School: Spruce Middle School

Team Members: Cheryl, Nan, Donna, Mia, Liz, Matt, Date: August 1, !!" Jason, Greg, David, Stephen, and Ray I. PLANNING A. Comprehensive Needs Assessment (the strengths and challenges for both students and adults) : Students: (Effect Data-what students are producing) Adults: (Possible adult actions contributing to our need) #$igh % o& students involved in activities and athletics #Colla1orative &aculty and ad)inistration #'(% o& (th graders )et*e+ceeded standards on the state )ath #Sta&& e+press a co))it)ent &or all students achieving at high assess)ent levels #,nly -(% o& "th graders )et*e+ceeded standards on the state #0eachers appear to learn a1out the nature o& their .or3 rando)ly, .riting assess)ent/ not deli1erately, tending to &ollo. their individual instincts/ #0he .riting trait o& Conventions .as lo. .ith an average #4ro&essional develop)ent progra)s do not &ocus on the rating o& /' &or all students/ 3no.ledge and s3ills re5uired &or sta&& to &ul&ill the per&or)ance #0he su1#group 2$ispanic2 declined '/('%, and the data e+pectations o& their roles or contri1ute to the achieve)ent o& the sho.s a need &or i)prove)ent in .riting, speci&ically in the school6s goals/ Conventions trait/ #0here are no structures in place, .hich create opportunities &or teachers to co)e together to share the e&&orts o& their .or3, to plan together and together i)prove their instructional e&&ectiveness/ #0here is no evidence that teachers e+a)ine student per&or)ance data and results and )a3e ad7ust)ents to their instruction 1ased upon an analysis o& the data . In!uir" Process: Prioritized Needs (the most urgent student and adult needs): Students: (Effect Data) Adults: (Cause Data) #0he .riting trait o& Conventions .as particularly lo./ #0eachers rarely e+a)ine student per&or)ance data*results and #Students are not actively engaged in the .riting process/ )a3e ad7ust)ents to their instruction 1ased upon an analysis o& the data/ #0here are no structures in place, .hich create opportunities &or teachers to co)e together to share the e&&orts o& their .or3, to plan together and together i)prove their instructional e&&ectiveness/

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C. #Smart Goal$ Statement: ;1< 4ercentage o& all "th grade students scoring pro&icient or higher on the state Criterion#Re&erenced 0est in .riting conventions .ill increase &ro) -( % to 9! % ad)inistered on -*!1 ? !>*!"/ THIS IS A TIER I INDICATOR AND IS A GOAL THAT WE HAVE SELECTED FOR OUR SIP BECAUSE IT IS AN AREA OF URGENT NEED 0his @S)art GoalA State)ent re&lects the need to have a second )easure o& student progress in addition to the state assess)ent/ ; < 4ercentage o& all "th grade students .ho achieve a score o& pro&icient or higher on a co))on School#Based grade level analytic .riting ru1ric, .ill increase &ro) -!% to "!% 1y the end o& !!9# !!" school year/ II. IMPL%M%NTATI&N: Master Plan Design (Outlines the action steps and describes how solutions will be implemented) A. Strate'ies (T)IS IS A *esults Indicators Desired *esults or #Loo+ ,ors$ Sample o, Actions to TI%* II INDICAT&* "hen we e#pect to Monitor If we do (insert the see in strateg!) student achie$ement % (&esults Indicator) #:ncrease percent o& #:ncrease the % o& #students .rite )ore &re5uently #C o& .riting teachers that assess students scoring #students )ore &a)iliar .ith analytic assign)ents .riting )onthly using a pro&icient or higher ru1ric #increase in non&iction co))on grade level on the state .riting #teachers e+plicitly teach the trait o& .riting pro)pts analytic ru1ric ;.ith assess)ent conventions #colla1orative scoring particular attention to the #student .riting contains evidence o& o& student sa)ples trait o& Conventions< #:ncrease % o& the conventions trait #Grade level tea) students that score )eeting agendas =s and 's on the include topics related conventions portion to conventions o& the school#1ased #Grade level tea) analytic .riting )eeting agendas ru1ric include e+a)ples o& revie. o& 5uality #:ncrease % o& illustration o& students scoring conventions in student

Individual *esponsibleTimeline

David*)onthly Sept#May

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#:ncrease the percentage o& teachers that participate in )onthly Data 0ea)s )eetings to loo3 at student .riting sa)ples scored .ith a co))on analytic grade level ru1ric ;.ith particular attention to the trait o& Conventions<

higher on classroo) assess)ents involving .ritten responses/

#0eachers )ore &a)iliar using ru1rics #Modeling o& lessons to teach conventions in conte+t #Co))on grade level e+pectations &or student .riting #Duality &eed1ac3 provided around student .riting sa)ples that illustrate 5uality conventions #More &re5uent assess)ent o& student .riting #Co))on e+pectations &or student .riting across the grade levels #Ese o& )odeling in the classroo)

.riting #Attendance at Data 0ea) )eetings #Sa)ple assess)ents o& Conventions in .riting #Lesson o17ectives that re&lect use o& Conventions #Monthly .riting scores #sa)ple lesson plans

Matt*)onthly Sept#May

. Pro,essional Development: (Identifies the critical professional de$elopment strategies needed to impact achie$ement) Tier II Indicator.s/ *esults Indicator.s/ Pro,essional Development Individual Timeline *esponsibl e #:ncrease percent o& teachers #:ncrease the % o& #4rovide sta&& di&&erentiated #Donna #Septe)1er &or all that assess .riting )onthly students scoring pro&icient training in the Si+ 0rait Friting sta&& .ith )onthly using a co))on grade level or higher on the state 4rocess G Ru1ric Scoring coaching and analytic ru1ric ;.ith particular .riting assess)ent #Co))it to ongoing support support during the attention to the trait o& ;i/e/, coaching o& sta&& .ith school year Conventions< #:ncrease % o& students s)all group .or3 using student that score =s and 's on .riting .or3 sa)ples< o& sta&& #:ncrease the percentage o& the conventions portion o& .ith the Si+ 0rait Friting teachers that participate in the school#1ased analytic process and use o& ru1rics )onthly Data 0ea)s )eetings .riting ru1ric #4rovide sta&& di&&erentiated to loo3 at student .riting training in Data 0ea)s sa)ples scored .ith a co))on #Co))it to ongoing support analytic grade level ru1ric ;.ith ;i/e/, coaching o& sta&& .ith particular attention to the trait o& s)all group .or3< o& sta&& .ith Conventions< Data 0ea)s

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III. M&NIT&*ING: ('teps for monitoring attainment of the goals and strategies) A. Monitorin' Plan: ("he t!pe of data to be collected and anal!zed) Tier II Indicator.s/ Individual *esponsibleA S & N D 0 1 M A M Source o, Data #:ncrease percent o& teachers that assess .riting #David*.riting )onthly using a co))on grade level analytic ru1ric assign)ents, Grade#Level ;.ith particular attention to the trait o& Conventions< 0ea) agendas*)inutes, ,pen#ended state)ent, )onthly .riting logs #:ncrease the percentage o& teachers that participate in #Matt*)onthly Data 0ea) )onthly Data 0ea)s )eetings to loo3 at student agenda*)inutes, teacher .riting sa)ples scored .ith a co))on analytic grade developed .riting level ru1ric ;.ith particular attention to the trait o& assess)ents, and )onthly Conventions< student .riting scores . Monitorin' 1re!uenc": ("he fre(uenc! with which to monitor progress towards achie$ing !our goals and strategies) Tier II Indicator.s/ to Monitor Sept &ct Nov Dec 0an 1eb Mar Apr Ma" #:ncrease percent o& teachers that assess .riting )onthly using a co))on grade level analytic ru1ric ;.ith particular attention to the trait o& Conventions< *esults Indicator #:ncrease the % o& students scoring pro&icient or higher on the state .riting assess)ent #:ncrease % o& students that score =s and 's on the conventions portion o& the school#1ased analytic .riting ru1ric Grade 9 Based on resultsHStay, Modi&y,

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A1andon the present course Grade " Based on resultsHStay, Modi&y, A1andon the present course Grade ( Based on resultsHStay, Modi&y, A1andon the present course . Monitorin' 1re!uenc": ("he fre(uenc! with which to monitor progress towards achie$ing !our goals and strategies) Tier II Indicator.s/ to Monitor Sept &ct Nov Dec 0an 1eb Mar Apr Ma" #:ncrease the percentage o& teachers that participate in )onthly Data 0ea)s )eetings to loo3 at student .riting sa)ples scored .ith a co))on analytic grade level ru1ric ;.ith particular attention to the trait o& Conventions< *esults Indicator #:ncrease the % o& students scoring pro&icient or higher on the state .riting assess)ent #:ncrease % o& students that score =s and 's on the conventions portion o& the school#1ased analytic .riting ru1ric Grade 9 Based on resultsHStay, Modi&y, A1andon the present course Grade " Based on resultsHStay, Modi&y, A1andon the present course Grade ( Based on resultsHStay, Modi&y, A1andon the present course

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C. %valuation: (Compare planned against achie$ed outcomes) %valuation: .Anal"2in'/ ('ummarize impressions) recall supporting information) compare) contrast) anal!ze) infer) and determine cause-and-effect relationships)* 3e Planned these4 3e Achieved these4 (goals) "ier II indicators) results indicators) (goals) "ier II indicators) results indicators)

3e Learned4

Appl"in': (Construct new learnings and applications) 3e 3ill Appl" These Learnin's to Ne5t 6ear7s SIP4

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