EDGECOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Phillips Middle School

EDGECOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Phillips Middle School

STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN

2015-2016

SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT: Phillips Middle School.

VISION: Today’s Learners. Tomorrow’s Leaders. Phillips Middle School will produce globally competitive citizens through the collective work of

21st century professionals who are focused on rigorous and relevant instruction for continuous improvement for every student we serve.

MISSION: We are enhancing the quality of 21st century education for all students within the communities we serve, touch and support to prepare

students for a global society.

DATA ANALYSIS NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Reading EOG Data

Grade 2012-13

2013-14 2014-15

6th 16.5% 31.1% (+ 14.6) 4.2% (-26.9)

7th 15.1% 24.6% (+9.5) 23.6% (-1.0)

8th 14.1% 22.6% (+8.5) 14.0% (-8.6)

Overall Proficiency

15.3% 26.5% (+11.2) 14.4% (-12.1)

Math EOG Data

Grade 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

6th 7.6% 21.3%

(+13.7) 2.1% (-

19.2)

7th 8.2% 13.1%

(+4.9) 12.7% (-

0.4)

8th 3.1% 11.3%

(+8.2) 7.8% (-

3.5)

Phillips Middle School is located in Battleboro, North Carolina, a rural

community, and has a total population of 136 students. Our school

demographics are 80.8% Black, 5% White, and 13.9% Hispanic/Latino

students. Phillips has three identified sub groups which are the all,

black, and economically disadvantaged.

Phillips Middle School is served by 7 core teachers. Of the 7 core

teachers, 28.5% are served in the Beginning Teacher’s Program and

71.4% are veteran teachers. Two of the veteran teachers have been

identified as Teacher Mentors and mentor our beginning teachers.

During the 2014-15 school year, Phillips Middle School had a vacancy

in 7th grade math. This year, the school currently has all positions

filled. One hundred percent of our core teachers are Highly Qualified.

At the beginning of the school year, each teacher was given an analysis

of their current students’ 2014-15 EOG data. Each teacher set

individual goals for proficiency and will develop remediation plans

throughout the school year to target specific student goals based on the

standards and benchmark data.

What does the analysis tell us about strengths? Achievement EOG scores for 8th grade Science increased by 12.6 percentage points

from the 2013-14 school year to 43.1%. Previously, eighth grade

science data indicated that only 30.5% of students were on grade level.

Overall Proficienc

y

6.5% 15.4%

(+8.9) 7.8% (-

7.6)

Science EOG Data

Grade 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

8th 33.1% 30.5% (-

2.6) 43.1%

(+12.6)

2014-15 Student Discipline Data

# of

ODRs

# of

School

Days

ODRs/1

00/day/

month

August 1 5 0.13

Septem

ber

33 21 1.02

October 71 23 2.00

Novemb

er

44 17 1.68

Decemb

er

60 15 2.60

January 29 18 1.05

Februar

y

49 20 1.59

The use of interactive notebooks and the continuous analyzation of data

is what was used to contribute to this growth.

Discipline Data The least number of discipline offenses/referrals occurred sporadically

throughout the school year during the months of September (33),

January (29), and June (9). Overall, discipline for the 2014-15 school

year decreased from the 2013-14 school year.

What does the analysis tell us about gaps/opportunities for

improvement? There is opportunity for growth in all tested areas, more specifically,

reading and math. EOG scores indicate that only 14.4% of students are

on grade level in reading, which is a 12.1 percentage points decrease

from the previous school year. Additionally, the scores indicate that

only 7.8% of students are on grade level for math, which is a 7.4%

percentage points decrease from the previous year.

Student discipline data for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years are

not available.

During the month of October, 71 discipline incidents were reported and

during the month of May, 64 discipline incidents were reported. The

2014-15 student discipline data yielded the following results: ● 203 referrals were written for 6th grade students.

● 147 referrals were written for 7th grade students.

● 107 referrals were written for 8th grade students.

● 371 referrals were written for Black/African-American students

● 41 referrals were written for Hispanic/Latino students

● 39 referrals were written for White students

Referrals by location: ● 40 Classroom

● 36 Cafeteria

● 16 Hallway/Breezeway

● 13 Bus

● 12 Gym

● 12 School grounds

● 10 Bathroom

● 8 Other

March 56 22 1.65

April 47 17 1.80

May 64 20 2.08

June 9 9 .65

Total 463 187

● 4 Office

Referrals by incident type:

● 197 Disruptive behavior

● 55 Disrespect of faculty/staff

● 50 Insubordination

● 37 Aggressive behavior

● 28 Inappropriate language/disrespect

● 21 Cutting class

● 14 Misuse of technology

● 10 Fighting

● 7 Bullying

● 6 Cell phone use

● 5 Communicating threats

● 4 Leaving class without permission

● 1 Leaving school without permission

Based on the analysis what 3-4 top priorities emerge? The top priorities that emerge from this data are:

● Significant increase in student proficiency in reading

schoolwide.

● Significant increase in student proficiency in math schoolwide.

● Significant increase in student proficiency in 8th grade science.

● Significant decrease in student disciplinary infractions

schoolwide.

How will 2015-16 data be collected? Achievement

● Pre/Post data

● Benchmark data

● Common Formative Assessments

● Data Notebooks

● Review of data during PLCs

● 2015-16 EOG data

Discipline Data ● Input of discipline data in PowerSchool.

● Monitoring of data through monthly PBIS reports.

● Discipline report given during each PBIS and faculty meeting.

TOP PRIORITIES (3-4)

SMART GOAL #1 WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Phillips Middle School students will increase reading proficiency by

10 percentage points by the end of the 2015-16 school year to yield

a proficiency score change from 14.4% to at least 24.4%.

Rea

ding

2012-

13 2013-

14 2014-

15 Goal 2015-

16

Percen

tage

Points

% Profi

cient

15.3% 26.5% 14.4% 24.4% (+10)


Phillips Middle School students will increase math proficiency by

10 percentage points by the end of the 2015-16 school year to yield

a proficiency score change from 7.8% to at least 17.8%.

Math 2012-13 201

3-

14

201

4-

15

Go

al 201

5-

16

Per

cent

age

Poi

nts

%

Proficient 6.5% 15.

4% 7.8

% 17.

8% (+1

0)


Phillips Middle School students will increase 8th grade science

proficiency by 10 percentage points by the end of the 2015-16

school year to yield a proficiency score change from 43.1% to at

least 53.1%.

8th

grad

e

Scie

nce

2012-

13 2013-

14 2014-

15 Goal 2015-

16

Percen

tage

Points

%

Profi

cient

33.1% 30.5% 43.1% 53.1% (+10

)

SMART GOAL #4 (Optional) WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Phillips Middle School students will decrease schoolwide

disciplinary infractions by 15% by the end of the 2015-16 school

year to yield no more than 393 disciplinary infractions.

2014-15 Goal

2015-16

Percent

age

Decreas

e

Discipli

nary

Infracti

ons

463 393 15%


Phillips Middle School Targeted Priority Areas

SMART

Goal 1: Phillips Middle School students will increase reading proficiency by 10 percentage points by the end of the 2015-16 school year to yield

a proficiency score of at least 24.4%.

Core Value

Strand Actions, Strategy, Intervention Timeline

Estimated Cost,

Funding Sources and

Resources

Person(s)

Responsible

Evaluation of Implementation &

Impact on Student Learning

Artifacts Evidence

Rigorous

Curriculum

and

Instruction

Create lesson plans that

differentiate instruction for

students.

August

2015, Weekly

None

Instructional

Staff

Lesson Plans, Data Notebooks, Lesson Plan

feedback

Weekly check of

completed lesson

plans, Interactive

notebook,

execution of

Utilize ECPS pacing guides to

plan lessons.

Implement and monitor a

Literacy Across the Curriculum

Plan

August

2015,

Ongoing

August

2015, Weekly PLC

meetings

(Tuesdays)

None

None

Instructional Staff

Literacy Across

the Curriculum

Committee, Administration

provided by

Administration

Lesson Plans, Pacing guides, Data Notebooks,

Lesson Plan

feedback

provided by

Administration

Lesson Plans, Literacy Plan

lesson plans,

Walkthrough data

showing evidence

of differentiated

lessons,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Weekly check of

completed lesson plans

PLC minutes,

Literacy

Committee Team

Minutes, Weekly check of

completed lesson plans,

Walkthrough data

Continuous

Improvement Administer pre/post assessments

every three weeks to determine

students’ present level of

performance.

August

2015, Every 3

weeks

None

Instructional

Staff

Schoolnet,

Pre/Post data

tracking google

sheet

Pre/Post

assessment data, Increased scores

on district

benchmarks, Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

Discuss and analyze pre/post

assessment data weekly in PLCs

to determine what content

should be retaught and to

discuss strategies to best meet

the learning needs of students

who know the content.

Create a Personalized Education

Plan (PEP) for each student who

is performing below grade level

or scored a level I or II on the

EOG. Update PEPs with current

Benchmark and CFA data to

assess ongoing student needs.

Review updated PEPs with

parents on a quarterly basis.

Attendance of core teachers at

Curriculum Council meetings to

stay abreast of the current

research-based and best

practices. Best practices will be

presented to the staff during

faculty meetings.

Utilize EVAAS data to

determine growth predictor

August

2015, Weekly PLC

meetings

(Tuesdays)

October

2015,

January,

2016,

April 2016 Quarterly

Monthly

faculty

meetings

(2nd

Wednesday

of each

month)

October

2015,

None

None

None

None

Instructional

Staff,

Administration

Instructional

Staff, students,

parents

Core teachers

(ELA, Math,

Science, Social

Studies)

PLC minutes,

Student

assessment data

PEP template,

Progress

Reports, Report

Cards, Student

work,

Benchmark data,

CFA data Curriculum

Council minutes,

Faculty meeting

agenda

EVAAS data,

student names

assessments

PLC minutes, Increased

Benchmarks

scores, Increased

student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Student PEPs, Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments.

Council minutes,

Agenda, Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

scores for students in English

Language Arts, Math, and

Science. Use the the data to

develop individualized plans for

students, determine intervention

and enrichment groups, and set

individual student growth goals.

Build a review day into the

master schedule for teachers to

review, remediate, and reteach

students. Instructional staff will

use data from teacher made

CFAs, Pre and Post

Assessments, and District

Benchmark Data to determine

standards that need to be

reviewed, remediated, and

retaught.

Utilize Interactive notebooks as

a tool to help students organize

class notes and other class

information.

Implement

Intervention/Enrichment (I/E)

daily for all students.

January

2016, April 2016 August 2015

Weekly

(Thursdays)

August

2015, Ongoing

August

2015,

Daily

None

None

None

Instructional

Staff,

Administration

Administration,

Instructional

staff

Instructional

Staff, students

Instructional

Staff

listed in data

notebook

I/E Roster Master Schedule

Interactive

notebooks

Master

Schedule, I/E Roster

Names listed in

data notebook, Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments,

Master Schedule, Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Interactive

notebooks,

Walk through

data, Pre and post

observation

conference data

Master Schedule,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Conduct weekly classroom

walk-throughs to provide

feedback to instructional staff.

August

2015, Weekly

None Administration Classroom

Walk-through

data

Classroom Walk-

through data

Observe instructional staff on

the full evaluation cycle to

provide instructional feedback.

October

2015, December

2015, February

2016 April, 2016

None Administration Observation

data, observation

schedule

Observations in

NCEES,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Progress Monitoring

Date Data

Progress Towards Goal

Next Steps Areas of Growth Areas for Improvement



SMART

Goal 2: Phillips Middle School students will increase math proficiency by 10 percentage points by the end of the 2015-16 school year to yield a

proficiency score of at least 17.8%.

Core Value


Estimated Cost,

Funding Sources and

Resources

Person(s)

Responsible



Artifacts Evidence

Rigorous

Curriculum

and

Instruction



students.



Plan

August

2015, Weekly

August

2015,

Weekly PLC

meetings

(Tuesdays)

None

None

Instructional

Staff

Literacy Across

the Curriculum


Lesson Plans

Data Notebooks


Weekly check of

completed lesson

plans, Interactive

notebook,

execution of

lesson plans,

Walkthrough data

showing evidence

of differentiated

lessons, Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

PLC minutes, Literacy

Committee Team

Minutes,


plan lessons.

August

2015,

Ongoing

None

Instructional

Staff

Lesson Plans Pacing guides Data Notebooks

Weekly check of

completed lesson plans,

Walkthrough data

Continuous




performance.













August

2015,

Every 3

weeks

August

2015,

Weekly PLC

meetings

(Tuesdays)

October

2015, January,

2016, April 2016

None

None

None

Instructional

Staff

Instructional

Staff,

Administration

Instructional

Staff, students,

parents

Schoolnet Pre/Post data

tracking google

sheet

PLC minutes,

Student

assessment data

PEP template,

Progress

Reports, Report

Cards, Student

work,

Benchmark data,

CFA data

Pre/Post

assessment data,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments. PLC minutes,

Increased

Benchmarks

scores, Increased

student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Student PEPs,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Council minutes,

Agenda,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments







practices and present best

practices learned to the entire

staff during faculty meetings.















CFAs, Pre and Post





retaught.

Quarterly Monthly

faculty

meetings

(2nd

Wednesday

of each

month)

October

2015,

January

2016, April 2016

August 2015

Weekly

(Thursdays) August 2015,

Ongoing

None

None

None

None

Core teachers

(ELA, Math,

Science, Social

Studies)

Instructional

Staff,

Administration

Administration,

Instructional

staff

Instructional

Staff, students

Curriculum

Council minutes,

faculty meeting

agenda

EVAAS data,

student names

listed in data

notebook

MasterSchedule

Interactive

notebooks

Council minutes,

Agenda,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Names listed in

data notebook,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments.

Master Schedule,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Interactive




information.

Implement



August 2015,

Daily

None

Instructional

Staff

Master Schedule,

I/E roster

notebooks, Walk-

through data, Pre

and post

observation data

Master Schedule,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments




August

2015,

Weekly


Walk-through

data

Classroom Walk-

through data



provide feedback.

October 2015, December

2015, February

2016, April 2016


data, observation

schedule

Observations in

NCEES

Progress Monitoring

Date Data





SMART

Goal 3: Phillips Middle School students will increase 8th grade science proficiency by 10 percentage points by the end of the 2015-16 school year

to yield a proficiency score of at least 53.1%.

Core Value


Estimated Cost,

Funding Sources and

Resources

Person(s)

Responsible



Artifacts Evidence

Rigorous

Curriculum

and

Instruction



students.



Plan

August

2015,

Weekly

August

2015, Weekly

PLC

meetings

(Tuesdays)

None

None

Instructional

Staff

Literacy Across

the Curriculum


Lesson Plans

Data Notebooks


Weekly check of

completed lesson

plans, Interactive

notebook,

execution of

lesson plans,

Walk-through

data showing

evidence of

differentiated

lessons, Increased

student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

PLC minutes,

Literacy

Committee Team

Minutes, Weekly check of

completed lesson

plans, Walkthrough data


plan lessons.

August

2015,

Ongoing

None

Instructional

Staff

Lesson Plans Pacing guides Data Notebooks

Completed lesson

plans, Increased

student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Continuous




performance.



















practices and presentation best

August

2015,

Every 3

weeks

August

2015,

Weekly

PLC

meetings

(Tuesdays)

October

2015,

January,

2016,

April 2016

Quarterly Monthly

faculty

meetings

None

None

None

None

Instructional

Staff

Instructional

Staff,

Administration

Instructional

Staff, students,

parents

Core teachers

(ELA, Math,

Science, Social

Studies)

Schoolnet, Pre/Post data

tracking google

sheet

PLC minutes,

Student

assessment data

PEP template,

Progress

Reports, Report

Cards, Student

work,

Benchmark data,

CFA data

Curriculum

Council minutes,

faculty meeting

agenda

Pre/Post

assessment data,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments.

PLC minutes, Increased

Benchmarks

scores, Increased

student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Student PEPs,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Council minutes,

Agenda,

Increased student

achievement as

practices learned to the entire

staff during faculty meetings.















CFAs, Pre and Post





retaught.




information.

Implement



(2nd

Wednesday

of each

month)

October

2015, January

2016,

April 2016

August 2015 Weekly

(Thursdays) August 2015,

Ongoing August 2015,

Daily

None

None

None

None

Instructional

Staff,

Administration

Administration,

Instructional

staff

Instructional

Staff, students

Instructional

Staff, students

EVAAS data,

student names

listed in data

notebook

MasterSchedule

Interactive

notebooks

Master Schedule,

I/E roster

measured by state

assessments

Names listed in

data notebook,

Increased student

achievement in as

measured by state

assessments

Master Schedule,

Increased student

achievement as

measured by state

assessments

Interactive

notebooks, Walk-

through data, Pre

and post

observation

conference data

Master Schedule,

Increased

achievement as

measured by state

assessments




August

2015,

Weekly


Walk-through

data

Classroom Walk-

through data



provide instructional feedback.

October

2015, December

2015,

February

2016, April 2016


data, observation

schedule

Observations in

NCEES, Increase

student

achievement as

measured by state

assessment data

Progress Monitoring

Date Data





Priority Area #4:

SMART

Goal 4: Phillips Middle School students will decrease schoolwide disciplinary infractions by 15% by the end of the 2015-16 school

year to yield no more than 393 disciplinary infractions.

Core Value


Estimated Cost, Funding

Sources and Resources Person(s)

Responsible



Artifacts Evidence

Safe

Schools Supervise students at all times.

Conduct bullying prevention

workshops and create a bullying

prevention plan.

Create quarterly newsletters to

keep parents informed of school

events.

August

2015,

Ongoing

October

2015,

Monthly

August

2015, Quarterly

None

None

None

Instructional

Staff,

Administration,

SRO

Counselor,

Instructional

Staff,

Administration,

Students, Parents

Counselor

Duty roster

Bullying

powerpoint,

survey (for

students, staff,

and parents),

Bullying

Prevention Plan Newsletter

Staff on duty post

and monitoring

students during

transitions,

Decreased

number of

referrals for

incidents

happening during

transitions Bullying

Prevention Plan,

powerpoint,

surveys, Fewer Incidents

of Bullying

Newsletter, Increased number

of parents in

attendance at

school events

Contact Sheriff’s department to

do a presentation on teen issues

and inappropriate use of social

media.

PBIS team will meet monthly to

discuss discipline data and

monitor progress from previous

month and share trends in the

data with staff during faculty

meetings.

Build positive relationships with

students to help decrease the

number of written discipline

referrals.

Provide classroom management

training for instructional staff.

November

2015 September

2015 Monthly

Faculty

Meetings

(2nd

Wednesday

of each

month) August

2015,

Ongoing October

2015,

Ongoing

None

None

None

None

Administration,

Counselor,

Parents, Students

PBIS team

Instructional

Staff,

Administration

Counselor,

Administration,

ECPS PBIS

Coach

Agenda and

minutes from

presentations,

sign-in sheets

Discipline data,

meeting minutes

Agenda, minutes

from training

Powerpoint,

handouts,

Classroom Dojo

website, Faculty

meeting agenda

Handouts and

minutes from

presentation, Fewer

inappropriate use

of technology

referrals

Meeting minutes

Fewer office

referrals in all

categories.

Fewer discipline

referrals,

improved student

behavior, postive

relationships

between students

and staff, positive

relationships

between students

and

administration

Handouts and

minutes from

training,

Classroom Dojo

behavior charts,

fewer discipline

incidents and

referrals

Relationships Create a quarterly newsletter to

keep parents informed on school

events

Create and conduct conflict

resolution groups to address

student concerns.

Reward positive behavior

through PBIS incentives.

The instructional staff will

establish positive relationships

with students and parents.

August

2015, Quarterly September

2015, Weekly

August

2015,

Monthly

August

2015,

Ongoing

None

None

$1,000.00

None

Counselor

Counselor

Instructional

Staff, Counselor,

Students,

Administration

Instructional

Staff, Counselor,

Administration

Newsletter

Minutes from

group sessions Calendar of

PBIS activities,

PBIS Positive

Points Tracker,

Classroom Dojo

Weekly

communication

in student

agendas

Newsletter,

Increased number

of parents in

attendance at

school events

Minutes from

group session, Fewer fighting

and aggressive

behavior referrals

Decreased

number of

referrals

Parent

Communication

logs, student

agendas,

Connect-Ed logs,

Decreased

number of office

referrals,

Increased parental

attendance and

engagement

Community Invite parents and community August None Administration, Connect-Ed logs Connect-Ed logs,

agencies to all school events and

activities

2015,

Ongoing

Counselor,

Instructional

Staff

parent sign-in

sheets from

school-based

events, Increased

number of parents

and community

members in

attendance at

school events

Progress Monitoring

Date Data



(Insert current Strategic Plan to document other actions, strategies and interventions not noted in Priority areas, but support Core

Values/whole school program.)

Documents

EDGECOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Phillips Middle School