Growth Shown on ALL Smart Goals Academic Success = Motivation Pride Improved Attendance Rate Collaboration “Every Student, Every Opportunity, Every Time”May 2011 THE SUN SHINE The CGMS Gazette

TABLE OF CONTENTS  History History  CGMS Video CGMS Video  SMART Goal I SMART Goal I  Data Notebooks Data Notebooks  Apangea Math Apangea Math  SMART Goal II SMART Goal II  AR Home Connect AR Home Connect  Test Talk Sheets Test Talk Sheets Where Do You Want to Go?…  SMART Goal III SMART Goal III  Other Resources Other Resources  Attendance Attendance  Support Staff Support Staff  What We’ve Learned What We’ve Learned  IPI Data IPI Data  The Future of CGMS The Future of CGMS

HISTORY LOCATION TIMELINE Built as a high school 1970 – School consolidated into a K-9 community school 2006 – Elementary and Middle School become two separate schools but share the facility PROFILE  195 Students  68% Low SES  38% Proficient in Reading/LA  27% Proficient in Math Where We Were… Cedar Grove Middle School Located in a Coal Town Community 19 Miles East of Charleston

A Day at CGMS

GOALS ACUITY DATA SMART GOAL I: The number of students proficient in interpreting and evaluating data will increase a total of 3% over a nine week period. EVIDENCE:  Acuity Results – 18% Growth  SMI 6 th Grade – 57% Improvement 7 th Grade – 78% Improvement 8 th Grade – 46% Improvement Where We Are … We were aiming for 3% growth and achieved an average of 18% growth among all three grade levels combined.

Data Notebooks

Apangea Math

GOALS ACUITY DATA SMART GOAL II: The number of students proficient in reading comprehension will increase a total of 3% over a nine week period. EVIDENCE:  SRI Results: 6 th Grade – 77% Improvement 7 th Grade – 79% Improvement 8 th Grade – 77% Improvement  AR Results Comprehension – 3% Overall Growth in 6 Weeks 788 Quizzes Passed in One Semester Where We Are … The Acuity results were not what we expected so we adjusted test three’s DOK questions that were higher level. It invalidated the test, but helped us adjust instruction.

AR Home Connect

Test Talk Data Sheets

GOALS ACUITY DATA SMART GOAL III: The number of students proficient in a select group of Math/English CSO’s will increase a total of 3% over a nine week period. EVIDENCE:  Lesson Plans/Team Portfolios  Variety of Instructional Strategies  Walk-Throughs  Post Test Next Week (May 9 th -13 th ) Where We Are …

RESOURCES OTHER RESOURCES: SkillsTutor Accelerated Reader Apangea WV Writes Acuity Formative/Summative Assessments SRI/SMI/SRA Read 180 Smart Responders Mobile Lab – Computer Labs Where We Are … SmartBoards in every classroom…

GOALS ATTENDANCE SCHOOL GOAL: After attending the SIG conference in Bridgeport in February, we started focusing on improving attendance due to the lagging indicators on DP21. EVIDENCE:  DP21  WVEIS Where We Are … Grade level competitions are held each week based on attendance and data is tracked on bulletin boards in the hallway.

Data Walls & Motivation

SUPPORT STAFF TECHNOLOGIST: Collaboration Modeling Co-Teaching Professional Development Analyzing Data Who We Are … INTERVENTIONIST: Analyzing Data Small Group Instruction Co-Teaching Collaboration COUNSELOR: Small Group Counseling CFWV Needs Assessment HOME/SCHOOL LIAISON: Establish Parent Support Groups Oversee Student Led Conferences Attendance Incentives Develop Mentoring Programs

CHANGES What Did the Leadership Team Learn? We’ve Learned… USE DATA! TRUST DATA!! FOCUS! FOCUS! FOCUS! Positive growth motivates ALL. Sense of success generates an acceptance to change. Students love to read. Students want structure and want to be pushed to a higher standard. Where We Are Going …

IPI Data IPI CategorySeptemberDecemberFebruaryApril 62=1.5%11= 6.79%7 = 6.14%6=5.17% 54=3.01%4= 2.47%12= 10.53%8=6.90% 468=51.13%61= 37.65%43= 37.72%27=23.28% 344=33.08%67= 41.36%42=36.84 %55=47.41% 214=10.53%13= 8.02%7 = 6.14%16=13.79% 11=.75%6=3.70%3= 2.63%4=3.45%

THE FUTURE HEADLINE: “CGMS Achieves Yearly AYP!!” Next Year’s Plans: Continue SMART Goals for Reading/LA and Mathematics Variety of Assessments Professional Development, Literature, and Feedback on DOK/IPI School Wide Mission Statement and Professional Standards Where We Are Going …

THE FUTURE HEADLINE: “2 nd Annual Parent Technology Night” Next Year’s Plans: Career Education Improved Attendance Incentives High Expectations Parental Involvement  Technology Night  Step Up Day  Student Leadership Team Where We Are Going …

Growth Shown on ALL Smart Goals Academic Success = Motivation Pride Improved Attendance Rate Collaboration “Every Student, Every Opportunity, Every Time”May 2011 THE SUN SHINE The CGMS Gazette