1. Welcome! 2006-07 SAE School Improvement Plan Burns Middle School

3. Improvement Strategies Improve teacher knowledge Improve teacher delivery methods Frequent assessments / CFU daily SAE Improvement strategies to target struggling students and make school wide academic improvements. Teacher collaboration / Planning

4. Burns Students Students at work!

5. Data Meetings Weekly data meetings with teachers to discuss: last weeks test/ assessments student proficency(70% or better), Teaching strategies How to improve those student’s academic performance on COS objectives not mastered.

6. Math 7 th Period Tutoring with Ms. Nguyen- Williams. MMI Coach Math remediation class- Orchard math/10 computers Peer Tutoring 7 th per Orchard math on all math student computers. CFU’s – White boards, CPS units. Teachers implement MMI strategies with inquiry questioning, manipulatives and computer visual aides. Extended Day Math Tutoring Hard at work!

7. Reading AR Program school wide/ 2005-06 42,627 points, Total circulation 28,015 books. Remedial Reading class. Stovall 6 th grade reading Pre-Post AR STAR test 35 minutes SSR Extended day reading help. Begins in October.

8. Writing Monthly Writing Contest. Secondary writing plan implemented Write to three prompts a week. Wireless writers Word walls, vocabulary development. Writing Portfolios Writing Conference & Staff Development 4 Writing Modes developed in 6 th & 7 th grades.

9. Language Arts Grammar Activities 3 days a week as a bell ringer. Al COS guidelines CFU’s daily Classroom libraries Use researched instructional strategies. Technology in use!

10. Science Supplemental strategies: Brain Pop, sciencesaurus, edhelper.com. Visual aides,foldables, CPS units, United Streaming and labs used with daily instruction. Frequent Assessments NSTA Convention Vocabulary Development

11. SACS Accreditation We completed our SACS review for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools with High commendations. High Quality support for student learning Art program matches any in the nation Shared vision among staff and administration A collective shared goal to provide a responsive and nurturing atmosphere for living and learning.

12. Social Studies Local curriculum aligned Staff Development Critical thinking skills developed. Continuous assessment of student understanding through CPS units,wait time, and conventional methods. Collaboration among SS teachers of content materials and resources.

13. Parent Involvement Parent Compacts Frequent progress reports, weekly, STI- Home, e-mail. Communication tools-e- mail, school sign,news letter, PTA open house, academic conferences, climate surveys, student planners. Tech training classes for parents/ Sign up tonight

15. Transition Activities To 6 th Grade 6 th Grade orientation & Club Night Blazer Days Band & Cheerleaders visit feeder elementary schools. Advanced math entrance test. To 9 th Grade Davidson & Murphy 9 th grade open houses. 8 th grade shadowing @ HS Athletic coaches from HS visit campus HS weight training Burns Band play at Murphy & Davidson HS games. HS-Middle Band combined concerts HS Cheerleader and Volleyball camps held for Burns students

16. 9 Marzano Instructional Strategies Identifying Similarities & Differences/ Analogies. Summarizing & Note taking/ Combination notes w / pictures Reinforce effort and recognition Non-linguistic Representations/ create mental images Homework & Practice / 90 minutes HW

17. 9 Marzano Strategies con’t Cooperative learning Setting objectives/ Provide feedback ASAP / CFU’s Generate and test hypotheses / The Scientific Method Cues, questioning & advanced organizers/ graphic organizers, charts, graphs.

19. Marcia Tate Instructional Strategies 20 Brainstorming and Discussion Drawing & Art work Field Trips Games Graphic Organizers/ maps/ word webs Humor Labs/ experiments/ models/manipulatives Metaphors, analogies, similes

20. Trail Blazers

21. Marcia Tate 20 strategies con’t Mnemonic devices/ repetition-slogans- acronyms(CFU) – 1-10 bun. Movement Music, rhythm, rhyme and rap Project based & Problem based instruction Cooperative learning/ Share-pair Role Plays Storytelling Technology

22. Marcia Tate Strategies Visualization and guided imagery Visuals Work study & Apprenticeships Writing & Journals

23. Blazing the Trail to the Future!

24. The end Have a great night!