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"Complete Transformation of the Impossible Campus"

"Complete Transformation of the Impossible Campus". Forest Park Middle School Longview ISD Brian Bowman, Principal bbowman@lisd.org 903-446-2500 (phone) 903-446-2501 (fax) www.lisd.org . My Background. Texas Senate Aide for five years Teacher and Coach for six years

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"Complete Transformation of the Impossible Campus"

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  1. "Complete Transformation of the Impossible Campus" Forest Park Middle SchoolLongview ISD Brian Bowman, Principal bbowman@lisd.org 903-446-2500 (phone) 903-446-2501 (fax) www.lisd.org

  2. My Background • Texas Senate Aide for five years • Teacher and Coach for six years • Central Office Administrator for five years • Wife of 9 years; Three boys (Junior, 8th grader, 1st Grader); Stepdaughter (Junior); “Adopted” son (Junior)

  3. Outline • I. Overview of Forest Park Middle School • II. Obstacles to Overcome • III. Hiring Teachers for the Impossible Campus • IV. Personal level with the students and families • V. Community and Parent Involvement • VI. Extracurricular Involvement • VII. Servant Leadership • VIII. Results

  4. 2010 – 2011 Demographics • Grades 6 – 8 • 486 students • 43.4% African American 46.5% Hispanic 8% White • 50% New Staff on Campus • 85% Free/Reduced Lunch

  5. 2008 Academically Unacceptable • 2009 Academically Acceptable with TPM, Unacceptable Without TPM • 2008 Missed AYP • 2009 Missed AYP

  6. Obstacles to Overcome in 2010 • 7th Principal in ten years (3rd in last three years) • Had to replaced 50% of staff who had resigned during 2009 school year • 50% of our students were new because of desegregation order with Department of Justice • Moved into a new campus at end of July • No student schedule requests from prior year • Basically a non-existent extracurricular program • No Academic UIL team • 6 PTA members • Almost 200 arrests made by Longview PD previous year • Low teacher morale

  7. Whereto start?? • Met with every returning teacher individually • Met with students in groups and individually • Met with parents during the summer, prior to school starting • We then started the process of replacing 50% of our staff……..

  8. Hiring New Teachers for the Impossible Campus • Honesty about the history of the campus • Share personal vision and mission and what direction the campus is going • Involve other staff members in the interviews • Hire 100% on personality: You can help and assist a teacher in becoming a good or great teacher; You cannot help or make a teacher love kids!

  9. Forest Park Middle School Home Visits • Staff Development day in August • Come in at 1:00 pm; Fish Fry at 4:30 pm • Break into teams at 5:30 pm • Visits from 6:00 pm until 8:30 pm • Groups of three – One male with two females • Share maps with each address highlighted with student name • Packets to welcome students and parents/guardians

  10. FPMS Home Visits • “Single most important day in the past sixteen years.” – Kristi McAdams, 16 year veteran teacher at FPMS “Best and most touching event I have ever experienced.” – Donna Comerford, 2nd year at FPMS • “More schools need to follow the lead of Forest Park Middle School and do something different and innovative.” – Longview News Journal

  11. Community and Parent Involvement • PTA members increased from 6 members in 2009 to 153 in 2010. • Chick fil A is on our campus on a daily basis • Mentoring • A/B Honor Roll incentives • Chick fil A Gameday • Teacher appreciation • Church and Pastor Luncheon in September • Clothes Closest project by Crossroads Church Women’s Ministry

  12. Community/Parent Involvement • 6th grade orientation the Friday before school starts • 80 students in 2010; 180 in 2011 • Community Service Projects: Longview PD Blue Santa; Adopt a Student for Christmas; new ones this year

  13. Extra Curricular Involvement 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 80 students in athletics 40 students in choir 80 students in band Zero students in UIL 130 students in athletics 150 students in choir 170 students in band 50 students in UIL

  14. Servant Leadership • Administrators to Staff and Staff to Students • Growth Plans are designed to help individual teachers so they can do a better job for students – not set up just to fire a teacher. We need to change this thinking and philosophy. • Administrators are at a school to assist the teachers; teachers are at a school to assist the students. Schools were not built and established for us – it is for the students and their education

  15. Things we do to serve our staff…. • Open door policy for all administrators • Immediate response to a classroom if teacher calls front office • Luncheons for staff – sponsored by Principal Fund, Chick fil A and local churches • Delivering of brownies, tea and lemonade to each classroom for the teacher • Staff involved in campus decision making • Leaders should be cheerleaders, encouragers, positive people, smiling all the time, showing staff and students you love them and care for them!

  16. Student Incentives • Eagles Nest • A/B Honor Roll – Partnership with Chick fil A • Top Ten Reasons to Pass the TAKS • Free Dress Day • End of the Year Awards Program • Eagle Extravaganza

  17. Discipline 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 Almost 200 arrests and citations by LPD 50 altercations and fights Approximately 1,000 discipline referrals Students ran the campus Less than 50 arrests and citations by LPD 7 altercations and fights Approximately 400 discipline referrals We ran the campus

  18. Academics Math 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 All Students: 64% AA: 58% Hispanics: 73% White: 68% ED: 64% All Students: 71% (7% gain) AA: 65% (7% gain) Hispanics: 76% (3% gain) White: 80% (12% gain) ED: 71% (7% gain) Average gain of 7.5%

  19. Academics Science 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 All Students: 48% AA: 45% Hispanics: 46% White: * ED: 46% All: 62% (14% gain) AA: 66% (21% gain) Hispanics: 60% (14% gain) White: * ED: 60% (14% gain) Average gain of 16%

  20. Academics Social Studies 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 ALL: 82% AA: 84% Hispanics: 79% White: * ED: 80% ALL: 86% (4% gain) AA: 87% (3% gain) Hispanics: 89% (10% gain) ED: 86% (6% gain) Average gain of 6%

  21. Academics Writing 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 ALL: 83% AA: 81% Hispanics: 88% White:* ED: 83% ALL: 89% (6% gain) AA: 85% (4% gain) Hispanics: 91% (3% gain) White: * ED: 88% (5% gain) Average gain of 4.5%

  22. "The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve the leader, but the number of people served by the leader." ~ Adapted from a quote by John C. Maxwell. Servant-leadership is all about making the goals clear and then rolling your sleeves up and doing whatever it takes to help people win. In that situation, they don't work for you, you work for them." ~Ken Blanchard in "Servant Leadership" The Management Forum volume 4 number 3. "True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers, not to enrich the leader." ~ John C. Maxwell

  23. We are more than willing to visit your school, or you may visit Forest Park, to see how we can assist you in helping all of our students. Brian BowmanPrincipal, Forest Park Middle School903-446-2500bbowman@lisd.org

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