaddresstheneedsofthewholechild.

    Establishasystemwhereminimallyintrusiveeventsaremanagedattheclassroomlevelthroughcounselingwiththe

    student

    and

    parent.

    OnetoolthatthedistrictwillutilizeinitsPBSeffortisrestorativejustice,focusingonskilldevelopment,emotionalawareness,and

    relationshipbuildingtocombattheotherwisedisconnectednatureof21stCenturyhyperconnectedsociety. TheCodeof

    StudentConduct(COC)hasbeenrevisedtoinstillapreventativeemphasissothatproblembehaviorsremainrelativelyminorand

    arelesslikelytobecomesignificantlyproblematic. Theseminorinfractionsarehandledthroughparentandstudentconferencing

    counseling,andrestorativejusticeinordertominimizesuspensionsandprovideneededguidanceandsupporttostudents.

    StudentswereactivelytrainedonthenewCOCinordertoensurethattheyunderstoodtheexpectationsof,aswellasthe

    repercussionsfor,theirbehavior.

    Byinstitutingamentalhealthfirstaidmodel,classroomteacherscanrecognizeearlywarningsignsofclinicalpathologyandget

    studentsthehelptheyneedonsiteorasquicklyaspossiblefromcommunitypartners. Theseproactiveandstudentfocused

    approacheschangeschoolclimatesandimprovethesafetyandoutcomesforeveryoneinvolvedespeciallythoseinmiddle

    school.

    Teacherswill

    also

    be

    provided

    cultural

    sensitivity

    training

    through

    Ruby

    Paynes

    work

    and

    this

    will

    be

    incorporated

    in

    the

    mentalhealthtraining.

    ThisyearDCPSistherecipientofFloridaAWAREandDuvalAWAREwhichareFederalgrantswhichallowthedistricttobuild

    awarenessofmentalhealthindicatorsandmakeconnectionsfortherapeuticinterventions. Thedistrictwillfocusonproviding

    middleschoolstaffwithintentionaltrainingonrecognizingsignsofmentalhealth. Middleschoolisoftenaplacewherestudent

    behaviorsarecharacterizedbydevelopmentimmaturityandnotoptionconnectedtomentalhealthneeds. Thesegrantswill

    allowustotrainteachersinmentalhealthissuesinorderidentifystudentsinneedofreceivingservices.

    Inaddition,STRIVE:SystemicTieredResponsiveInterventionsValidatedbyEvidence,willbeimplemented,whichisamultitiered

    behavioralframeworktoimproveschoolclimatebyreinforcingmultitieredsystemsofsupportinour5highestneedmiddle

    schoolsovera5yearperiod(EugeneButler,JohnE.Ford,MatthewGilbert,Northwestern,andRibaultMiddleSchool).

    STRIVE

    project

    activities

    will

    include

    providing

    middle

    school

    staff

    with

    professional

    development

    on

    classroom

    management,

    positivebehaviorsupport,andculturalcompetencytraining. Inaddition,thedistricthasanopportunitytoalignthisworkwith

    theChartrandFoundationthroughitsSystemsofCareschoolbehavioralhealth,proofofconceptmodel. Thisprogramisdesigned

    toincreasementalhealthserviceaccessforstudentsbyhavingprovidersbeschoolbased. TheSTRIVEandAWAREgrants,aswel

    astheSystemsofCaremodel,willworktointegrateandenhanceclassroombehaviormanagementandappropriatemental

    healthreferralsforstudentsinneed. Thedistrictwillbeabletoleverageexistingstaffcoupledwithnewlyhiredgrantstaffto

    supportPBSstructuresdistrictwide.

    Fromahistoricalperspective,in201213,70%ofstudentsreferredfordisciplinewithinourtargetschoolsreceivedanactionof

    suspension,incomparisontotheaveragerateof54%atthedistrict'sotherschools. Datafromthesameperiodalsoindicates

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    thatdisproportionaldisciplinaryactionmayoccurwithinourtargetschools. Thefollowingtableshowsthepercentageofstudent

    subjecttodisciplinaryactionwithincertainsubgroupswasincongruentwiththedemographiccompositionoftheDuval

    TransformationRegion.

    DisproportionalDisciplinaryInvolvementwithintheTransformationRegion

    201213 White Black Hispanic Asian Indian Multi SWD ELL FLR

    Demographi

    cs10% 84% 3% 1%

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    Ribault Band

    Chorus

    Chinese

    Arlington Chorus Spanish

    JeffDavis Band

    Chorus

    Spanish

    Stilwell Band Spanish

    FortCaroline Band Spanish

    Highlands Band

    Chorus

    Spanish

    TwinLakes Band

    Chorus

    Spanish

    Mayport Band Spanish

    Landmark Band

    Chorus

    Spanish

    Mandarin

    BandChorus

    Chinese

    LaVillaSOTA Band

    Chorus

    Piano

    Strings

    Guitar

    N/A

    Kernan Band Spanish

    WestviewK8 Art

    Music

    Spanish

    Middleschoolswillbeprovidedwithanadditionallayerofsupportthatpermitschoolstoidentifynurturinggroupswherestudent

    advocatescan

    work

    with

    students

    based

    on

    individual

    needs

    and

    relevant

    data

    sets.

    Early

    warning

    indicators

    will

    be

    used

    so

    that

    TeamUp,AchieversforLife,andCityYearpersonnelwillbeabletoidentifystudentswhohavesimilarconcernsfromabehaviora

    attendance,andacademicstandpointandthenprovidetheneededsupport. Theseoutsidepartnersprovidementoring

    opportunitiesaswellasacademicinterventionstofullysupporttheneedsofthestudentstheyareworkingwith. Thedistrictwill

    continuetoreviewopportunitiestoexpandthepoolofmentorstoserveourmiddleschoolstudents. Thedistrictwillalsoreview

    theformatofProjectBreakthroughinAtlantatodetermineifasimilarprogramcanbeimplementedinJacksonville. Thisunique

    programisgroundedinthephilosophyofstudentsteachingstudentsandhaswitnessedtremendoussuccessintermsof

    graduationandcollegeacceptanceratesamongparticipants. Thedistricthasimplementedasimilarprogramthisyear,withTeen

    Trendsetters,atselectelementaryandhighschools,andwilllooktoexpandtoasimilarmodelinmiddleschools.

    AnotherresourceformiddleschoolstudentswillcomefromDistrictpersonnelservingasmentors. In201415,DistrictStaffwill

    againparticipateintheJuniorAchievementprogramandalsohavetheopportunitytobecomestudentmentorstomiddleschool

    students. Thisnewmentoringprogramwillrequiredistrictemployeestomeetwiththeirmenteesatleastonceamonthto

    provideon

    going

    academic

    support

    and

    mentoring.

    Below

    please

    find

    achart

    indicating

    after

    school

    and

    mentoring

    programs

    offeredateachmiddleschool:

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    NameCityYear

    Achievers

    For

    Life

    TeamU

    p5-day

    TeamU

    p2-day

    FullService

    Schools

    BigBrothers&

    BigSister

    s

    NavySouth

    Region

    Command

    Pearlsof

    Perfection

    RiverReg

    ion

    Girlsonthe

    Run

    ALFREDI.DUPONTMIDDLE x

    ARLINGTONMIDDLE

    SCHOOLx x x

    DARNELLCOOKMAN

    DUNCANU.FLETCHER

    MIDDLEx x

    EUGENEJ.BUTLERMIDDLE x x x x

    FORTCAROLINE

    MIDDLE

    x

    x x HIGHLANDSMIDDLE

    SCHOOLx x x x

    J.E.B.STUARTMIDDLE x x x x x

    JAMESW.JOHNSON

    MIDDLE

    JEANRIBAULTMIDDLE x x x X x

    JEFFERSONDAVISMIDDLE x x

    JOHNE.FORDK8SCHOOLx

    JOSEPHSTILWELLMIDDLEx x x X

    KERNANMIDDLE

    SCHOOL

    x x

    KIRBYSMITHMIDDLE

    SCHOOL

    LAKESHOREMIDDLE

    SCHOOLx x

    LANDMARKMIDDLE

    SCHOOLx x

    LANDONMIDDLESCHOOL

    LAVILLAMIDDLESCHOOL

    MANDARINMIDDLE

    SCHOOLx

    MATTHEWGILBERTMIDDLE x x x x x

    MAYPORTMIDDLE

    SCHOOL

    x x x

    NORTHWESTERNMIDDLE x x x x

    OCEANWAYSCHOOL x

    SOUTHSIDEMIDDLE

    SCHOOLx x

    TWINLAKESMIDDLE x x x

    WESTVIEWK8 x

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    Thereisnodoubttheoneofthemostdifficulttransitionsastudentmakesisfromelementaryschooltomiddleschool. Inorder

    toeasethattransition,allmiddleschoolsofferanorientationsessionpriortothefirstdayofschoolwherestudentscantourthe

    building,receiveacopyoftheirschedule,meettheirteachers,learnaboutschoolpoliciesandprocedures,askquestions,and

    familiarizethemselves

    with

    their

    new

    school.

    In

    addition,

    for

    the

    past

    two

    years,

    DCPS

    has

    offered

    aSOS

    Transition

    Course

    for

    all

    incoming6thgradestudentsthatwasdesignedtocreateapositiveimpacttostudentlearningfromanemotional,social,and

    academicperspective. TheSOSTransitioncurriculumisfoundedon,anddrivenby,sixcorevalues:commitmenttolearning,

    positiveidentity,socialcompetence,positivevalues,empowerment,andsupport.TheTransitionbenchmarksarebroughttolife

    throughtheuseofhighinteresttextsandnovelswithaccompanyinggroupdiscussionsandpersonalreflections.Inaddition,the

    courseaddressescharactereducationthroughtheuseofmultimedia,criticalthinkingactivities,collaborativeprojects,aswellas

    roleplaysandscenarioswhicharerelevanttomiddleschoolstudents.Throughthiscourse,studentsdeveloprefusalstrategies

    andcopingmechanisms,establishpersonalboundaries,andlearntosetandmonitortheirprogresstowardsspecificacademic

    andpersonalgoals.Thisclassfocusesoneffectivecommunicationstrategiesaswellasstrategiestoresolveconflictnonviolently,

    andstudentshavetheopportunitytonotonlypractice,butalsoreceivefeedbackontheirimplementationofthesestrategies.

    ThroughtheSOSTransitionclass,studentsgaininsightintothepowerofselfleadership,theimportanceofpersonal

    responsibility,andthevalueofseekingtounderstandtheperspectivesandexperiencesofothers. Desiredoutcomesforthe

    courseinclude

    students

    developing

    abetter

    understanding

    of

    themselves,

    their

    goals,

    their

    relationships,

    and

    their

    choices,

    as

    wellastheskillstheyneedtonavigatesuccessfullythroughchallengestheyfaceinschoolandbeyond.

    Inordertominimizethenumberofstudentsthatareretainedatthemiddleschoollevel,thedistrictofferssummerschoolcourse

    opportunitiesforeighthgradersneedingonlyoneortwocoursesforpromotiontohighschool. Studentsfailingoneortwo

    coursesinsixthorseventhgradewillbeaffordedtheopportunitytoretakethecourse(s)duringtheregularschooldaythe

    followingyearwhilealsotakingthecoursesneededforthenextgradelevel. Byaffordingstudentsthisopportunity,middleschoo

    retentionrateswilldeclineandfeweroveragestudentswillenterninthgrade.

    AlthoughthetopicscoveredinSOSTransitiontranscendanyparticularsubsetofstudents,thecourseiscurrentlyofferedat11

    TitleImiddleschoolsinDuvalCountyincludingthefollowing:

    ArlingtonMiddleSchool EugeneButlerAcademyforLeadership

    DuPontMiddle

    School

    Matthew Gilbert

    Middle

    School

    HighlandsMiddleSchool JeffersonDavisMiddleSchool

    JohnE.FordK8 LakeShoreMiddleSchool

    NorthwesternMiddleSchool JeanRibaultMiddleSchool

    JebStuartMiddleSchool

    Duringthefirstyearofimplementation,studentsurveydataindicatedthatstudentswhoparticipatedinthecourse

    experiencedapositiveeffectontheiracademicandsocialhealthascomparedtosurveydataforstudentswhodidnot

    participateinthecourse.

    Inresponsetoparentandstudentfeedback,themiddleschoolsportsprogramhasbeenexpandedtoallowsixthgradersto

    participateinallathleticprogramsbeginninginthe201415schoolyear. Wewillreviewtheopportunitytoincreaseparticipation

    inintramural

    sports

    to

    provide

    additional

    athletic

    opportunities

    to

    students

    who

    may

    choose

    to

    participate

    in

    athletics

    in

    aless

    competitivesetting. Theavailabilityofstudentinterestandleadershipclubswillalsobereviewedtoexpandtheseopportunities

    tointerestedstudents. Activitybusseshavealsobeenprovidedtoallschoolsinordertoallowstudents,whootherwisewouldno

    havetransportationhome,toparticipateinafterschoolsactivities,club,and/ormentoringproblems.

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    Targets

    Dueto

    the

    change

    in

    standards

    and

    assessments,

    traditional

    targets

    will

    not

    be

    set

    for

    the

    2014

    15

    school

    year

    in

    Reading

    or

    Math. Rather,thisyearwillbeusedasabaselinetodeterminefuturetargets. Thedistrictwillreviewitsownperformance,

    anditsperformanceinrelationtothelarge7districts,andsetfuturetargets.

    StrategicPlantargetsfor201415inReadingwillbesetbyindicatingagrowthtargetontheiReady(gradesK3)andAchieve

    3000(grades411)posttestascomparedtothebaselineandpre/posttestgrowthinmathematicsiniReady(finaltargets

    pendingBoardapprovalforgradesK5). Asthereisnoexpectedchangeinthe8thgradeSciencetest,theStrategicPlantarget

    forthisareawillbe50%,whichisa3percentagepointincreaseandwouldexceedthestateaveragein2014.

    Additionally,enrollmentatthemiddleschoollevelwillremainconsistentorincrease,despitetheincreaseincharterschool

    enrollment. Indoorandoutdoorsuspensionrateswilldecreaseby5%atthemiddleschoollevel,attendancewillincrease,and

    Level3and4CodeofConductViolationswilldecreaseby5%. Teacherandstudentsurveydatawillindicateanincreased

    satisfactionwiththeoverallschoolclimateascomparedtopreviousyears.

    Budget

    Description Cost

    City Year ~$400,000Achievers for Life $500,000Team Up $250,000District Personnel ~ $500,000Blended Learning Programs ~$2,000,000

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    AppendixC

    2:07-2:19Independent PracticeTransition

    Feedback Form

    Teacher McIntosh Coach Marion

    Based on our collaboration, we will work together on __________________. The lesson thatwill be modeled or observed will focus on . You will

    complete this form during a modeled lesson, and I will complete it during your lesson forobservation. We will use the form to guide our discussion during our debriefing. We will meet

    for a debriefing on .

    What is the teacher doing? What are the students doing?Circulating and checking student work. Revising DTW based on revised prewriting plan.

    What questions do you have about the lesson or students? What was planned for students who remained with you after transition?

    What support techniques do students use on their own when writing

    independently?

    What writing deficits and strengths do students currently display?

    How will you support student needs prior to testing?

    Follow up:

    Reading coach will debrief with teacher during next planning.

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    AppendixD

    AppendixE

    Month Date Location Topic Attendees

    August 821 RibaultMSAM:WriteToLearn

    PM:Achieve3000

    AssistantPrincipal

    LiteracyCoach

    September 911 LakeShoreMSAssistant

    Principal

    LiteracyCoach

    October 1009AssistantPrincipal

    LiteracyCoach

    November 1106

    AssistantPrincipal

    LiteracyCoach

    December 1211AssistantPrincipal

    LiteracyCoach

    January

    108

    AssistantPrincipal

    LiteracyCoach

    February 205AssistantPrincipal

    LiteracyCoach

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