BOLES MIDDLE SCHOOL

 

CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN

 

2005-2006

 

“Boles Produces Productive People”

 

 

 

 

          The mission of Boles Middle School is to teach all students.  We want to challenge, enlighten, enhance, and encourage.  We want to provide an atmosphere that encourages good citizenship and an understanding that our entire community working together achieves success.  The students and staff share a common bond of responsibility for learning.  Effective schools determine our future, thus the expectations we share will allow us to never be satisfied.

 

 

Strategies   

 

 

 

Person(s)

Responsible

Resources

Timelines

Evaluations

Formative 

 

Summative

Reward Students with Perfect Attendance

Principal

Secretary

Rewards

Refreshments

End of each grading period and Semester

Records of

Students

With Perfect Attendance

Final Attendance Records in PEIMS

 

Track Tardies and Absences

 Principal

Secretary

None

8/05 to 5/06

Daily tardy/absence

Records

Final Attendance Records in PEIMS

Publish List of Students

with Perfect Attendance

Secretary

Principal

Access to local

newspapers

End of each 6 weeks

Copies of published lists

Final Attendance

Records in PEIMS

Phone Calls to Parents

Principal

Secretary

$ None needed

After every third absence

Record of Phone calls made

Daily average attendance. Percent

verified by PEIMS

Letters to parents

notifying of non-compliance of attendance regulations

PEIMS  Clerk

Principal

Local Funds

Mailing Costs

Every 5th absence

Documentation pf letters to parents

Daily average attendance. Percent verified by PEIMS

Goal #1:  Improve the Average Daily Attendance Rate for all student groups

 

 

Objective #1.1:  Establish Attendance Rates of 96% for 2005-2006 School Year

 

 

 

 

Goal 2:  Improve Academic Performance of all Student Groups at Boles Middle School

 

 

Objective #2.1:  Improve the percentage of students passing the TAKS Reading Test at 90%

 

 

Strategies

 

Person(s)

Responsible

 

Resources

Timelines

Evaluations

Formative

Summative

Provide staff development in reading content areas to teachers

Principal

Staff development

Materials

Title II (255)

Fall 2006

Benchmark Testing

TAKS passing rates,

Report cards

Provide tutorials for students with academic difficulties

Principal

Teachers

Time for tutorials, lists of failing students

End of each 3 week grading period

Progress Reports, lists of students attending tutorials

Report Cards, AEIS indicators

Disaggregate TAKS data to determine student needs

Teachers

Principals

Test data

Time to disaggregate

11/05 to 5/06

Student group profiles

TAKS passing rates in AEIS Report

 

Correlate TAKS test items to reading lesson plans

Principal

Reading

Teachers

Textbook materials

11/05 to 5/06

Lesson plans,

Observations, walk-throughs, benchmark testing

Assessment from

testing, teacher observations

 


 

 

 

 

Goal #2:  Improve the Academic Performance of All Student Groups at Boles Middle School

 

 

Objective #2.2:  Improve the percentage of students passing the TAKS mathematics test to 90% for the 2005-2006 school year

 

 

Strategies

Persons

Responsible

Resources

Timelines

Evaluations

Formative

Summative

Portfolio Assessment

Principal

Teachers

Paper, textbook, other materials as needed

1/06

Final portfolio projects

TAKS results

Provide tutorials for students with failing grades in mathematics

Teachers

Principal

Lists of grades

Time for tutorials

SCE (24)

End of each grading period

Progress Reports, Lists of students attending tutorials

Report Cards

TAKS report on AEIS

Disaggregate TAKS Math data to identify student needs

Teachers

Principal

TAAS test results, time to disaggregate data

11/05 through 5/06

Student group profiles

TAKS passing rates in AEIS Report

 

Benchmark Testing

Principal

Teachers

Counselor

Testing materials

1/06

Testing Results

Results of needs assessment; plan from needs assessment

Emphasize test taking skills with all student groups; SDAA and 504 students

Teachers

Aides

Instructional strategies

8/05

Through 5/06

Documentation in lesson plans

TAKS results in AEIS Report

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal #2:  Improve Academic Performance of All Student Groups

 

 

Objective #2.3:  Increase the percentage of students passing the TAKS Writing Test to 90% for the 2005-2006 school year

 

Strategies

 

 

Person(s)

Responsible

Resources

Timelines

Evaluation

Formative

Summative

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide tutorials for students with failing grades in Writing

Teachers

Principals

Lists of grades; time for tutorials

SCE (24)

At end of each grading period

Progress Reports, lists of students attending tutorials

Report Cards; AEIS Report

Disaggregate TAKS data to identify academic need

Teachers

Principal

TAKS test data; time to disaggregate data

11-05 through 5-06

Student group profiles

TAKS passing rates in AEIS Report

Emphasize test taking skills for TAKS, SDAA, and 504 students

Teachers

Aides

None

8-05 to 5-06

Documentation in lesson plans

Test results in AEIS Report

Provide Staff development for Writing Teacher

Principal

Teachers

Staff development funds

8-05 to 5-06

Staff development hours

Benchmark & TAKS results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal #2: Improve Academic Performance of All Student Groups

 

Objective 2.4: Increase percentage of students passing the TAKS 5th grade Science Test to 85% for the 2005-2006 school year

 

Strategies

Persons

 Responsible

Resources

Timelines

Evaluations

Formative

Summative

Create peer-tutoring with upper level classes

Grade level Science Teachers

Science Materials

2005/2006

Student Feedback

TAKS Scores

Participate in Science Fair

Principal/Grade Level Science Teachers

Various Community Resources

Spring 2006

Teacher/Student

Feedback

Student Participation

Provide Webcat Training

Mary Wallace

Teachers

Software/Hardware

Fall 2005

Teacher use and Assessment

TAKS Scores

Utilize Study Island for Science Content

Mary Wallace/Grade level teachers

Software/Hardware

2005/2006

Teacher use and assessment

TAKS Scores

Provide TAKS prep workbooks for student & teacher use

Principal

Science teacher

Consumables

8-05 to 5-06

Teacher feedback

Benchmarks & TAKS scores

Provide staff development opportunities for teacher

Principal

Science teacher

Staff development funds

8-05 to 5-06

Staff development hours

Teacher use & feedback

Benchmarks & TAKS scores

 

 

 

 

Goal #2: Improve Academic Performance of All Student Groups

 

Objective 2.5: Increase percentage of students passing the 5th grade TAKS under Student Success Initiative

 

Strategies

Persons

 Responsible

Resources

Timelines

Evaluations

Formative

Summative

Perform benchmarks

Teacher

Counselor

Testing materials

Testing service

01/06

Teacher, counselor, principal feedback

Benchmark results

Provide tutoring for those not passing benchmarks

Teacher

Principal

Teacher

Federal funds earmarked for tutoring

01/06 to 02/06

Teacher, student, and parent feedback

TAKS results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal #2: Improve Academic Performance of All Student Groups

 

Objective 2.6: Increase percentage of students passing the 6th/7th grade TAKS reading & math tests.

 

Strategies

Persons

 Responsible

Resources

Timelines

Evaluations

Formative

Summative

Evaluate TAKS data for 6th/7th grade in reading & math

Principal

None needed

04/06-05/06

List of students

Student numbers

Enroll students in TAKS Prep course

Principal

Secretary

Teacher for remediation

05/06

List of students

06/07 Benchmarks

Purchase consumables for student use in prep class

Principal

Supply money for remediation/acceleration

05/06

Teacher feedback

Lesson plan documentation

06/06 Benchmarks

Progress reports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal #3:  Establish a Positive Climate for Students and Teachers at Boles Middle School

 

 

Objective #3.1:  Establish a Positive Climate for Students and Teachers

 

Strategies

Person(s)

Responsible

Resources

Timelines

Evaluations

Formative

 

Summative

Implement/Expand student recognition program

Principal

Teachers

Secretary

Gift Cards/Donated goods for prize awards

8/05-5/06

Student Teacher Feedback

Parent Survey

Establish Student Government

Principal

Secretary

Sponsor

None

8/05-5/06

Student Campaign Samples, Election results

Minutes of Student Government Meetings

Continue/expand middles school PAL program

PAL sponsor

Principal

None Title IV (204)

8/05-5/06

Ongoing evaluation of PAL students

Report from PAL sponsor

Maintain student extra-curricular activities UIL Events

Sponsors

Principal

Teachers

Coaches

Activity Fund Budgets, Fundraisers,

Eligibility Lists

8/05-5/06

Schedules

Rosters

Eligibility Lists

Budget Reports

Schedules

Rosters

Eligibility Lists

Budget Reports

“Pass the Cup” for staff

All staff

Staff resources

Same

Teacher Feedback

Teacher Survey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal #3:  Establish a Positive Climate for Students and Teachers at Boles Middle School

 

Objective #3.2:  Middle school students will be educated in a safe & drug free environment that is conducive for learning.

 

Strategies

Person(s)

Responsible

Resources

Timelines

Evaluations

Formative

 

Summative

Implement speakers/programs educating students on the dangers of drugs

Principal

Counselor

Federal funds

08/05-05/06

Student groups

Survey

Provide staff with up-to-date information on trends in substance abuse

Principal

Superintendent

Counselor

None needed

Staff meeting during 05/06

Collection of information

Staff response & discussion

Provide training to students & staff on bullying awareness & creating a safe school

Principal

Non-profit organization

None needed

Spring 2006

Staff needs & observation

Student & staff surveys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal #4:  Improve Instructional Effectiveness of Teachers at Boles Middle School

 

 

Objective #4.1:  Provide a variety of seminars and workshops to increase personal mastery of teaching for teachers and aides.

 

 

Strategies

 

 

Person(s)

Responsible

Resources

Timelines

Evaluations

 

Formative  

 

 

Summative

Horizontal/Vertical Team meetings for curriculum alignment

Principal

 Teachers

TEKS/TAKS Objectives

Each semester

Observation/lesson plans

Planning results using survey data

Provide 1 to 3 workshops to increase teaching skills

Principal

Assistant Superintendent

Time

Substitute teachers

Title II (255)

1-30-06 to 6-30-06

Agenda for workshops

Sign sheets, copy of agenda and training materials

Master Teacher Pamphlet

Principal

Teachers

Pamphlet costs

School year

Teacher input at faculty meetings

Survey of teachers/evaluation of program

Establish evaluation procedure for substitute teachers

Principal

None

8/-5-5/06

Sample of evaluation form

Completed evaluation forms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal 5: Establish a parental Involvement Program

 

 

Objective #5.1: Improve Parental Involvement at Boles Middle School

 

Strategies

Persons

Responsible

Resources

Timelines

Evaluation

Formative

 

Summative

Establish and publish monthly newsletter

Principal

Secretary

Copy machine

Time to publish newsletter

Monthly in 2005-2006 school year

Published newsletters

Published newsletters

Host  “Meet the Teacher” night

Principal

Teachers

None

September 2005

Announcements and Planning

Sign in sheets of classes visited by parents

Participate in Fall Festival