Rusheon Middle School Progress Report

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Rusheon Middle School Progress Report

• School Team Members
• Brenda Lauw, Aimee Anne Norcross, Martha
  Stevenson, Dorothy Winzer

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EPAS Taking The Test

• We gave the EXPLORE test on August 29th.
• The teachers explained the purpose of the test
  and what it could predict for them about the LEAP
  and the ACT.
• The students were much more receptive to the test
  once they understood that it had a definite
  purpose that affected their future.
• The teachers were much more comfortable with the
  test this year than in the past.

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EPAS Sharing the Results

• We received our scores at the end of October.
• At the first part of November we met with the
  teachers to explain the results.
• The 8th grade teachers shared the data with their
  classes and explained how to read it. This was
  more meaningful to the students.
• The data was sent home with the students to the
  parents. Also, there were some parent conferences
  held to explain results.

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EPAS Connecting Results To Practice

• Our report data presented areas of weakness that
  teachers could stress in the classroom.
• Our teachers are working on correlating the
  EXPLORE scores with the LEAP to determine which
  students need extra help.
• Our school has implemented an after-school
  tutoring program to work with students on the
  skills on which they scored below standard.
• I plan to incorporate the higher level skills
  (20-23, 24-27) into instruction once the lower
  level skills are mastered.

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EPAS Additional Comments

• We clearly support the EXPLORE data and the
  lesson plans and activities.
• Our portfolio needs more support in the
  assessment area. We also are still developing our
  action plan.
• Our portfolio is well organized, but we just have
  a few gaps to fill in.