Indiana Student Achievement Institute: Document 20
Central Middle School
A. Parent Involvement: International Baccalaureate (IB)
Teachers will meet with parents of high ability students and an IB consultant in the fall to discuss the IB curriculum and expectations.
Impact Level: High Impact - Outside
Energy Level: Low
Focus: General
B. Educator Training - Parent Involvement
Our school will provide an in-service that teaches staff ways to communicate better with parents. During the in-service we will educate teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school.
Impact Level: Low Impact
Energy Level: Low
Focus: Specific
E. Parent Information Resource Center Website
Central Middle school will inform parents of the Indiana PIRC website (http://www.fscp.org/index.asp) by placing a link to the PIRC website on our school website and including an insert about the PIRC website in the school newsletter.
Impact Level: High Impact - Outside
Energy Level: Low
Focus: Specific
F. Encourage Rigorous Curriculum: Algebra Readiness
The Math Teachers will test the 6th grade KEY/Acc students during the fall semester of 2010 to determine their enrollment in Algebra for 7th grade. All students in 6th grade KEY/Acc math will be tested to determine their math competency. Any 6th grade student with a raw score of 91+ as well as pass plus on ISTEP will be accelerated to 7th grade advanced math which will enable them to take Algebra as a 7th grader.
Impact Level: Low Impact
Energy Level: Medium
Focus: Specific
F. Encourage Rigorous Curriculum: Design PK-12 Articulated Curriculum
PK-12 curriculum will be aligned vertically and horizontally for the content areas of mathematics, science, social studies and English/Language arts. The district chairs will 1) plan and provide professional development related to curriculum design based on "Understanding by Design," and 2) provide opportunities for building-level strategy chairs and curriculum designers to work. Curriculum designers (teachers appointed by the teachers' association) will 1) attend training provided by the district, 2) develop curriculum, and 3) share information with the staff, and 4) generate consensus on the curriculum. The school's strategy chair will 1) attend training provided by the district, 2) work with the curriculum designers to a) share information with the staff, and b) generate consensus on the curriculum.
Impact Level: High Impact - Inside
Energy Level: High
Focus: Specific
I. Focused Academic Area: Writing Across the Curriculum
Throughout the school year, teachers will implement the Simple Six Writing Process. The task force team will develop a school prompt attack policy/procedure. English/LA teachers will teach Simple Six Writing phases. All content area teachers will implement the school-wide prompt procedure.
Impact Level: High Impact - Inside
Energy Level: High
Focus: Specific
J. Instruction by Highly Qualified Teachers
Staff is required by the Kokomo Center Schools Human Resource Department to meet the requirements of NCLB prior to hiring. The principal at the school verifies that each staff meets the requirements of NCLB by checking records in the HR department and by discussing qualifications with staff. The principal will maintain a list of all teachers in the building that indicates whether or not each teacher holds a valid Indiana teaching license and that each teacher has demonstrated subject matter knowledge (PRAXIS, NTS, HOUSSE, CAS). If non-highly qualified teachers exist in the school, the school will provide professional development activities to assist the non-highly qualified teacher(s) in meeting the highly qualified teacher requirements. All instructional paraprofessionals will be required to meet the requirements of NCLB by providing copies of college/university transcripts and/or providing documentation of a passing score on the ParaPro. The documentation will be reviewed by HR and the principal.
Impact Level: High Impact - Inside
Energy Level: Low - continuation
Focus: General
R1. Parent Right-to-Know Letter - Qualifications
The Parent Right to Know Letter is printed in the Kokomo Center Schools Guide to Policies and Procedures handbook and is distributed to all parents by mail and during enrollment. The letter is to inform parents that they have the right to request and receive information in a timely manner regarding the professional qualifications of their student's classroom teachers. Parents are required to sign a form signifying they have received/read the information in the handbook, including the parent right to know letter.
Impact Level: Low Impact
Energy Level: Low
Focus: Specific
R2. Parent Right-to-Know Letter - Non-Qualified Teacher
The Parent Right to Know Letter (Non Highly Qualified) is distributed in a timely fashion to parents of students who have been assigned, or been taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified.
Impact Level: Low Impact
Energy Level: Low
Focus: General
S. School-Parent Compact
Our school will develop a school-parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the State's high standards. The school-parent compact will be revised and reviewed annually by staff and parents. The compact will be shared with parents and students during parent conferences. Moreover, it is mailed to all parents.
Impact Level: Low Impact
Energy Level: Low
Focus: Specific
T. Annual Parent Meeting
Parents are invited to attend the annual Title I meeting to learn about the school's participation in Title I, Part A programs, and to explain the Title I, Part A requirements and the right of parents to be involved in those programs. Meetings are held at the school with sessions during the day and the evening. Parents are given copies of the Parent Involvement Policy, School-Parent Compact and the School Improvement Plan. Parent input is encouraged and discussed as revisions are made to these documents. Documentation including an agenda and a parent sign-in sheet will be kept in preparation for a DOE monitoring visit.
Impact Level: Low Impact
Energy Level: Low
Focus: Specific
U. Focused Student Group: Free and Reduced Lunch Students: English & Math Enrichment (EME)
During the daily enrichment period, English and Math teachers will provide remediation to students who did not pass the English and/or Math portion of the ISTEP.
Impact Level: High Impact - Inside
Energy Level: High
Focus: Specific