Growth Shown on ALL Smart Goals

Academic Success =

• Motivation

• Pride

• Improved Attendance Rate

• Collaboration

“Every Student, Every Opportunity, Every Time” May 2011

THE

SUN SHINEThe CGMS Gazette

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HistoryCGMS Video

SMART Goal I

Data Notebooks

Apangea Math

SMART Goal II

AR Home Connect

Test Talk Sheets

Where Do You Want to Go?…

SMART Goal III

Other Resources

Attendance

Support Staff

What We’ve Learned

IPI Data

The Future of CGMS

HISTORY

LOCATION TIMELINE1954 - Built as a high school

1970 – School consolidated into a K-9 community school

2006 – Elementary and Middle School become two separate schools but share the facility

PROFILE 195 Students 68% Low SES 38% Proficient in Reading/LA 27% Proficient in Math

Where We Were…

Cedar Grove Middle SchoolLocated in a Coal Town Community19 Miles East of Charleston

A Day at CGMS

GOALS

ACUITY DATA SMART GOAL I:

The number of students proficient in interpreting and evaluating data will increase a total of 3% over a nine week period.

EVIDENCE: Acuity Results – 18% Growth SMI

• 6th Grade – 57% Improvement• 7th Grade – 78% Improvement• 8th Grade – 46% Improvement

Where We Are …

We were aiming for 3% growth and achieved an average of 18% growth

among all three grade levels combined.

Data Notebooks

Apangea Math

GOALS

ACUITY DATA SMART GOAL II:

The number of students proficient in reading comprehension will increase a total of 3% over a nine week period.

EVIDENCE: SRI Results:

• 6th Grade – 77% Improvement• 7th Grade – 79% Improvement• 8th Grade – 77% Improvement

AR Results• Comprehension – 3% Overall

Growth in 6 Weeks• 788 Quizzes Passed in One

Semester

Where We Are …

The Acuity results were not what we expected so we adjusted test three’s DOK questions

that were higher level. It invalidated the test, but helped us adjust instruction.

AR Home Connect

Test Talk Data Sheets

GOALS

ACUITY DATA SMART GOAL III:The number of students proficient in a select group of Math/English CSO’s will increase a total of 3% over a nine week period.

EVIDENCE: Lesson Plans/Team Portfolios Variety of Instructional

Strategies Walk-Throughs Post Test Next Week

(May 9th-13th)

Where We Are …

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Math LA

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

RESOURCES

OTHER RESOURCES:•SkillsTutor

•Accelerated Reader

•Apangea

•WV Writes

•Acuity

•Formative/Summative Assessments

•SRI/SMI/SRA

•Read 180

•Smart Responders

•Mobile Lab – Computer Labs

Where We Are …

SmartBoards in every classroom…

GOALS

ATTENDANCE SCHOOL GOAL:After attending the SIG conference in Bridgeport in February, we started focusing on improving attendance due to the lagging indicators on DP21.

EVIDENCE:

DP21 WVEIS

Where We Are …

Grade level competitions are held each week based on attendance and data is tracked on

bulletin boards in the hallway.

Data Walls & Motivation

SUPPORT STAFF

TECHNOLOGIST:•Collaboration

•Modeling

•Co-Teaching

•Professional Development

•Analyzing Data

Who We Are …

INTERVENTIONIST:•Analyzing Data

•Small Group Instruction

•Co-Teaching

•Collaboration

COUNSELOR:•Small Group Counseling

•CFWV

•Needs Assessment

HOME/SCHOOL LIAISON:•Establish Parent Support Groups

•Oversee Student Led Conferences

•Attendance Incentives

•Develop Mentoring Programs

CHANGES

What Did the Leadership Team Learn?

We’ve Learned…•USE DATA!

•TRUST DATA!!

•FOCUS! FOCUS! FOCUS!

•Positive growth motivates ALL.

•Sense of success generates an acceptance to change.

•Students love to read.

•Students want structure and want to be pushed to a higher standard.

Where We Are Going …

IPI DataIPI Category September December February April

6 2=1.5% 11= 6.79% 7 = 6.14% 6=5.17%

5 4=3.01% 4= 2.47% 12= 10.53% 8=6.90%

4 68=51.13% 61= 37.65% 43= 37.72% 27=23.28%

3 44=33.08% 67= 41.36% 42=36.84 % 55=47.41%

2 14=10.53% 13= 8.02% 7 = 6.14% 16=13.79%

1 1=.75% 6=3.70% 3= 2.63% 4=3.45%

THE FUTUREHEADLINE:

“CGMS Achieves Yearly AYP!!”

Next Year’s Plans:•Continue SMART Goals for Reading/LA and Mathematics

•Variety of Assessments

•Professional Development, Literature, and Feedback on DOK/IPI

•School Wide Mission Statement and Professional Standards

Where We Are Going …

THE FUTUREHEADLINE:

“2nd Annual Parent Technology Night”

Next Year’s Plans:•Career Education

•Improved Attendance

•Incentives

•High Expectations

•Parental Involvement

Technology Night

Step Up Day

Student Leadership Team

Where We Are Going …

Growth Shown on ALL Smart Goals

Academic Success =

• Motivation

• Pride

• Improved Attendance Rate

• Collaboration

“Every Student, Every Opportunity, Every Time” May 2011

THE

SUN SHINEThe CGMS Gazette