District Intended Summative Outcome:

Increase the number of students demonstrating proficiency and growth on state ELA, Science, and Math assessment. (Middle school)

School Academic Achievement Goal:

Teachers will shift from awareness to skill development in the use of academic talk (student engagement).

Strategy(ies) (add AQUESTT Tenets/AdvancEd after each strategy):

·         Best Practices Manual using strategies in Math, Literacy, and Science

·         Gradual Release of Instruction

·         Staff learning engaging in academic talk

·         Teacher provides three controlled group discussion in a timed activity

·         See Documents on sharePoint  Differentiated

·         Have teachers include two vocabulary words taught daily

·         Learning goals written in student friendly language

·         Student discourse with controlled questions used in all groups 3 questions one being open ended

Success Criteria:

·         Learning goals and activities aligned as best practices

·         Gradual Release of Instruction used daily to support best practices of instruction

·         Best Instructional Practices in mathematics will be used daily. (Discourse/ Academic Talk2-4-2, numeracy, and etc.) visible math book

·         Learning goals that support academic talk in all content areas

Progress Monitoring:

·         Lesson Plans

·         School Data Walk

·         Coaching Visits

·         Learning Goals

·         Activity Alignments

·         MAP Growth

·         Math Coaches will support math classrooms

Monitor and Adjust:

·         Department meetings are held monthly to discuss learning strategies and department goals

·         Coaching schedule will allow administrators to provide feedback to all staff to support best instructional practices

·         Departments will share with staff progress of MAP data and department focus.

District Attendance Intended Outcomes:

Promote and increase daily attendance and reduce tardiness throughout the school year.

School Attendance Goal:

Our school will reduce the percentage of students missing 5% (about 9 days) or more of their school year by 2%.

Strategy(ies) (add AQUESTT Tenets/AdvancEd after each strategy):

-          Our school will establish and maintain an Attendance Team to consist of the principal, assistant principal, school support liaison, counselor, social worker, attendance secretary and other staff appointed by the principal. (AQUESTT: Positive Partnerships, Relationships, and Success and AdvancED: Learning Capacity)

-          The Attendance Team will meet weekly to review attendance dashboard data, identify students for intervention, review current active strategies and align additional needed supports. (AQUESTT: Positive Partnerships, Relationships, and Success and AdvancED: Learning Capacity)

-          Implement Success Mentoring Program (REACH Schools). (AQUESTT: Positive Partnerships, Relationships, and Success and AdvancED: Learning Capacity)

Success Criteria:

·         Decrease the percentage of students that miss more than 9 days of school

·         Increase the number of students that have perfect attendance quarterly

Progress Monitoring:

-          Attendance Dashboard

-          Notes from Weekly Attendance Team Meetings

-          Notes from SAT Meetings

-          Notes from Attendance Mentor Meetings

-          Notes from Counselor small groups

-          Notes from SSL

Monitor and Adjust:

-          Weekly Attendance Team Meetings

-          Quarterly District Attendance Team Meeting

-          SAT Meetings

-          Counselor small groups

-          Attendance Mentor meetings

-          Contacting families and students that have 5 days of absence

District Behavior and Climate Intended Outcomes:

Engage in ongoing data based decision-making and solution planning to decrease exclusionary discipline practices.

School MTSS-B Goal:

Implement MTSS-B Tier I practices and systems with fidelity based on the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) and Self-Assessment Survey (SAS) data.

Strategy(ies) (add AQUESTT Tenets/AdvancEd after each strategy):

·         Hallway observations by MTSS-B members and staff

·         MTSS-B data checks in each classroom by MTSS-B coaches

·         Monthly data checks and adjustments made by staff as it relates to teaching staff and students

·         Relationship building will be a focus of staff with all students

Success Criteria:

·         Reduction in referral rates

·         Reduction in suspension rates

·         Compliance from students regarding school rules

Progress Monitoring:

·         MTSS-B Dash Board Data Monthly Progress Checks

Monitor and Adjust:

·         Monitoring referral data monthly.  Lessons taught weekly during advisement are based on school data

·         Monitoring of suspension data monthly.  Suspension rates are monitored, and adjustments are made to support students.  (Parent meetings, SATs, IEP Reviews)

·         Team data will be discussed in teams.

District Intended Wellness Outcomes:

Increase the number of wellness strategies implemented district-wide.

School Wellness Goal:

To increase the number of wellness activities offered for staff and students and to focus on Nutrition, Nutrition Education at Monroe Middle School

Strategy(ies) (add AQUESTT Tenets/AdvancEd after each strategy):

Wellness Focus: Nutrition, Nutrition Education, Physical Activity, School-Based Activity

1.       Nutrition Strategy: Increase healthy food options we offer for students and staff in our school store, allow students to carry clear bottles of water during the day, provide fruit and healthier snack options at staff meetings and on staff appreciation days where food is purchased. 

2.       Install another refillable drinking station upstairs for staff/students, participate in the fresh fruit & vegetable program via our MAC program, and shift toward health food options at Monroe.  All staff member received a Monroe water bottle for drinking station use.

3.       Nutrition Education Strategy:  Promote nutrition education via school newsletter, flyers, or postcards to families/staff, and Advisement lessons.  Continue sending healthy/wellness related information to staff via email and post on our website for families/surrounding community.  Promote staff participation in EHA Wellness program provided by the district.

4.       Physical Activity Strategy: Increase Wellness days to 4 days a week.  Encourage staff to utilize “Brain Breaks” for students during class time.  Implement Walking/Wellness Club.  Promote use of pool and gym facilities for students (10 Mile Swim and during PE) & staff in the mornings before school, during the school day & after school.  Organize a fitness group with Zumba, Mixed Fit, Farrel’s Extreme Body Shaping.   Promote student involvement in athletics and Play Days for 6^th graders. 

5.       School-Based Activity Strategy:  Set up a flu vaccine clinic, provide stations with health/wellness personnel or information set up during conferences, and provide students/families with environmental information (using sunscreen wearing hats for summer, dressing in layers for winter, importance of flu shots, et cetera).  Mobile Dental Clinics will be at Monroe this year for students/families. 

6.       Implement wellness activities during pep rallies and other student recognition events.

Success Criteria:

·         Teachers will bring students to the gym or outside regularly during the week for wellness walks

·         Each time there is a pep rally or school celebration students will have a wellness activity.

·         Wellness will be considered in everything we do. (Classrooms, Meetings, Outside of school functions

Progress Monitoring:

·         The amount of water that is used at the water station will be tracked. (Quarterly)

·         How many classrooms that are waking during the week will count. (Quarterly)

Monitor and Adjust:

·         The wellness committee will meet once a quarter to review the school data that is collected and make any adjustments.

·         Progress updates will be given during the faculty meeting.

·         Adjustments will be made if needed after quarterly meeting or as needed.