School Improvement Plan for Oakdale Middle School

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School Improvement Plan for Oakdale Middle School 

System Goal I: All students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to meet graduation standards and to achieve their potential.

 Specific Objective: The percentage of students achieving at proficiency level or above will increase annually on the HSA, CRES, and MSA.

Action Plan Strategies

Personnel Responsible

Timeline

Formative Milestones

1. Analyze and compare achievement data for each student subgroup from criterion reference and standardized tests.

·         Administration

o        Neal Case, Janet Shipman

·         Guidance Counselor

o        Wendy Gill

·         Literacy Specialist

o        Julie Hajjar

·         School Improvement Team

·         Instructional Staff

2006 --Ongoing as results become available

Review achievement data as it becomes available.

2.  Identify, share, and implement instructional strategies (including county initiatives) that connect skills, content, and integration of reading and writing in all content areas.

·         Administration

o        Neal Case, Janet Shipman

·         Literacy Specialist

o        Julie Hajjar

·         Instructional Staff

·         Site Facilitators

o        Dottie Wood

 

2006 --Ongoing

Classroom observations

 

Feedback from staff

3.  Utilize formal and informal assessment data to drive daily instruction.

·         Administration

o        Neal Case

o        Janet Shipman

·         Department Chairs/PLC's

o        Amy Corey

o        Chris Tobery

o        Norm McGaughey

o        Eric Bokinsky

·         Instructional Staff

·         Renzulli Teacher

o        Karen Shomaker

2006 -- Ongoing

Classroom observations

 

Monthly updates during faculty meeting from PLC’s.

4. Establish professional retreats for all content areas to discuss standards and indicators, and develop assessments.

·         Curriculum specialists

·         Administration

o        Neal Case

o        Janet Shipman

·         Instructional Staff

First Semester 2006

Written assessments

5. Analyze student work to ensure consistency of exemplary standards to guide instructional procedures.

a.       Differentiate instruction to ensure all students meet the standards.

b.      Select and implement appropriate tools of assessment and scoring.

·         Administration

·         Instructional Staff

·         Renzulli Teacher

o        Karen Shomaker

 

2006 --Ongoing

Review student progress at teaming.

 

 

 

6. Develop individual learning plans for students not meeting grade level standards.

·         Intervention Teacher

o         Shelly McGaughey

·         Literacy Specialist

o        Julie Hajjar

 

 

 

 

 

2006 – Quarterly

Reduction of students requiring plans

will be determined as data becomes available.

 

Annual review by SIT

7. Identify students, according to sub-groups, who are at risk or failed to meet state standards on MSA/CRES (special education/FARMS) and provide additional supports as determined by Intervention teacher and Administration.

·         Administration

o        Neal Case

o        Janet Shipman

·         Content Mastery Lab

·         Special Education Teachers

o        Linda Mangifico

o        Kathy Shively

o        Liz Cheswick

·         Staff Tutoring

·         Tiered Intervention Approach

·         Intervention Teacher

·         Literacy Specialist 

 

September 2006

Disaggregated Data (AYP)

 

SRI

 

Serviced Hours

 

Pre/Post Tests

8. Identify students according to sub-groups who meet or exceed proficient and advance levels on MSA/CRES, and provide enrichment services.

·         Renzulli Teacher

o        Karen Shomaker

·         Instructional Staff

·         Media Specialist

o        Liz Cochran

2006 – ongoing

MSA/CRES

 

Pre/Post tests

Summative Evaluation (Evidence to support progress toward achievement of system goal): AYP will meet state/local goals in all subgroups.

 

  

School Improvement Plan for Oakdale Middle School

 

System Goal II: All schools will be safe and inviting with a climate that fosters learning and character development.

 

Specific Objective: OMS will maintain and/or improve attendance, decrease referral/suspension rates, and foster positive attitudes by implementing lessons in PBIS, Character Counts, Fish For Schools, tolerance, diversity, and anti-bullying.

Action Plan Strategies

Personnel Responsible

Timeline

Formative Milestones

1. Monitor daily attendance to identify students with chronic attendance issues.

a.        Attendance clerk conducts daily absentee phone calls and sends notification letters at set intervals according to county guidelines.

b.        School counselor meets with students regarding attendance concerns.

c.       Advisory teachers will meet with and mentor students with attendance and tardy concerns.

·         Attendance Clerk

o        Orissa Landau

·         SST Team

o        Neal Case

o        Janet Shipman

o        Wendy Gill

o        Marie Haney

o        Julie Hajjar

o        Linda Mangifico

o        Angie Cornell

·         Guidance Counselor

o        Wendy Gill

·         Instructional Staff

 

2006 --Ongoing

Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly attendance records through Pinnacle.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Introduction and implementation of cooperative discipline strategies for classroom use.

·         Instructional Staff

·         PBIS Committee

 

2006 --Ongoing

Classroom observations

 

Teacher

feedback

Summative Evaluation (Evidence to support progress toward achievement of system goal): Annual review of data by subgroups related to attendance, discipline, and attitudes using SWISS, PBIS surveys, and County Attitude/Climate survey.

 

 

School Improvement Plan for Oakdale Middle School 

System Goal IV: All sectors of the community will be engaged in the education of our children. 

Specific Objective: OMS will increase the involvement of parents and the community in the educational program and expand students’ career education.

Action Plan Strategies

Personnel Responsible

Timeline

Formative Milestones

1.  Provide opportunities for parental volunteerism through:

a.        Supporting classroom instruction

b.        Supporting School Committees

c.        Chaperoning field trips

d.        Assisting with extra-curricular activities

e.        Helping with clerical duties

f.         Providing materials for and assistance with PBIS events

 

·         PTSA Volunteer Coordinator

o        Sandy Gordon

·         Instructional Staff

·         Secretarial Staff

o        Carole Zimmerman

o        Orissa Landau

o        Betty Burgess

·         Attendance Clerk

o        Orissa Landau

 

2006 -- Ongoing

Monitor volunteer log to include hours, events, donations, and number of participants.

 

Find Out First – track data

 

 

2.  Provide opportunities for parental involvement through:

a.        Monthly PTSA meetings

b.        Showcase events

c.        Representation on SIT Committee

d.        Suggestion box

e.        Parent conferences

f.          Providing voicemail, e-mail and online information to parents

g.       Sharing information regarding AYP and No Child Left Behind, coordinated during Parent Teacher Conferences sessions

·         Administration

o        Neal Case

o        Janet Shipman

·         Instructional Staff

·         Parents

·         PTSA 

·         Career Day Committee

·         Literacy Committee

·         Secretary

o        Carole Zimmerman

 

 

 

 

2006 -- Ongoing

Review PTSA attendance logs, suggestions, and the number of parents attending events.

 

Review parent grades for OMS

 

Disaggregated data for Find Out First

 

 

 

3.  Maintain business partnerships. 

 

·         PTSA

·         Instructional Staff

 

2006 – Ongoing

Tally partnership agreements.

4. Expand career education opportunities through:

a.        Career Day

b.        Bridges/Career tool

c.        Career Interest Inventory

d.        Guest Speakers

e.        Take Your Child to Work Day

f.          Service Learning Projects

·         Instructional Staff

·         Career Day Committee

·         Tech in Career Staff

·         Guidance

  • Wendy Gill

·         Renzulli

  • Karen Shomaker

 

2006 – Ongoing

Tally number of participants involved in each opportunity.

 

Summative Evaluation (Evidence to support progress toward achievement of system goal):  Qualitative and quantitative data will reflect an increase in parental and business partnerships.