School Improvement

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School Improvement Accountability Update for
P.S. Jones Middle

• Presented by
• Tracey Nixon
• Principal

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School Profile

• 806 Students
• 38 Black
• 45 White
• 14 Hispanic
• 3 Other
• 15.2 (121 students) EC
• 65 are economically disadvantaged

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Teacher Profile

• 60 certified staff members
• 20 Classified
• 18 advanced degrees (22 Master Degrees, Two 6
  year Advanced Degrees)
• 2 National Board Certified
• Experience 0-3 (15), 4-10 (28.4), and 10
  (56.6)

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Current Status (2010-2011)
Met Growth ABC Status Met AYP AYP Goals State AYP
P.S. Jones Yes (69.4) School of Progress No 29 5
School overall composite and status for the
2010-2011 school year. Percentage of schools in
NC making AYP with the same number of AYP Target
Goals as our school.
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Sub-Groups Not Making AYP

• Reading
• All/Hispanic/LEP
• Math
• All/Black/Hispanic/EDS/SWD
• 24 out of 29 subgroups met AYP

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Current Status (2010-2011)

Math EOG Scores Grades 6-8
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Current Status (2010-2011)
Reading EOG Scores Grade 6-8
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Current Status (2010-2011)
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Key Improvement Strategies

• Professional Learning Communities
• Change in Teacher Placement
• 15 teachers shifted grade levels. Changes were
  based on EOG scores.
• Positive Behavior Intervention and Support
• Accel Enrichment Period
• SRA Corrective Reading
• ClassScapes

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Key Improvement Strategies

• Pamlico Pals Group Mentoring
• Parental Involvement Nights
• Differentiated Instruction
• Reading Foundations (Exceptional Teachers)
• Lexile Reading Program
• EVAAS Data to schedule students (math)
• Dynamic Demons - Male teacher mentors at-risk
  AA students

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Expected Results

• PSJ will be designated as a School of Progress or
  higher
• All grade levels will make Expected Growth or
  higher
• PSJ will make AYP

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Expected Results

• 6th grade will improve their reading proficiency
  average 8 to get to the state average
• 7th grade will improve their reading proficiency
  average 14 to get to the state average
• 8th grade will improve their reading proficiency
  average 6 to get to the state average

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Expected Results

• Each grade level will be 80 proficient in Math
• Percentage of students making growth in math and
  reading at all grade levels will increase by 10
• 8th grade science will improve the proficiency
  average 10 to move from 65 to 75
• PSJ will continue to be awarded an Exemplar
  School for our PBIS behavior system

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PSJ Celebrations

• Designated as a School of Progress for 2010-11
• Made high growth in 8th grade math
• Algebra students were 98 proficient
• 8th grade science scores increased 6.4
• Designated as an Exemplar School by NCPDI for
  PBIS
• Overall discipline referrals decreased (1752 in
  09/10 to 1391 in 10/11)