KDE Comprehensive School
Improvement Plan 2015 16
Barren County Middle School
Barren County
Lori Downs, Principal
555 Trojan Trail
Glasgow, KY 42141
Document Generated On December 21, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
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Goals Summary
2
Goal 1: GAP Goal - Increase the average combined Reading and Math Proficiency Ratings for all students in the NonDuplicated Gap Group from 45.8 in 2014 to 71.4% in 2017.
3
Goal 2: K-PREP Proficiency Goal: Increase the average combined reading and math K-PREP scores for middle school
students from 56.5% in 2014 to 76.5% in 2017. (Long Term Delivery Target)
6
Goal 3: Next Generation Professionals-By 2015-16, Barren County Middle School will implement PGES according to
district CEP. The baseline data from the 14-15 school year will be used to set 2015-16 targets.
8
Goal 4: Program Review Goal-The Program Reviews will show a 10% increase in overall score improvement at Barren
County Middle School.
Goal 5: Barren County Middle School will reduce the number of novice students.
Activity Summary by Funding Source
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Overview
Plan Name
KDE Comprehensive School Improvement Plan 2015 16
Plan Description
Barren County Middle School
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Goals Summary
The following is a summary of the goals encompassed in this plan. The details for each goal are available in the next section.
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Goal Name
GAP Goal - Increase the average combined
Reading and Math Proficiency Ratings for all
students in the Non-Duplicated Gap Group from
45.8 in 2014 to 71.4% in 2017.
K-PREP Proficiency Goal: Increase the average
combined reading and math K-PREP scores for
middle school students from 56.5% in 2014 to
76.5% in 2017. (Long Term Delivery Target)
Next Generation Professionals-By 2015-16, Barren
County Middle School will implement PGES
according to district CEP. The baseline data from
the 14-15 school year will be used to set 2015-16
targets.
Program Review Goal-The Program Reviews will
show a 10% increase in overall score improvement
at Barren County Middle School.
Barren County Middle School will reduce the
number of novice students.
Goal Details
Objectives:1
Strategies:5
Activities:13
Goal Type
Organizational
Total Funding
$5250
Objectives:1
Strategies:6
Activities:8
Organizational
$325000
Objectives:2
Strategies:2
Activities:4
Organizational
$0
Objectives:1
Strategies:1
Activities:2
Objectives:1
Strategies:1
Activities:3
Organizational
$0
Organizational
$0
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Goal 1: GAP Goal - Increase the average combined Reading and Math Proficiency Ratings for all
students in the Non-Duplicated Gap Group from 45.8 in 2014 to 71.4% in 2017.
Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to decrease the overall Achievement Gap at Barren County Middle School by increasing the average combined Reading and Math Proficiency Ratings for
all students in the Non-Duplicated Gap Group from 45.8 to 65.6% by 05/27/2016 as measured by KPREP Scores.
Strategy 1:
Professional Development - Teachers will continue to develop their practice through various avenues including collaboration with other teachers, workshops, and
continuing education programs. Professional development will be job-embedded, build instructional capacity, and meet the growth needs of both teachers and
students.
Category: Professional Learning & Support
Research Cited: http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/professional-development/
Activity - Professional Learning Communites (PLC) and Data Teams
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Teachers will meet bi-monthly in Data Teams and weekly in Common
Planning PLCs to complete the following:
1. Collaborate in the design of effective instruction
2. Create or revise formative and summative assessments
3. Analyze student work
Professional
Learning
08/30/2012
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$750
Source Of
Funding
School
Council
Funds
Staff
Responsible
Principal,
Curriculum
Coordinators,
Content
Leaders, and
Teachers
Strategy 2:
Progress Monitoring - Teachers will use curriculum maps/pacing guides to ensure that a guaranteed, viable curriculum that is aligned with the Core Content/Common
Standards is being taught in all classrooms.
Category:
Research Cited: Dufour and Marzano, Leaders of Learning
Activity - Core Content/Common Standards Tracking and Pacing Guides
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Teachers will develop, revise, and refine pacing guides / tracking maps to
ensure that a guaranteed, viable curriculum is implemented in all content
areas.
Direct
Instruction
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
Activity - Evaluation of Common Assessments
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Barren County Middle School
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Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Curriculum
coordinators,
content
leaders and
faculty
Resource
Assigned
Source Of
Funding
Staff
Responsible
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Teachers will meet to analyze results of formative and summative common Other
assessments to determine student achievement. MAP, KPREP, SchoolWide Scrimmage tests, and classroom assessments will be analyzed.
Data teams will be utilized to review student data. Based on these results,
teachers will reteach content which students have failed to master, refer
students for academic support such as tutoring through Trojan Extreme
(after school program), revise instructional strategies, and/or revise pacing
guides.
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
$0
No Funding
Required
Content
leaders and
faculty
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Administrator
s and faculty
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Faculty
Resource
Assigned
$1000
Source Of
Staff
Funding
Responsible
General Fund Administrator
s, faculty,
staff
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Strategy 3:
Best Practice - Teachers will refine instruction by using research based strategies that reflect best practice in the classroom.
Category:
Research Cited: What Works Clearing House (http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/AboutUs.aspx)
Activity - Walk Throughs
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Administrators and faculty will collect information regarding student
engagement and learning by conducting regular walk-throughs during
instructional time.
Other
01/14/2013
05/27/2016
Activity - Differentiation Strategies
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Teachers will use various methods to deliver instruction which meet the
Direct
needs of various levels of learners. Teachers will utilize differentiation
Instruction
practices in the collaborative classroom to ensure student progress. These
strategies will include Thoughtful Education strategies, small group
instruction, parallel teaching, flexible grouping, co-teaching, etc.
Edgenuity us also a class that is utilized to meet the various learning needs
of students.
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
Activity - Magnet Program, High School Credit Courses, and Advanced
Activity Type
Classes
The Magnet Program will provide high achieving students with an
Direct
advanced track through the middle school along with enrichment
Instruction
opportunities such as summer camps and field trips. High school credit
classes in English, math, and science will be offered as a part of the middle
school curriculum. Advanced classes in social studies, related arts and
math will also be offered as a part of the curriculum.
Begin Date
End Date
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
Activity - Claim, Data, Warrant Writing Strategy
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Teachers in all content areas will instruct students on how to use the
format of claim, data, warrant in expository, persuasive, and analytical
writing. This includes open responses, essays, document based
questions, and on-demand writing.
Direct
Instruction
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
Barren County Middle School
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Faculty
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Activity - Instructional Rounds
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Barren County Middle School will partner with neighboring counties to
complete Instructional Rounds. Instructional Rounds will help identify
strengths and weaknesses within overall instruction. Areas for
improvement will be identified and suggestions for next steps will be
discussed.
Other
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
Activity - Critical Thinking
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Students will be exposed to a new critical thinking class. In this class
students will be involved in:
1. Project-Based Learning
2. Data Notebook-weekly personal and academic goal setting
3. Read Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens and apply strategies for
self-improvement
4. Consumerism Project
4. Banking Prject
Other
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
Activity - Visible Learning Stratgies
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Faculty will be involved in implementing John Hattie's research-based
strategies as a means to improve student achievement. Strategies that
have been found to be successful and will be utilized by staff are:
microteaching, feedback, self-reporting grades, formative evaluations,
Piagetian programs, reciprocal teaching, etc.
Other
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Leadership
team, Content
Leaders,
Faculty
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Faculty
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Faculty
Resource
Assigned
$3000
Source Of
Staff
Funding
Responsible
General Fund Administrator
s, teachers,
staff
Resource
Assigned
Source Of
Funding
Strategy 4:
Response to Intervention - Administrators and teachers will meet to identify students who need academic intervention.
Category:
Research Cited: http://education.ky.gov/users/otl/RTI/KSI%2010_30.pdf
Activity - Response to Intervention Meetings
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Administrators and faculty will meet quarterly to determine students who
Academic
need academic assistance. MAP, School-Wide Scrimmage Tests, and
Support
KPREP scores along with classroom performance will be used to identify
Program
FOCUS students who need intervention. Once FOCUS students are
placed into intervention programs, interventionists check their progress
weekly. Intervention programs include Aleks Math, Read 180, Fast Math,
Reading Plus, and small group instruction with Americorps/Learning Corps
staff.
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
Activity - Barren Connect
Begin Date
End Date
Activity Type
Barren County Middle School
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Responsible
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Students are assigned mentors who monitor student progress, set weekly
goals, and assist in improving student achievement
Academic
Support
Program
08/13/2015
05/27/2016
$0
No Funding
Required
ECE
Teachers,
Classroom
teachers
Strategy 5:
Literacy Design Collaborative Training - Language Arts and Social Studies teachers will receive training for Literacy Design Collaborative.
Category:
Research Cited: http://www.literacydesigncollaborative.org/
Activity - Literacy Design Collaborative Modules
Activity Type
Language arts, social studies, and science teachers have received receive Direct
training on developing and implementing LDC modules with a view to
Instruction
developing and implementing the modules in the 2015-2016 school year.
LDC focuses on building students' reading, speaking, listening, note-taking,
critical thinking, and writing skills. This will help address the literacy needs
of our FOCUS groups in ECE reading.
Begin Date
End Date
11/17/2012
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$500
Source Of
Staff
Funding
Responsible
General Fund faculty
Goal 2: K-PREP Proficiency Goal: Increase the average combined reading and math K-PREP
scores for middle school students from 56.5% in 2014 to 76.5% in 2017. (Long Term Delivery
Target)
Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to increase the averaged combined reading and math K-Prep scores to 71.8% at Barren County Middle School by 05/27/2016 as measured by K-PREP
scores.
Strategy 1:
Curriculum Assessment and Alignment - Teachers will collaborate to design and revise curriclum.
Category: Continuous Improvement
Research Cited: Dufour and Marzano, Leaders of Learning, John Hattie's Visible Learning
Activity - Assessment Design and Analysis
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Teachers will work in content areas to design/revise common formative
and summative assessments. They will analyze the results of these
assessments in order to evaluate instructional practices, determine the
need for remediation, and target students for enrichment.
Other
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
Barren County Middle School
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Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Principal,
content
leaders and
teachers
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Strategy 2:
Teacher Training - Teachers will attend various trainings to improve their delivery of instruction and as a result, student achievement.
Category:
Research Cited: http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/professional-development/
Activity - Laying the Foundation
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Math, science, and English teachers have attended Laying the Foundation Professional
workshops in order to learn instructional strategies that will prepare
Learning
students for Pre-AP and AP classes at the high school.
05/18/2012
05/27/2016
Activity - Project Lead the Way
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
PLTW classes are hands-on, based in real-world experience, and
engaging for students and teachers. We set the highest standards for
rigorous, focused and relevant study, and develop students’ innovative,
collaborative, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Technology
06/03/2013
05/27/2016
Activity - PGES Training
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Teachers have been trained in the PGES evaluation system. There will be Professional
an ongoing discussion of the new evaluation system and its requirements. Learning
Teachers will evaluate themselves through various self-reflection activities.
10/07/2013
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$4000
Source Of
Funding
School
Council
Funds
Staff
Responsible
Administrator
s and faculty
Resource
Assigned
$250000
Source Of
Funding
Grant Funds
Staff
Responsible
Annell Becker
- Technology
Teacher
Administration
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Teachers and
Adminstrators
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Administrator
s, faculty and
staff
Strategy 3:
Individual Learning Plan - Students will develop/edit/revise their ILPs throughout the school year.
Category:
Research Cited: http://education.ky.gov/educational/CCadv/ilp/Pages/default.aspx
Activity - ILP Development and Revision
Activity Type
All students will create/revise their ILPs through technology class,
Other
advanced related arts class or with their ECE teacher. They will meet with
school staff during the spring semester to review the information contained
in the ILP and to plan for their academic future. At this time, students will
discuss high school scheduling options along with college and career
options.
Begin Date
End Date
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
Strategy 4:
School Preparation and Orientation - Parents and students will be oriented to the middle school before they begin classes.
Category:
Research Cited: http://tweenparenting.about.com/od/educationissues/qt/Middle-School-Orientation.htm
Barren County Middle School
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Activity - Orientation Activities
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Through 6th grade orientation, the Back to School Bash, and Magnet
Orientation, parents and students will receive information on school
policies/procedures, course offerings, Infinite Campus access, Trojan
Extreme, and syllabi.
Parent
Involvement
06/04/2012
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$1000
Source Of
Funding
School
Council
Funds
Staff
Responsible
Administrator
s, faculty, and
staff
Resource
Assigned
$70000
Source Of
Funding
Other
Staff
Responsible
Administrator
s, Trojan
Extreme
Coordinator,
faculty, staff
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Administrator
s and faculty
Strategy 5:
After School Program - After school program will be utilized to offer both academic support and enrichment activities.
Category:
Research Cited: http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/after-school-programs/
Activity - Trojan Extreme After School Program
Activity Type
Students who are not mastering key concepts in any content area or who Academic
are failing to complete classwork will be referred to Trojan Extreme tutoring Support
and homework help. Trojan Extreme will also be utilized as an
Program
enrichment/extension opportunity for students who are successful in the
classroom.
Begin Date
End Date
09/09/2013
05/27/2016
Strategy 6:
Program Reviews - Program reviews in writing, arts and humanities, and practical living will be conducted throughout the school year.
Category:
Research Cited: http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/pgmrev/Pages/default.aspx
Activity - Program Reviews
Activity Type
Administrators and teachers will work in committees to conduct regular
Other
reviews of the writing, practical living and arts and humanities programs at
the middle school. During these reviews, we will evaluate the quality and
consistency of our curriculum and instruction in these areas to ensure that
core content and common core standards are addressed and that student
learning is taking place.
Begin Date
End Date
05/17/2012
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$0
Goal 3: Next Generation Professionals-By 2015-16, Barren County Middle School will implement
PGES according to district CEP. The baseline data from the 14-15 school year will be used to set
2015-16 targets.
Barren County Middle School
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Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to increase the overall effectiveness of our teachers by 06/30/2017 as measured by new state-wide Professional Growth and Evaluation System (PGES)..
Strategy 1:
Professional Development - Additional awareness and training for teachers;specific training for those in pilot group.
Category:
Activity - Professional Development Teachers
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Teachers will meet throughout the year to be involved in an ongoing
discussion about the new PGES system. In the meetings, the domains
and indicators will be reviewed and discussed.
Professional
Learning
08/06/2013
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Principal
Measurable Objective 2:
collaborate to increase the overall effectiveness of our principals by 06/30/2017 as measured by new state-wide Principal Professional Growth Evaluation System
(PPGES)..
Strategy 1:
Training - Principal will increase their professional practice by completing trainings
Category:
Activity - EDS Module
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Principals will continue to participate in PLC to fully study and implement
the EDS modules as part of the new PGES.
Policy and
Process
06/01/2013
05/27/2016
Activity - Professional Development: ISLN
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Principal will participate in ISLN for the 2015-2016 school year.
Professional
Learning
07/01/2013
06/03/2016
Activity - L2L
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Principal will participate in L2L monthly meetings at GRREC for the 20152016 school year.
Professional
Learning
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Principal,
district
trainers
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Principals,
district staff
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Principal
Goal 4: Program Review Goal-The Program Reviews will show a 10% increase in overall score
improvement at Barren County Middle School.
Barren County Middle School
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Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to increase the Program Review Score by 10% by 06/01/2017 as measured by Unbridled Learning.
Strategy 1:
Professional Learning - Based on Program Reviews results, areas for improvement were identified and activities were written to address the identified areas of
weakness. This work continues yearly as PLC teams review the results of previous years and make corrections/adjustments as needed.
Category: Professional Learning & Support
Activity - Program Review Curriculum Alignment
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Grade level teachers worked together with special area teachers to identify Academic
gaps in practical living/vocational studies as well as in the areas of Arts & Support
Humanities and PE in order to align curriculum to meet standards and also Program
identify areas of grade level integration in order to infuse these content
areas into all areas of the curriculum. Students will be exposed to cultural
enrichment and diversity through a variety of activities.
06/01/2014
06/01/2016
Activity - "We Can" Program
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Students will be exposed to cultural enrichment and diversity through a
variety of activities. BC Health/Wellness will be expanded to include
instruction on the "We Can" program to promote healthy living through
announcements, PE classes, and rewards.
Other
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Teachers and
Administrator
s
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Teachers and
Administrator
s
Goal 5: Barren County Middle School will reduce the number of novice students.
Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to use data to expose gaps to identify processes for continuous improvement and reduce the number of novice performing students by 50% (10%
annually) by 11/01/2020 as measured by Spring KPREP data each year.
Strategy 1:
School Data Leadership Team - Our school will begin collaborative work to understand relevant state and local data points and how this data applies to novice
reduction goals.
Category: Management Systems
Activity - School Data Leadership Team
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Administrator will work with District Data Liaison to create a School Data
Leadership Team to participate in district supported trainings.
Policy and
Process
08/07/2015
07/29/2016
Barren County Middle School
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Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Principal or
designee
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Activity - Team Training
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
The School Data Leadership Team will participate in data analysis protocol Professional
teacher level training specific to novice reduction.
Learning
08/07/2015
07/29/2016
Activity - Data Notebooks
Begin Date
End Date
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
Activity Type
Students will monitor progress throughout the school year through the use Other
of data notebooks. Students will set weekly
1. Set weekly academic goals
2. Monitor progress
3. Record weekly data
Barren County Middle School
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Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Principal or
designee
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Leadership
team and
teachers
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Activity Summary by Funding Source
Below is a breakdown of your activities by funding source
Grant Funds
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
Project Lead the Way
PLTW classes are hands-on, based in real-world
Technology
experience, and engaging for students and teachers. We
set the highest standards for rigorous, focused and relevant
study, and develop students’ innovative, collaborative,
critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Begin Date
End Date
06/03/2013
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$250000
Staff
Responsible
Annell Becker
- Technology
Teacher
Administration
Total
$250000
Staff
Responsible
Administrator
s and faculty
Principal,
Curriculum
Coordinators,
Content
Leaders, and
Teachers
Administrator
s, faculty, and
staff
School Council Funds
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Professional
Learning
05/18/2012
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$4000
Professional
Learning
08/30/2012
05/27/2016
$750
Through 6th grade orientation, the Back to School Bash,
Parent
and Magnet Orientation, parents and students will receive Involvement
information on school policies/procedures, course offerings,
Infinite Campus access, Trojan Extreme, and syllabi.
06/04/2012
05/27/2016
$1000
Total
$5750
End Date
Resource
Assigned
Laying the Foundation
Math, science, and English teachers have attended Laying
the Foundation workshops in order to learn instructional
strategies that will prepare students for Pre-AP and AP
classes at the high school.
Professional Learning
Teachers will meet bi-monthly in Data Teams and weekly in
Communites (PLC) and Data Common Planning PLCs to complete the following:
Teams
1. Collaborate in the design of effective instruction
2. Create or revise formative and summative assessments
3. Analyze student work
Orientation Activities
General Fund
Activity Name
Activity Description
Barren County Middle School
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Activity Type
Begin Date
Staff
Responsible
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Magnet Program, High
School Credit Courses, and
Advanced Classes
The Magnet Program will provide high achieving students
with an advanced track through the middle school along
with enrichment opportunities such as summer camps and
field trips. High school credit classes in English, math, and
science will be offered as a part of the middle school
curriculum. Advanced classes in social studies, related arts
and math will also be offered as a part of the curriculum.
Response to Intervention
Administrators and faculty will meet quarterly to determine
Meetings
students who need academic assistance. MAP, SchoolWide Scrimmage Tests, and KPREP scores along with
classroom performance will be used to identify FOCUS
students who need intervention. Once FOCUS students
are placed into intervention programs, interventionists
check their progress weekly. Intervention programs include
Aleks Math, Read 180, Fast Math, Reading Plus, and small
group instruction with Americorps/Learning Corps staff.
Literacy Design Collaborative Language arts, social studies, and science teachers have
Modules
received receive training on developing and implementing
LDC modules with a view to developing and implementing
the modules in the 2015-2016 school year. LDC focuses on
building students' reading, speaking, listening, note-taking,
critical thinking, and writing skills. This will help address the
literacy needs of our FOCUS groups in ECE reading.
Direct
Instruction
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
$1000
Administrator
s, faculty,
staff
Academic
Support
Program
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
$3000
Administrator
s, teachers,
staff
Direct
Instruction
11/17/2012
05/27/2016
$500
faculty
Total
$4500
Staff
Responsible
Teachers and
Administrator
s
No Funding Required
Activity Name
Activity Description
"We Can" Program
Students will be exposed to cultural enrichment and
diversity through a variety of activities. BC Health/Wellness
will be expanded to include instruction on the "We Can"
program to promote healthy living through announcements,
PE classes, and rewards.
Program Review Curriculum Grade level teachers worked together with special area
Alignment
teachers to identify gaps in practical living/vocational
studies as well as in the areas of Arts & Humanities and PE
in order to align curriculum to meet standards and also
identify areas of grade level integration in order to infuse
these content areas into all areas of the curriculum.
Students will be exposed to cultural enrichment and
diversity through a variety of activities.
Instructional Rounds
Barren County Middle School will partner with neighboring
counties to complete Instructional Rounds. Instructional
Rounds will help identify strengths and weaknesses within
overall instruction. Areas for improvement will be identified
and suggestions for next steps will be discussed.
Barren County Middle School
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Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Other
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$0
Academic
Support
Program
06/01/2014
06/01/2016
$0
Teachers and
Administrator
s
Other
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
$0
Leadership
team, Content
Leaders,
Faculty
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Core Content/Common
Standards Tracking and
Pacing Guides
Teachers will develop, revise, and refine pacing guides /
tracking maps to ensure that a guaranteed, viable
curriculum is implemented in all content areas.
Direct
Instruction
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
$0
Data Notebooks
Students will monitor progress throughout the school year
through the use of data notebooks. Students will set weekly
1. Set weekly academic goals
2. Monitor progress
3. Record weekly data
Teachers have been trained in the PGES evaluation
system. There will be an ongoing discussion of the new
evaluation system and its requirements. Teachers will
evaluate themselves through various self-reflection
activities.
Administrator will work with District Data Liaison to create a
School Data Leadership Team to participate in district
supported trainings.
The School Data Leadership Team will participate in data
analysis protocol teacher level training specific to novice
reduction.
Principals will continue to participate in PLC to fully study
and implement the EDS modules as part of the new PGES.
Other
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
$0
Professional
Learning
10/07/2013
05/27/2016
$0
Teachers and
Adminstrators
Policy and
Process
08/07/2015
07/29/2016
$0
Principal or
designee
Professional
Learning
08/07/2015
07/29/2016
$0
Principal or
designee
Policy and
Process
06/01/2013
05/27/2016
$0
All students will create/revise their ILPs through technology
class, advanced related arts class or with their ECE
teacher. They will meet with school staff during the spring
semester to review the information contained in the ILP and
to plan for their academic future. At this time, students will
discuss high school scheduling options along with college
and career options.
Teachers will use various methods to deliver instruction
which meet the needs of various levels of learners.
Teachers will utilize differentiation practices in the
collaborative classroom to ensure student progress. These
strategies will include Thoughtful Education strategies,
small group instruction, parallel teaching, flexible grouping,
co-teaching, etc. Edgenuity us also a class that is utilized
to meet the various learning needs of students.
Administrators and teachers will work in committees to
conduct regular reviews of the writing, practical living and
arts and humanities programs at the middle school. During
these reviews, we will evaluate the quality and consistency
of our curriculum and instruction in these areas to ensure
that core content and common core standards are
addressed and that student learning is taking place.
Principal will participate in L2L monthly meetings at GRREC
for the 2015-2016 school year.
Other
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
$0
Principal,
district
trainers
Administrator
s, faculty and
staff
Direct
Instruction
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
$0
Faculty
Other
05/17/2012
05/27/2016
$0
Administrator
s and faculty
Professional
Learning
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
$0
Principal
PGES Training
School Data Leadership
Team
Team Training
EDS Module
ILP Development and
Revision
Differentiation Strategies
Program Reviews
L2L
Barren County Middle School
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Curriculum
coordinators,
content
leaders and
faculty
Leadership
team and
teachers
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Evaluation of Common
Assessments
Visible Learning Stratgies
Professional Development
Teachers
Critical Thinking
Walk Throughs
Assessment Design and
Analysis
Barren Connect
Professional Development:
ISLN
Claim, Data, Warrant Writing
Strategy
Teachers will meet to analyze results of formative and
summative common assessments to determine student
achievement. MAP, KPREP, School-Wide Scrimmage
tests, and classroom assessments will be analyzed. Data
teams will be utilized to review student data. Based on
these results, teachers will reteach content which students
have failed to master, refer students for academic support
such as tutoring through Trojan Extreme (after school
program), revise instructional strategies, and/or revise
pacing guides.
Faculty will be involved in implementing John Hattie's
research-based strategies as a means to improve student
achievement. Strategies that have been found to be
successful and will be utilized by staff are: microteaching,
feedback, self-reporting grades, formative evaluations,
Piagetian programs, reciprocal teaching, etc.
Teachers will meet throughout the year to be involved in an
ongoing discussion about the new PGES system. In the
meetings, the domains and indicators will be reviewed and
discussed.
Students will be exposed to a new critical thinking class. In
this class students will be involved in:
1. Project-Based Learning
2. Data Notebook-weekly personal and academic goal
setting
3. Read Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens and apply
strategies for self-improvement
4. Consumerism Project
4. Banking Prject
Administrators and faculty will collect information regarding
student engagement and learning by conducting regular
walk-throughs during instructional time.
Teachers will work in content areas to design/revise
common formative and summative assessments. They will
analyze the results of these assessments in order to
evaluate instructional practices, determine the need for
remediation, and target students for enrichment.
Students are assigned mentors who monitor student
progress, set weekly goals, and assist in improving student
achievement
Other
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
$0
Content
leaders and
faculty
Other
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
$0
Faculty
Professional
Learning
08/06/2013
05/27/2016
$0
Principal
Other
08/07/2015
05/27/2016
$0
Faculty
Other
01/14/2013
05/27/2016
$0
Administrator
s and faculty
Other
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
$0
Principal,
content
leaders and
teachers
Academic
Support
Program
08/13/2015
05/27/2016
$0
Principal will participate in ISLN for the 2015-2016 school
year.
Teachers in all content areas will instruct students on how
to use the format of claim, data, warrant in expository,
persuasive, and analytical writing. This includes open
responses, essays, document based questions, and ondemand writing.
Professional
Learning
Direct
Instruction
07/01/2013
06/03/2016
$0
08/08/2012
05/27/2016
$0
ECE
Teachers,
Classroom
teachers
Principals,
district staff
Faculty
Total
$0
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Other
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
Trojan Extreme After School Students who are not mastering key concepts in any
Academic
Program
content area or who are failing to complete classwork will
Support
be referred to Trojan Extreme tutoring and homework help. Program
Trojan Extreme will also be utilized as an
enrichment/extension opportunity for students who are
successful in the classroom.
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Begin Date
End Date
09/09/2013
05/27/2016
Resource
Assigned
$70000
Total
$70000
Staff
Responsible
Administrator
s, Trojan
Extreme
Coordinator,
faculty, staff
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