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2011-2012

Albemarle County Public Schools School Improvement Plan

To view Division Goals, Priorities, Strategies, and KPIs: http://www.k12albemarle.org/strategicplanning

Division Goals and School Board Priorities

Goal 1

Prepare all students to succeed as members of a global community and in a global economy.

Priority 1.1

Develop Lifelong-Learner (LLL) competencies in all students.

Goal 2

Eliminate the Achievement Gap.

Priority 2.1 Prepare all students for workforce/college readiness.

Goal 3 Recruit, retain, and develop a diverse cadre of the highest quality teaching personnel, staff, and administrators.

Priority 3.1

Improve the organization's capacity to build and maintain a high-quality workforce.

Goal 4

Achieve recognition as a world-class educational system.

Priority 4.1 Promote strategic alignment with the Vision, Mission, and Goals throughout the organization.

Priority 4.2 Expand two-way communication with and outreach to our stakeholders.

Goal 5

Establish efficient systems for development, allocation, and alignment of resources to support the Division’s

vision, mission, and goals.

Priority 5.1 Identify opportunities for improved efficiencies in operational departments and instructional programs.

Priority 5.2 Implement the Division's Student Information System (SIS) and Parent Portal.

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General Information

School Name: Burley Middle School

Principal Name: Sharon Wilcox

Members of School

Improvement Team:

Staci England, Assistant Principal

Peter Henning, Intervention/Prevention/AVID

Doug Mullinex, 8th

grade Team Leader & Lead Teacher

science

Julia Weed, 7th

grade Team Leader

Jill Sochor, 6th

grade Team Leader

T.J. Steger, Team Leader “At-Large”

Laurie McDade, School Counselor

Leslie Fendley, School Counselor

Pete Fiddner, Lead Teacher, math

Maureen Jensen, Lead Teacher, language arts

Chris Shedd, Lead Teacher, social studies

Andrew LaPrade, Lead Teacher, fine arts

Gabrielle Schoppa, Lead Teacher, practical arts

Sarah Dillon, Lead Teacher, special education

Jason Poole, Lead Teacher, world languages


School Improvement Plan – SIP Goal 1

2011-2012

Strategic Goal(s): Place an “X” in front of those that apply

X Goal 1: Prepare all Students to succeed as members of a global community and in a global economy.

X Goal 2: Eliminate the Achievement Gap.

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Board Priority(ies): Place an “X” in front of those that apply

X Priority 1.1: Develop Lifelong-Learner (LLL) competencies in all students.

X Priority 2.1: Prepare all students for workforce/college readiness.

SIP Goal:

Completely eliminate the achievement gap in reading for all membership groups.

SIP Objective (SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timebound):

Completely eliminate the achievement gap (as defined by 10 or more percentage point gap from the highest scoring membership group) in

reading, as evidenced by an achievement score of 92% or higher using spring 2012 SOL scores.

Supporting Data / Gap Evidence:



African American Hispanic White

Special Ed FRL ESOL

Burley Reading 76.3% 85.7% 96.1% 68.4% 82.8% 82.0%

6th Grade Reading 78.6% 81.8% 96.2% 73.7% 83.9% 80.0%

7th Grade Reading 71.4% 84.2% 97.3% 65.2% 81.6% 84.6%

8th Grade Reading 79.2% 90.9% 94.4% 66.7% 82.8% 82.4%

Anticipated Obstacles:

Need for professional development in the following areas:

Tier I effective teaching strategies

The assessment and re-teaching cycle

Raising the level of rigor for all students

Differentiated instruction and diversity

Student readiness from feeder elementary schools

The free and reduced lunch population is unknown.

Key Performance Indicators (Measurable Outcomes):

Utilize our Quick Cycle Assessment process to include submission to administration assessment, analysis, and re-teaching results

using a 70% pass rate.

Commitment to the study of FQL throughout the school year using the support of the Instructional Coaches, commencing with

instruction using a training agenda.

Use of SchoolNet to upload, track, and analyze all common assessments that are discussed during PLC.

VAAP notebooks monitored monthly by a designated specialist(s) using scheduled review dates for the year.

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KPI (Quantitative - Using a number or percentage)

Indicating Progress Towards SIP Goal:

Q1 KPI Data

reading

Q2 KPI Data

Q3 KPI Data

Q4/EOY KPI

Data

1. Students reading level will improve at or above the

national average growth for their grade level as indicated

on the MAP test

N/A

N/A

N/A

6th

grade: BMS: 7.48

Nat’l Norm: 3.7 7

th grade:

BMS: 2.39

Nat’l Norm: 3.3

8th

grade:

BMS: 3.14

Nat’l Norm: 3.1

2. Common Assessments

data from standard LA classes

6th

grade

65% pass rate

7th

grade

77% pass rate

8th

grade

70% pass rate

6th

grade

85% pass rate

7th

grade

82% pass rate

8th

grade

82% pass rate

6th

grade: 74% met

benchmark

(MAP)

7th

grade:

71% met

benchmark

(MAP)

8th

grade: 82% met

benchmark

(MAP)

6th

grade:

91.1% pass rate

7th

grade:

87.8 % pass rate

8th

grade:

87.4% pass rate

3. Quick Cycle Assessments

data from standard LA classes

6th

grade

81% pass

7th

grade

71% pass rate

8th

grade

74% pass rate

6th

grade

82% pass rate

7th

grade

75% pass rate

8th

grade

88% pass rate

6th

grade: 77% pass rate

7th

grade:

94% pass rate

8th


6th

grade:

MAP or released

test items

7th

grade:

MAP or released

test items

8th

grade:

MAP or released

test items


Key Strategies and Qualitative Progress

Indicators

Q1 Progress on

Strategies

Q2 Progress on

Strategies

Q3 Progress on

Strategies

Q4 Progress on

Strategies & EOY

Reflections

1. Commitment to the study of FQL throughout

the school year using the support of the

Instructional Coaches, commencing with

instruction. We will begin with checking for

understanding and then move to AVID

strategies.

We will measure with walk data.

Lifelong Learner

Standards:

Checking for

Understanding

Provided

professional

development for

faculty on

AVID Strategy

Provided

professional

development on

Cornell notes

Inquiry and Levels

of Thought

Socratic Seminar

Learning Logs

Philosophical

Chairs Discussions

AVID Strategy

(lifelong learner

standards)

In process of being

used in our

classrooms.

AVID Strategy

(lifelong learner

standards)

In process of being

used in our

classrooms

DO

&

2. Development of a common strategy for

collaborating teachers to support learners in their

collaborative classroom to ensure that special

education students succeed.

ongoing

ongoing

regular meetings to

reinforce goals and

expectations

Special education

co-taught

classrooms are

implementing

small, flexible skill

groups based on

classroom

instructional data

On-going strategy

in classrooms ST

UD

Y &

3. Continue to work with feeder schools to align

instruction

ongoing

5-6 transition

meetings at

individual

elementary schools

Stone Robinson:

Jan 12th

Agnor Hurt: Jan

23rd

.

Cale: Jan. 31th

In process

In process

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X Goal 2: Eliminate the Achievement Gap.

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X Priority 2.1: Prepare all students for workforce/college readiness.

SIP Goal:

Completely eliminate the achievement gap in math for all membership groups.


Completely eliminate the achievement gap (as defined by 10 or more percentage point gap from the highest scoring membership group) in

reading, as evidenced by achievement of a score of 92% or higher using spring 2012 SOL scores.




African American Hispanic White

Special Ed FRL ESOL

6th Grade Math 75.0% 66.7% 82.8% 58.8% 68.5% 62.5%

7th Grade Math 83.3% 94.4% 95.5% 82.6% 87.8% 100.0%

8th Grade Math 73.7% 94.1% 83.7% 58.3% 79.5% 91.7%

Algebra 1 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Geometry 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Need for professional development in the following areas:

Tier I effective teaching strategies

The assessment and reteaching cycle

Raising the level of rigor for all students

Differentiated instruction and diversity

Student readiness from feeder elementary schools

The free and reduced population is unknown.


ST

UD

Y

KPI (Quantitative - Using a number or percentage)

Indicating Progress Towards SIP Goal:

Q1 KPI Data

Q2 KPI Data

Q3 KPI Data

Q4/EOY KPI

Data

1. Students math achievement level will improve at or

above the national average growth for their grade level as

indicated on the MAP test

N/A

N/A

N/A

6th

grade:

BMS: 12.17

Nat’l Norm: 5.9

7th grade:

BMS: 2.39

Nat’l Norm: 3.3

8th

grade:

BMS: 3.14

Nat’l Norm: 3.1

2. Common Assessments

data from standard math classes 6

th Grade

74% pass rate

7th

Grade

74% pass rate

8th

Grade

78% pass rate

6th

Grade

67% pass rate

7th

Grade

69% pass rate

8th

Grade

66% pass rate

6th

grade

64% pass rate

(58% ACPS)

7th

grade:

76% pass rate

8th

grade:

6th

grade:

86.7% pass rate

7th

grade:

68.9% pass rate

8th

grade:

41.1% pass rate


80% met

benchmark

(MAP)

3. Quick Cycle Assessments

data from standard math classes

6th

Grade

78% pass rate

7th

Grade

66% pass rate

8th

Grade

74% pass rate

6th

Grade

71% pass rate

7th

Grade

78% pass rate

8th

Grade

86% pass rate

6th


7th

grade:

n/a: computers

used for MAP and

scanner down

8th

grade: n/a: computers

used for MAP and

scanner down

6th

grade:

MAP or released

test items

7th

grade:

MAP or released

test items

8th

grade:

MAP or released

test items.

Key Strategies and Qualitative Progress Indicators

Q1 Progress on

Strategies

Q2 Progress on

Strategies

Q3 Progress on

Strategies

Q4 Progress on

Strategies &

EOY Reflections

1. Commitment to the study of FQL throughout the school

year using the support of the Instructional Coaches,

commencing with instruction.

Lifelong Learner

Standards:

Checking for

Understanding

Provided

professional

development for

faculty

AVID Strategy

Provided

professional

development on

Cornell notes

Inquiry and

Levels of Thought

Socratic Seminar

Learning Logs

Philosophical

Chairs

Discussions

AVID Strategy

(lifelong learner

standards)

In process of

being utilized in

the classroom.

AVID Strategy

(lifelong learner

standards)

In process of

being utilized in

the classroom

DO

&


4. Continue to work with feeder schools to align

instruction

ongoing

ongoing

5-6 transition

meetings at

individual

elementary

schools

Stone Robinson:

Jan. 12th

Agnor Hurt: Jan.

23rd

Cale: Jan. 31st

On going

On going

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X Goal 3: Recruit, retain, and develop a diverse cadre of the highest quality teaching personnel, staff, and administrators.

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X Priority 4.2: Expand two-way communication with and outreach to our stakeholders.

SIP Goal:

Create a school culture that cultivates respect, acceptance of diversity and acceptance of others within all learning communities.


Student participation in higher level math and language arts classes, the gifted program, and school sponsored activities (e.g. field trips) will

reflect school demographics and will be evidenced by an increase in percentage of diverse membership and attendance in those activities.


Identified Gifted Students




Professional Development of Faculty

Changing Paradigms

Family Education/Awareness

Student Readiness from Elementary School

Parent & Community Readiness Level (e.g. work hours, etc)



Gifted Teacher work towards her SMART goal to increase participation from underrepresented membership groups.

Increase percentage of diverse students in higher level math and language arts classes.

Increase opportunities for parents and families to interact with school personnel within their neighborhood & community.

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KPI (Quantitative - Using a number or

percentage) Indicating Progress

Towards SIP Goal:

Q1 KPI Data

Q2 KPI Data

Q3 KPI Data

Q4/EOY KPI Data

1. Increase the percentage of diverse

students taking higher level math and

language arts classes.

Advanced and

Honors Math

Classes: 31.78%

enrolled students

identify as minority

Advanced/Honors

LA Classes: 29.82%

enrolled students


Advanced and

Honors Math

Classes: 31.6%

enrolled students


Advanced/Honors

LA Classes: 28.5%

enrolled students


Advanced and

Honors Math

Classes: 31.6%

enrolled students


Advanced/Honors

LA Classes: 30.5%

enrolled students


Advanced and

Honors Math

Classes: 31.8%

enrolled students


Advanced/Honors

LA Classes: 28.9%

enrolled students


2. Increase the percentage of diverse

students in gifted education

18.5% of students

identified as gifted are

minority

18.3% of students


minority

18.3% of students


minority

15% of students


minority


Key Strategies and Qualitative

Progress Indicators

Q1 Progress on

Strategies

Q2 Progress on

Strategies

Q3 Progress on

Strategies

Q4 Progress on

Strategies & EOY

Reflections

1. Review gifted placement

nominations by quarter to check for

representation of diverse students.

complete

1st Round

8 of 22 students who

were nominated

identified as gifted

2nd

round 2 out of 7

students who were

nominated identified

as gifted

3rd

Round

No students were

identified

DO

&

2. At the beginning and end of the

school year we will analyze student

data to ensure that everyone is placed

appropriately.

Reviewed MAP data

and other testing and

moved students

according to the

results

Ongoing as new

students arrive

Ongoing as new

students arrive. MAP

data and other testing

data will be reviewed.

On-going strategy and

will continue next

year.

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UD

Y &

3. As a faculty we are working with Dr.

Covert on inclusiveness strategies as

well as studying and applying the

book, “How to Teach Students Who

Don’t Look Like You”.

Teachers will self-report which

strategies they have implemented and

how things have changed.

We will also talk with students.

ongoing

ongoing

Training has been

completed. Teacher

self-report will be

completed Q4.

This was actually

completed during the

last training session

with Dr. Covert in

small group format.

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