Smith Middle School

Smith Middle School PTA meeting Assessment Review2007-2011 Reading Results

When parents are involved in their childrens education at home, they do better in school. And when parents are involved in school, children go farther in schooland the schools they go to are better.

A New Generation of Evidence: The Family is Critical to Student Achievement. A.T. Henderson and N. Berla. Washington, D.C.: National Committee for Citizens in Education.

Analyze student test results in the area of reading.

Compare our results to the district

Discuss our school improvement plan

The steps we plan to take to improve and maintain student performance.

Topics for discussion

ObservationsThe district outperforms our school in reading throughout all grade levels

8th grade shows the greatest need for improvement.

Target area of focus: School wide focus on reading.

Our Improvement PlanTeachers will participate in professional learning communities (PLC) to discuss data from formal and informal assessments and use this data to drive instruction. Mandatory 30 minute Sustained Silent Reading reading block every morning. READ READ READ!Implementing and strengthening strategic reading skillsReading for a purpose

Thank you!

Thank you to all the teachers, staff and parents at Smith Middle School for your constant support and willingness to strive for excellence. By working together I know we can reach our goal of overall student improvement. After all . . . It takes a whole village to raise a child.- Igbo and Yoruba (Nigeria) Proverb

Questions or Concerns? Please contact me

Contact information: Kristen.Sawyer@smithmiddleschool.edu