2014-2015 Sedgefield MiddleSchool Improvement Plan Report
School Improvement Plan
2014-2015
2013-2014through 2014-2015
School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate.
Draft Due: September 26, 2014 / Final Copy Due: October 24, 2014Sedgefield Middle School Contact Information
School: / Sedgefield Middle School / Courier Number: / 520
Address: / 2700 Dorchester Place
Charlotte, NC 28209 / Phone Number: / 980-343-5840
Fax Number: / 980-343-5862
Learning Community / Central / School Website: /
Principal: / Robert Ellyson
Learning Community Superintendent: / Kit Rea
Sedgefield Middle School Improvement Team Membership
From GS §115C-105.27: “The principal of each school, representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants assigned to the school building, and parents of children enrolled in the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. Representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants shall be elected by their respective groups by secret ballot....Parents serving on school improvement teams shall reflect the racial and socioeconomic composition of the students enrolled in that school and shall not be members of the building-level staff.”
Committee Position / Name / Email Address / Date Elected
Principal / Robert Ellyson / / 8.27.2014
Assistant Principal Representative / Pamela Ratliff / / 8.27.2014
Teacher Representative / McCoy Smith / / 8.27.2014
Inst. Support Representative / Catherine Eldridge / / 8.27.2014
Teacher Assistant Representative / Demario Johnson / / 8.27.2014
Teacher Representative / Lori Debernardo / / 8.27.2014
Teacher Representative / Tanya James-Wilson / / 8.27.2014
Parent Representative / Annie Stinson / 8.27.2014
Parent Representative / Chevelle Tatum / / 8.27.2014
District: CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and productive life.
School:
Mission Statement
District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.
School:Sedgefield Middle School’s mission is to serve Every Student, Every Day, In Every Way
Sedgefield Middle SchoolShared Beliefs
2014-2015 Sedgefield MiddleSchool Improvement Plan Report
- Individualized instructional for all students
- Differentiated lessons in all content areas
- All students/staff are treated fairly
- Technology is a vital part of the learning experience
- Provide a Safe and Orderly Environment
- Enhancing School Culture through positive reinforcement
- Building Critical Thinking
- Wrap-Around service for families
- Literacy is the hallmark for student success
- Prepare students for high school graduation
- Prepare students to be college and/or career ready
2014-2015 Sedgefield MiddleSchool Improvement Plan Report
Sedgefield Middle SchoolSMART Goals
- Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.
- Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.
- Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.
- Raise the average RIT score for each grade level to the grade level equivalency based on the Spring MAP scores in Reading and Math.
- Increase the percentage of students proficient (Levels 3,4,5) on the EOG assessments in Reading, Math, Math 1 and 8th Grade Science from 33% to 38%.
- Reduce the number of Out of School Suspensions by 10% from 1578 days to 1420 days.
Sedgefield Middle SchoolAssessment Data Snapshot
Assessment / Subgroup / 2013-2014 / 2012-2013 / 2011-2012% GLP / % CCR / % GLP / % CCR / % GLP / % CCR
Grade 06 EOG Composite / All / 23.8 / 16.7 / 21.0 / 52.2
Grade 06 EOG Math / All / 21.4 / 17.0 / 19.3 / 72.2
Grade 06 EOG Reading / All / 26.2 / 16.5 / 22.7 / 56.1
Grade 07 EOG Composite / All / 27.9 / 21.4 / 31.0 / 45.6
Grade 07 EOG Math / All / 26.0 / 19.7 / 29.7 / 73.9
Grade 07 EOG Reading / All / 29.8 / 23.1 / 32.3 / 48.2
Grade 08 EOG Composite / All / 40.1 / 30.2 / 26.2 / 53.4
Grade 08 EOG Math / All / 28.3 / 19.0 / 19.8 / 84.1
Grade 08 EOG Reading / All / 31.5 / 22.1 / 23.4 / 55.0
Grade 08 EOG Science / All / 60.3 / 49.4 / 35.5 / 59.0
EOC Math I / All / 85.1 / 65.7 / 54.2 / 94.1
School EOG Reading Composite / All / 29.3 / 20.6 / 26.6 / 52.9
School EOG Math Composite / All / 25.3 / 18.6 / 23.4 / 76.9
School EOG Science Composite / All / 60.3 / 49.4 / 35.5 / 59.0
EOG Composite / All / 32.4 / 24.2 / 26.5 / 50.3
EOC Composite / All / 85.1 / 65.7 / 54.2 / 94.1
School Composite / All / 34.6 / 25.9 / 27.5 / 65.2
Sedgefield Middle SchoolProfile
Sedgefield Middle School is a Title 1 funded school with close to 750 students in grades 6-8. Sedgefield MS also houses a Secondary Montessori Magnet program that serves students in grades 7 and 8. Student enrollment has risen steadily the past three years with a dramatic increase in the number of students with limited English proficiency. With an increase in enrollment, there has been an increase in the number of teachers and support staff that work with students. To support our students and their families, Sedgefield has a partnership with Communities in Schools and several faith-based and business partners. Forty-seven percent of staff has 0-3 years of experience with 57% of teachers having four or more years of experience. Fifty-five percent of teachers hold advanced academic degrees.
Sedgefield continues to transition teachers, students and parents to the rigorous NC Standard Course of Study based on the Common Core curriculum. Teachers participate in a variety of continuous professional development to ensure alignment between the curriculum and student work. Students participate in a data-driven process where their growth is monitored throughout the year through common formative assessments and MAP. This information helps to guide teachers in their planning process. Students also are able to identify strengths and weaknesses when analyzing their assessment results, which helpstudents,understand their progress with grade level expectations. Sedgefield is in year two of a balanced literacy implementation plan that utilizes a variety of strategies to increase student’s proficiency in reading, writing and speaking. Sedgefield also has integrated technology into many classrooms utilizing Chromebooks, Ipads and laptop computers. Sedgefield was just named a 1:1 early adopter school where each student will be able to utilize a technology device in each core class. This supports student engagement and the ability to work efficiently in a 21st Century environment. The focus of Sedgefield is to provide an environment where students are challenged academically with supportive teachers and staff that can help students obtain the skills necessary to be prepared for high school.
Strategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow
Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-readyFour focus areas:
- College- and career-readiness
- Academic growth/high academic achievement
- Access to rigor
- Closing achievement gaps
Five focus areas:
- Proactive recruitment
- Individualized professional development
- Retention/quality appraisals
- Multiple career pathways
- Leadership development
Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses,
faith-based groups and community organizations to provide a sustainable system of support and care for each child
Three focus areas:
- Family engagement
- Communication and outreach
- Partnership development
Five focus areas:
- Physical safety
- Social and emotional health
- High engagement
- Cultural competency
- Customer service
Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by
strengthening data use, processes and systems
Four focus areas:
- Effective and efficient processes and systems
- Strategic use of district resources
- Data integrity and use
- School performance improvement
Four focus areas:
- Learning everywhere, all the time
- Innovation and entrepreneurship
- Strategic school redesign
- Innovative new schools
SMART Goal (1):
Duty Free Lunch for Teachers / Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Goal 2
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier workforce
Navigator Pathway: / Enter Kindergarten ready / Advanced Reading in K-2 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7
At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5 / Successful completion of Math I in grade 9 / Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam / Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT
Data Used: / Supervision Plans
Strategies(determined by what data)
- Task
- Task
- Task (PD)
(title/name) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
- Interim Dates
1.Grade level teachers will collaborate to develop a duty free lunch schedule / Pamela Ratliff, Alkema Lewis / Implementation plan / No cost / Administration, Teachers, Support Staff / 8/14-6/15
2.Administration will create a supervision schedule involving support staff. / Pamela Ratliff, Alkema Lewis / Supervision Plan / No cost / Administration, Support Staff / 8/14-6/15
3.Administration will work with community partners to provide additional supervision for lunches / Catherine Eldridge / Sign-in sheets / No cost / Administration, Community partners, support staff / 8/14-6/15
SMART Goal(2):
Duty Free Instructional Planning Time / Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Goal 5
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Optimize district performance and accountability by strengthening data use, processes and systems
Navigator Pathway: / Enter Kindergarten ready / Advanced Reading in K-2 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7
At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5 / Successful completion of Math I in grade 9 / Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam / Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT
Data Used: / Weekly Planning Calendar; Master Schedule
Strategies(determined by what data)
- Task
- Task
- Task (PD)
(title/name) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
- Interim Dates
1.Master schedule will reflect common planning for all teachers / Principal / Master schedule template / No cost / Master scheduler, administration / 08/14-6/15
2.The school will implement a dispersal procedure for uncovered classes due to teacher absences. / Asst. Principal / Dispersal plans / No cost / Administration / 08/14-6/15
3.Teachers will utilize student performance data from formative assessments to guide lesson planning. / Academic Facilitator / Data notebooks, student tracking sheets, DDI action plans / No cost / Administration, Facilitators, Teachers / 8/14-6/15
SMART Goal(3):
Anti-Bullying / Character Education / Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Goal 4
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service
Navigator Pathway: / Enter Kindergarten ready / Advanced Reading in K-2 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7
At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5 / Successful completion of Math I in grade 9 / Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam / Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT
Data Used: / School wide discipline data
Strategies(determined by what data)
- Task
- Task
- Task (PD)
(title/name) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
- Interim Dates
1.Bully Liaison / Bully-prevention
- Counselor classroom education trainings
- Bully Awareness week twice a year
2. Character Education
- Implement Kickboard as a web-based incentive process
- Implement the POWER Culture Plan as a means of supporting a positive environment
- Mini-Lessons on Respect through homeroom and SNN
- Partnership with Myers Park and their DREAM Team
Kickboard implementation / No cost / Administration, teachers, counselors / 8/14-6/15
3. Healthy Active Child 30 min.
- Dedicated time in the daily schedule
- Supervision and transition plans
- Poor weather optional plans
4.School Health Team
- Develop a regular meeting schedule
- Create two school-wide awareness events
- Analyze financial effects of healthy snacking options
SMART Goal(4): / Raise the average RIT score for each grade level to the grade level equivalency based on the Spring MAP scores in Reading and Math.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Goal 1
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st C learning environment for every child to graduate college and career ready.
Navigator Pathway: / Enter Kindergarten ready / Advanced Reading in K-2 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7
At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5 / Successful completion of Math I in grade 9 / Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam / Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT
Data Used: / MAP results from Fall, Winter and Spring testing sessions
Strategies(determined by what data)
- Task
- Task
- Task (PD)
(title/name) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
- Interim Dates
1.Analyze the DESCARTE from previous year MAP results. / Facilitators / Growth in student results with each MAP administration / No cost / Administration, Facilitators, Teachers / 8/14-6/15
2.Utilize MAP data to flexibly group students in all core classes on a weekly basis. / Facilitators / Lesson plans, DDI Action Plans, Blended Math and Reading groups / No Cost / Administration, Facilitators, Teachers / 8/14-6/15
3.Create a Blended approach in Math and ELA and use Compass Learning to target student practice, which is aligned to MAP results / Facilitators / Blended groups; student results from Compass learning practice lessons / No Cost / Administration, Facilitators, Teachers / 8/14-6/15
4.Provide PD on Balanced Literacy strategies and Math Discourse / Instructional Coaches / Sign-in sheets, agenda’s, lesson plans reflecting new learning; classroom observations / No Cost / Administration, Facilitators, Teachers / 8/14-6/15
SMART Goal(5): / Increase the percentage of students proficient (Levels 3,4,5) on the EOG assessments in Reading, Math, Math 1 and 8th Grade Science from 33% to 38%.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Goal 1
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st C learning environment for every child to graduate college and career ready.
Navigator Pathway: / Enter Kindergarten ready / Advanced Reading in K-2 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7
At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5 / Successful completion of Math I in grade 9 / Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam / Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT
Data Used:
Strategies(determined by what data)
- Task
- Task
- Task (PD)
(title/name) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
- Interim Dates
1.Create a comprehensive Co-Teaching approach in ELA to support flexible grouping and best instructional practices. / Principal / Master Schedule, DDI Action Plans / No Cost / Administration, Facilitators, Teachers / 8/14-6/15
2.Utilize MAP data and school wide formative data to create flexible grouping across each grade level and among grade levels. / Facilitators / DDI Action Plans, Flexible grouping plans. / No Cost / Administration, Facilitators, Teachers / 8/14-6/15
3. Create a Blended approach in Math and ELA and use Compass Learning, RAZ Kids and iReady to target student practice, which is aligned to MAP results / Facilitators / Flexible grouping of students, data from web-based instructional plans, MAP and formative data / No Cost / Administration, Facilitators, Teachers / 8/14-6/15
4.Provide PD on Balanced Literacy strategies and Math Discourse / Instructional Coaches / Sign-in sheets, agenda’s, lesson plans reflecting new learning; classroom observations / No Cost / Administration, Facilitators, Teachers / 8/14-6/15
SMART Goal(6): / Reduce the number of Out of School Suspensions by 10% from 1578 days to 1420 days.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Goal 4
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service
Navigator Pathway: / Enter Kindergarten ready / Advanced Reading in K-2 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7
At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5 / Successful completion of Math I in grade 9 / Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam / Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT
Data Used: / YTD Suspension Data Report
Strategies(determined by what data)
- Task
- Task
- Task (PD)
(title/name) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
- Interim Dates
1.Implement Kickboard--a web-based behavior incentive tracker to support positive behaviors / Assistant Principal / Behaviors tracked through the program / $4000.00 / Administration, Teachers, / 8/14-6/15
2.Implement a tiered system of consequences to decrease the number of OSS days. / Assistant Principal / School wide grade level plans / No Cost / Administration, Teachers, / 8/14-6/15
3. Use Title 1 funding to hire two BMT’s to provide behavioral interventions and monitoring to decrease students receiving OSS consequences / Principal / $50,000 / Administration, Teachers, / 8/14-6/15
4.Utilize the District Intervention Specialist to support specific students via social, emotional and behavioral needs. / Principal / No Cost / Administration, Teachers, / 8/14-6/15
Mastery Grading Procedures Plan – Required for All Schools
Strategic Plan Goal: / Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment
for every child to graduate college- and career-ready.
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Academic growth/high academic achievement
Navigator Pathway: / Enter Kindergarten ready / Advanced Reading in K-2 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7
At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5 / Successful completion of Math I in grade 9 / Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam / Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT
Data Used: / School formative data; MAP results; EOG results
Strategies(determined by what data)
- Task
- Task
- Task (PD)
(title/name) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
- Interim Dates
1. Common assessments
- Pre- and post- assessments (Sept, Oct, Jan and Mar) created in School Net aligned to objectives in Math, Reading, SS and Science.
- Common mini-assessments within Reading, Math, SS and Science created from School Net (3 per quarter)
- Formative assessments will be developed in collaboration between teachers and facilitators in PLC meetings through a backwards design model.
- Develop a year-long assessment calendar through Google Drive indicating CIA’s, mini assessments and MAP testing dates
- Create a common assessment grading alignment document.
Title 1 Coaches: McCoy and Lewis
PDF: Cotton
MF: Briscoe
Principal: Ellyson / Assessment Calendarin Google Calendar
Data results from School Net
Implemented common assessments
Grading alignment document / No Cost / Facilitators, administration, teachers / 8/14: Start
Sept 2, 2014
Oct 20, 2014
Jan 12, 2015
Mar 24, 2015
6/10: End
2. Data disaggregation
- PD through an individualized approach with facilitators
- Develop a year-long assessment calendar to reflect times for DDI
- Teachers create a student progress monitoring tool
- Teachers create SMART goals for CIA’s
- Common planning is developed to discuss DDI
- Data is analyzed in DDI and through DDI Action Plans
- Data is used to flexibly group students on instructional needs
- Students will set goals prior to CIA’s and MAP testing to improve their own performance
Title 1 Coaches: McCoy and Lewis
PDF: Cotton
MF: Briscoe / DDI Action Plans
Google Assessment Calendar
Student growth on MAP and CIA formative assessments
DDI planning agenda’s
Student trackers
Weekly formal planning calendar / No cost / Facilitators, Teachers, Students / 8/14: Start
Sept 2, 2014
Oct 20, 2014
Jan 12, 2015
Mar 24, 2015
6/10: End
3. Flexible grouping
- Each content will plan and implement Flex days and/or flexible grouping for particular units
- Implement LLI
- PD for LLI instructors/tutors
- Create a blended approach to instruction using Odyssey for Reading and Math
- Use data from formative assessments to create targeted groups within classrooms and grade levels
- Align service level for SWD based on data and IEP’s
- Create targeted groupings for LEP students based on WIDA assessments
- Continue to implement FUSION reading for SWD’s.
Title 1 Coaches: McCoy and Lewis
PDF: Cotton
MF: Briscoe
ESL Teachers: Vieregg and Debernardo
ECCF: Gladney
EC Teacher: Fitzgerald / Flex day plans
DDI Action Plans
LLI Training
LLI groupings
Student growth on CIA and MAP assessments
Master Schedule / No Cost / Facilitators, Teachers, Administration / 8/14-6/15
Mastery Grading Procedures Plan – Required for All Schools
Strategic Plan Goal: / Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment
for every child to graduate college- and career-ready.
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Academic growth/high academic achievement
Navigator Pathway: / Enter Kindergarten ready / Advanced Reading in K-2 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7
At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5 / Successful completion of Math I in grade 9 / Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam / Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT
Data Used:
4. Additional learning opportunities
- A student that earns below an 84% on the Common Interim Assessments (CIA) assessments will have the opportunity to raise their score through test corrections, alternate assignment, and a retake of below proficient standards up to 84%.
5. Late and make-up work
- A student who misses an assignment must be allowed to make-up the work
- The student is responsible for making arrangements with the teacher to make-up the work within five school days.
- A teacher has flexibility in providing extended time for a student to complete work.
- Spartan Time and Flex days are opportunities to make-up work.
- A student may be given less credit if present on the day the assignment was given.
6. Grade reporting
- Grades for all assignments must be entered into the PowerSchool gradebook within 10 days of the due date.
- Administration will monitor PowerSchool to ensure timeliness of grade posting.
DOS-Lewis / Powerschool monitoring from administration / No cost / Administration / 8/14-6/15
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