Campbell
County
Middle
School
What is SSS?
• Student Success Skills is an Evidence-Based
Curriculum that focuses on developing key
skills in an environment of caring, support,
and encouragement that increases student
confidence and effort, contributing to success.
• Student Success Skills focuses on three key
skill sets:
• I. Learning Skills
• II. Social Skills
• III. Self-Management Skills
What is SSS?
• The Student Success Skills approach is based
on five key skill building areas.
1. Goal setting and progress monitoring
2. Creating a caring, supportive and encouraging classroom
3. Memory skills
4. Performing under pressure: Managing test anxiety
5. Story structure and positive student story telling
CCMS Data Review
• Student Success Skills can help meet our school goals
based on the CSIP as well as the School Report Card
and student’s needs based on Needs Assessment
results
• Based on our CCMS Report Card, as a school we need
to focus on:
– Male and Female-i.e. look at behavior occurrences
• 6th Grade: 42 Male, 4 Female
• 7th Grade: 35 Male, 6 Female
• 8th Grade: 26 Male, 15 Female
– Free and Reduced-all content areas and all grade levels,
students were half of building-wide proficiency rate
– Special Education Services-significant discrepancy rates for
proficiency by grades
CCMS Data Review
• Based on our CSIP Goals, as a school we need to
focus on:
– Increasing the average combined reading and math
KPREP scores for middle school students from 53.6%
to 76.8% in 2017
– Positive Behavior interventions and supports will be
utilized effectively and consistently by all staff
members
• Based on Needs Assessment Results:
– 6th Grade: After School Clubs-Activity, Counseling
Groups-Friendship Skills, Career Exploration
– 7th Grade: After School Clubs-Activity, Counseling
Groups-Study/Organizational Skills, Career Exploration
– 8th Grade: After School Clubs-activity, Counseling
Groups-Career Exploration
SSS Research
Wang, et al. (1994)
Reviewed 50 years of research on “What helps students learn”
Hattie, Biggs & Purdie (1996)
Reviewed 10 years of research on “The effects of learning skills interventions on
student learning”
Masten & Coatsworth (1998)
Reviewed 25 years of research and identified “The most critical factors associated with
academic and social competence”
Marzano, et al. (2001)
Reviewed 10 years of research on “Classroom instruction and
summarized research-based strategies for increasing student achievement”
Zins, et al. (2004)
Reviewed 10 years of research on “The relationship of social and emotional learning
to academic success”
SSS Research Findings
• There has been great research conducted to
show effectiveness of SSS and how it can help us
meet our goals at CCMS.
• Five studies have been conducted with:
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52 School Counselors
40 schools across two counties
Over 1,400 students
Included grades 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9
• Consistent findings:
– Compared to students who did not use SSS, students
who were taught SSS strategies showed:
• Gains in math equivalent to one year of additional learning
• Gains in reading equivalent to ½ year of additional learning
• Overtime there was a decrease in student behavior referrals
Student Success Skills at CCMS
• Implementation- RtI Framework Model
– Tier One: five 45 minute classroom lessons spaced
one week apart at the beginning of the school
year
– Tier Two: eight 45 minute small group counseling
sessions overlapping and supporting classroom
guidance
– Tier Three: individual counseling as needed for
identified students
Student Success Skills at CCMS
• SSS Guidance Lessons started in January (5 weekly
sessions):
• Harris-Study Skills
• Kennedy-Study Skills
• Ratliff-Study Skills
• Martinez-Study Skills
• Booster lessons are going on right now to help students
prepare for upcoming state testing.
Student Success Skills at CCMS
Average MAP Reading RIT Growth
Student Success Skills
Special Education
All excluding Special
Education
1.78
2.25
1.55
2.18
1.15
1.71
MAP Reading Fall to
Winter
MAP Reading Winter
to Spring
Reading Average RIT Growth from
Winter to Spring
2.5
2
1.5
Winter to Spring
1
0.5
0
SSS
Special Ed.
All excludes
Special Ed.
Data from Katrina Hacker, NKU School
Counseling intern
Student Success Skills at CCMS
Average MAP Math RIT Growth
Student Success Skills
Special Education
All excluding Special
Education
MAP Math Fall to
Winter
3.7
4.0
3.53
MAP Math Winter to
Spring
1.78
-0.38
1.09
Math Average RIT growth from
Winter to Spring
2
1.5
1
Winter to Spring
0.5
0
SSS
-0.5
Special Ed.
All excludes Special
Ed.
Data from Katrina Hacker, NKU School
Counseling intern
Student Success Skills at CCMS
• Grant funding for all students to receive Tier
One and Tier Two SSS intervention.
• Grant funding for posters and materials for
classrooms to reinforce SSS language.
• Counselors will begin leading Small Group
Counseling in Fall
• Parent Component will be delivered in Fall by
coordinating with our YSC
• Tier I Classroom Guidance will be implemented
through CLC time