2005-06

 

No Child Left Behind

School Improvement Planning

 

Subgroup:  African American Students

Subgroup:  Economically Disadvantaged Students

Subgroup:  Special Education Students

 

School:  General Smallwood Middle School                                                                                                      Subject:  Language Arts

 

Rationale:  To increase proficiency level of all students with a specific focus on targeted populations.

 

M.AA.1- Strategy #1:  Identify students performing at basic level (bubble students) and provide appropriate instruction.

                Strategy #2:  Provide staff development to improve teacher capacity.

                Strategy#3:  Effectively utilize teaching staff and student scheduling with all subgroups.

                Strategy#4:  To provide staff development in collaborative teaching.

 

 

Action Recommended

 

 

  1. Strategically placing teachers across the grade levels.

 

 

 

  1. Quarterly meetings with teachers in department.

 

 

 

 

  1. To utilize data warehouse more effectively for inviting students for extended day program and scheduling.

 

  1. Placement of instructional assistants intensively in language arts classes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1.  Encourage all students performing at the “bubble level” on MSA to attend extended day.

 

  1. Teachers will be trained in Kagan strategies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. To provide teacher training for inclusion and co-teaching models.

 

 

 

  1. To provide opportunities for peer observations (teacher to observe seasoned effective teacher).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Differentiate instruction and assessments. This includes the integration of technology into instruction.

 

 

 

 

  1. Use Accelerated Reader/STAR Program

 

 

 

  1. Use reading intervention programs such as Orton-Gillingham and Failure-Free Reading.

 

 

 

  1. Continue using before, during, and after reading strategies across the content. 

 

  1.  To provide strategies in preventing “Power Struggles” and “Motivating the Difficult Student.”

 

 

  1.  To monitor students that have a possibility of dismissal from the Special Education Program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. To provide training to teachers new to Smallwood on the VSC.

 

 

      16.  To emphasize vocabulary in context across the curriculum.

Implementation Plan

 

 

1. Master Scheduling over Summer. Students who have achieved proficiency would be moved into appropriate math class.

 

2. Teachers will meet quarterly for two days to review student work samples, VSC curriculum, and test data.

 

 

3.  ILT team will review data warehouse throughout each quarter with teachers.

 

 

 

 

4.  4.  Instructional assistants will be placed in classes intensively in developmental language arts classes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.  Provide extended day program invitations to students.

 

 

 

  1. Teachers will be      provided opportunities for either in house Kagan strategies or to provide regional training.

 

 

    7.  Training will take place during first weeks of school from inclusion team. Follow-up will continue throughout school year.

 8.  School will provide time for teachers to observe others within or outside of Smallwood Middle who have effectively mastered the VSC. Feedback will be shared either with mentor teacher or at department meetings.

 

 

9. A variety of methods and materials will be utilized, including Kagan strategies, Flexible grouping, etc.

Project-based assessments. Shared-inquiry

 

10.  To utilize the program across all grade levels.

 

 

 

11.  To utilize components of the reading intervention programs for students who are profoundly below grade level.

 

12.  Teachers indicate strategy used to assist students in making meaning from text.

 

13.  Teachers will attend two workshops after school with strategies being presented. Follow-up to take place.

 

14.  The IEP facilitator will meet with Dr. Wynn and alert of any possible student who has the possibility of dismissal from the Special Education program to provide safeguards for success.

 

15.  Teachers will receive training on the use of the VSC and how to unpack the curriculum.

 

16.  Teachers will receive training on the use of vocabulary across the curriculum.

Resources Needed & Approximate Budget

 

  1. None

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Substitute coverage, facility for meetings, miscellaneous items.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Testing/Research department. Computer lab

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Current instructional assistant allocation from Human Resources. Also funding for 3 permanent substitutes per Dr. Cox and Mr. Cunningham to prevent instructional assistants being pulled out.

 

 

5.  Extended day program.

 

 

 

 

 

        6.  Funds for registration of teachers or for consultant to come to Smallwood Middle. Funds for materials associated with training.

 

  7.  Inclusion Team, Stipends for Teachers

 

 

 

 

 8.  Substitute coverage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Planning/Instructional Time; Jr. Great Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.  AR books and  quizzes.

 

 

 

 

11.  Materials provided by Special Education department. Prescribed program.

 

 

 

 

12.  Readers Handbook

 

 

 

 

 

        13.  Resources   provided by Inclusion Team

 

 

 

 

 

14.  IEP’s; Testing; Assessments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.VSC, Maryland Dept of Education webpage, Curriculum Guides, Pacing Guides

 

 

16. Resources as determined by the Reading Resource Teacher.

 

 

 

Person Responsible & Evaluation

 

1. Principal, Guidance department.

 

 

 

 

2. ILT, department chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. ILT, Testing/Research department

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Spec. Ed. Dept chair, ILT, Principal, Guidance dept., Human Resources.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Extended day teachers, guidance dept.

 

 

 

 

6.  ILT, Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       7.  Math Supervisor, Principal

 

 

 

 

 

8.  ILT, mentor teacher, department chair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. ILT, teacher, Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.  Media Coordinator, Reading Resource, Dept. Chair, ILT

 

  1. Reading Resource, ILT, Spec. Ed. Dept. Chair, Teachers, Instructional Specialist for Spec. Ed.

 

 

  1. Teachers, ILT, Reading Resource

 

 

 

 

  1. Inclusion Team, Teachers, ILT

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Dr. Wynn, Ms. Ford, Special Ed. Dept. Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. ILT, New Teachers, Administration, Curriculum Specialists

 

16.  ILT, Reading Resource Teacher.

 

Timeline

 

 

Summer 2005

 

 

 

 

 

At the End of each quarter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 2005/Ongoing once a week, then phased into bi-weekly, finally monthly meetings.

Ongoing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing

 

 

 

 

 

August 2005-June 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 2005-June 2006.

 

 

 

 

September & October 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 2005- September 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2005; Follow-up to take place during quarterly meetings.