Franklin Community Middle School

School Improvement Plan2010-2011

FCMS is a place where learning has no limits and academic excellence is attained

one student at a time.

Franklin Community Middle School Improvement Team

Pam Millikan-PrincipalBenji Betts-Assistant Principal

Kat Carter-8th Grade MathAngela Clark-7th Grade Special EducationKaron Cheek – 7th Grade Language Arts

Mike Robards-8th Grade ScienceBill Wallace-8th Grade Social Studies

Candace Johnson-7th Grade Social Studies

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

•School Improvement Team•Department Chair Meetings•Team Coordinator Meetings•Staff Meetings•Administration/Counseling/Support Staff Meetings•All focus on student academic and positive behavior growth

GRADE LEVEL TEAMS

•Data Review (teams meet with Counselors weekly on student academic progress)•Instructional Strategy Sharing•Curriculum Connections / Coordination•Behavior & Academic issues with counselors•Positive relationships •Community Service •Coordination with all grade level teams •Parent Contacts – 1st Semester/1,696

LANGUAGE ARTS GOAL – READING COMPREHENSION

•7th Grade•The percent of students meeting their target for and Word Recognition/Vocabulary (based on target calculator) will increase from 62% to 67% as measured by fall 2010 to spring 2011 NWEA Reading Survey Goals Test.•The percent of students meeting their target for Informative Text: Comprehension (based on target calculator) will increase from 38% to 43% as measured by fall 2010 to spring 2011 NWEA Reading Survey Goals Test.

LANGUAGE ARTS GOAL – READING COMPREHENSION

•8th Grade•The percent of students meeting their target for Word Recognition/Vocabulary (based on target calculator) will increase from 47% to 52% as measured by fall 2010 to spring 2011 NWEA Reading Survey Goals Test.•The percent of students meeting their target for Informative Text: Comprehension (based on target calculator) will increase from 53% to 58% as measured by fall 2010 to spring 2011 NWEA Reading Survey Goals Test.

NWEA READING (PERCENT MET GOAL 2009-10)

42%44%46%48%50%52%54%56%

Literary Response &

Analysis Met

Word Recog / Fluency / Vocab Met

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Chart P - NWEA Reading Standards

7th Grade

8th Grade

MATH GOAL – PROBLEM SOLVING

•7th Grade•The percent of students meeting their target for Problem Solving (based on target calculator) will increase from 56% to 61% as measured by fall 2010 to spring 2011 NWEA Reading Survey Goals Test.

•8th Grade•The percent of students meeting their target for Problem Solving (based on target calculator) will increase from 45% to 50% as measured by fall 2010 to spring 2011 NWEA Reading Survey Goals Test.

NWEA MATH (PERCENT MET GOAL 2009-10)

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Chart Q - NWEA Math Standards

7th Grade

8th Grade

NWEA GOAL PROGRESS FALL 2010 – WINTER 2011

Percentage of students meeting target based on the winter 2011 NWEA test.

•Reading Comprehension – Informational Text7th Grade – 64% (43% Goal)8th Grade – 56% (58% Goal)

•Word Recognition – Vocabulary7th Grade – 52% (67% Goal)8th Grade – 53% (52% Goal)

•Math – Problem Solving7th Grade – 64% (61% Goal)8th Grade – 62% (50% Goal)

ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

Indicator 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 Target

10-11 Actual

Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

76% 78% 76% 80% 79% 82%

Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 79% 81% 83% 72% 76% 76%

Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

75% 78% 75% 76% 71% 74%

Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 70% 79% 80% 79% 77% 80%

FCMS STATUS

2007 2008 2009 2010

FCMS AYP No Yes Yes Yes

Free & Reduced

37% 38% 44% 47%

AttendanceFCMS/State

96.7/95.8

96.7/95.9

96.5/96.1

95.7/NA

ISTEP+ PASS PLUS 2010

State Avg. 16%

State Avg. 17%

State Avg. 10%

State Avg. 23%

• Core 40 – 100% passed Mathematics last year

• High Ability Students taking Algebra and Geometry for high school credit

STRATEGIES

•School Wide Emphasis on Reading and Math Goals•School wide vocabulary emphasis•Exploratory Classes – stress Reading, Writing and Technology Skills•Sharing NMSA/IMLEA Strategies at Team, Staff, Department and Grade Level Meetings

•100 Word List•Pre/Post Assessments•5 word weekly quizzes•Daily use in all classrooms•Revised at end of each semester

•14% increase for 1st Semester•Resources – Dr. Marzano

School-Wide Vocabulary

Fall 2010 Winter 20110%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%

STRATEGIES

•Prime Time • School wide NWEA goal setting• NWEA data analysis • Character Education• Game On Grant (character education through

physical activity)• COACH Work• ISTEP+ Preparation Recommendations from IDOE• Compass Learning• Apangea

STRATEGIES

•Study Skills Breakout• PALS program• Data Analysis ongoing with NWEA

•Language Arts & Math focus classes•Blue Key – in process of collecting data•ASSIST after school program for IEP students

STRATEGIES

•Books as resource materials•Pre-Referral Intervention Manual (RTI Strategy Manual)•TeamWork: Setting the Standard for Collaborative Teaching, Grades 5-9•Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College•Teaching Vocabulary: A Key to Academic Success

PARENT CONTACT DATA

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Student/Parent/Teacher Communication

# of students on TEAM

64%

Total Parent Contacts 1st Semester = 1,696

77% of students at FCMS have been contacted dur-

ing the 1st semester re-garding academics.

577 parent contacts/751 students

Goal = 100% parents con-tacted by the end of the

year.

80%81%90%67% 78%

21ST CENTURY GRANT (BLUE KEY)

•$200,000/year for four years•$800,000 total •After school Enrichment and Remediation Program•Teacher hours = 1280•Student participants = 500+•Average Daily Attendance = 197

“When I’m in Blue Key it gives me extra time to do my homework

without distractions like at home.” Austin – 8th Grade

FCMS IS A PLACE WHERE

LEARNING HAS NO LIMITS, AND

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IS

ATTAINED ONE STUDENT AT

A TIME.