1. Academic Excellence It's ALL about the LEARNING Natasha Adams natasha.adams@foresthills.edu Lori Crowe lori.crowe@foresthills.edu Pat Grove pat.grove@foresthills.edu Donna Lauver donna.lauver@foresthills.edu Schools To Watch Conference Washington D.C. June 2010

2. 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

3. 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

4. From 211 Degrees to 212 Degrees www.simpletruths.com

5. ◆ 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

6. 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

7. ◆ 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

9. ◆ 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

11. 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

12. 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

14. 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

16. 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

18. 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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