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Did you know?

• 80 of 6th graders who fail in one of four areas
  have less than an 80 chance of graduating high
  school? Do you know what those four are?
• 50 of all 8th graders who drop out fail
  mathematics, English or attend less than 80 of
  the time.
• Failing to succeed in middle grades is a major
  risk factor for involvement with the juvenile
  justice system and teenage pregnancy.

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Did you know?

• Middle level teachers with common planning times
  had the highest levels of effective team and
  classroom practices?
• Research reports a combination of academic focus
  and supportive relationships fosters higher
  achievement?
• What happens at the middle level significantly
  impacts high school graduation rates.
• Find the answers at www.ode.state.or.us/go/real

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Middle Level Practices Matter!
Let us help you find
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A short video on adolescent development.
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Research that supports common planning time as
one factor in academic achievement.
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The latest in integrating technological tools to
engage students.
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Structures to support positive behavior.
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Examples of Personalized Education Plan (PEP).
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Standards, assessments, and best practices for
math.
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The four defining Schools to Watch strands that
make up a schools self assessment rubric.
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Academic Excellence - Developmental
Responsiveness - Social Equity - Organizational
Support and Process
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• Building blocks to high performing
• middle schools, necessary for student
• success through high school
• and beyond.
• - Dr. Robert Balfanz, Center for Social
  Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins
  University, Baltimore, Maryland

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• Resources developed to ensure
• successful implementation
• of the new diploma.
• - Dr. Robert Balfanz, Center for Social
  Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins
  University, Baltimore, Maryland

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• Links on the website
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• Elementary Education
• ? Connect to elementary links
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• Middle Level Framework
• ? Philosophical framework for educating
  Oregon's 10-15 year olds
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• Middle Level the Oregon Diploma
• ? Preparing 8th graders to meet higher
  standards for Oregon's high school diploma
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• Diploma Requirements
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• K-12 Standards
• ? What's essential for 6th, 7th 8th graders
  to be as successful as 9th graders and throughout
  high school

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• Links on the website
• Essential Skills
• ? Standards and rubrics to guide planning
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• Personal Learning
• ? Personalized Education Plan (PEP) used in
  middle schools across Oregon
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• Tools and Resources
• ? Links to research, resources, and services
  that support middle level educators and learners
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• Organizations Supporting Middle Level
• ? National, regional, and state organizations
  and associations

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• National Middle School Association
• ? www.nmsa.org
• Oregon Diploma
• ? http//www.ode.state.or.us/go/diploma/
• Oregon Middle Level Association
• ? www.omla.net
• Schools To Watch
• ? www.schoolstowatch.org
• The National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
• ? www.nctm.org

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Special Thanks To

• Chris Brantley, OMLA
• Jan Burgess, NMSA
• Colin Cameron, COSA
• Micki Caskey, PSU
• Suzanne Dalton, COSA
• Jane Evans, North Albany MS
• Phyllis Gile, ODE
• Michelle Hooper, ODE
• Sue Hukari, Hood River MS
• Noel Hygelund, Carus Elementary
• Jana Iverson, Nyssa MS

Carol Larson, Willamette ESD Pete Lorain,
OMLA/NMSA Jill ONeill, Meadow Park MS Steve
Nelson, Leslie MS Sue Parton, ODE Bill Rhoades,
Bend LaPine SD 1 Joe Sebastian, Akerman MS Debbie
Sembar-Renard, Willamette University Derrick
Sullivan, COSA Amy Tiger, McLoughlin MS