1. “Laying Foundations for the Future!”
SIP & Quality Assurance Review Team Report
Tchefuncte Middle School
“Laying Foundations for the Future!”
The Review Team appreciated the opportunity to tour your great school where it is so evident that children are cared for and learn each day.

2. ADVANCED Domain 1: Leadership Capacity
QAR Strategic Goal 1: Shared Purpose Developing a Shared Understanding & Fostering Collaboration
Commendations
Learning is FUN and students love to come to school
Safe and positive school climate with a supportive faculty
Visible and welcoming administrative team
Community support
Culture of continuous improvement – Students are set up for success!
Please read the commendations.
ADVANCED Domain 1: Leadership Capacity
The school maintains and communicates its purpose and direction through implementation of strategies that improve the learner and educator performance.

3. AdvancED Domain 2: Learning Capacity
QAR Strategic Goal 2: Student Learning Teacher Effectiveness & Student Learning
Commendations
Students were able to articulate what they are learning and the real-life connection.
Collaborative learning environment: Small groups were observed
Students grouped according to data (exit tickets)
Through the variety of learning opportunities offered, students
are encouraged and supported in increasing language
skills, vocabulary development, and writing across the
curriculum.
AdvancED Domain 2: Learning Capacity
The school’s curriculum, instructional design, and assessment practices guide and ensure teacher effectiveness and student learning.

4. AdvancED Domains 1 & 3: Leadership & Resource Capacity
QAR Strategic Goal 3: Culture of Improvement Structures for Participatory Leadership & Continuity
Commendations
School culture developed and being maintained in which students’ needs are the priority
PLCs and its safety net environment for teachers
Embracing resources and learning together
AdvancED Domains 1 & 3: Leadership & Resource Capacity
The school operates under governance and leadership that promote and support student performance and school effectiveness.

5. AdvancED Domain 3: Resource Capacity
QAR Strategic Goal 4: Resource Allocation Refining Access to Resources, Support & Technology
Commendations
Students’ needs come first
Use of interventions
Positive statements about involvement of the SRO and MHP in all aspects of the school
Facilities were immaculate
AdvancED Domain 3: Resource Capacity
The school has resources and provides services that support its purpose and direction to ensure success for all students.

6. QAR Learning Observations
Planning & Preparation: Setting Instructional Outcomes
Focused learning observed
Activities aligned to course standards
Lessons aligned to STPPS Guaranteed Curriculum
Classroom Environment: Managing Classroom Procedures
- 100% of the observations indicated respectful, positive teacher-student
relationships are evident
- Teachers manage transitions effectively
- Effective routines and practices are in place
- 98% of the observations indicated instructional time is used effectively

7. QAR Learning Observations
Instruction: Questioning/Discussion Techniques, Engaging Students, and Using Assessments
- 42% of the observations indicated that differentiation was evident.
- 74% of the students were highly engaged/engaged, and 26%
were observed to be well-managed.
- 59% of the level of student work observed was at the applying level or above
Technology
- Teachers using technology to enhance instruction.

8. Observed Instructional Practices

9. Observed Student Group Format

10. Observed Student Actions

11. Observed Level of Student Work

12. Observed Technology Tools Used

13. Observed Student Use of Technology

14. Students’ Voices
What do you like best about your school? - Recess - Teachers make learning FUN! - Clubs - Celebrations - Math work - PE

15. School Report Card Assessment Index Based
School Performance Score – 87 points
Measures students’ mastery of grade level content
Students who scored Mastery or Advanced on LEAP 2025
School Progress Score – 95.5 points
Measures student growth throughout the year
Measures how well students out perform other students in the state
TMS Overall Score = 89.1 points

16. Assessment Index Strengths
4TH Grade ELA with points
4th Grade Math with 89.7 points
6th Grade Social Studies with 88.3 points
Students with Disabilities increased 6.7 points overall
Hispanic Students increased 14.6 points in ELA

17. Assessment Index Weaknesses
Whole School Overall decrease from 90 points to 87.4 points
5th Grade Math decrease from 87.4 points to 78.4 points
6th Grade ELA decrease from 95.4 points to 87 points
African American ELA at 59.2 points and Math at 53.2 points
Economically Disadvantaged Math at 67.6 points

18. SIP Goals for Math Overall Math Assessment Index Increases
4th grade from 58 to 63 points
5th Grade from 42 to 47 points
6th Grade from 60 to 65 points
African Americans will increase by 5 points from 53.2 to 58.2.

19. SIP Goals for ELA Overall Assessment Index increases
4th grade from 76 to 86 points
5th grade from 45 to 55 points
6th grade from 48 to 58 points
Economically Disadvantaged will increase by 5 points from 78.9 to 83.9 points

20. SIP Goals for Social Studies
All grade levels will increase Social Studies Assessment Index scores by 2 points

21. QAR Improvement Priorities
Strategic Goal #1 – Shared Purpose
Continue to use data to drive the decision-making process
Parents report needing assistance with Eureka homework
Strategic Goal #2 – Instruction
Increase instructional differentiation for all students
Increase opportunities for students to work at higher Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels
Increase usage of math manipulatives
Release more of the learning responsibilities to the students
Recommendations include: Read the slide.

22. QAR Improvement Priorities
Strategic Goal - #3 Culture of Improvement
Increase descriptive feedback being provided to the students
Teachers indicate needing assistance with more interventions to best support the at-risk students
Strategic Goal - #4 Resource Allocation
Increase student use of technology (67% of the technology tools being used were by the teachers)

23. Tchefuncte Middle School
Thank You for Joining in Our Efforts Toward Continuous School Improvement
Tchefuncte Middle School
It was a great visit and a special thanks to each staff member for their dedication and commitment to the students! To quote Dr. Sanford, “This was on of the best QARs that she has been one!”