Scofield Magnet Middle School Improvement Plan: Reading and Writing
Whole School Indicator
Identify adult actions that will
impact student achievement
(Based on data)
All content teachers will work
together to develop
interdisciplinary units aligned
with CCSS
Strategies for School-wide
Achievement
What will it look like in the
classroom? FW: Look Fors.
Be specific.
Evidence of Interdisciplinary
units of study in classrooms
LSS teachers will work with
other content teachers to
develop reading strategies
aligned to CCSS
Content teachers will
incorporate argument into their
curriculum
LSS in content area classes
teaching reading strategies
aligned to CCSS
Writing:
Evidence of argument across all
content areas: oral debates,
presentations and essays that
require students to make a claim
and use evidence to support
Progress Metrics:
Timeline
Identify progress indicators to
monitor the implementation and
impact of each strategy.
Place an X indicating when
strategies will occur.
Administrative Team will:
Principal will dedicate faculty
meeting time for collaboration
in lesson/unit design, Focus
Walks, vertical PLC meetings,
and review of PLC minutes.
Teacher will: Participate and
include administration in PLC
meeting to review practice.
Administrative Team will:
Review of artifacts, LSS will
review strategies and provide
weekly updates to principal,
Focus Walks.
Teacher will: Work with LSS to
review reading strategies.
Fall ‘14
Administrative Team will:
Principal will dedicate faculty
meeting time for collaboration in
argument lesson/unit design, Focus
Walks, vertical PLC meetings, and
review of PLC minutes.
Teacher will: Implement argument
strategies across content areas.
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X
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Scofield Magnet Middle School Improvement Plan:
Reading and Writing Interventions for Identified Subgroups
Whole School Indicator
Identify adult actions that will
impact student achievement
(Based on data)
Strategies for School-wide
Achievement
What will it look like in the
classroom? FW: Look Fors.
Be specific.
Move literacy support classes to Continue Implementation of
Exploratory side of schedule.
Read 180
Create sections of Language Arts
and Reading support.
Support classes offered daily
Progress Metrics:
Timeline
Identify progress indicators to
monitor the implementation and
impact of each strategy.
Place an X indicating when
strategies will occur.
Administrative Team will:
Provide class coverage so
literacy can attend team
meetings and/or IDT.
Teacher will:
Collaborate with literacy
support to increase student time
on task
Administrative Team will:
Examine district and place
appropriate students in support
classes
Teacher will:
Review ELA assessments and SRI
testing to determine
appropriate placement
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14
Winter
‘15
Spring
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X
X
X
Fall ‘
14
Winter
‘15
Spring
‘15
X
X
X
Scofield Magnet Middle School Improvement Plan: Mathematics
Whole School Indicator
Identify adult actions that will
impact student achievement
(Based on data)
Math teachers will continue to
work with other academic
disciplines on incorporating
STEM units and lessons aligned
with CCSS.
Strategies for School-wide
Achievement
What will it look like in the
classroom? FW: Look Fors.
Be specific.
STEM units embedded into
current curriculum and
implemented into classes.
Progress Metrics:
Timeline
Identify progress indicators to
monitor the implementation and
impact of each strategy.
Place an X indicating when
strategies will occur.
Administrative Team will:
dedicate faculty meeting time
for collaboration in lesson/unit
design, observed during Focus
Walks, vertical IDT meetings,
and review IDT minutes.
Teacher will: utilize team
planning time to plan STEM
units and implementing STEM
units.
STAMFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Scofield Magnet Middle School 2014-2015
Fall
‘14
Winter
‘15
Spring
‘15
X
X
X
Scofield Magnet Middle School Improvement Plan:
Mathematics Interventions for Identified Subgroups
Whole School Indicator
Identify adult actions that will
impact student achievement
(Based on data)
Continue to offer sections of
math support classes on the
exploratory side for a selected
group of students.
Strategies for School-wide
Achievement
Progress Metrics:
Timeline
What will it look like in the
classroom? FW: Look Fors.
Be specific.
Identify progress indicators to
monitor the implementation and
impact of each strategy.
Place an X indicating when
strategies will occur.
Math support classes offered on
the exploratory side for grades
6 – 8.
Administrative Team will:
review district math
assessments to identify targeted
students.
Teacher will: be providing
differentiated instruction in
smaller group settings.
Fall
‘14
Winter
‘15
Spring
‘15
X
X
X
Administrative
Team
will:
provide time for math support
teachers to work with team
teachers to meet.
Teacher will: work with support
teachers to align concepts being
taught and review district
assessments
for
targeted
students.
Fall ‘
14
Winter
‘15
Spring
‘15
X
X
X
Classes will provide additional
time to work on concepts.
STAMFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Scofield Magnet Middle School 2014-2015
Scofield Magnet Middle School Improvement Plan: Science
Whole School Indicator
Identify adult actions that will
impact student achievement
(Based on data)
Science teachers will work with
teachers in other academic
disciplines on incorporating
STEM units and lessons aligned
with CCSS
Strategies for School-wide
Achievement
What will it look like in the
classroom? FW: Look Fors.
Be specific.
STEM units imbedded into
current curriculum and
implemented into classes.
Progress Metrics:
Timeline
Identify progress indicators to
monitor the implementation and
impact of each strategy.
Place an X indicating when
strategies will occur.
Administrative Team will:
principal will dedicate faculty
meeting time for collaboration
in lesson/unit design, vertical
IDT meetings and review of IDT
minutes and viewed during
Focus Walks.
Teacher will: collaborate with
other academic disciplines to
create and implement STEM and
common core activities.
STAMFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Scofield Magnet Middle School 2014-2015
Fall
‘14
Winter
‘15
Spring
‘15
X
X
X
Scofield Magnet Middle School Improvement Plan: School Culture
Whole School Indicator
Identify adult actions that will
impact student achievement
(Based on data)
Promote PBIS, improve school
connectedness, develop healthy
adult connections and utilize SRBI
Pyramid of Interventions.
Strategies for School-wide
Achievement
What will it look like in the
classroom? FW: Look Fors.
Be specific.
Daily advisory
SMMS acronym will be posted in all
classrooms
Academic/citizenship “stars” will
be posted
Progress Metrics:
Timeline
Identify progress indicators to
monitor the implementation and
impact of each strategy.
Place an X indicating when strategies
will occur.
Administrative team will:
Provide SMMS acronym posters for
classroom
Raffle for academic/citizenship
“stars”
Implement PBIS behavior matrix
X
Winter’15 Spring’15
X
X
X
X
X
Facilitate weekly team leaders
meeting
X
X
X
Weekly update to staff via email
X
X
X
Assign a staff member to district
PBIS team
X
X
Conduct school wide evaluation
tool
Teachers will:
X
X
Create school wide rubric for
“engaged learners”
Utilize SRBI Pyramid of
interventions for academic and
behavioral issues.
Fall ‘14
Post SMMS acronym posters
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Facilitate discussion of SMMS
acronym poster
School-wide read for staff and
students. “All of the Above”
School-wide read for staff
“The Five Dysfunctions of a Team”
X
X
Identify and feature
academic/citizenship “stars”
 “Tweet” students
 Attend weekly team leader
meeting
X
X
X
 Read and respond to
weekly update as needed
 Plan and implement grade
level activities and field
trips
Administrative Team will:
Fall ‘14
Winter’15 Spring’15
Identify, buy and distribute the
book to all students and staff
X
X
X
Invite the author to school-wide
presentations
(students) (staff)
(staff)
Teacher will:
Facilitate discussion
X
X
X
Identify students to meet for
special meeting with author
(students) (staff)
Differentiated instruction and
students engaged in all subjects
and levels
X
Administrative Team will:
Fund academic recovery
Provide academic data for baseline
student achievement
Teacher will:
Monitor student progress
Meet with parents and students
Provide time during the day for
students to receive extra help.
Recommend students for
homework club and Saturday
academic recovery
STAMFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Scofield Magnet Middle School 2014-2015
Fall ‘14
(staff)
Winter’15 Spring’15
X
X
X
X
X
X
STAMFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Scofield Magnet Middle School 2014-2015