Fair, Firm, Focused,
Follow Through
My Background
 Retail manager 4 Years
 Teacher and Coach for 9 years
 11 Years in Education
 Married for 14 years; Four Children: Haley 13,
Easton 11, Brock 5, Emma 3
Forest Park Magnet School
An International Baccalaureate School
Part of Longview ISD school
system
7 new principals in the last ten
years
3 for 3 in the last three years
Obstacles to Overcome
50% Turnover in Staff and 75% Turnover in
Administration
Moved into a new campus at the end of July
No student schedule request from prior year
2008 Academically Unacceptable
2009 Academically Acceptable with TPM,
Unacceptable without
Missed AYP in 2008 & 2009
Grades 6 – 8
485 students
49% African American
43% Hispanic
8% White
87% on free or reduced lunch program
What do we do Now????
 Planning is vital to the success of your campus.
 If a child’s basic needs are not met he or she
cannot learn
 No matter what the persons title is on your
campus, he or she must have a heart for children
and people in general
 Children will do exactly what you expect them to
do. Set the bar high!
Our district has adopted Dennis Mitchell’s “The
Do’s and Don’ts of Discipline.”
Discipline Plan and
Keys to Success
 One person in charge of
discipline on the campus
 Focused- you must have a
plan in order to know
where the ship is headed
 Firm – Expectations must
be clear and consistent
throughout the entire
school.
 Fair – all students have to
be treated the same .
Consistency across all
levels of discipline is
possibly the most
important of all factors
 Follow Through – Stick to
the plan. Once a
punishment has been
handed out it must be
administered.
Show You Care First
FPMS Home Visits
 “Single most important day in the past sixteen years.”-
Kristi McAdams, 16 year veteran teacher at FPMS
 “Best and most touching event I have ever
experienced.” – Donna Comeford, 2nd year at FPMS
 “More Schools need to follow the lead of Forest Park
Middle School and do something different and
innovative.” Longview News Journal
Rewards and
Motivators
 Chick-Fil-A (Game day, honor roll, teacher
appreciation)
 PTA involvement- members went from 6 – 153
 Pizza, Pop Corn, Popsicles
 Dances
 Blue Santa
The Eagles Nest
Snack Bar
2 Refrigerators
3 Game/Eating
Tables
Foosball
Air Hockey
Ping Pong
X Box 360
WII
 Both Projected
onto wall

The Eagles Nest
 Positive
Rewards
for all students
Meets the
students at their
point of interest
Great
motivational tool
Eagle Extravaganza
End of Year Celebration
7 Inflatable's
20 Game Booths
Concession
Soccer Tournament
Basketball Tournament
Home Run Derby
Did It Work?
Discipline in 2010-2011
 Office Referrals 2010
 Office Referrals 2011
 February 2010- 254
 September 2010 - 220
 April 2010 – 169
 January 2011 - 94
 May 2010 - 181
 March 2011 – 64
 May 2011 – 48
Citations and
Altercations
 Citations Issued
 Citations Issued
 2009-2010
 2010-2011
 2009-2010 – 157 Total
 2010-2011 – 53 Total
Academics:
Social Studies
2009 - 2010
2010 - 2011
 All Students: 82%
 All Students: 86% (4%gain)
 AA: 84%
 AA: 87% (3% gain)
 Hispanics: 79%
 Hispanics: 89% (10% gain)
 White: *
 White: *
 ED: 80%
 ED: 86% (6% gain)
 Average gain of 6%
Academics:
Writing
2009 - 2010
2010 - 2011
 All Students: 83%
 All Students: 89% (6%gain)
 AA: 81%
 AA: 85% (4% gain)
 Hispanics: 88%
 Hispanics: 91% (3% gain)
 White: *
 White: *
 ED: 83%
 ED: 88% (5% gain)
 Average gain of 4.5%
Academics:
2009 - 2010
Science
2010 - 2011
 All Students: 48%
 All Students: 62% (14%gain)
 AA: 45%
 AA: 66% (21% gain)
 Hispanics: 46%
 Hispanics: 60% (14% gain)
 White: *
 White: *
 ED: 46%
 ED: 60% (14% gain)
 Average gain of 16%
Academics:
Math
2009 - 2010
2010 - 2011
 All Students: 64%
 All Students: 71% (7% gain)
 AA: 58%
 AA: 65% (7% gain)
 Hispanics: 73%
 Hispanics: 76% (3% gain)
 White: 68%
 White: 80% (12% gain)
 ED: 64%
 ED: 71% (7% gain)
 Average gain of 7.5%
2011 Academically
Acceptable without TPM
or Exceptions
(exemplary in all but one category with
TPM)
We will be Exemplary…