Academic Excellence for Middle Schools Charter

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Academic Excellence for Middle Schools Charter

• Putting the Pieces Together
• for
• Excellence, Equity, and Beyond

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Deliverables 2001-2002

• Developed Pacing Calendars for 6, 7, and 8
  English/Language Arts
• Developed Alignment Guides for 6, 7, and 8
  English/Language Arts

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Deliverables 2001-2002

• Developed Pacing/Alignment Guides for all
  accelerated math courses
• Initiated the Comprehensive Reading Plan
• Implemented the McDougal Littell textbook adoption

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Deliverables 2001-2002

• Identified a reading diagnostic tool (GRADE) and
  provided professional development in its
  implementation
• Created Project Charter Support Team to provide
  site-based support and professional development

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Successes For 2001-2002

• 4 Schools of Excellence, 8 Schools of
  Distinction, 5 Schools of Progress With High
  Growth, and 4 Schools of Progress With Expected
  Growth
• CMS Middle Schools showed growth in reading and
  math at every grade level in 2001-2002

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Successes For 2001-2002

• 96 of eighth graders met the Gateway standards
• Significantly closed the gap at each grade level
  in middle school math

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Balanced Scorecard Goals

• BSC 1.1 Students in 6-8 will perform on grade
  level or above in reading skills
• BSC 1.2 Students in 6-8 will perform on grade
  level or above in writing skills

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Balanced Scorecard Goals

• BSC 1.3 Students in 6-8 will perform on grade
  level or above in math skills
• BSC 1.5 Students in middle school will increase
  participation and performance in higher-level
  courses

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Balanced Scorecard Goals

• BSC 1.6 Numbers of students requiring EC services
  will be reduced
• BSC 1.7 Disparity based on race, gender, or
  socio-economic status will be eliminated
• BSC 1.10 All students in grade 8 will pass the
  Computer Proficiency Skills Test

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PROJECT ORGANIZATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
ANALYSIS
ACCESS
ACCELERATION
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PIECE 1 -ACCOUNTABILITY

• DISTRICT LEVEL
• Plan Management Oversight Committee (PMOC)
• Superintendent
• Associate Superintendent
• Assistant Superintendent Planning/Development
• Finance Officer
• Rapid Support Team
• Superintendent
• Associate Superintendent
• Executive Regional Superintendent
• Regional Superintendents
• Assistant Superintendents for Curriculum and
  Instruction
• Service Integration Team (SIT)

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PIECE 2 - ANALYZING THE DATA
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COMPREHENSIVE READING PLANPIECE 3 - ACCESS

• 90-Minute Instructional Model
• CMS Pacing Alignment Guide
• A Instructional Model

• McDougal Littell Core Components
• Best Teaching Practices
• Differentiation Based on Student Need
• Standards-Based Instruction

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COMPREHENSIVE READING PLANPIECE 4 - INTENSIVE
INTERVENTION

• Double Blocked Instructional Time
• Corrective Reading
• Use of grade level and independent reading level
  texts
• Specific strategies to target the gap in
  disaggregated student groups
• Extended Day/Saturday Academy
• GRADE and PEPs to identify individual
• student reading deficiency

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COMPREHENSIVE READING PLANPIECE 5 - TARGETED
INTERVENTION

• Double Blocked Instructional Time
• Bridges to Literature
• Specific strategies to target the gap in
  disaggregated student groups

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COMPREHENSIVE READING PLANPIECE 5 - TARGETED
INTERVENTION

• REWARDS (Reading Excellence Word Attack Rate
  Development Strategies)
• GRADE (Group Reading and Diagnostic Evaluation)
  and Personal Education Plans to identify
  individual student reading deficiency

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COMPREHENSIVE READING PLANPIECE 6 - ACCELERATION

• AVID (Achievement Via Individual Determination)
  Program
• Middle School International Baccalaureate Program
• Accelerated Courses
• Humanity of Language
• Scholars Courses

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COMPREHENSIVE MATH PLANPIECE 7 ACCESS AND
ACCELERATION

• Double Blocked Instructional Time
• CMS Pacing Alignment Guide for All Courses
• 90-Minute Instructional Model
• A Instructional Calendar

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COMPREHENSIVE MATH PLANPIECE 7 ACCESS AND
ACCELERATION

• Project Acceleration Math
• A Math Focus Lessons
• Accelerated Courses
• Math Facilitators

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COMPREHENSIVE MATH PLANPIECE 8INTERVENTIONS

• Effective Tutorial Models
• Identified Resources and Implementation Models
  for Re-teaching
• AVID (Achievement Via Individual Determination)
  Tutors
• Math in the Zone

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CLOSING THE GAPPiece 9Strategies To Promote
Achievement

• Instructional Model and Program for
• LEP (Limited English Proficiency) Students
• Targeted Strategies For Exceptional
  Children
• Gender Gap in Reading
• Ethnicity Gap

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COMPREHENSIVE WRITING PLANPIECE 10

• K-12 Vertically Aligned Writing Plan
• Aligned to North Carolina Standard Course of
  Study Writing Strand
• Daily Writing Link (Writing About
  Learning)

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COMPREHENSIVE WRITING PLANPIECE 10

• Instructional Blocks for Guided Process Writing
  Incorporated Into Pacing/Alignment Guide
• Developed A Writing Focus Lessons
• Quarterly Assessments

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPIECE 11

• Principals
• Assistant Principals
• Academic Facilitators
• Department Chairs
• Teachers, Mentors, and Coaches

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. . . AND ALL THE PIECES COME TOGETHER
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TO FORM A SUCCESSFUL WHOLE