Edgewood Middle School Board of Education Presentation March 23, 2009 Empower. Inspire. Achieve. TOGETHER.

Alternative Governance Key Focus Areas Successes and Challenges SY 2008-09 Alternative Governance Key Focus Areas

Empower. Inspire. Achieve. Together. Key Focus Areas Empower. Inspire. Achieve. Together. Objective #1: Special Education Objective #3: High Quality Instruction Curriculum Alignment Objective #11: School Culture and Climate

Key Focus Area Successes Master schedule maximizes instructional time enhances space utilization placement and support for students with disabilities ( #1, #8, #9) special education teachers on teams (#1) High Quality Instruction expectation in every classroom every day (#2,3) Professional Development Center (#2, #3, #7) culture of collaboration (#2, #7) interventions during and after school (#5) school-wide on MSA preparation and professional development

Culture and Climate Successes Facilities Improvements Teacher Attendance 18% improvement in teacher attendance from the 2007-2008 school year. PBIS Over 20,000 positive behavior documentations to 3800 negative behavior documentations

Ongoing Academic Successes Team Action Planning data driven instructional decisions (#2,3) examining student and teacher work Interventions Knowing Mathematics Mathematics Navigator Ramp Up to Algebra MSA Prep Course Teacher-led after school interventions Saturday School

Ongoing Accomplishments Community Partnerships (#12) Pre-School Beautification Day SIT subcommittee includes team representatives Team Family Nights Online database of parent volunteering opportunities Community events New STEM partnership with Northrup-Grumman Others

Our Next Steps Increase Parent/Community Involvement High Quality Staffing for the 2009-2010 School Improvement Integration with PLC’s Utilization of Space Adequate housing for current courses and programs Ability and flexibility to offer new programs Permanent placement for all teachers

Empower. Inspire. Achieve. Together.