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School Improvement & Accountability Update for P.S. Jones Middle. School Profile. 800 students (6 th =285, 7 th =247, 8 th =268) 40.7% White 41% Black 14.4% Hispanic 4% Other 65% Economically Disadvantaged 16% Exceptional Children (125 total). Teacher Profiles.
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School Improvement & Accountability Update for P.S. Jones Middle
School Profile • 800 students (6th=285, 7th=247, 8th=268) • 40.7% White • 41% Black • 14.4% Hispanic • 4% Other • 65% Economically Disadvantaged • 16% Exceptional Children (125 total)
Teacher Profiles 65 full-time and part-time staff 18% advanced degrees 2 National Board Certified Experience 0-3(20%) 4-10(29%) 10+(51%)
Current Status* (2009-2010) *School overall composite and status for the 2009-2010 school year. **Percentage of schools in NC making AYP with the same number of AYP Target Goals as our school.
SUB-GROUPS NOT MAKING AYP-4 TOTAL READING=SLD MATH=OVERALL/BLACK/EDS/SLD NOTE-PSJ MADE HIGH GROWTH IN MATH OVERALL/7TH/8TH
Current Status* (2009-2010) Math EOG Scores Grades 6-8
Current Status* (2009-2010) Reading EOG Scores Grades 6-8
Key Improvement Strategies:School-Wide Organization • Professional Learning Communities Training- • Teachers re-located by content area for more efficient communication • Meeting focus on better and more frequent assessments • Positive Behavior Intervention and Support • Accel Period- • SRA for struggling readers • 21st Century skill enrichment for readers at grade level
Key Improvement Strategies:Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment • SIOP implementation and training • SRA for all readers below grade level • 21st Century skills classes for all readers at and above grade level • 4-6 student computers in all core classrooms • One self-contained setting per grade level for exceptional students that need it
Key Improvement Strategies:Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment Formative and Summative Assessment using Discovery Progress Zone Assessment Program
Key Improvement Strategies:Support/Intervention/Community Intervention Specialists based on predicted scores in math and reading Reading Coach for extremely low readers Multiple Parent Nights/Separate Hispanic Parent Meetings with Translators Parent/Community reps on SIT and PBS Partnering with Cornerstone and Purpose of God Programs
Expected Results: • PSJ will be designated a School of Progress or higher • All grade levels will make Expected Growth or higher • PSJ will make AYP
Expected Results • 6th grade will improve their reading proficiency average 10% to get to the state average • 7th grade will improve their reading proficiency average 10% to get to the state average • 8th grade will improve their reading proficiency average 15% to get to the state average
Expected Results Each grade level will be 80% proficient in Math Percentage of students making growth in math and reading at all grade levels will increase by 10% 8th grade science will be improve the proficiency average 10% to move from 58% to 68% PSJ will be awarded an “Exemplar School” designation for our PBIS behavior system
PSJ Celebrations • Made High Growth in 7th grade math,8th grade math, and Math Overall • 100% Proficiency in three sections of Algebra I • PBIS Blue Ribbon (Model School) School Designation by NCDPI