Smith Middle School Welcome Parents
Smith Middle School Welcome Parents
Mission Statement
Smith Middle School creates a community of leaders working
together to develop an inspiring environment that embraces learning
through the innovative use of technology.
Vision Statement Smith Middle School provides a positive
environment for students to reach their maximum potential through
the use of technology within inquiry based lessons.By empowering
students to be risk takers and critical thinkers, they will acquire
the skills and confidence necessary to become lifelong learners and
responsible citizens of our global society.Our vision will become
reality through the efforts of staff and volunteers in
collaboration with community stake holders.
Congratulations to the 6th grade teachers!Through the data we
can see that through the last 5 years there has been consistency on
more than 50% of the students earning a 3 or above in reading. This
achievement is strong as these students enter into middle school.
We need to development a consistency of this trend going through
7th and 8th grade.
What is RTI?
Response to Intervention, or RTI, is the practice of providing
high quality instruction and interventions matched to student need,
monitoring progress frequently to make changes in instruction or
goals, and applying child response data to important educational
decisions.
How does RTI work?
The overall RTI approach is intended to insure effective
instruction and other educational services for all
children.Systematically teach all children with effective
instruction provided by qualified personnel.Emphasizes prevention
and early intervention.Uses a multi-tiered model to offer a
continuum of services, thereby introducing more supports and
strategies in general education.Ensures that important education
decisions are based on data. The essential elements of an RTI
approach are:The provision of scientific, research-based
instruction and interventions in general education.Monitoring and
measurement of student progress in response to the instruction and
interventions.Use of these measures of student progress to shape
instruction and make educational decisions.
School Improvement Plan
Goal #1: Through the RtI process, reading remediation of the
lowest quartile students will improve through the identification of
individual student deficiencies. In our middle school, all
classroom teachers are responsible for an RtI group that is
focusing on an area of student deficiencies. These groups are fluid
and based on data. Students go to RtI with the designated teacher
four days a week to receive remediation in the target skill. The
homeroom teacher progress monitors and regularly communicates
progress to the other teachers. In addition to RtI, the CIS
(Comprehension Instruction Sequence) Model is being implemented in
all middle school classrooms. Training for teachers is being
provided through our PLCs by the district reading coaches.
Observations will be done by reading coaches and
administration.
In closingStudent Success: As we look forward to improving our
students success we would like to take the opportunity to celebrate
student success. Richard WhiteFrancine MeyersMadison MedinaJason
DeanLia MeltonHeather NabenThese students all scored a 5 on the
FCAT! Lets take a moment to congratulate them and their teachers
for achieving the highest possible score. Thank you to the parents
who joined us tonight and continue to invest their time, with ours,
for their children.
