Academic Excellence It's ALL about the LEARNING Natasha Adams Lori Crowe Pat Grove Donna Lauver Schools To Watch Conference Washington D.C. June 2010

Nagel Middle School--Nighthawks Designated Ohio School to Watch 2010 Forest Hills School District Suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio Age: 11 years old school with middle school concept Grade level configuration: 7-8 Schedule: 7 period day flex block + Advisory Students: 1170 Faculty and Staff: 125 Rated Excellent or Excellent with Distinction since 2003 Met AYP 2007, 2008, 2009 Sub Group Information:.8% Hispanic, 93.9% White, 1.6% African American, 1.3% Asian,.2% Native American, 2.2% Other, 10 % Free/Reduced Lunch,.4% ELL, 11% Special Education

Promoting Academic Excellence ◆ Developing a culture and climate focused on LEARNING Developing a culture and climate focused on LEARNING ◆ Fostering growth of Professional LEARNING Communities (PLCs) Fostering growth of Professional LEARNING Communities (PLCs) ◆ Visioning 21st century LEARNING through planning, professional development, and pilot projects Visioning 21st century LEARNING through planning, professional development, and pilot projects

From 211 Degrees to 212 Degrees

◆ Living the Vision Living the Vision ◆ Why are you here? To Learn Why are you here? To Learn ◆ Nighthawks S.O.A.R. Nighthawks S.O.A.R. ◆ Student Success Student Success ◆ Organization Organization ◆ Achievement Achievement ◆ Respect, Responsibilities, Relationships Respect, Responsibilities, Relationships 212 degree FOCUS

VisionBELIEFS: ValuesMissionStrategic Priorities Be a high performing & high achieving middle school that is:  Academically challenging  Developmentally Responsive  Socially Equitable GOALS AREAS: (1) Achievement Value-Added (2) Behavior Decrease number of referrals by 25% (3) One-School, Strong Teams Decrease number of candidates for retention (failing 2 or more subjects) by 50% TEAMING : We are a learning community where ALL are learners and work collaboratively in teams. CHALLENGING ALL STUDENTS: We provide students with high content, engaging, challenging, and satisfying schoolwork and activities. YOUNG ADOLESCENTS HAVE UNIQUE NEEDS: We maximize exploratory selections for students. TEACHING AND LEARNING DRIVE THE SCHEDULE: We use flexible block scheduling to meet needs of students STUDENTS SHOULD BE KNOWN WELL: We have student/teacher advisory time planned into the day. COLLABORATION : We empower teacher teams to make decisions about time, space, students, and instruction. TECHNOLGY IS A TEACHING AND LEARNING TOOL. We integrate technology into everything we do. STUDENT INVOLVMENT: We encourage every student to be involved in at least one extracurricular activity. Why are you here? To Learn Nighthawks S.O.A.R. S uccess O rganization A chievement R espect, responsibility & relationships Essential Questions: If we believe in “Success for All Students” ---- All Students Can LEARN----  What do we want them to learn?  How will we know they have learned?  How will we respond when they don’t learn?  How can we extend and enrich the learning for students who have demonstrated proficiency ? - Build leadership capacity in students and staff  Nagel L.A.B.  Student Leadership Groups -Use data to drive decisions  4 types of data (demographics, school processes, perceptions, student learning)  Effective tools to collect -Articulate the Nagel Way  Curriculum Assessment Maps  Student Academic/Behavior Expectations  Diamond of Interventions & Enrichments (A/B/SE)  PLC-Team Meeting Practice  Transitions (WEB, Advisory) successsuccess for all students living the vision Nagel Middle School Strategic Plan

◆ Living the Vision Living the Vision ◆ Why are you here? To Learn Why are you here? To Learn ◆ Nighthawks S.O.A.R. Nighthawks S.O.A.R. ◆ Student Success Student Success ◆ Organization Organization ◆ Achievement Achievement ◆ Respect, Responsibilities, Relationships Respect, Responsibilities, Relationships 212 degree FOCUS

◆ Living the Vision Living the Vision ◆ Why are you here? To Learn Why are you here? To Learn ◆ Nighthawks S.O.A.R. Nighthawks S.O.A.R. ◆ Student Success Student Success ◆ Organization Organization ◆ Achievement Achievement ◆ Respect, Responsibilities, Relationships Respect, Responsibilities, Relationships 212 degree FOCUS

212 Degrees LEADERSHIP ◆ Strength Finder 2.0 Strength Finder 2.0 Teach with your Strengths Gallup Press ◆ Nagel L.A.B. (Teacher Leaders) o Leaders o Achievers o Believers ◆ Team Leader Retreat-August Team Leader Retreat-August ◆ Data Academy-September o Student Snap Shot Data Sheet o Academic Referral Academic Referral

212 Degrees COMMITTMENT ◆ CAT-Content Area Teams CAT-Content Area Teams ◆ Interdisciplinary Teams Interdisciplinary Teams ◆ Job Embedded --Refresher schedule ◆ Re-purpose staff meetings ◆ Coaches and Instructional Specialists ◆ Academic Tool Box --Literacy Strategies Academic Tool Box --Literacy Strategies

212 Degrees COMMITTMENT ◆ CAT-Content Area Teams CAT-Content Area Teams ◆ Interdisciplinary Teams Interdisciplinary Teams ◆ Job Embedded --Refresher schedule ◆ Re-purpose staff meetings ◆ Coaches and Instructional Specialists ◆ Academic Tool Box --Literacy Strategies Academic Tool Box --Literacy Strategies

212 Degrees COMMITTMENT ◆ CAT-Content Area Teams CAT-Content Area Teams ◆ Interdisciplinary Teams Interdisciplinary Teams ◆ Job Embedded --Refresher schedule ◆ Re-purpose staff meetings ◆ Coaches and Instructional Specialists ◆ Academic Tool Box -- Literacy Strategies Academic Tool Box -- Literacy Strategies

212 Degrees Actions ◆ Powerful Learning Practices Powerful Learning Practices ◆ Pilot-Bring your own laptop Pilot-Bring your own laptop ◆ Nagel Ning Nagel Ning ◆ iPAD iLearn

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