+Overview of the Title I Program at Lindsay Middle School

Presented by: LMS Administrative Team

Charnita Clements, Family Engagement SpecialistSeptember 29, 2015, 10:00 am

LMS Library

+Purpose

Provide information about our school’s Title I program for parents of students participating in the program.

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Multiple student and teacher recognition through the Daily Press, HCS Website, HCS Twitter, and HCS Facebook Page. Lindsay has the MOST Twitter followers than any other HCS School!

Lindsay is the only school in HCS followed by Mrs. Ann Holton, VA Secretary of Education.

Lindsay is the only school in HCS recognized by the boards of education in both VA and WV as schools making an impact in their communities on Twitter.

Lindsay was recently recognized (8/5) for the use of Twitter to positively promote both the school and HCS.

Ms. Romona Jackson, HCS Middle School Teacher of the Year and Division Teacher of the Year.

GLOWS 1415

+The following subjects performed ABOVE the division pass percentage on the SOLs:Geometry – 100% (LMS), 73% (HCS)

Algebra I – 96% (LMS), 80% (HCS)

Math 8 – 75% (LMS), 74% (HCS)

Math 7 – 55% (LMS), 43% (HCS)

Civics – 86% (LMS), 82% (HCS)

+ Lindsay had a 100% pass rate in Geometry.

Lindsay was recognized as a division example of implementation of the 1:1 Initiative. Further, several of our teachers were filmed using iPads with students for both the HCS School Notes and the Daily Press. Lindsay’s 1:1 Initiative Parent Presentation will be used by all HCS schools as the way to promote and to communicate the 1:1 program.

Lindsay’s teachers have been filmed and observed as division-wide examples of lesson planning, instructional delivery, and assessment development.

Lindsay’s organizational effectiveness used as a division-wide example of effective operations and programming at the secondary level.

Exemplary audit through VDOE of our Academic Review Process by our Instructional Leadership Team AND our 21st Century Audit.

+ Lindsay had the second highest Math 7 performance at the middle school level.

Lindsay had the second highest Social Studies SOL performance at the secondary level.

Lindsay had the second highest Algebra I SOL performance at the secondary level (just .08% behind one school)!

Lindsay received top recognition from VDOE on mathematics performance for the growth gains made in the last two years! Lindsay had the highest SGP vs. SOL growth gains differential in VA!

Mr. Richardson’s short film, “Lindsay Warriors,” was featured in the HCS School Notes, HCS Facebook Page, and on YouTube. Further, his work with SOAR Character Development was also featured on multiple HCS platforms.

Mr. Richardson and Mrs. Gordon presented at this year’s Rejuvenate Conference for all HCS teachers on Brain Power At Work, Home, and School.

+ Lindsay’s PBIS program used as a division-wide, regional, and national example of a growing and effective positive behavior intervention supports program. Lindsay’s PBIS program is the model for the following: VA Secondary Principals Association, National Middle School Association, Nottoway County Public Schools, Greenville County Public Schools, Halifax County Public Schools, Lunenburg County Public Schools, Lynchburg Public Schools, Roanoke County Public Schools, Salem County Public Schools, and VA Beach Public Schools.

Lindsay was the only HCS secondary school to hold a school-wide Spelling Bee and to have a representative from our school to represent in the Regional Spelling Bee.

Lindsay was the only HCS school to have a finalist in the Middle School Expository Category, United Jewish Community of Virginia Peninsula Holocaust Writing Competition; received the High Five Award from the HCS School Board.

Lindsay was the only HCS school to have students’ work published in a nationally recognized publication for two years running in Pine Tree Poetry.

+ Lindsay students were featured in this year’s Excel Art Show and one of our students had the honor of having her artwork placed at SAC and the Hampton Mayor’s Office by being a Critics Choice Winner. In addition, several of our students’ work was featured in the Hampton Women’s Art Show.

Lindsay’s Pep Squad/Character Education program featured in the Daily Press.

Lindsay’s CIA Professional Development program is a model of embedded PD – which will now be the focus for all HCS schools.

ACADEMIC GROWTH ESL: WIDA scores of our ESL students showed gains in Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing. Overall composite scores showed that 100% of our students demonstrated a gain of one grade level equivalent or higher from the 1415SY – an 18% gain from last year to now!

Multiple staff members presenting at division, state, regional, and national conferences demonstrating instructional strategies, techniques, and methods proven by student performance data for increased performance.

+ Multiple recognitions through Hampton City and HCS of our

Family Engagement programming for community involvement, outreach, parental involvement, and establishment/maintenance of various community partnerships!

STREAM Summer Enrichment was the most recognized summer program in HCS through multiple social media platforms and recognized for it’s organization and effectiveness!

Lindsay’s Science Department was featured in the HCS Science Spotlight for iPad integration and for the alignment of our Science lesson plans. The Science Curriculum Leader shared the work of our Science Team with HCS principals and the Division Leadership Team.

The first ever HCS Regional iPads User Summit featured our teachers as facilitators to model instructional strategies using iPads.

Lindsay’s US History II students created the first ever History Expo with its focus on the Great Depression through iMovies/iMagazines. Students acted as facilitators and presented various projects to parents and HCS division leadership.

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Lindsay administration is on the administrators to watch lists for the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP) and multiple national administrators organizations for making an impact in challenging or Title I schools.

Mrs. Byrd-Wright (Principal) was selected as a principal mentor for HCS, guest leadership facilitator for the SURN Leadership/Principals Academy, and has recently been asked to write a blog regarding CIA PD and other leadership areas by The College of William and Mary.

+Isn’t it good to know that…

+IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY…

We will continue to use Twitter as a way to tell our story. Pictures of visible teaching, learning, engagement, programs, etc. will be posted to our Twitter handle: @abyrdwright_LMS

GOAL: 2,000 Tweets and 400 Followers

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+ LINDSAY’S AMO STATUS HIGHLIGHTS

Table below shows the % differential from the 1314SY to the 1516SY: (Blue = +, Red = – )

Subgroup History

Science

Math LA

All Students 19% 8% 7% 11%Gap Group 1: SPED, ESL, Econ. Dis., regardless of race/ethnicity

20% 8% 18% 9%

Gap Group 2: Black (not of Hispanic origin including those in GG1)

21% 9% 14% 11%

Gap Group 3: Hispanic students, 1+ races, including those in GG1

39% 18% 30% 20%

Asian 13% 15% 11% 3%Economically Disadvantaged

19% 9% 8% 11%

Limited English Proficient (LEP)

42% 23% 10% 9%

Students with Disabilities 28% 18% 9% 2%White 1% 10% 1% 0.7%

+ACCREDITATION STATUS:

Accredited with Warning (Y3)WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR

US? Continued requirement to submit a School

Learning/Improvement Plan to the division and state; however, this year, all HCS schools must do this.

Continued Academic Review: EOY Comprehensive Report demonstrated that our school was in compliance with all Academic Review Process Measures.

Continued collaboration of staff Working SMART – remembering our end

game goals and do everything that we can to reach them and our students.

We’ve got to continue to be laser-focused on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment.

+Title I Program Program Models

School-wide – all students can be served throughout the school. Lindsay operates under this model.

Targeted – students identified for the program based on performance on assessments

Hampton City Schools implements the school-wide program model; schools that become eligible must enter Title I as a targeted assistance model for its first year.

+Title I Program – The UpgradeSchools receive funding to assist in UPGRADING our educational program in order to raise academic achievement.

+Title I Funds in Our School

Program Funds Amount of Funds available for this year:

$1,815.73 Description of Title I Program Materials, Supplies, and Resources Academic-based Events

Title I Parent Involvement Funds Amount of funds available for this year: What parent involvement funds were used

for last year. How parents can be involved with deciding

how funds are spent this year

+Family Engagement Requirements

Parent’s Right to Know Letter

Annual Title I Meeting (this meeting)

Title I District Level Parent Policy

Title I School Level Parent Policy

Title I Home & School Compacts

+Curriculum

Lindsay uses the curriculum provided by Hampton City Schools for each content area.

The curriculum and pacing is based upon the Curriculum Framework for each content area for grades 6 – 8.

Intervention Programs: Leveled Books for small group instruction; Read 180; Voyager Math and Voyager Language Arts; Language Live!; After School Tutoring; and, Saturday School.

Curriculum Frameworks can be found at the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) website: www.doe.virginia.gov

+ Assessment Types Assessments are used to help teachers determine if a

student is understanding the content presented in the classroom.

Assessments FOR learning are informal checks to inform the teacher if the lesson or instruction was effective and the students learned the content or skill.

We use the following assessments for all of our students: Bell-ringers, exit tickets, graphic organizers Common Assessments Critical Skills Assessments (Quarters 1, 2, 3) SRI Reading Assessment WIDA (ESL Students) VAAP SOLs

+LMS TIERED ID PROCESS & ASSIGNED

INTERVENTIONS 1516ID Process ASSIGNED INTERVENTIONS

TIER 1Passing 3 or more benchmarks and quarters from the previous yearPassed Math or LA SOL with > 400Passed Math and LA from previous yearDRA > 60 (Grades 6 – 8) Lexile Level > 800 (Grade 6)Lexile Level > 850 (Grade 7) Lexile Level > 900 (Grade 8)

90 minutes of LA and Math daily. Involvement in after school clubs and organizations. Extension activities through content enhanced scope and sequence

guides to further differentiate instruction and independent practice to include inquiry- and performance-based products/assessments.

Class/club leadership opportunities. Students will have the opportunity to serve as After School Tutors for

Math and/or LA with PBIS incentive provisions. 90 minutes of LA and Math daily.

TIER 2Passing 1 – 3 or more benchmarks and/or quarters from the previous yearScored 350 – 399 on Math and/or LA SOLPassed Math OR LA from previous yearDRA = 50 (Grades 6 – 8) Lexile Level: 500 – 799 (Grade 6)Lexile Level: 550 – 849 (Grade 7) Lexile Level: 600 – 899 (Grade 8)

90 minutes of LA and Math daily. Tier 2 LA general education assigned to Read 180. Extended Day Learning: After School Tutoring and Saturday School Required SRI testing at the end of each quarter to monitor

decoding, comprehension, fluency, and Lexile level growth of at least 15 points.

ESL teachers will teach an ESL Elective for each grade level on alternating days and provide push-in. Syllabus and course study also include Voyager LA for language acquisition, reinforcement, comprehension, and fluency for both newcomers and levels 3 – 5. Individualized ESL plans will be provided to GE teachers. Ongoing PD for GE teachers will be provided by ESL teachers.

TIER 3Did not pass any benchmarks and/or quarters from the previous yearScored < 349 on Math and/or LA SOLFailed Math and/or LA from previous yearDRA = 50 (Grades 6 – 8) Lexile Level < 499 (Grade 6)Lexile Level < 549 (Grade 7) Lexile Level < 599 (Grade 8)All retained students

90 minutes of LA and Math daily. Tier 3 SPED students - Voyager Math and LA to allow for a

concentrated focus on literacy and math acquisition skills. Extended Day Learning: After School Tutoring and Saturday School Required SRI testing at the end of each quarter to monitor decoding,

comprehension, fluency, and Lexile level growth of at least 10 points. Required SPI testing for those who score BR on SRI beginning at

the first quarter. SOAR: Placement in SOAR for over-aged or multi-retained students to

provide eighth grade skills to accelerate their learning and to promote OGR.

SOAR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: SOAR students will be assigned a building mentor to track and to assist students in their goal of completing 8th grade and progressing to high school for OGR.

+TIERS MONITORING/COLLABORATION 1516

TIER 1Passing 3 or more benchmarks and quarters from the previous yearPassed Math or LA SOL with > 400Passed Math and LA from previous yearDRA > 60 (Grades 6 – 8) Lexile Level > 800 (Grade 6)Lexile Level > 850 (Grade 7) Lexile Level > 900 (Grade 8)

MONITORING:Master Schedule placement based on tiers. Teachers will monitor student performance through multiple assessments (common, benchmarks, etc.), track, and analyze their data. Administrators will conduct frequent observations and provide timely feedback in response to observations; monitor lesson plans through the LMS Lesson Plan Checklist with feedback being provided bi-weekly. Continued Year-long CIA Professional Development conducted by resident experts and an outside assessment consultant to ensure that Tier 1 instruction and intervention/remediation instruction for Tiers 2 and 3 is to the rigor to which standards, skills, and processes requiredMonthly Instructional Leadership Team Meetings: To include continuous updating of SLP, discuss data and progress toward SMART Goals, monitor Academic Review requirements, etc.Instructional Leaders will monitor student performance through Monthly IL Reports gleaned from teachers’ data to track struggling learners, recovery students (LA and Math), and to site how interventions are working for these students. Training for all grade level Houses will take place 9/23 on how to use the RTI database, enter interventions, strategies, and notes. RTI PROCESS (SEE FLOW CHART)

COLLABORATION:Teachers, Literacy Coach, and Administrators will provide high-yield strategies and best practices tightly aligned with the content Curriculum Framework and the level of rigor that the standard demands.Unpacked Standards will be unpacked using the Essential Standards Framework each semester by those above. SMART GOAL Development will occur during Pre-Service week in order for PLC Teams to set their goals for this year, focus areas based on SPBQ areas, and ways in which each focus area will be assessed. Weekly Learning Club Meetings will continue to be held to develop lesson plans, assessments, and provide PD.Bi-weekly House Meetings will continue to be held to discuss concerns on the grade level, with one of those meetings used to discuss RTI (2nd Wednesday) and the other to discuss PBIS (4th Wednesday).Monthly PLC (department) meetings will be held to discuss various topics regarding RTI, differentiation of instruction, etc.

TIER 2Passing 1 – 3 or more benchmarks and/or quarters from the previous yearScored 350 – 399 on Math and/or LA SOLPassed Math OR LA from previous yearDRA = 50 (Grades 6 – 8) Lexile Level: 500 – 799 (Grade 6)Lexile Level: 550 – 849 (Grade 7) Lexile Level: 600 – 899 (Grade 8)

TIER 3Did not pass any benchmarks and/or quarters from the previous yearScored < 349 on Math and/or LA SOLFailed Math and/or LA from previous yearDRA = 50 (Grades 6 – 8) Lexile Level < 499 (Grade 6)Lexile Level < 549 (Grade 7) Lexile Level < 599 (Grade 8)All retained students

+ THE LINDSAY TEAM SCHEDULETYPE WHEN LOCATION

CIA PD SESSIONS*

After School (4 – 5 pm):oNovember 12oJanuary 29 (Division-wide PD)oMarch 10oApril 14

Facilitator’s Classroom (or designated area): Please refer to the Google Docs Sign-up Sheet that will be provided prior to PD sessions.

LEARNING CLUB

MEETINGS

o Weekly to discuss student performance data, lesson planning, and next steps.

o Teachers work in in collaborative learning teams to review assessment results and plan for instruction.

o Skills that were not mastered will be re-taught in a different way

o Students are grouped according to the skill(s) they have not mastered.

Grade Level Classrooms

PLC TEAMSo Department meetings to discuss trend data

and issues impacting the content area team vertically.

Grade Level Classrooms (Instructional Leaders)

PBIS TEAM4th Monday (After School); [First Mtg., Sept.

28th]Library

INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP*

1st Monday (After School); [First Mtg., Sept. 14th]

Library

+ Proficiency LevelsIf a child does not reach a certain

proficiency level when they take an assessment, we consider them for additional help from our Title I program.

The proficiency levels SOL assessments are:Pass/Proficient – Score of 400 – 499Pass/Advanced – Score of 500 – 600

You will be informed of your child’s results by:Report Cards, Benchmark Reports, SOL

Reports, frequent teacher communication

+Process for Contacting Staff

If you have questions or concerns relating to your child’s performance in school or other issues, please contact the school.

Classroom Teacher Counselors Assistant Principals Family Engagement Specialist Principal

+Stay Connected…

Download our school app at the App Store or Google Play

+Stay Connected to Lindsay by…

Visiting our Family Resource Center website for information about upcoming events, such as:

Parent Workshops Advisory Council Meetings Family Night events Volunteer opportunities

+LMS Important Dates

We share our events through multiple methods:

Flyers (sent home through students)

Twitter (@abyrdwright_LMS)

HCS Website

HCS Facebook Page

LMS Website

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