Making the Grade!

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Making the Grade!

• Inman Middle School
• 774 Virginia Avenue, NE
• Dr. Betsy Bockman, Principal
• Mr. Greg Leaphart, Assistant Principal
• Mrs. Frances Pope, Assistant Principal

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Dr. Betsy Bockman, Principal

• Principal for six years
• Recognized by Governor Sonny Perdue as a High
  Performing Principal
• Designated as an Outstanding Principal by the
  Michaels Family Award
• Received Outstanding Administrator Award from
  Urban Debate League

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Leah N. Goodwin

• 8th Grade Physical Science Teacher
• 92 Meets or Exceed on CRCT 2008-2009 school
  year for 6th Grade Science
• -2007-2008 State Superintendents Distinguished
  Achievement Award for 6th Grade Science

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Marissa Kalu-Thompson

• Instructional Specialist
• Provide support and coaching for Teachers and
  Students
• Monitor the teaching and learning at Inman Middle

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INMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Located in historic
• Virginia Highlands Atlanta, Georgia

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Inmans Faculty and Staff

• 2 Assistant Principals
• 1 Instructional Specialist
• 2 School Counselors
• 1 Program Assistant (PEC)
• 1 Media Specialist
• 1 School Nurse (part-time)
• 1 Social Worker (part-time)
• 1 Graduation Coach
• 55 Teachers (all disciplines)

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Inmans School Demographics

• 750 students (2008-2009)
• 48 African American
• 40 Caucasian
• 4 Hispanic
• 4 Multiracial
• 3 Asian

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Essential Questions Turn to your neighbor and
share!

• 1. What is it (that special something) a teacher
  you had helped you understand a new concept?
• 2. What kinds of programs do you have at your
  schools for students who cannot attend tutorial
  sessions?

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Inmans School Population

• 37 Free and Reduced Lunch
• 32 Gifted and Talented
• 11 Special Needs
• 1 English Language Learners

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Inmans School Population

• Our three feeder Elementary schools are
• Morningside Elementary
• Mary Lin Elementary
• Centennial Place Elementary

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Inmans School Population

• Although all feeder schools lie within similar
  school reform team (SRT) or zone, the readiness
  of elementary students for the middle school
  experience is highly diverse based on their prior
  schools instructional program.

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Inmans Instructional Program

• All students take the following
• 4 Core Academics Class
• 2 Connections/Electives (alternative days)
• 1 Enrichment Class, called ELT or Extended
  Learning Time

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ELT Program

• During the Extended Learning Time or ELT,
  students are provided remediation and enrichment
  based on areas of deficiencies, interests, and
  other academic needs.
• Additionally, teachers are provided an
  additional hour of uninterrupted common planning
  time for each content area.

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What does the Research Say?

• Embedded Daily Time has been proven to increase
  student achievement and provide effective
  additional instructional time.
• Teachers are able to use multi-instructional
  strategies during ELT (i.e., project-based
  activities, learning centers, and other
  research-based multiple intelligence learning
  activities.

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Inmans Instructional Program

• During the Extended Learning Time or ELT,
  students are provided remediation and enrichment
  based on areas of deficiencies, interests, and
  other academic needs. Additionally, teachers are
  provided an additional hour of uninterrupted
  common planning time for each content area.

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Daily ELT Schedule

• 6th Grade Students
• 7th Grade Students
• 8th Grade Students
• (Handout)

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Extended Learning Time - ELT

• 55 minutes per day
• (900a.m.-955a.m.)
• Each student receives an additional 3 hours of
  Reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and
  social studies per week based on their
  instructional needs.

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Extended Learning Time6th Grade Student Schedule
 STUDENT SCHEDULE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1st period- 840-850 Home Room Home Room Home Room Home Room Home Room
2nd Period 855-1000 Enrichment Mondays ELT Connections ELT/Nov ELT ELT
3rd Period 1005-1100 ELA ELA ELA ELA ELA
4th Period 1140-1240 Math Math Math Math Math
5th Period 1245-145 Science Science Science Science Science
6th Period 145-245 Spanish Band Spanish Band Spanish
7th Period 245-345 Social Studies Social Studies Social Studies Social Studies Social Studies
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Extended Learning Time6th Grade ELA Teacher
Schedule
Teacher Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1st Period 840-850 Home Room Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom
2nd Period 855-10a.m. Enrichment Mondays Extra Planning ELA Low ELA Medium ELA High
3rd Period 1005-1100 ELA Core 1 ELA Core 1 ELA Core 1 ELA Core 1 ELA Core 1
4th Period 1140-1240 ELA Core 2 ELA Core 2 ELA Core 2 ELA Core 2 ELA Core 2
5th Period 1245-145 ELA Core 3 ELA Core 3 ELA Core3 ELA Core 3 ELA Core 3
6th Period 145-245 Planning Planning Planning Planning Planning
7th Period 245-345 ELA Core 4 ELA Core 4 ELA Core 4 ELA Core 4 ELA Core 4
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Inman Making the GradeCRCT Growth by Subgroups
in Math and ELA
Subgroup Math 2004 Meets Exceeds ELA 2004 Meets Exceeds Math 2009 Meets Exceeds ELA 2009 Meets Exceeds
Black 80 83 90 (11) 98 (15)
SWD 52 50 85 (33) 95 (45)
ED 72 75 88 (16) 98 (23)
White 96 97 99 (3) 99 (2)
ALL 87 89 91 (4) 98 (9)
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Other Support Programs Provided at Inman

• Daily before/after school tutorials
• Monthly Content based Boot Camps
• Saturday School (February-March)
• March Madness CRCT Prep Boot Camp
• Parent Support Night Fall Semester (Providing
  Instructional support)
• Weekly Boys and Girls Club Tutorials at
  Centennial Place YMCA

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Inmans Brag Sheet 2006-2007

• Governors Office of Standards Award- Gold
  Banner Standard School-Exceeding the state
  average in all grades on Reading,
  English/Language Arts and Math CRCTs.

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2006-2007

• 7th Grade Teachers received Outstanding
  Effort recognition from the National Middle
  School Association in their Teams That Make a
  Difference competition. (Student Achievement)

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Inmans Brag Sheet 2007-2008

• Second year in a row, Governor Sonny Perdue and
  Georgias State Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox
  recognized Dr. Bockman as a High Performance
  Principal. (Selected on data-based evidence
  showing the principals effectiveness in academic
  improvement of their school).

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2007-2008

• -2007 Title 1 Distinguished School
• -Met 80-89 of APS Student Achievement targets
• -Platinum Award winner-Greatest Gain in Student
  Meeting/Exceeding Student Achievement targets

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2007-2008

• Standard and Poors School Evaluation Services
  honored Inman as one of 96 Georgia School in 59
  school districts to significantly close the
  achievement gap.
• - Georgia Department of Education honored Inman
  for achieving adequately yearly progress for five
  consecutive years.

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Best Practices at Inman Middle

• Embedded Extended Learning Time
• Extra Weekly Collaborative Team Planning
• Continuous monitoring of all instructional
  programs

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Inman Is Making the Grade

• Met/Exceeded district targets four years,
  resulting in monetary awards for all staff
  (meeting or exceeding 70 of targets).
• Honored by Standard and Poors School Evaluation
  Services as a Georgia school that has
  significantly closed the achievement gap.

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Faculty and Staff Highlights in 2009

• 9 state of Georgia Master Teachers.
• 2 Milliken's Awards recipients.
• G.E.M.S. Club sponsored by Ms. Schlegel (7th
  Grade Life Science Teacher) receives
  district-wide media coverage.

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School Reform Initiatives

• School Wide Enrichment Program

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INMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

• An Urban School
• Making The Grade!

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Relevant Research

• Education Sector Reports January, 2007 (Article
  On the Clock Rethinking the Way Schools Use
  Time-by Elena Silva)
• http//www.educationsector.org/usr_doc/OntheClock.
  pdf

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