GOAL 2 – Action Plan Development

Template 4.1 – (Rubric Indicator 4.1)                                                                                                                                                                        Revised DATE: __________________________              

Section A –Describe your goal and identify which need(s) it addresses.  (Remember that your previous components identified the strengths and challenges/needs.)

Goal

The students at Meigs will achieve NCLB targets of 86% proficiency/advanced scores on Math TCAP assessments while raising the percentage of students scoring Advanced from  95.6% on the 2008TCAP test  to 96% on the 2009 test and 100% Advanced on the 2010 test  by identification of non-Advanced students while ensuring that current Advanced students remain Advanced.

Which need(s) does this Goal address?

1)       Meeting and exceeding the NCLB targets for 2008-2009 through 2014 as identified by the TN Department of Education

2)       Identification of the 9% of the Proficient students who need additional assistance to achieve Advanced status.

How is this Goal linked to the system’s Five-Year Plan?

MNPS has established:  We will ensure all students achieve academic excellence.  (Ensure that all students meet or                              exceed MNPS, State and National Standards.)

ACTION STEPS – Template 4.2 – (Rubric Indicator 4.2)

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN – Template 4.3 – (Rubric Indicator 4.3)

Section B – Descriptively list the action you plan to take to ensure you will be able to progress toward your goal.  Action steps are strategies and interventions which should be scientifically based where possible and include professional development, technology, communication, and parent and community involvement initiatives within the action steps of each goal.

Section C – For each of the Action Steps you list, give timeline, person(s) responsible, projected cost(s)/required resources, funding sources, evaluation strategy and performance results/outcomes.  (For Evaluation Strategy, define how you will evaluate the action step.)

Timeline

Person(s) Responsible

Required Resources

Projected Cost(s) & Funding Sources

Evaluation Strategy

Performance Results / Outcomes

Action Step

2.1

The Principal and Teachers will examine (mine) disaggregated TCAP data to identify least mastered objectives (state performance indicators) by subject and grade level

August, 2008 through Sept. 2008

Principal Hubble, Literacy Coach  Searfoss and all Grade Level and Department Chairs (Dooley, Stout, Klassen Egerton and Franklin)

2007 and 2008 TCAP scores reports; TN state performance indicators

No Additional Funds

Teachers will log students’ TCAP scores and copies of the logs will be given to guidance counselors and principal

TCAP data distributed during In/service; team meetings will continue

Spring 2008 TCAP Achievement Test data shows 95.6 % advanced for the school (which is slightly ahead of the 95 % goal for 2009.)

Action Step

2.2

Math Teachers will gain additional skills and strategies regarding differentiating instruction by attending Professional Development.

Jun 2008 through July 2008

Math Teachers Klassen, Powell, Dooley, T.Parsons, J.Parsons, Burrell-Sneed, Marable,

Rector, Baxter

MNPS Marilyn Burns and Springboard Math Professional Staff Development; Springboard math materials.

$85 per day per teacher stipend (MNPS district professional development funds.)

Attendance and observation by administrators of use of strategies learned in workshops

All teachers attended Math professional development during the summer of 2008

Action Step

2.3

The Principal will implement and continue after-school tutoring program for at risk students, including gifted and talented students, where teachers, parents and community volunteers will assist with students needing extra help

Sept 2008 through May 2009

Principal Hubble, 2-4 school teachers, non-specified PTO and parent and community volunteers

Grant, paper, supplies, incentives, books and two certificated teachers

$500 Supply/incentive Budget and $2000 staff salary (Meigs PTO or state extended contract grant monies)

2008 TCAP scores of students attending after-school will be compared with 2009 TCAP to assess success; level of volunteer and parent participation; level of student participation.

After School Enrichment has begun as of September 30, 2008.

Action Step

2.4

The Principal will implement an Independent Study class for 7^th and 8^th graders during the instructional day to provide additional opportunities for access to resources to non-advanced students.

August 2008 (upon return of TCAP scores)

Principal Hubble

2008 TCAP results

No Additional Funds

2009 TCAP scores will be compared with Principal’s log of students’ 2008 scores for movement to Advanced status.

Courses and students scheduled and in classes as of August 20, 2008

Action Step

2.5

All Certificated Staff will implement research-based strategies for increasing student achievement .

Aug.2008,

Oct.2008,

Jan. 2008,

All Certificated Staff at Meigs (Administration, Guidance, Media, Classroom Teachers.)

Classroom Instruction That Works Book by Robert Marzano, Debra Pickering and Jane Pollock

$19.96 per book (40 paperbacks)--$800 (Staff Development Budget-PTO)

Lesson and Unit  Plans of teachers will reflect data that shows the need for use  of strategies; administrators will monitor implementation when included in plans.

Staff Development on August 6, 2008 (Strategies and purpose for comparing and classifying)

Teachers Chadwick, Burnett and Pennington have specifically used strategies outlined during in-service;  Teacher Hoskins has used tools for “summarizing fiction” for writing.

Action Step

2.6

The Incoming fifth graders to Meigs will take a pre-assessment exam at the end of their fourth grade year prior to enrolling to Meigs.

May 2008

Lindsay Steindorf, 5^th grade guidance counselor

4^th grade/5^th grade math textbook final tests

$100.00 paper/Scantron bubble sheets

(District allocated instructional supply budget)  

Participation of incoming 5^th graders in pre-assessment; retest of same objectives at the end of summer (Aug.2008)

Pre-assessment completed with 95 % of incoming 5^th graders; results mailed to parents with suggestions for summer remediation and enrichment (June 2008)

Action Step

2.7

A team of three teachers and the Assistant Principal will participate in training for the Tennessee Model for Teacher Mentoring and will be assigned as serve as mentors to new teachers at Meigs

Feb. 2008 and Sept 2008

Through May 2008

Assistant Principal Jackson, Vicki Dooley, Mark Klassen and Janet Stout;

Shannon Puckett, District Business Official

State of Tennessee Model for Teacher Mentoring  training;

Code 16 Release time for in class peer observation and collaboration

No additional funds for the professional development; District allotted Code 16 (school use days) teacher professional days ($85 per day substitute cost)

Subjective evaluations by mentors and those being mentored in Dec. 2008 and May 2009

Mentoring pairings have been assigned; Mentoring team has completed state-sponsored training and has begun meeting with new teachers as of September 22, 2008.

Action Step

2.8

One math teacher representing each grade level will attend Family Math Night Training through MNPS to bring parent participation into the child’s math program.

Feb. 2008 and July 2008

T.Parsons, J.Parsons, Powell, Melton

MNPS sponsored staff development opportunities

$85 per day teacher stipend (MNPS district professional development funds.)

Parent participation in Family Math Night in October 2008 and March 2009

J.Parsons and T.Parsons have completed training in Feb. 2008.

Action Step

2.9

Classroom Teachers will create and maintain up-to-date Teacher Webpages, to be accessible to parents via the Meigs Middle Magnet School website, so they may be aware of student assignments.  

Aug. 2008-May 2009

Principal Hubble and Assistant Principal Jackson

Teacher Web Page Accounts; District Instructional Technology Trainer David Carterto train staff on how to create and maintain pages.

No Additional funds for MNPS pages; $34 per teacher for Teacher Web Accounts.

Administrators will monitor webpages weekly beginning Sept. 2008.

Action Step 2:10

Classroom Teachers will utilize Thinklink Testing to analyze skill deficiencies of students and plan accordingly.

Sept. 2008, December 2008 and March 2009

Teachers:  Dooley, Burrell-Sneed, Holloway, Rector, Parsons, Klassen, Bybee, Hoffmann, Marable, and Baringer

Discovery Education Assessment

$2800 District Assessment Funds

Individual students showing non-proficient status as of September predictor test will show proficient by December 2008 test. 

Principal Hubble has met with each teacher to discuss use of the Think Link scores to identify deficiencies.

Action Step

2.11

Teachers of Advanced and Honors Math Courses will ensure that State Performance Indicators for each grade level are taught in addition to the State Performance Indicators for the Honors Level Course

Aug. 2008-May 2009

Math Department Chair (James Parsons) MNPS STEM Coach  (Currently vacant—will enter when identified)MNPS Curriculum and Instruction Math Coordinator Ernie Saville-Brock

State and MNPS Math curriculum, Log sheet of State Performance Indicators

No Additional Funds

Teachers will identify Indicators that are not aligned and specify in writing to the Administration of Meigs when and how they will be taught.; evaluate performance on TCAP on misaligned Indicators.

Curriculum maps have been distributed; TCAP scores have been distributed.  Think Link Scores have been discussed with teachers.  One honors math teacher from Meigs resigned in September and another was selected by MNPS to be a curriculum coach so Meigs has hired two new teachers in upper level Math.

GOAL 3 – Action Plan Development

Template 4.1 – (Rubric Indicator 4.1)                                                                                                                                                                        Revised DATE: __________________________              

Section A –Describe your goal and identify which need(s) it addresses.  (Remember that your previous components identified the strengths and challenges/needs.)

Goal

The students at Meigs will achieve 100% proficiency/advanced scores on Science TCAP assessments while raising the percentage of students scoring Advanced from 72% on the 2008TCAP test  to 80% on the 2009 test and 90% Advanced on the 2010 test  by identification of non-Advanced students while ensuring that current Advanced students remain Advanced.

Which need(s) does this Goal address?

1)       Increase the number of Advanced Science students from 69% in 2007 to 80% in 2009 and 87% n 2010.

2)       Closure of the achievement gap between male and female subgroups (78% Advanced Males/61% Advanced Females) and elimination of Below Proficient students (all of whom are female)

How is this Goal linked to the system’s Five-Year Plan?

MNPS has established:  We will ensure all students achieve academic excellence.  (Ensure that all students meet or                              exceed MNPS, State and National Standards.)

ACTION STEPS – Template 4.2 – (Rubric Indicator 4.2)

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN – Template 4.3 – (Rubric Indicator 4.3)

Section B – Descriptively list the action you plan to take to ensure you will be able to progress toward your goal.  Action steps are strategies and interventions which should be scientifically based where possible and include professional development, technology, communication, and parent and community involvement initiatives within the action steps of each goal.

Section C – For each of the Action Steps you list, give timeline, person(s) responsible, projected cost(s)/required resources, funding sources, evaluation strategy and performance results/outcomes.  (For Evaluation Strategy, define how you will evaluate the action step.)

Timeline

Person(s) Responsible

Required Resources

Projected Cost(s) & Funding Sources

Evaluation Strategy

Performance Results / Outcomes

Action Step

3.1

The Principal and Teachers will examine (mine) disaggregated TCAP data to identify least mastered objectives (state performance indicators) by subject and grade level

August, 2008 through Sept. 2008

Principal Hubble and Department Chairs (Franklin, Rector, Schimenti, and Haney)

2007 TCAP scores reports; TN state performance indicators

No Additional Funds

Teachers will log students’ TCAP scores and copies of the logs will be given to guidance counselors and principal

TCAP data distributed during In/service; team meetings will continue

Spring 2008 TCAP Achievement Test data shows 72 % advanced for the school.  Also, 81% of  310 males scored Advanced on the 2008 TCAP while    65 % of 371 females scored Advanced.

Action Step

3.2

All 5^th and 6^th grade teachers will be Trained on all Hands-on Science Curriculum Units

June/July 2008 (by Dec.2008)

Principal Hubble, Science Department Chair Jamie Schimenti;,  MNPS Science Coordinator (Sarah Baker)

MNPS Staff Development

$85 per day teacher stipend (MNPS district professional development funds.)

Principal will monitor on-line professional develop registration and attendance and kits’ use during the school year. 

On August 22, 2008, Principal Hubble requested training from Sarah Baker, Science Coordinator. 

Action Step

3.3

All science teachers will participate in day-long Vertical Team Staff Development to address State Performance Indicator deficiencies in Matter and Atmospheric Cycles/Weather

October 2008;

Feb. 2009

M Burrell-Sneed, McMurray, Rector, Holloway, Dooley, J.Parsons, Schimenti, Franklin,

England, Haney, MNPS Science Coordinator (Sarah Baker)

David Carter, MNPS science and technology consultant

$300 PTO Donated Science Budget Funds

Teachers will submit lesson plans for workshop topics

Action Step

3.4

Science teachers will participate in training for use of technology in the science classrooms. 

October 2008

M Burrell-Sneed, MdMurray, Rector, Dooley, J.Parsons, Schimenti,

England,

Franklin, Haney, tech coach (Richard Frank)

Vernier Lab Equipment; Logger Pro software;

No additional funds

Attendance and implementation of technology plans.

Training requested from John Duckworth, Director of Instructional Technology.

Action Step

3.5

Parents will be allowed to register for a “girls only” Science class at each grade Level

April 2008-

May 2009

Principal Hubble and guidance counselors  (Steindorf and Osborne)

Registration forms for 2008-2009

No additional funds

 TCAP scores of girls in these classes compared with girls in heterogeneous groups for growth; parent  and student satisfaction surveysregarding same gender class experience.

Same gender (girls”) classrooms established in master schedule and students assigned (August 2008)

Same Gender Science classrooms established in 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grades.

Action Step

 3.6

The Principal will secure laptops for each teacher to allow teacher workstation desktop PCs to be converted to students for research and projects as a tool for differentiating instruction. 

Septem-ber 2008-Septem-ber 2009

Principal Hubble, TTRM William Turner

MNPS District Technology Funds

$1500 per laptop  35 total

($52, 500)

Lesson plans will be monitored for inclusion of “extension” activities using technology for additional support.