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Academic ExcellenceIt's ALL about the LEARNING
Natasha Adams [email protected] Lori Crowe [email protected]
Pat Grove [email protected] Lauver [email protected]
Schools To Watch Conference Washington D.C. June 2010
Nagel Middle School--Nighthawks
Designated Ohio School to Watch 2010
Forest Hills School District
Suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio
Age: 11 years old school with middle school concept
Grade level configuration: 7-8
Schedule: 7 period day flex block + Advisory
Students: 1170
Faculty and Staff: 125
Rated Excellent or Excellent with Distinction since 2003
Met AYP 2007, 2008, 2009 Sub Group Information: .8% Hispanic, 93.9% White, 1.6% African American, 1.3% Asian, .2% Native American, 2.2% Other, 10 % Free/Reduced Lunch, .4% ELL, 11% Special Education
Promoting Academic Excellence
◆Developing a culture and climate focused on
LEARNING
◆Fostering growth of Professional LEARNING Communities (PLCs)
◆Visioning 21st century LEARNING through planning, professional development, and pilot projects
From 211 Degrees to 212 Degrees
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◆Living the Vision
◆Why are you here? To Learn
◆Nighthawks S.O.A.R.◆Student Success◆Organization◆Achievement◆Respect, Responsibilities, Relationships
212 degree FOCUS
Vision BELIEFS: Values Mission Strategic Priorities
Be a high performing & high achieving middle school that is:
Academically challengingDevelopmentally ResponsiveSocially Equitable
GOALS AREAS:(1) AchievementValue-Added(2) BehaviorDecrease number of referrals by 25%(3) One-School, Strong Teams Decrease number of candidates for retention (failing 2 or more subjects) by 50%
TEAMING: We are a learning
community where ALL are learners and work collaboratively in teams.
CHALLENGING ALL STUDENTS: We
provide students with high content, engaging, challenging, and satisfying schoolwork and activities.
YOUNG ADOLESCENTS HAVE UNIQUE NEEDS:We maximize exploratory selections for students.TEACHING AND LEARNING DRIVE THE SCHEDULE:We use flexible block scheduling to meet needs of students
STUDENTS SHOULD BE KNOWN
WELL: We have student/teacher
advisory time planned into the day.
COLLABORATION: We empower
teacher teams to make decisions about
time, space, students, and instruction.
TECHNOLGY IS A TEACHING AND
LEARNING TOOL. We integrate
technology into everything we do.
STUDENT INVOLVMENT: We encourage every student to be involved in at least one extracurricular activity.
Why are you here? To Learn
Nighthawks S.O.A.R.
Success
Organization
Achievement
Respect, responsibility & relationships
Essential Questions:If we believe in “Success for All Students” ----
All Students Can LEARN----What do we want them to learn?How will we know they have learned?How will we respond when they don’t learn?How can we extend and enrich the learning for students who have demonstrated proficiency?
-Build leadership capacity in students and staff Nagel L.A.B. Student Leadership Groups-Use data to drive decisions4 types of data (demographics, school processes, perceptions, student learning)Effective tools to collect-Articulate the Nagel WayCurriculum Assessment MapsStudent Academic/Behavior ExpectationsDiamond of Interventions & Enrichments (A/B/SE)PLC-Team Meeting PracticeTransitions (WEB, Advisory)
success for all students living the vision Nagel Middle School Strategic Plan
◆Living the Vision
◆Why are you here? To Learn
◆Nighthawks S.O.A.R.◆Student Success◆Organization◆Achievement◆Respect, Responsibilities, Relationships
212 degree FOCUS
◆Living the Vision
◆Why are you here? To Learn
◆Nighthawks S.O.A.R.◆Student Success◆Organization◆Achievement◆Respect, Responsibilities, Relationships
212 degree FOCUS
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212 Degrees LEADERSHIP
◆ Strength Finder 2.0 Teach with your Strengths Gallup Press
◆ Nagel L.A.B. (Teacher Leaders)o Leaders
o Achieverso Believers
◆ Team Leader Retreat-August
◆ Data Academy-Septembero Student Snap Shot Data Sheeto Academic Referral
212 Degrees COMMITTMENT
◆CAT-Content Area Teams
◆Interdisciplinary Teams
◆Job Embedded --Refresher schedule
◆Re-purpose staff meetings
◆Coaches and Instructional Specialists
◆Academic Tool Box --Literacy Strategies
212 Degrees COMMITTMENT
◆CAT-Content Area Teams
◆Interdisciplinary Teams
◆Job Embedded --Refresher schedule
◆Re-purpose staff meetings
◆Coaches and Instructional Specialists
◆Academic Tool Box --Literacy Strategies
212 Degrees COMMITTMENT
◆CAT-Content Area Teams◆Interdisciplinary Teams◆Job Embedded --Refresher
schedule◆Re-purpose staff meetings◆Coaches and Instructional
Specialists◆Academic Tool Box --
Literacy Strategies
212 Degrees Actions
◆Powerful Learning Practices
◆Pilot-Bring your own laptop
◆Nagel Ning
◆iPAD iLearn