moyock middle school school improvement plan results and next steps
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Moyock Middle School
School Improvement Plan
Results and Next Steps
Moyock Middle School will use Professional Learning Communities to develop and implement common, formative
assessments, analyze data, and adjust instruction as needed.
Results:Each core teacher gave one common, formative assessment each nine weeks, CTE teachers gave benchmarksMMS made all AYP goalsOpportunities were provided for students to write across the curriculum at least 20 minutes per monthWorked collaboratively with the high schools and elementary schools to hold parent meetings, student information sessions, and visits to ease the transition from one school to another
Moyock Middle School will use Professional Learning Communities to develop and implement common, formative
assessments, analyze data, and adjust instruction as needed.
Next Steps:Increase number of assessments to 2 per nine weeksIncrease target goal percentages for math (2%), reading (2%), and exceptional childrenMaintain the goal of writing across the curriculum Continue with the current activities for transition from elementary school and to high school; Add principal and counselor meeting with 5th grade teachers, students, and parents to recruit students for AVID
Moyock Middle School will support and implement opportunities for staff development
Results:Staff development opportunities were provided within the school that included a book study and technologyOffer staff development activities that coordinated with the School Improvement Plan
Next Steps:Continue to offer staff development that is in line with the School Improvement Plan goals; Include staff development on AVID, new teacher evaluation tool, 21st century skills and global awarenessIncrease the amount of collaborative planning time to 45 minutes per day; faculty meetings and department meetings to every other month, AVID site team meetings and PBS meetings (subcommittee meetings) once a month
Moyock Middle School will provide a safe and orderly learning climate.Results:
Increase PBS activities to grade level challenges(3); PEP rally at the beginning of the school year; Individual teacher activities; Student of the Month; Teacher incentives
Anti-bullying activities were conducted at least once per nine weeks
Next Steps:Increase staff and parent participation, continue the current practices listed; increase the number of positive behavior referrals (data not tracked last year); bulletin board for positive referrals; include transportation
Maintain anti-bullying goals (peer mediation, teen court training during Pound Period and guidance lessons in class)
Moyock Middle School will increase parent and community involvementResults:
Increase parental participation
Life Touch, Gubbs vending, Moyock Volunteer Fire Department, and New Beginnings Church were established as on-going business/community partners
Next Steps:Increase parent participation on School Improvement Team, PBS team, and AVID site team, tutoring and guest speakers
Increase the number of business partners by 2 – beginning a relationship with Barnes and Noble, working with Chick-fil-A; Target and Subway are other possibilities
Moyock Middle School will provide scheduling options to include team planning and
participation in enrichment/remediation
Results:MMS has implemented a new bell schedule that includes one individual planning and one team planning for each teacher
The new bell schedule incorporates an enrichment period (Pound Period)
Next Steps:Monitor the effectiveness of the bell schedule (Pound Period, time allotment, etc.)
Look at eliminating bells or set up to ring in designated areas
Elicit feedback from staff
NEW GOAL: Moyock Middle School will
implement AVID, the AVID elective class, and AVID strategies across the curriculum
Current Reality: MMS is establishing AVID at the 7th and 8th grade levels
*This year will be our benchmark year to collect initial data
Strategies:Teachers receive training
Create recruitment, application, and interview process
Implement the AVID elective class
Measure of Effectiveness:Implementation of AVID strategies in the AVID class and other classes
Parent involvement, number of applications, number of students accepted into AVID program
Students enrolled in the AVID elective, attendance, student binders, guest speakers, field trips