Middle School Assessment Goals

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Middle School AssessmentGoals Results

• 2008

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Focus Areas

• 2007-2008 Goal
• ELA Scores
• Reverse decreasing scores traveling from 5th to
  8th grade.
• Increase scores for students with disabilities.

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Focus Area

• Long Term Goals
• Essential Element 2- Education Program
• 2.4- Common performance expectations across all
  grade levels and subject areas.
• 2.5- Education program emphasizes reading,
  writing math across subject areas.
• 2.7- Content areas are integrated and articulated
  vertically horizontally across curricular areas.

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Initiatives 2008

• Wilson Reading Program students with
  disabilities.
• Collin Writing all students in all classes.
• Reading Comprehension Instruction ELA teachers
  others focus on reading instruction.
• Home Work Club All students.
• Curriculum Mapping

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Middle School ELA Results
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Students With Disabilities
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Focus Areas-Mission Accomplished

• ELA Scores
• Reverse decreasing scores traveling from 5th to
  8th grade.
• Held scores steady with no decline!
• Increased scores from 4th to 5th grade.
• Increase scores for students with disabilities.
• Reduced level 1 scores from 13 to 1!
• Increased students with disabilities scores from
  104 to 112.

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Next YearsInitiatives

• Special Education Wilson Reading Teacher
• APL Effective Training
• Home Work Club
• Continued Collins Emphasis

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Middle School Math Proficient
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Social 8
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Science 8
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8th Assessment History
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Why Improvements?

• We continue to transition from a Jr. High into a
  true Middle School
• Elements of our program are interrelated and
  contribute to common goals.
• Planning of instruction accomplished through
  interdisciplinary teaming.
• Special efforts are allowed to reflect individual
  learning styles. (Much more hands on)

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Why Improvement?

• A range of organizational structures to maximize
  learning. (block opportunities scheduled double
  periods)
• A continued focus upon the Essential Elements of
  Middle Level Education.
• Continued connection with kids!

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DISCIPLINE ATTENDANCE

• 2008

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Discipline Referrals2008

• 715 discipline referrals
• 233 for not attending HW club!
• Total 715
• -233 (HW Club)
• 482 (Referrals for comparison)
• RESULTS 514 less referrals than last year!

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Middle School Discipline History
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Discipline Referrals

• Per pupil comparison
• 2006-07
• 3.3 referrals per student
• 2007-08
• 1.74 referrals per student

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How?

• Proactive involvement with students!
• Creating a positive culture of emersion.
• Connections/relationships
• Positive Incentives Consequences
• Cafeteria recreation program
• Visibility/ Consistency
• Teaming
• Sharing student information
• Engaging students in education

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Attendance Rate
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Attendance Rate

• Increased attendance rate by 2
• This reflects almost 900 less student absent days
  per year!
• Increased attendance by making connections with
  kids!

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Summary

• Assessment scores continue to increase and are at
  an all time high. ELA ranks 4th in county.
• Discipline is at an all time low!
• Attendance rates continue to maintain a high
  status at 96.