Breakthrough Schools: Raise Expectations and Student Academic Achievement
Presenters: Stephanie Feldner, Principal Menominee Middle School; Neopit, WI Judy Richardson, Director of Diversity, Equity and Urban Initiatives, NASSP
Breaking Ranks ® ~ A Comprehensive Framework
BTS Selection Process Poverty/Low Income > 40% > 3 Years Improvement Breakthrough Schools Breaking Ranks Framework
BTS Selection Process Aligned with BR School visits Breakthrough Schools Paper/Data Screening
Menominee Indian Middle School
152 Students Grades % Native American 89% Free/Reduced Lunch 30% Special Education
Development of Time & Content Grids / Pacing Guide Mental Models Bellwork – teaching full class period Development of Academic Vocabulary 10 Question Tests Data Retreat / Analysis (WKCE & MAP) Morning/Homeroom Focus Embedded Staff Development Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Collaboration Grade level address concerns/solutions cross-curricular integration contact families +/- 4 indicators track student progress Department curriculum, instruction, assessment vertical / horizontal alignment team-teaching, special education embedded professional development Leadership & Positive Behavior Management Teams
Positive Behavior Management Direct teaching of expectations & procedures Target behaviors & incentives Celebrations of success Created by team of teachers and principal PBM Plan changes to meet needs of school & students Aligns with RtI “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” -Dr. James Comer
Evolution of 5th - 6th grade transition Start: 5th grade tour of MIMS in the spring Add 6th Grade Q & A Parent / student orientation Home Visits to all incoming students 6th grade transition year (separate teachers, area of the building, etc.) 5th grade pseudo-departmentalization Include 5th grade teachers in subject-specific embedded staff development Special Ed. observations and transition planning +HOMEROOMS / Duties TRANSITIONS
Personalization
Menominee Culture Class: Required 6 th Elective 7 th /8 th Noon hour activities: Girls: hoop dancing Boys: Singing/Drumming AM Menominee Pledge Incorporated into all ceremonies & celebrations Annual MIMS Pow-Wow Language / History infused into other subject areas New staff orientation
Culture is all around us…
Culture & College POSOH Grant: partnership between local districts and CMN / UW Develop strategies for preparing all learners—including typically underserved youth from non-mainstream cultures—to pursue bioenergy- and sustainability-related studies and careers, while exploring the contributions of traditional and scientific ways of knowing to our understanding of ecosystems and sustainability. Making Relatives Students are identified based on dropout indicators (F English/Reading or Math, >80% Attendance, 1+ OSS). Academic Coach – Resource analysis, interventions
“We do things a little bit differently…” School-based dental program School-based mental health Smart Sacks (4K-3) Collaboration for Kids Pre-College Programs Community Engagement Grid
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