Shared Beliefs and Values
 All students can achieve.
 Quality teaching is the key to student success.
 Focus on learning not just teaching.
 Strive for perfection to reach excellence.
 All teachers must be teachers of 21st century literacy
skills.
 Effective leadership skills are essential in and out of
the classroom for creating 21st century schools.
High Expectations for All
 Raise Westest scores three percent for all subject areas.
 Actions step include:
 Build relationships with students
 Use of Interventionists
 Second chance opportunities
 After school tutoring
 Saturday school enrichment
 Review of data weekly
 Acuity/Benchmark, and reteach according to data.
Safe, Orderly and Engaging
Environment
Instructional Practices Inventory - All Classes
East Bank Middle School - December 2
Complete Disengagement,
Student Work with Teacher 2.67%
not Engaged, 8.67%
Student Active Engaged
Learning, 14.67%
Student Learning
Conversations, 5.33%
Student Work with Teacher
Engaged, 35.33%
Teacher-Led Instruction,
33.33%
Principal – Mr. Mike Wilkinson
Vice Principal – Mr. Eric Eskew
Vice Principal – Mr. Sam Whitt
Counselor – Mr. Matt Anderson
Principal Leadership
 Leadership Team Meetings Weekly
 Open-door policy
 Relates professional standards
School Teams and Councils
 Grade level teams meet with the following days:
 Data Interventionist day
 Discipline day
 Cross curricular day
 Student and parent conferences
 Professional Learning communities
 Monitoring of student grades
Teacher Leadership
 Professional Learning Communities
 Piloting Apangea Website
 Beginning Teacher Academy
 Team Meetings
 Leadership Team
 Faculty Senate
Student Leadership
 Students at East Bank Middle School Have:
 Raised Money to Contribute to Local Family Made
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Homeless by Fire.
Contributed to Food Baskets for the Community at
Christmas.
Contributed to Food Drives for East Bank Food Pantry.
Contributed to Drive to Raise Money for Funeral
Expenses of a Child in Community.
Contributed to Money to Prevention of Juvenile
Diabetes.
Standards-Focused Curriculum,
Instruction and Assessments
Acuity
6th Grade
Oct 2010
Custom Tests Math
Exercises
Nov 2010
Dec 2010
Jan 2011
Feb 2011
Mar 2011
131
1
1
0
146
0
Language Arts
54
79
0
117
7
65
Science
97
0
0
0
0
0
Social Studies
115
0
0
0
0
0
All Custom
Tests
397
80
1
117
153
65
Math
3,347
1,062
719
1,233
1,038
721
Language Arts
1,883
781
264
458
66
566
All Exercises
5,230
1,843
983
1,691
1,104
1,287
Standards-Focused Curriculum,
Instruction and Assessments
Acuity
7th Grade
Oct 2010
Custom Tests Math
Exercises
Nov 2010
Dec 2010
Jan 2011
Feb 2011
Mar 2011
187
63
87
16
136
2
Language Arts
137
2
4
117
23
1
Science
134
3
0
0
127
0
Social Studies
124
4
0
0
0
0
All Custom
Tests
582
72
91
133
286
3
Math
1,196
1,371
152
529
152
3
Language Arts
1,803
1,211
301
470
111
129
All Exercises
2,999
2,582
453
999
263
132
Standards-Focused Curriculum,
Instruction and Assessments
Acuity
8th Grade
Oct 2010
Custom Tests Math
Dec 2010
Jan 2011
Feb 2011
Mar 2011
105
0
18
2
133
2
Language Arts
451
329
3
0
0
99
Science
113
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
0
16
All Custom
Tests
670
330
21
5
133
117
Math
290
1
282
593
0
0
Language Arts
444
133
3
0
0
0
All Exercises
734
134
285
593
0
0
Social Studies
Exercises
Nov 2010
TOTAL 12,064
Classroom Learning Environment
Classroom Learning Environment
Classroom Learning Environment
Classroom Learning Environment
Standards-Focused Curriculum
Instructional Planning
East Bank Middle School
IPI Comparison Data from December – February 2010/2011
Table 1 Whole School
IPI Category
December
February
Highly Successful Schools
6
22= 14.67%
7 = 6.19%
>25%
5
8= 5.33%
8 = 7.08%
5-10%
4
50= 33.33%
34 = 30.09%
35-45%
3
53= 35.33%
48 = 42.48 %
15-25%
2
13= 8.67%
7 = 6.19%
5-10%
1
4= 2.67%
9 = 7.96%
<3%
Instructional Planning
East Bank Middle School
IPI Comparison Data from December – February 2010/2011
Table 2 Core Classes
IPI Category
December
February
Highly Successful Schools
6
19 = 15.20%
5 = 5.88%
>25%
5
8 = 6.40%
7 = 8.24%
5-10%
4
44= 35.20%
28 = 32.94%
35-45%
3
42 = 33.60%
38 = 44.71%
15-25%
2
9= 7.20%
2= 2.35%
5-10%
1
3= 2.40%
5 = 5.88%
<3%
December 150 observations - 125 Core Class visits
25 Non core class visits
Instructional Planning
East Bank Middle School
IPI Comparison Data from December – February 2010/2011
Table 2 Non Core Classes
IPI Category
December
February
6
3 = 12.00%
2= 7.14%
Highly Successful Middle
Schools
>25%
5
0 = 0%
1 = 3.57%
5-10%
4
6 = 24%
6 = 21.43%
35-45%
3
11 = 44 %
10= 35.71%
15-25%
2
4 = 16%
5 = 17.86%
5-10%
1
1 = 4%
4 = 14.29%
<3%
February 113 observations - 55 Core class visits
28 Noncore class
Instructional Delivery
Instructional Delivery
Student Support Services and
Family/Community Connections
Marg Heasley
East Bank Middle/ Riverside High School
East Bank Middle
 116 phone calls
 32 home visits
 15 parent meetings
 56 referrals
 Family Night
 Christmas Baskets
 Clothing Drive for needy families
 Collaboration with Cabin Creek Pioneer Clinic
 Weekly meeting with counselor and attendance director
 Mentoring group related to West Test/ Attendance
New Documentation
 Referral forms
 Phone call log forms
 Home visit log forms
 Parent meeting log forms
Community Involvement
 Upper Kanawha Valley Community Meeting
 Partnering with the WECAN mentoring program
 Working with CPS workers to coordinate services
 Developed resource guide to be distributed to parents
at each school
 Collaboration with Belle Women’s Club to provide
mentoring and incentives to students
Research
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 Surveys have been distributed
to all of the schools to
determine the best way to
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approach issues with truancy
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Why do students miss school?
Which of the following would make kids
come to school?
 Opportunities for real-world learning
(internships, service learning, etc.) to
make classroom relevant
 Teachers who keep classes interesting
 Smaller classes with more individual
instruction
 Increase supervision at school to ensure
students attend classes
Do you believe you will be academically ready
to enroll at Riverside High School?
 Yes
 No
Do you feel that you are academically
supported while in school?
 Yes
 No
Do you feel that you are supported
academically by someone when you are not in
school?
 Yes
 No
Do you believe it is important to stay in
school, why or why not?
How many days do you believe you have
missed this school year? __________
Survey Results 2011
Reasons for missing school
SURVEY RESULTS 2011
Which of the following would make
students come to school?
Survey
Results
2011
cont.
Do you feel prepared to
advance to the next grade?
Do you feel academically
supported at school?
Results cont.
Do you feel academically
supported at home ?
Do you think it is important
to stay in school ?
Survey Results 2011 cont.
Have you missed more that 10 school days for reason
other than illness?
Job Plan
 Hold monthly meetings with
counselor and attendance director to
discuss students in need of social
services or attendance intervention. If
possible, will include parents in the
meetings to discuss any personal
problems or needs they are
experiencing. Will also conduct home
visits which will provide insight in
possible interventions needed.
 Meet weekly with attendance
director, counselor, and/or
principal(s) to discuss high risk
children.
 Supply teachers and staff with a
referral system to adequately meet
family’s needs with home visits.
 Form collaborative partnerships with
area businesses to develop resources
in response to community needs.
 Distribute fliers monthly to update
and involve the community
 Attend school events, parent nights,
and PTO meetings to make
connections with families and provide
additional support
 Maintain a group for targeted students
to encourage them improve
attendance and academic performance
 Maintain ties with community
organizations that are willing to
provide social services (counseling,
mentoring, housing) to the schools
and their students/families.
Job Plan Cont.
 Continue to research
children/family needs in the
community and provide creative
ways to meet these needs (this
may vary from school to school)
 Attend meetings in the schools
when necessary (ex: IEP, 504,
SAT, Monitoring Meetings)
 Follow up with families on a
weekly basis for children who
have a continual attendance
issue. Discuss academic and
personal challenges as well as
potential career options
 Maintain relationships with
students and families in an
effort to pair their needs with
identifiable resources available
to them in the community.
 Provide additional support, as
needed, to students who have
been in alternative settings and
are transitioning back into their
home school.
 Provide services for students and
families in need to facilitate the
home/ school relationship
Future Planning
 Support groups for parents
 Information sessions for parents
 Bring your parents to school
 Student led conferences
 Incentives for attendance
 High School/ Middle School Mentors
 Parent Blogs for each school
 Business Fair
Positive Relationships
Student Personal Development
 Counselor
 Nurse
 Cabin Creek Clinic
 Assemblies on Student Choices and Tobacco Usage
 Team and Student Conferences
Parent and Community
Partnerships
 Thanksgiving Food Baskets to Needy Families
 Christmas Gifts to Needy Students
 East Bank Food Pantry
 Veteran’s Day Assembly
 Open House
 Step Up Day
 Family Night
 Student Christian Group Working on Low Income
Housing in Our Community
Professional Development
 Beginning Teacher Academy
 Professional Learning Communities
 Smartboard Training
 DOK Training
 County Professional Opportunities
 TI-Nspire Webinars
 TI Users Group
 Professional Organizations
Teacher Collaboration
 Daily Team Meetings
 School Improvement Council
 Leadership Team Meeting
 Faculty Senate
Facilities
Facilities
Facilities
Facilities
Facilities
Facilities
Personnel
Data, Information Systems, Technology
Tools and Infrastructure
 Acuity
 Apangea
 Benchmarks
 Skills Tutor
 SRI
 SMI
 WV Writes
Focused and Coherent Plan
 Establishment of SMART goals to align with Strategic
Plan
 Professional Development
 Team Meetings
 Leadership Meetings
SMART GOALS SIXTH GRADE
 Reduce Student Failures in Core Classes by 3% each
Nine Week Period
 Increase Percent of Students Scoring at 75% on
Classroom Assignments by 3% each Month
 Increase by 3% each week the Number of Students
Scoring at 80% or more on Acuity Lessons.
ACTION PLAN SIXTH GRADE
 Build relationships with students
 Use of Interventionists
 Second chance opportunities
 After school tutoring
 Saturday school enrichment
 Review of data weekly
 Test Talks
 Acuity/Benchmark, and reteach according to data.
SMART GOALS SEVENTH GRADE
 Student failures in core classes will reduce by 3% each
9 weeks.
 The percentage of students scoring 75% or higher on
common math, science, geography, reading and
English assessments will increase by 3% each month.
 Increase by 3% the number of students scoring 80% or
higher on the Acuity math and reading/language arts
benchmark assessments and lessons every other week.
ACTION PLAN SEVENTH GRADE
 Build relationships with students
 Use of Interventionists
 Second chance opportunities
 After school tutoring
 Saturday school enrichment
 Review of data weekly
 Test Talks
 Acuity/Benchmark, and reteach according to data.
SMART GOALS EIGHTH GRADE
 Student failures in core classes will reduce by 3% each
9 weeks.
 The percentage of students scoring 75% or higher on
common math, science, geography, reading and
English assessments will increase by 3% each month.
 Increase by 3% the number of students scoring 80% or
higher on the Acuity math and reading/language arts
benchmark assessments and lessons every week.
ACTION PLAN EIGHTH GRADE
 Build relationships with students
 Use of Interventionists
 Second chance opportunities
 After school tutoring
 Saturday school enrichment
 Review of data weekly
 Test Talks
 Acuity/Benchmark, and reteach according to data.
FUTURE PLANS
 TIS Position Filled to Help Support Teachers
 Goal Setting and Data
 More Family Nights
 Student Data Notebooks
 Data Walls
 Vertical Teaming With Feeder Elementary Schools
 Whatever It Takes To Change!!!!!!
Monitoring for Results
 Acuity
 Benchmarks
 Reteach
 Second Chance Opportunities
 Apangea
 WV Writes