Campbell County Middle School

What is SSS?

• Student Success Skills is an Evidence-Based Curriculum that focuses on developing key skills in an environment of caring, support, and encouragement that increases student confidence and effort, contributing to success.

• Student Success Skills focuses on three key skill sets:

• I. Learning Skills• II. Social Skills• III. Self-Management Skills

What is SSS?

• The Student Success Skills approach is based

on five key skill building areas.1. Goal setting and progress monitoring

2. Creating a caring, supportive and encouraging classroom

3. Memory skills

4. Performing under pressure: Managing test anxiety

5. Story structure and positive student story telling

CCMS Data Review • Student Success Skills can help meet our school goals

based on the CSIP as well as the School Report Card and student’s needs based on Needs Assessment results

• Based on our CCMS Report Card, as a school we need to focus on: – Male and Female-i.e. look at behavior occurrences

• 6th Grade: 42 Male, 4 Female • 7th Grade: 35 Male, 6 Female • 8th Grade: 26 Male, 15 Female

– Free and Reduced-all content areas and all grade levels, students were half of building-wide proficiency rate

– Special Education Services-significant discrepancy rates for proficiency by grades

CCMS Data Review • Based on our CSIP Goals, as a school we need to focus

on: – Increasing the average combined reading and math KPREP

scores for middle school students from 53.6% to 76.8% in 2017

– Positive Behavior interventions and supports will be utilized effectively and consistently by all staff members

• Based on Needs Assessment Results:– 6th Grade: After School Clubs-Activity, Counseling Groups-

Friendship Skills, Career Exploration– 7th Grade: After School Clubs-Activity, Counseling Groups-

Study/Organizational Skills, Career Exploration– 8th Grade: After School Clubs-activity, Counseling Groups-

Career Exploration

SSS Research Wang, et al. (1994)Reviewed 50 years of research on “What helps students learn”

Hattie, Biggs & Purdie (1996)Reviewed 10 years of research on “The effects of learning skills interventions on student

learning”

Masten & Coatsworth (1998)Reviewed 25 years of research and identified “The most critical factors associated with

academic and social competence”

Marzano, et al. (2001)Reviewed 10 years of research on “Classroom instruction and

summarized research-based strategies for increasing student achievement”

Zins, et al. (2004)Reviewed 10 years of research on “The relationship of social and emotional learning to

academic success”

SSS Research Findings• There has been great research conducted to show

effectiveness of SSS and how it can help us meet our goals at CCMS.

• Five studies have been conducted with:– 52 School Counselors– 40 schools across two counties– Over 1,400 students – Included grades 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9

• Consistent findings: – Compared to students who did not use SSS, students who were

taught SSS strategies showed:• Gains in math equivalent to one year of additional learning • Gains in reading equivalent to ½ year of additional learning• Overtime there was a decrease in student behavior referrals

Student Success Skills at CCMS

• Implementation- RtI Framework Model – Tier One: five 45 minute classroom lessons spaced

one week apart at the beginning of the school year

– Tier Two: eight 45 minute small group counseling sessions overlapping and supporting classroom guidance

– Tier Three: individual counseling as needed for identified students

Student Success Skills at CCMS

• SSS Guidance Lessons started in January (5 weekly sessions): • Harris-Study Skills • Kennedy-Study Skills • Ratliff-Study Skills• Martinez-Study Skills

• Booster lessons are going on right now to help students prepare for upcoming state testing.

Student Success Skills at CCMS

SSS Special Ed. All excludes Special Ed.

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0.5

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1.5

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2.5

Reading Average RIT Growth fromWinter to Spring

Winter to Spring

Student Success Skills Special Education All excluding Special Education

MAP Reading Fall to Winter

1.78 2.25 1.55

MAP Reading Winter to Spring

2.18 1.15 1.71

Average MAP Reading RIT Growth

Data from Katrina Hacker, NKU School Counseling intern

Student Success Skills at CCMS

SSS Special Ed. All excludes Special Ed.

-0.5

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

Math Average RIT growth from Winter to Spring

Winter to Spring

Student Success Skills Special Education All excluding Special Education

MAP Math Fall to Winter

3.7 4.0 3.53

MAP Math Winter to Spring

1.78 -0.38 1.09

Average MAP Math RIT Growth

Data from Katrina Hacker, NKU School Counseling intern

Student Success Skills at CCMS• Grant funding for all students to receive Tier One

and Tier Two SSS intervention.• Grant funding for posters and materials for

classrooms to reinforce SSS language.• Counselors will begin leading Small Group

Counseling in Fall• Parent Component will be delivered in Fall by

coordinating with our YSC• Tier I Classroom Guidance will be implemented

through CLC time