District Improvement A dvisory C ouncil

1. SITE COUNCIL REPORT April 11, 2011 Recognized by KAMSA Top Kansas Middle School 2011 The educational journey of a school is an ever changing path. 2010 Reading Challenge Award 2009 Gold Standard Award District Improvement Advisory Council

2. Achievement Progress Report

3. Math Proficiency Range

4. Reading Proficiency Range

5. Math 7 & 8 Spring Indicators Math Seven • M.7.2.2.A1 had an average score of 54.9. • M.7.4.2.A3 had an average score of 50.4. • M.7.3.2.A1 had an average score of 43.2. Math Eight • M.8.1.1.K5 had an average score of 63.6. • M.8.4.1.K3 had an average score of 53.6. • M.8.1.4.A1 had an average score of 51.5.

6. Reading 7 & 8 Spring Indicators • Reading Seven • R.7.1.4.6 had an average score of 59.8. • R.7.2.1.1 had an average score of 59.5. • R.7.1.4.11 had an average score of 58.8. • Reading Eight • R.8.2.1.3 had an average score of 56.1. • R.8.1.4.6 had an average score of 56.0. • R.8.1.4.11 had an average score of 51.1.

7. The Common Core

8. What is Common Core? • The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn. • The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.

9. College and Career Readiness • First, the Common Core State Standards Initiative presents a common definition of the knowledge and skills necessary for students to be “ready for college and career.” • Second, with this definition of college and career readiness in mind, the Common Core State Standards Initiative provides the most significant state-led effort to establish K–12 standards based on empirical evidence and research.

10. What are performance based assessment? • Performance assessments are ways to measure students’ knowledge and skills that go beyond asking them to answer multiple-choice or fill-in-the-space questions. • Typically, students are asked to complete a hands on task that can take 40 minutes or can be completed over several class periods. • For example, students might be asked to research and write a magazine article or to conduct and explain the results of a scientific experiment.”

11. Type of Assessments • Construct-Centered performance assessments are intended to tap into and sample from a domain of skills and competencies. • Extended Constructed Response • DCMS Cardinal Spaces Common Core

12. Lexile Framework • The Common Core State Standards Initiative places a strong emphasis on the role of text complexity in evaluating student readiness for college and careers. • The proportion of texts that students read each year should come from a particular text complexity grade band. Students must also show a steadily increasing ability to discern more from and make fuller use of text. Lexile Framework

13. Lexile Band

14. Find A Book Website • At Dodge City Middle School, students in grades 7-8 will receive a Lexile measure at the beginning of each year. • With the Find-a-Book Website, students can search for books that match their lexile range. • Grade level PLC vocabulary list developed for each mastery check.

15. Cornell Note Taking Method • Systematic format for condensing and organizing notes. • paper is divided into two columns • Notes usually consist of the main ideas of the text and long ideas are paraphrased. • Long sentences are avoided; symbols or abbreviations are used • A brief summary in the bottom five to seven lines • Cover up the note-taking (right) column to answer the questions/keywords in the key word or cue (left) column. • The student is encouraged to reflect on the material and review the notes regularly.