School Name: Vickery Creek Middle School

School Name: Vickery Creek Middle School

Due 9/2/16 to Teaching Learning

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Step 1: Review 15-16 School Imp. Plan Reflection
Step 2: Executive Summary
Step 3: School Improvement Plan
___ CCPRI Goal
___ Academic/Instructional Goal
___ Climate Goal
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Step 4: Growth Measure for Teachers of Non-SGP Courses
Step 5: Continuous, Job-Embedded Prof. Learning Plan
Step 6: 16-17 SIP Reflection due Friday, June 16, 2017
2015-18 Executive Summary
Continuous Improvement Goals / AdvancED Standards
(Check all that apply) / Learner Profile
(Check all that apply) / Support from FCS Depts.*
(List all that apply)
CCRPI Goal
Vickery Creek Middle School will increase our CCRPI score by .5 points by increasing the engagement in our classrooms. / X / Purpose & Direction / X / Pursue Continuous Learning / Continued assistance from Teaching and Learning regarding CCRPI and best engagement practices.
X / Governance & Leadership / Exhibit Strong Personal Qualities
X / Teaching & Assessing for Learning / X / Utilize Creative & Critical Thinking
X / Resources & Support Systems / X / Engage & Contribute
X / Using Results for Continuous Improvement / X / Interact Effectively
Academic / Instructional Goal
ELA/ Reading Teachers on the 6th grade level will increase their percentage of students in distinguished by 6% points 7th grade by 2.6% pointsthrough implementation of our choice reading program. / Purpose & Direction / X / Pursue Continuous Learning / Robin Elmore and Susan Grigsby for reading program and strategy support.
Governance & Leadership / Exhibit Strong Personal Qualities
X / Teaching & Assessing for Learning / X / Utilize Creative & Critical Thinking
X / Resources & Support Systems / Engage & Contribute
X / Using Results for Continuous Improvement / Interact Effectively
Climate Goal
On the VCMS Health Survey, results for students experiencing sadness, overwhelming fear, or worries will decrease by 5%. / Purpose & Direction / Pursue Continuous Learning / Student Support Services and Superintendent to help guide to any group effectively implementing 7 Habits throughout the county.
Governance & Leadership / X / Exhibit Strong Personal Qualities
Teaching & Assessing for Learning / Utilize Creative & Critical Thinking
X / Resources & Support Systems / Engage & Contribute
X / Using Results for Continuous Improvement / x / Interact Effectively
* FCS Departments: Educational Leadership, Facilities, Finance & Operations, Food & Nutrition Services, Human Resources, Public Information & Communications, School Safety & Discipline, Special Education, Student Support Services, Superintendent, Teaching & Learning, Technology & Information Services, and Transportation
2016-17 School Improvement Plan
CCRPI Goal:
SMART Goal:Vickery Creek Middle School will increase our CCRPI score by .5 points by increasing the engagement in our classrooms.
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Prof. Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
Teachers will plan and implement lessons that are highly engaging for students. / If teachers plan and implement lessons that focus on engaging students at high levels, students will be more engaged and improve their achievement in those subject areas. / August - May / Administrators – lesson planning support and accountability
Administrators- helping to rate engagement and giving feedback on improvement through instructional coaching
Teachers will learn about engagement through bi-weekly BLT and TLC meetings focused on teaching strategies of engagement. / If teachers are taught strategies and work through the WOW framework, they will implement engaging lessons that improve student achievement. / August-May / Administrators- teaching bi-weekly workshops through WOW framework.
Department Chairs- redelivery and modeling to the teachers within their departments at department meetings.
Describe how your SMART Goal will be monitored throughout the year:

• TKES Observations- engagement rating will occur at every observation
• Monthly surveys in classes (as tickets out the door)

Academic / Instructional Goal: English Language Arts
SMART Goal: ELA/ Reading Teachers on the 6th grade level will increase their percentage of students in distinguished by 6% points 7th grade by 2.6% points through implementation of our choice reading program.
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Prof. Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
Teachers will learn about “Reading in the Wild” as a concept by Donalyn Miller. They will be given 3 texts: The Book Whisperer, Reading in the Wild, and The Reading Strategies Book / If the teachers read the three texts best on best practices, they will be ready to develop plans for program implementation during pre-planning. / May-July / Hayes- ordering of books
Ogline- distribution of books
Teachers- reading and taking notes
Mallory- creating google docs and answering questions
Obtain 100 high interested YA books for each reading classroom. / If students have high interest young adult fiction, they will be more likely to read and be engaged. / July / Hayes- ordering of books, asking parents for donations, and applying for grant.
Mallory- Picking out titles using Miller’s works
Mallory and Ogline- organizing the books and distributing them to classrooms
Outline class structure and expectations / If teachers have a template and understand best practices, they will be available to develop effective reading class where students will want to read and learn about genres / July- during pre-planning / Ogline and Mallory will run meetings each day during pre-planning.
Teachers will continue to subject ideas, questions and concerns in google docs
Classes will visit library each week / If students visit the library each will with their reading class, they will learn about the library and will be more likely to choose books they are interested in, raising the reading engagement and levels. / July-May / Mallory- set up the library rotation
Tafuto- make sure classes learn about the library and stay on track, and offer greater book selections
Reading teachers- take students to library
Purchase of more books after book fair based on student requests / If we purchase books that students request using funds raised by the book fair, students will be more engaged and take greater ownership of the reading class / September / Tafuto- book fair and ordering books
McDowell- money management and ordering
Reading Journals / If students keep a reading journal and make and monitor reading goals, they will improve their reading lexile levels, their reading stamina, and take ownership of their reading progress / July-May / Teachers- monitoring and dialoging through the student journals. Also monitory progress through student/teacher conferences.
Describe how your SMART Goal will be monitored throughout the year:

• Data Team Meeting Logs (formative & summative assessment data)
• Subject Area Meeting Logs
• itslearning Planner
• student reading journals
• student/teacher conferences
• TKES Conferences & Observations

Climate Goal:
SMART Goal: On the VCMS Health Survey, results for students experiencing sadness, overwhelming fear, or worries will decrease by 5%.
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Prof. Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
VCMS staff will research and begin implementing a weekly 7 Habits lesson with students. / If VCMS implements the 7 habits program that addresses social and emotional issues that middle-school-aged students are prone to experiencing, then students will gain perspective, understanding, and coping strategies when faced with stressful situations. / Semester 1 –Training for 26 staff members
Semester 2 – Training for 30 more staff members & initial implementation / Schedule training- Hayes
Online Resources- Hayes
Development of lessons-(counseling staff)
VCMS counselors will leverage classroom guidance lessons to help students learn strategies for coping with stress. / If VCMS counselors provide classroom guidance focusing on coping strategies for stress, worries, and fears, then students will gain knowledge needed to apply appropriate coping strategies. / Whole school in first period- each week / Classroom guidance lessons developed by the Counselors and 7 Habits on-line lessons
Describe how your SMART Goal will be monitored throughout the year:

• Classroom Guidance Pre & Post-tests
• Health Survey Results

Growth Measure for Teachers of Non-SGP Courses
Measure(s):
Teachers of Non-SGP courses will be measured by the Vickery Creek mean SGP in math & ELA.
Implementation Plan
All teachers of non-SGP courses have developed a minimum of one action step or “if…then” statement to support either the math or ELA Academic/Instructional goal. This action step/”if…then” statement will be a part of their TKES Professional Growth goal.
Continuous, Job-Embedded Professional Learning Plan
Professional Learning Goal(s):
Timeline: Dates/Hours
(Add/Modify as Needed) / Professional Learning Actions, Strategies and Interventions / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Connection to Continuous Improvement Goal(s):
NEO/SLO (K-3), July 25 / N/A
NEO (K-12), July 26-27 / itslearning& Technology Training
VCMS Mission & Beliefs Orientation (What it means to be an H3 Panther) / If new teachers are trained to be effective users of itslearning & the technology provided by Forsyth County Schools, then home-school communication, student engagement, differentiated instruction, personalized learning, and data analysis will be readily available and frequently implemented.
If new teachers are effectively oriented to Vickery Creek’s mission & beliefs, they will be equipped to determine how they can personally support and carryout our vision & purpose. / Academic/Instructional Goals
Preplanning, July 28-29 & Aug. 1-3 / School Improvement goal-setting and planning
DCD TKES Orientation / If all staff members are active participants in the school-improvement process, then students will benefit from our united efforts and common goals.
If teachers are oriented with the changes to the TKES process, they will have a firm understanding of how they will be evaluated and how to professionally grow throughout the year under the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System. / CCRPI Goal
Academic/Instructional Goals
Climate Goal
Early Release/Prof. Dev., Aug. 31 / AdvancEd Accreditation Requirements / If all staff members participate in the AdvancEd Accreditation Requirements, then all stakeholders will have an understanding of how the accreditation process works and an active role in the process.
Prof. Dev., Oct. 21 / Data Teams – Q1 reflection upon school improvement goals / If staff members monitor their progress toward our school improvement goals through the data teams process, then it is more likely that we will attain the goals outlined in our School Improvement Plan. / Academic/Instructional Goals
Prof Dev., Jan. 4 / Mid-year reflection upon school improvement goals - pacing adjustments based on reflection on goals
AdvancEd final preparations / If staff members monitor their progress toward our school improvement goals and make adjustments to pacing and instruction accordingly, then it is more likely that we will attain the goals outlined in our School Improvement Plan. / Academic/Instructional Goals
Prof. Dev., Feb. 21 / Final adjustments to pacing & assessments for Milestones
Completion of TKES Professional Goal reflection/documentation / If staff members monitor their progress toward our school improvement goals and make adjustments to pacing and instruction accordingly, then it is more likely that we will attain the goals outlined in our School Improvement Plan. / Academic/Instructional Goals
Post Planning, May 30-31 / 2016-17 Reflection & Data Analysis (if scores are available) / If staff members analyze and reflect upon 2016-17 Georgia Milestones scores, CCRPI ratings, and Health Survey results, then we can measure our success against our School Improvement Plan goals and use that information for future planning. / CCRPI Goal
Academic/Instructional Goals
Climate Goal
2016-17 School Improvement Plan Reflection
Please provide a short reflection summary for each goal listed below. (Did you meet your goals? Why or why not? What were your strengths / weaknesses? Did you monitor your goals throughout the year? If so, then how? Did you revise your goals throughout the year? If so, then why? What can be improved?)
CCRPI Goal
Academic / Instructional Goal
Climate Goal