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Northley Middle School

Northley Middle School. From Meetings to PLCs: Transforming a School http://www.pdsd.org/Page/5997. Presenters. LJ Blair, Principal lblair@pdsd.org Dan Hill, Assistant Principal dhill@pdsd.org Nicole May, 6th Grade Science, Team Leader nmay@pdsd.org

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Northley Middle School

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  1. Northley Middle School From Meetings to PLCs: Transforming a School http://www.pdsd.org/Page/5997

  2. Presenters LJ Blair, Principal lblair@pdsd.org Dan Hill, Assistant Principal dhill@pdsd.org Nicole May, 6th Grade Science, Team Leader nmay@pdsd.org Gina Ragan, 7th Grade Math, Team Leader gragan@pdsd.org

  3. Northley Middle School Penn-Delco School District is a suburb of Philadelphia 4 Elementary (K-5), 1 Middle (6-8), 1 High school (9-12) Demographic Information Caucasian -86%, AA -7%, Asian -3%, Hispanic -2%, Other -1% Male - 53%, Female - 47% Free & Reduced Lunch 24% IEP 19% ELL 1%

  4. Professional Learning Communities • Scheduled meeting times • 6 day cycle w/ common plan by grade • 7:30-8:00 am • Each group sets norms and expectations • Staff leadership (teacher driven)

  5. Professional Learning Communities Monthly Meetings • Team leader (brainstorming) • Positive Behavior Support • Department (subjects and special ed.) • Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) • Schools To Watch (STW) • Technology (committee and full staff) • New teacher (group and 1:1 with mentor)

  6. Professional Learning Communities Team PLCs Thursday 7:30 am (core & art cycle members) PM with core team only Agendas Week One: Best Practices Week Two: PBS, guidance, individual students, parent meetings Week Three: Data/CIP Week Four: Team Activities, student concerns, parent meetings

  7. PLC in Action - Goal Setting All students: • PSSA • MAP 3/year • Reading Counts • New Year’s Resolution Mentor students: • Strategic selection • Monthly meetings

  8. DEVELOPMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS 5th to 6th Grade Transition • Parent Orientation • Student Orientation • Transition meetings (guidance, sp. ed.) • Summer camp • Locker days

  9. DEVELOPMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS 6th to 7th and 7th to 8th Transition • Guidance - Students requiring additional supports • Groups- organization, new student, grief, social skills, boys, girls, living with a purpose • Sp. Ed.- share files/information • Team surprises Worksheet- passed to next grade level • Leveling form for suggested placement changes • Title One recommendations- math/reading workshop

  10. DEVELOPMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS 8th to 9th Grade Transition • Parent Orientation (spring) • 9th Grade counselor visits NMS • Student visits • Elective Courses • Extra Curricular Activities • Sp. Ed. tour • Transition meeting at SVHS (counselors, admin, sp. ed., parent)

  11. DEVELOPMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS Positive Behavior Support • Viking Vision - trainings, assignment book contract • Viking 200 Tickets • Green Slips (coding, referral, reteaching) • Reward Parties • PBS Store - Behavior charts/point sheets • Teacher Empowerment (T-chart)

  12. Viking Ticket

  13. DEVELOPMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS Child Study Team • Administration, counselors, screening coordinator • Pre-meeting to filter through recommendations • Meets weekly • Leads to: 504, behavior plan, point chart, iep, SAP, or smaller interventions, class changes, parent meeting, etc. • Entire student record, family changes Student Assistance Program • Administration, counselors, teachers (trained), outside consultant

  14. On-going Initiatives Year One: • Daily Learning Objective schoolwide (Thinking Skill + Content + Product) • Cornell Notes pilot • Daily schedule change (focus group) Year Two: • Quality Questioning (presented by second year teachers) • Increase Academic Rigor (Webb’s Depth of Knowledge) • Challenge honors & close achievement gap for all subgroups • Common Assessments aligned to Common Core (school wide) • Cornell Notes schoolwide

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