La Center Middle School 2019-2020 Work Plan
Goal #1 – Increase the number of students meeting promotion standards
ACTION STEPS | |
A. | Increase student attendance |
1. Use attendance data to follow up with chronic absences (including tardies) | |
2. Staff will be positive and encouraging to students and build relationships with those who are chronically absent. | |
3. Compare attendance to accountability data | |
4. Tardy Talks | |
B. | Parent Communication |
1. Teachers will contact parents with struggling students at least 1X a month. | |
2. Put students on plan if grades have dropped. Check every 6 weeks | |
3. investigate student/parent perspectives on problem. | |
4. Hold more staffings w/student present. | |
5. Recognize positive student behavior. | |
6. School wide Skyward explanation email | |
7. Fall Conferences: Skyward Demonstration Table | |
C. | Mentoring/Tutoring |
1. Continue the high school mentoring program. | |
2. Continue study hall- add math tutor | |
3. Introduce executive functioning skills |
Goal #2 – Student Learning – Raise number of individual students increasing or maintaining state standards
ACTION STEPS | |
A. | Implement Interim Block SBAC tests |
B. | Continuing transition to WSSLS standards (science) |
C. | Focus on alignment & integration of common core standards |
D. | Work with counselor/dean of students on attendance/tardy program |
E. | Focus on increasing accountibility and self awareness of learning in all students especially math assist/reading assist/academic prep students |
F. | Science and math meet to identify common terminology/skills to focus on in their classes |
G. | Connect school with real life scenarios |
H. | District Level – Create department heads to help K-8 teachers align ELA, Math & Science curriculum to Common Core Standards |
I. | Provide release time for homeroom teachers to check-in with struggling students one on one |
J. | Begin STEM and/or PBL teacher training |
Goal #3 – Culture – All students feel safe and welcome and are valued memebers of our school.
ACTION STEPS | |
A. | Increase School Pride- Display student work |
free school t-shirt for each kid? | |
B. | Build Upon Our New Student Welcome |
C. | Servant Leadership Mindset & Focus (Introduce Character Strong in Homerooms) |
D. | Students in Crisis Referral System |
E. | After School Activities/Clubs |
F. | Monthly/Weekly or Bi-Weekly? Organized Lunch Time Activities Funding? |
G. | Adopt an elementary class by homeroom: Or a 5th grade class for transition: Optional |
H. | Beginning of year middle of year and end of year survey with follow through communications |
I. | Adult presence in the hallways- Goal this year |
J. | Bullying Awareness- student presentations |
K | Bullying Awareness- Free the Children Assembly |
L. | Continue homeroom/superteam activities & competitions |
M. | Homeroom Service Project? Grade Level? |
N. | Supporting extra curricular activities at school (Recognition Assembly?) |
O. | Digital Bulletin Boards: TV Screens |
P. | First day Sixth Grade Only – all teachers teach small groups |
Q | Implement & Pilot the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program |
R | Pre Olweus Implementation Student Survey & anually thereafter |
Attend GSA meetings at high school & invite middle school students to come along. |