1 School Improvement & Accountability Update for P.S. Jones Middle Presented by: Tracey Nixon Principal

2 School Profile  806 Students  38% Black  45 % White  14% Hispanic  3% Other  15.2% (121 students) EC  65% are economically disadvantaged

Teacher Profile 60 certified staff members 20 Classified 18% advanced degrees (22 Master Degrees, Two 6 year Advanced Degrees) 2 National Board Certified Experience 0-3 (15%), 4-10 (28.4%), and 10+ (56.6%) 3

4 Current Status* ( ) Met Growth ABC Status Met AYP Goals State AYP** P.S. Jones Yes (69.4%) School of Progress No295% *School overall composite and status for the school year. **Percentage of schools in NC making AYP with the same number of AYP Target Goals as our school.

5 Sub-Groups Not Making AYP Reading  All/Hispanic/LEP Math  All/Black/Hispanic/EDS/SWD  24 out of 29 subgroups met AYP

6 Current Status* ( ) Math EOG Scores Grades 6-8

Current Status* ( ) 7 Reading EOG Scores Grade 6-8

Current Status* ( ) 8

9 Key Improvement Strategies Professional Learning Communities Change in Teacher Placement  15 teachers shifted grade levels. Changes were based on EOG scores. Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Accel Enrichment Period SRA Corrective Reading ClassScapes

10 Key Improvement Strategies Pamlico Pals Group Mentoring Parental Involvement Nights Differentiated Instruction Reading Foundations (Exceptional Teachers) Lexile Reading Program EVAAS Data to schedule students (math) Dynamic Demons - Male teacher mentors – at- risk AA students

11 Expected Results PSJ will be designated as a School of Progress or higher All grade levels will make Expected Growth or higher PSJ will make AYP

12 Expected Results 6 th grade will improve their reading proficiency average 8% to get to the state average 7 th grade will improve their reading proficiency average 14% to get to the state average 8 th grade will improve their reading proficiency average 6% to get to the state average

13 Expected Results Each grade level will be 80% proficient in Math Percentage of students making growth in math and reading at all grade levels will increase by 10% 8 th grade science will improve the proficiency average 10% to move from 65% to 75% PSJ will continue to be awarded an “Exemplar School” for our PBIS behavior system

PSJ Celebrations Designated as a School of Progress for Made high growth in 8 th grade math Algebra students were 98% proficient 8 th grade science scores increased 6.4% Designated as an Exemplar School by NCPDI for PBIS Overall discipline referrals decreased (1752 in 09/10 to 1391 in 10/11) 14