Coweeman Middle School
School Improvement Plan
2008/2009
EXPECTING EXCELLENCE EVERY DAY
Coweeman Mission
Coweeman exists to teach all students the skills necessary to succeed
Demographics
Enrollment |
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October 2007 Student Count |
600 |
Gender (October 2007) |
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Male |
52.2% |
Female |
47.8% |
Ethnicity (October 2007) |
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American Indian/Alaskan Native |
9.3% |
Asian |
1.8% |
Black |
1.2% |
Hispanic |
8.3% |
White |
79.0% |
Special Programs |
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Free or Reduced-Price Meals (May 2008) |
43.6% |
Special Education (May 2008) |
12.8% |
Transitional Bilingual (May 2008) |
2.4% |
Migrant (May 2008) |
0.0% |
Other Information (more info) |
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Unexcused Absence Rate (2007-08) |
1.0% |
School Improvement SMART Goal: Coweeman students, parents, and staff will collaborate to build a positive community as measured by at least 75% of students and parents indicating that they have participated in at least one school activity over the past year and that they have a favorable attitude toward school.
Strategy: Coweeman students, parents, and staff collaborate to build a positive community by identifying qualities of a strong community and increasing stakeholder’s involvement in Coweeman.
Rationale: Students who are invested and involved in their schools do better academically. Parents who are involved in their children’s schools are better informed of their child’s strengths and skill deficits.
Activities to Achieve this Goal: What actions will occur? What steps will staff take? |
Professional Development How will staff acquire the necessary skills and attitudes to implement the activity? |
Timeline When will this strategy or action begin and end? |
Resources Available What are the existing and new resources that will be used to accomplish the activity? |
Who is Responsible? Who is Involved? Who will provide the leadership? Who will do the work |
Monitoring Effectiveness What on-going FORMATIVE evidence will be gathered to show this activity is making a difference in student outcomes? |
Evaluation Did the activity achieve the desired goal? Explain |
Implementation of Choice Period. The skills of responsibility, respect and problem solving will be taught and reinforced during this period. |
Staff meetings to discuss implementation, evaluation and modifications. |
Implement Sept Rewards start in October Review periodically throughout the year. |
Skyward Gradebook Choice Committee Student Leaders |
Choice Committee and Coweeman Staff |
Each quarter: number of students with missing assignments, grades, attendance. Student Survey Staff Survey |
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Service Learning Activities. |
Research of Community (school and greater Kelso) Needs |
One activity in 2nd quarter One activity in 3rd quarter One activity in 4th quarter |
Student Leadership publications Local community service organizations |
Marla Green and Leadership Class Tony Smith and ASB/ Student Council |
At least three successful community service learning activities Fall and Spring Student Survey indicating increased sense of community |
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Increase parent (or other important adults) presence at Coweeman by increasing the number of volunteers. |
parent survey results Examples of what is used by other schools |
Volunteer Sign-Ups Monthly newsletters highlighting volunteer opportunities |
Parent Involvement publications and websites. Last year’s survey results Current parent volunteers |
Administration, LIT Committee, and Coweeman staff |
Online Parent Surveys List of parents who have volunteered |
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Procedures for evaluating success in reaching this goal: what SUMMATIVE evidence will be used to show this activity is making a difference in student outcomes? Student grades, attendance and test scores. |
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School Improvement Goal: Improve student’s knowledge and skills in science measured by a 5% increase over last year in the number of students meeting standard in science WASL.
Strategy: Use MAPand WASL data to identify basic science skill deficits, engage students through integration with technology and provide targeted instruction to address skill deficits.
Rationale: When basic skill deficits are addressed and students are engaged in the learning students will be able to grasp the higher level concepts needed to succeed in science.
Activities to Achieve this Goal: What actions will occur? What steps will staff take? |
Professional Development How will staff acquire the necessary skills and attitudes to implement the activity? |
Timeline When will this strategy or action begin and end? |
Resources Available What are the existing and new resources that will be used to accomplish the activity? |
Who is Responsible? Who is Involved? Who will provide the leadership? Who will do the work? |
Monitoring Effectiveness What on-going FORMATIVE evidence will be gathered to show this activity is making a difference in student outcomes? |
Evaluation Did the activity achieve the desired goal? Explain |
Science department will identify a science curriculum gap at each grade level. |
Time to collaborate and analyze the MAP data for scientific method. |
October MAP test sixth grade December Late Start |
Science MAP data Science WASL Item Analysis 2008/2009 New Science Standards Grades 6-8. |
Science Department Head and Science teachers |
Practice WASL prompts scored using common rubric |
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Develop curriculum that integrates STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) for 6th grade science. |
Once a month planning meetings |
Spring 2009 Pilot – sixth grade |
Grant 6th grade MAP scores |
Beth Gemar, Rob Kedenburg, Mary Beth Tack Sixth grade science teachers |
MAP testing Sixth grade teacher input |
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Procedures for evaluating success in reaching this goal: what SUMMATIVE evidence will be used to show this activity is making a difference in student outcomes? 2009 WASL Science scores. |
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School Improvement Goal: Improve student’s knowledge and skills in math as measured by a 5% increase over last year in the number of students meeting standard in math.
Strategy: Provide targeted instruction of basic math skills to students who are below grade level. Collaborate as a math department to teach common academic language and to score common assessments.
Rationale: When basic skill deficits are addressed students will be able to grasp the higher level concepts needed to succeed in math.
Activities to Achieve this Goal: What actions will occur? What steps will staff take? |
Professional Development How will staff acquire the necessary skills and attitudes to implement the activity? |
Timeline When will this strategy or action begin and end? |
Resources Available What are the existing and new resources that will be used to accomplish the activity? |
Who is Responsible? Who is Involved? Who will provide the leadership? Who will do the work? |
Monitoring Effectiveness What on-going FORM-ATIVE evidence will be gathered to show this activity is making a difference in student outcomes? |
Evaluation Did the activity achieve the desired goal? Explain |
Math Enrichment classes. - students chosen who are not at proficient level. -curriculum designed after analysis of needs of students based on MAP results |
Math trainings with Janis Heigl. Map analysis |
Enrichment classes formed each semester |
MAP data AMS system to help identify students in need of intervention Math Standards |
Math Department Head Enrichment math teachers |
Math grades Student surveys |
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Math Vocabulary/Word Wall - students and teacher will compile words and definitions of meaningful math vocabulary specific to grade level standards |
Math trainings with Janis Heigl. MAP analysis |
Throughout the year in math classes. |
Newly revised and previous WA State Math Standards |
All math teachers and students |
- Student work - Classroom assessments |
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WASL Practice (Math CBAs) - test representative of an actual math WASL will be administered and scored at each grade level |
Math trainings with Janis Heigl. Both middle schools meet to score. |
Three times per year - fall, winter, spring |
Test booklet and rubrics to score |
All math teachers and Mary Beth Tack |
-WASL scores -Quality of student performance should be of a higher quality on the Spring CBA compared to the Fall or Winter test |
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Procedures for evaluating success in reaching this goal: what SUMMATIVE evidence will be used to show this activity is making a difference in student outcomes? 2009 WASL Math test scores. |
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School Improvement Goal: Increase student’s reading levels as measured by a 5% increase in the number of students meeting standard on the reading WASL.
Strategy: Use data to identify an area in reading that needs targeted instruction and then develop strategies to address the area(s).
Rationale: Teachers will be able to correct deficiencies once they are aware of them.
Activities to Achieve this Goal: What actions will occur? What steps will staff take? |
Professional Development How will staff acquire the necessary skills and attitudes to implement the activity? |
Timeline When will this strategy or action begin and end? |
Resources Available What are the existing and new resources that will be used to accomplish the activity? |
Who is Responsible? Who is Involved? Who will provide the leadership? Who will do the work? |
Monitoring Effectiveness What on-going FORMATIVE evidence will be gathered to show this activity is making a difference in student outcomes? |
Evaluation Did the activity achieve the desired goal? Explain |
All teachers will analyze MAP data of their classes to identify problem areas. |
Department time and additional help interpreting MAP scores. |
October after MAP testing is completed |
MAP Data All teachers |
Language Arts department |
Language Arts grades Spring MAP tests |
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Reading strategies, such as identifying author’s purpose, will be developed and taught to target overall school |
Department time Common reading strategies |
All year |
MAP Data Reading Strategies
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Language Arts department |
Spring MAP tests |
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Procedures for evaluating success in reaching this goal: what SUMMATIVE evidence will be used to show this activity is making a difference in student outcomes? 2009 WASL Reading Scores |
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