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Inglewood Middle School

Inglewood Middle School. April 12, 2011 PTSA meeting. Presentation Outline. Part 1: Reconfiguration – Why? Part 2: Guiding principles and process Part 3: Inglewood Middle School academic model Part 4: Next steps Questions? . Reconfiguration Mindset.

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Inglewood Middle School

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  1. Inglewood Middle School April 12, 2011 PTSA meeting

  2. Presentation Outline • Part 1: Reconfiguration – Why? • Part 2: Guiding principles and process • Part 3: Inglewood Middle School academic model • Part 4: Next steps • Questions?

  3. Reconfiguration Mindset • A school serving grades 6-8 is different than a school serving grades 7-9 • Middle school should serve as a stepping stone for high school success • Middle school should find ways to personalize • Middle school should help students succeed personally • Academic success is critically important for all students

  4. Reconfiguration Process • Current LWSD junior high principals defined the LWSD Common Middle School Framework. • Defined common student experiences that are guaranteed • Inglewood Administration defined several parameters for Inglewood because of our unique situation • 360 student class to be broken into smaller groups • Health to be taught at 7th grade • Core content time present in 6th grade was to be preserved.

  5. Inglewood Process • Building Community Leader (BCL) team developed: • LEAP Plan – Wednesday meeting Plan • Reconfiguration Decision Making Model • Academic Models, bell schedules, and personalization models to be presented at large group meetings and voted on

  6. Wow! - This is complex • Eat the elephant one bite at a time • Academic Model • Bell schedule • Personalization strategy

  7. Decision Making Model • Building Community Leaders (elected by staff) developed a new “Reconfiguration Decision Making Model” • Important parameters: • Had to make decisions quickly and efficiently • Had to be inclusive of elementary teachers that wanted to participate

  8. Reconfiguration Decision Making Model • Ratio of 2/3 Inglewood and 1/3 Elementary of whomever wanted to vote • Could be 4th grade or 9th grade teachers if they want/have a vested interest at IMS

  9. Specific examples of schedules for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders that show how you are meeting the agreements defined in our Common District 6-8 Middle School Framework Part 2

  10. Bell Schedule Info • Personalization is NOT yet included • 4 minute passing periods • 266 minutes average minutes per class per week • Schedule is similar to current IJH schedule • Includes upside-down days

  11. 6th Grade • Incoming group will be roughly 360 students • Broken into three groups of 120 students in separate houses, or teams. • 4 teachers within each house. • Students will see 2-3 of the teachers • Language Arts and Social Studies taught by one teacher (Blocked) • Science and Math Taught by one teacher (Blocked)

  12. 6th grade Student Perspective • LA/SS Block (One Teacher) • Math/Science Block (One Teacher) • Enrich and intervene taught by teacher with house/team structure • Students move as a group within core content classes • PE, Elective Exploration, and Enrich and Intervene will mix student grouping

  13. PE/CUE • Year-long class • Students experience a 4 week rotation • PE – Elective – PE – Elective – PE – Elective – PE – Elective • Intro to electives • Cue is largely undefined

  14. Core Enrichment • Flexible • Taught by the teachers within the 6th grade house • Directly related to the core content being taught • Allows for Interventions

  15. 7th grade

  16. 8th grade

  17. How Inglewood’s school structures and schedules reflect our Middle School Belief Statements Part 3 Inglewood believes that alignment with the current belief statements does not come from bell schedules or from academic models. Alignment to these beliefs comes from a deep seated desire of the leadership team and staff members to guarantee middle school student success through supportive activities and interventions.

  18. What our structures do… • Transitions students from their elementary experience to their high school experience • Keeps the number of teachers seen by 6th grade students very low • Allows for 6th grade to enjoy the benefits of flexible scheduling • Encourages teacher teaming around students at the 6th grade level • Provides common prep time for 6th grade teams • Provides a 7th and 8th grade experience that is very similar to the high school experience students will have.

  19. Questions & Answers – 10 minutes • Clarifying questions • Wows and Wonders

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