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Mock School Board Meeting

Mock School Board Meeting. Vernon Johns Junior High School Dr. Ronnie Watson, Principal. Stepping into Greatness because    We won't QUIT , won't FAIL and won't LOSE!. January 12, 2012. School Overview. Student Demographics. School performance. Grades 8 and 9

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Mock School Board Meeting

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  1. Mock School Board Meeting • Vernon Johns Junior High School • Dr. Ronnie Watson, Principal Stepping into Greatness because   We won't QUIT, won't FAIL and won't LOSE! January 12, 2012

  2. School Overview Student Demographics School performance • Grades 8 and 9 • Enrollment :587 • Ethnic Representation • 96% African-American • 2% White • 2% Hispanic • Student Sub-Groups • 70% free-reduced lunch • 16% SWD • 4% LEP • Transformation Year 2 • Accredited with Warning • Did Not Make AYP • Three-Year Data Trends (2008 to 2011) • English: 62% to 76% • Math: 89% to 85% • Writing: 60% to 58% • Science: 68% to 79% • History: 70% to 56% • Teacher Indicator (Attendance) • Total No. of Teachers: 46 • Teacher Attendance (YTD): 94%

  3. SOL Test Scores Three-Year Comparison

  4. SOL Test Scores (Continued) Three-Year Comparison

  5. 1st Nine-Week Benchmark Assessments Comparison 1st Nine-Week Benchmark AssessmentsYear-to-Year Comparison

  6. 1st Nine-Week Benchmark Assessments Comparison School Safety Report Three-Year Trend Data

  7. School Climate & Culture Data What the school does well What the school needs to improve • Caring teachers who express interest in student success • Opportunities for teacher collaboration have been created by establishing common planning times • SPED students are making strong progress in English and Mathematics • Improve the quality of learning by using differentiation, assessing for learning daily and weekly, and providing clear learning objectives • Increase teacher accountability by closely monitoring lesson planning and instruction, and providing specific feedback • Improve current approach to school discipline to help students develop responsible behaviors

  8. Strengths of Transformation/Turnaround • Greater emphasis on job-embedded professional development tied directly to supporting school improvement goals • Creation of a 9th grade transition plan to bolster existing efforts to increase on-time high school graduation rates • Establishment of the REACH (Responsibility, Excellence, Aspiration, Compassion, Honesty) Program has been established as a response to intervention (RTI). It encompasses a tailored response to each student’s academic level of achievement and provides a built-in reward system for those illustrating effort and growth.

  9. Opportunities of Transformation/Turnaround • Establishment of a high quality school culture where all students are encouraged to achieve at high levels • Improvement of the instructional and leadership capacity of the school’s teachers and administrators • Enhancement of the school and community relations through the creation and expansion of partnerships and parent and community involvement

  10. SIG Funds: School and Division • Professional development funds • Instructional programs (istation, Achieve 3000, Study Island • Incentives • Technical assistance (Cambridge Education)

  11. Implementation Of Federal Requirements

  12. Barriers During Implementation • Difficulty in establishing a small learning community that would not be perceived as punitive by the adolescent population of the school • Balancing the demands of turnaround reporting and meeting requirements with the necessary improvement activities at the school • Developing a new orientation towards the use of data to drive decision-making, while avoiding the dangers of being “data rich and information poor”

  13. Goals for 2011-12 • Improve the quality of learning by providing students with clear learning objectives, utilizing strategies to enhance students’ understanding of key concepts, and using differentiated instructional strategies to address specific learning needs. • Increase teacher accountability for student outcomes by closely monitoring lesson planning and providing feedback on teacher performance

  14. Goals for 2011-12 (Continued) • Implement a plan for moving the current discipline approach from a punitive, compliance-based model to one that helps student develop responsible behaviors • Improve the leadership capacity to ensure the school has a clear vision for success that is shared by the entire school community

  15. Phase Out Process of LTP

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