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WELCOME
2015 CHARLES TOWN
MIDDLE SCHOOL
LSIC PRESENTATION
LSIC 2014-15 MEMBERS
Principal/Ex Officio: Principal Timothy Sites
Chair: Colt Fletcher
Co-Chair: Assistant Principals, Ann Workman and
D. Nicole Johnson
Parents: Connie Adkins, Pam Longmore, and Karla Miller
Student: Taylor Cenate
Teachers: Steve Carpenter, Keith Moody, Jen Colbert,
Jean Hollcroft , Nicole Reed
Service Personnel: Charlene Mauck, Daniele Rinaldi
Members at Large: Melanie Condon
LSIC..
Improvement is
non negotiable!
Improvement is defined as:
•To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or
condition; make better.
•To increase the productivity or value of
•To become better.
•To make beneficial additions or changes.
•To seek perfection….
These four continuous improvement
questions will be used to refine the work
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1. What do we expect students to learn?
2. How will we know that students are learning?
3. What will we do when students are already
proficient?
4. How do we respond when students don’t
learn?
LSIC Presentation
1. TEST DATA
BREAK/QUESTIONS
2. EXTRA CURRICULAR AND
CO-CURRICULAR
BREAK/QUESTIONS
3. School Culture
BREAK/QUESTIONS
TEST DATA
THE STATE MANDATED
STRATEGIC PLAN
PROVIDES US WITH A GAME PLAN OF
HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL
BINDER S2
Diagnostic Tools to target
low performing students
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Test Scores
DFI Reports- BINDER- S3
Bright Bytes
Teacher and Parent Referrals
Diagnostic Testing
Live Grades Interim Reports
Report Cards
Counselor References
Student Interventions
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ALL Documented in our strategic plan
Counselor Intervention Meeting
 SAT Meetings
 SPL
 After School Tutoring
 Read 180
 Math 180
 Think Through Math
 Systems 44
 STAR Math
 NEW Online IEP’s System
 AR 360 Daily INSTRUCTION…..
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Our STRONGEST
INTERVENTION
DAILY INSTRUCTIONAL
PRACTICES THAT EFFECT
ALL STUDENTS
Staff Development & Staff Accountability
Bi-Monthly Department Meetings
 Bi-Monthly Grade Level Meetings
 County PD Opportunities
 School Level PD Opportunities
 Quarterly Grade Distribution Sheets (15% Failure)-BINDER S4
 Weekly Live Grades Review-BINDER-S5
 Electronic Walk Through EWALK –BINDER-S6
 IPI –Peer evaluation and Observation tool
 Formal and Informal Observations
 Monthly Staff Meetings
 Quarterly Lesson Plan Reviews
 Courageous Conversations
 Focus Support and or Corrective Action
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EXTRA CURRICULAR
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
NICOLE REED
BINDER S7
Fall Athletics
110 student athletes
Football reclaimed the county
championship under Coach Johnson
 Football 48 student athletes, NO CUTS
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Cross Country – 21 student athletes, NO CUTS
 Volleyball – 28 student athletes, 10 cuts
 Cheer- 13 student athletes, 3 cuts
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Winter Athletics
71 student athletes
Boys Basketball – 24 Student athletes, 24 cuts
 Girls Basketball – 24 Student athletes, 15 cuts
 Wrestling - 20 Student Athletes, NO CUTS
 Cheer- Same 13 Student Athletes from the fall squad
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Spring 2015
74 Student athletes
Boys Track 42 Student Athletes, cut 4
 7-6th graders,
 16-7th graders,
 19-8th graders
Girls Track 34 Student Athletes, cut 5
 13- 6th graders
 2-7th graders
 19-8th graders
Winter Athletics
3.58 Girls Varsity Basketball
3.54 Girls JV Basketball
3.50 Cheerleading
3.20 Wrestling
3.08 Boys JV Basketball
2.63 Boys Varsity Basketball
The GPAs are evident of all of the hard work our
students put into the classroom as well as on the
athletic field.
The winter sports had a combined GPA of 3.255!!
Mr. Moody –Coach
Mrs. Colbert- Department Chair
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Won 1 Match
Lost 2 Matches
2ND Year in a row we have participated
Held in Romney
Team Members: Madison Cogle, Addison
Jackson, Emily Happy and Elisabeth
Smiley
The only county team to participate!!
History Bowl Team
CTMS was the ONLY county
middle school to participate
Geography Bee
•CTMS participated in the National Geographic
Geography Bee this year
•There was a school wide competition in December
between all grades to determine our school winner
•Emily Bradford, 6th grade was the winner at the
school level
•She took a qualifying test to advance to the state
competition and was successful
•The West Virginia state competition to determine
who moves on to the national level will be on March
27th
SGA
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Under the Direction of Mrs. Laura Richmond,
New process and new procedures were implemented this year to begin
a newly revamped SGA. Loosely based on the national election
method. All first period classes elected a delegate as their voting voice.
1. Students in the 8th grade, interested in serving on the Executive
council were fully vetted following the primary task on elimination to
choose only three candidates for each office was held.
2. Our officers are Taylor Cenate (president), Zoe Smith(vice president),
Haley Finnegan(Treasure), Emily McMoran (secretary), and Michael
Lezsnar (historian).
3. In addition to weekly activities for students, the SGA also sponsors
monthly community service projects.
4. So far, they have included cards and letters for Lillie Mae, a six year
old girl who recently passed away but was able to read them.
SGA
5. Students also participated in a canned food drive as well as honor
teachers and staff for teacher appreciation week.
6. Recently, we delivered new bears to the staff at Jefferson Medical
center for distributed to all the divisions for sick children to have a
friend.
7. Adjacent to our campus is Willow Tree Manor, we took homemade
valentines to them from the first period delegates.
8. As an ongoing project students are asked to bring can tabs for a
student at Jefferson High School who is suffering from cancer. These
tabs will be turned into money to help the student's
SGA
FFA
Charles Town Middle FFA Chapter
Overview of Program/Participation
The National FFA Organization is the largest student-run organization in
the country and prepares students with an interest in science, business, and
technology. Formerly known as Future Farmers of America, today the FFA is a
widespread and diverse organization serving a half a million students annually. While
the FFA certainly still serves students with an interest in farming, it is also provides
opportunities in medicine, research, technology, the environment, business,
communications, and leadership. FFA members are on the forefront of advances in
science, have opportunities to grow through leadership, and can become proficient in
public speaking and career-related skills through activities available throughout the
year in FFA. Today, there are 610,240 FFA members, aged 12‒21, in 7,665
chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. FFA
chapters are in 18 of the 20 largest U.S. cities, including New York, Chicago and
Philadelphia. FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing
their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through
agricultural education.
FFA OVERVIEW
The Charles Town Middle FFA chapter received its charter in 2008. (It was
formerly part of the Jefferson FFA chapter as were all of the middle schools in the
county.) The chapter’s yearly membership ranges from 36 -45members per
year. Members are eligible to join the chapter if they are a student enrolled in any
agriculture class and pay their dues. At the national and state level 7th and 8th
graders are recognized as members; 6th graders can be school members. An officer
team is elected and voted on each year by the members after candidates have
been interviewed by former FFA members and the advisor, Mrs. Friend. The
officer team is responsible for planning and running the monthly chapter
meetings which includes using proper parliamentary procedure,
arranging for an agriculture guest speaker/activity, organizing
refreshments, writing an agenda, etc. Meetings are held afterschool the
3rd Tuesday of the month from 3-5pm. Other activities or special projects
the students are involved in are also held afterschool from 3-5pm, with at
least one activity once a week during the school year. Students are involved
in FFA throughout the summer as well, coming to school to train for competitions,
update record books, and complete projects. Some members have Supervised
Agriculture Experience Programs (SAE) that they work on throughout the summer,
which are mostly market animals for the Jefferson County Fair.
FFA HIGHLIGHTS
State FFA Convention 2nd place Scrapbook= $75 (2014)
Jefferson County Fair Bake Auction = $3,000 (2014)
FFA Fall Mum Sale= $550 (2014)
FFA Spring Plant Sale= $2,000 (2014)
The money raised/collected is used for chapter events including the
annual awards banquet, meetings, National FFA Week, school and
community projects, hotels for competitions, buses for fieldtrips, etc.
Highlights
* FFA 3- Star Gold National Chapter Award Recipient, Louisville, KY,
October 2013
* During CTMS FFA work day, February 2014, built over 30 wooden
benches and donated to Jefferson County Fairgrounds with help from
members, parents, and community supporters.
FFA State Career Development Events, Morgantown, WV, June 2014
* 2nd place team in Food Science Competition (4th place individual, Bella
McCormick)
* 3rd place team in Agri-science Competition (4th place individual, Jessa
Luzzi)
FFA HIGHLIGHTS
State FFA Convention, Ripley, WV, July 2014
* 2nd place in State FFA Scrapbook Competition
* 3rd place team in State FFA Quizbowl Competition
* Participation in tractor driving competition and delegate assembly session
Jefferson County Fair Bake Auction, August 2014
* Jared Henry, Junior Rabbit Showmanship Champion
* Finnick (our classroom rabbit), received Best in Show
* Received highest bid of the bake auction of $3,000.00 for baked goods the members
made
* Several members showed and placed in their livestock classes and made a profit on
the sale of their animals
Northeast Regional FFA Tractor Driving Competition, Berkeley Co., November 2014
* Tyler Henry, 3rd place winner (will compete at the state competition in July)
Future Farmers
of America
Budget
Membership dues of $25 a member, are collected
and are used to pay for national, state, and
regional dues, chapter t-shirts, and FFA manuals.
The dues do not cover all of those expenses, so
the chapter pays for the rest. The chapter is selffunded and receives funds for the school year
from a variety of sources including:
CHORUS
The chorus has performed annually at this event since 2010.
Our Winter Concert was December 17.
Our Spring Concert has yet to be determined.
This year, CTMS added a 4th Chorus to the program.
The first period chorus is a select auditioned ensemble
of 20 students in grades 7 and 8.
We plan on attending at least one competition
in the Spring.
Attached is a picture from our 2014 performance at St. Peter's
Catholic Church as a part of the Old Tyme Christmas in Harpers
Ferry celebration.
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BAND
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Participation: 151 students in grades 6-8 bands
2. Budget: The bands function on approximately $6,000-$8,000 per year,
with money allocated from the county and funds raised by the music
boosters. Money is spent on the following: Instruments, instrument
repairs, new music, new equipment and technology, festival fees, guest
conductors and clinicians, uniform replacement, student rewards, and
classroom supplies.
3. 22 students participate in the auditioned first period jazz band which
competes in February and March and has received superior ratings for the
past several years. 28 students participate the in after-school jazz band
held every Tuesday and they perform on the winter and spring concerts.
BAND
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36 students participate in Region VIII solo and ensemble festival (this is on the
24th, many students will get to make recordings to go to the next round, and hopefully
some will get to attend the state festival) last March Ryan Walker and Craig Swink were
chosen to participate in the State Solo and Ensemble Festival in Wheeling, WV, this is a
huge honor for the students, as they were playing with the best musicians in the state.
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6 students will be participated Region IX Honor Band on January 30 th 31st (I
know some will sit first chair, which is a big deal, I'll get that information to you when we
get there and they audition) The 7th and 8th grade concert bands have attended the
Region IX Concert Band Festival each and every year and have received superior and
excellent ratings.
Approximately 75 students participate in the summer band program each year
and 30 students learn a new instrument during this time
The concert band and jazz bands perform at the county fair and the marching band
performs in the African American Heritage Parade in August.
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BAND
8 CTMS students performed on the WV Music Educator's Conference
Solo and Ensemble Honor Recital this past Friday March 13th. Eight
students performed a jazz ensemble piece and two students from that
eight also performed a clarinet duet.
Frankie Amore
Peyton Lavallee
David Milleson
Luke Sakole
Daniel Compton
John McKee
Ryan Walker (also performed duet
Craig Swink (also performed duet)
Essay Winner Alexis Sauer
Science Fair
CTMS Students and Placing's Jefferson County Science Fair 2015
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Soren Kowalski-Placed 1st in Computer Science
Laura Wilt-Placed 1st in Plant Science
Marissa Junk-placed 2nd in Medicine and Health
Jed Sammons-placed 2nd in Physics and Astronomy
Emily Lewis-Placed 3rd in Medicine and Health
Emma Stover-Placed 3rd in Behavioral and Social Sciences
Danny Moylan-placed 3rd in Physics and Astronomy
Tyler Henry-received an honorable mention in Chemistry
Ava Roth-received an honorable mention in Engineering
Ian Bird-received an honorable mention in Engineering
Austin Skinner-received an honorable mention in Chemistry
Ben Nedrow-received an honorable mention in Medicine and Health
Math Field Day
Results from the County Math Field Day
8th
grade took 1ST Place
7th grade tied for 1ST Place
6th grade took 3rd place overall.
Daniel Moylan placing 2ND
Madison Cogle placing 2ND
Rebekah Ervine placing 3RD
Daniel, Madison, and Rebekah will be moving on to
Regionals in March. Good luck!
PTSO
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Fund Raising
Collect Tickets at home athletic events
Concession stand
Teacher appreciation activities
Organize and assist with field day
Fund special projects in school
Dances and other student activities
Grab-N-Go
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Huge success
Average 210 per day
Kids love the white bags
Cafeteria staff doing an excellent job
feeding kids each morning.
Now feeding on 2 HR delay
School Culture
What makes it work?
CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE
SCHOOLS FIVE CORE VALUES
1. Academic Excellence
2. Athletic Excellence
3. Artistic Excellence
4. Service Excellence
5. Quality Conduct that Produces a
Positive Environment
Safe and Supportive
School Environments
We will establish, ensure and maintain learning
environments that are safe, orderly, free of bullying,
nurturing, healthy, structured, sustainable, clean,
and designed to stimulate the creativity and
innovation of each learner.
We will acknowledge that a multiple intelligence
approach to learning, service learning and character
development are vital to this process.
CTMS Discipline
Four Year Comparison
2010-11
 Total Referrals – 783
2011-12
 Total Referrals – 881
2012-13
 Total Referrals - 1,068
UP 17.5% from 2011-12!!
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2013-14 Total Referrals – 400…
DOWN……60%...GREAT JOB CTMS
STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS
PBS
PBS: Positive Behavior Support Program
Points Criteria:
•Daily: Stay on Green
•Monthly: 94
•Nine Weeks: 90
•Semester: 90 Cumulative 3rd and 4th nine weeks
Points Deductions:
•Lunch Detentions: -3;
•Partial Day MIP: -5
•Full Day MIP: -10
•OSS: -10
PBS
Incentive Activities:
•Daily
•Tech Cafe
•Monthly
•Party in the Gym
•Nine Week
•Illusionist/Magician
•NBA Slam Dunk Show
•Zumba Glow in Dark Dance-a-Thon
•End of Year
•Party in the Park
Leadership Model
Leader(ful) school
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Open door policy
A-Team meetings
Department meetings bi-monthly
Grade level team meetings bi-monthly
Leadership Team
Collaboration and collegiality
Principal
I will continually ask:
1. Where have we been?
2. Where are we?
3. Where are we going?
I will ask our classroom teachers:
What are you doing today in your instructional lesson that
is preparing young people to be college or career ready?
I will ask our students:
What are you doing right now that is assisting you in the
learning process?
What do teachers want?
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To feel valued and appreciated
To know what to do to improve
To provide input about their work
To have the resources needed to do a good job
To engage in processes that help with
workplace productivity
CLEARLY DEFINED EXPECTATIONS
What Makes Middle
Schools work
2007 Report on NY Middle Schools
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Trusting and Respectful relationships
Students Social and Emotional well
being.
Teamwork
Evidence based decision making
Shared vision of mission and goals
COMMUNICATION
“Communicate, communicate, communicate and,
when in doubt, communicate more.”
Communicate, collaborate and create
consensus.
VISIBILITY, being present and staying connected
are essential to ensure that for all stakeholders
at CTMS have a voice.
Communication with and
from our Teachers
Live Grades
 Email
 Face to face
 Pay close Attention in class
 School website
 WE CALL PEOPLE BACK!!
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Major Education reforms with
compulsory education
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Desegregation 50’s & 60’S
Crisis in the classroom – 1970
A Nation at Risk – 1980’s Ronald Reagan
NCLB- 1990’s George Bush
Race to the top “Obama” 2008-Current
Common Core 2013 - Current
No testing in SS, Science 6th Grade only/2015
Common Core NEARLY overturned by WV State
legislation- 2015
What's next…What political winds will blow in
2016?
WE DON’T CARE
 Our
goal is to build young people
 Be empathetic and caring to each
child
 Build Relationships
 WE ARE CHILD CENTERED!!!
 WE DON’T HAVE ADULT AGENDAS
AT CTMS
Trusting and Respectful Relationships
Teachers and administrators in the higher-performing
middle schools point to “respectful” and “trusting”
relationships as forming the foundation that enables them
to enact the best practices that occur in their districts,
schools, and classrooms. They characterize these
relationships as committed to acknowledging and honoring
whatever resources students, community members, and
staff bring to the school; and they are nurtured through
ongoing dialogues about teaching and learning.
Furthermore, these relationships make possible four other
key elements: practices that support staff and students’
emotional and social well-being, ongoing collaboration,
evidence-based decision making, and a clear and shared
vision.
“There can be no keener
revelation of a society's soul than
the way in which it treats its
children.”
― Nelson Mandela
TODAY
Might just be the day a
kid reminds you 20 years
from now
Students…..
Our own Task Force
Findings
School Culture
“Students, faculty and staff clearly benefit from
positive relationships in middle schools in both
Loudoun and Putnam counties. Faculty and staff are
courteous and professional while students are fully
engaged and clearly enjoy a cheerful atmosphere
conducive to learning.
Students are supported academically and emotionally
by collaborative grade-level teams in both school
systems”
Excess Levy
Nursing
Services
Extra Curricular activities
Extra and co-curricular trips
Instructional Budgets
Extended day contracts
List goes on…..
Its IMPORTANT for staff and parents
to support our levy.
Budget County Money ($61,122 )
based on enrollment
Consumable-
$22,000
Instruction - $11,700
Athletics - $9000
Band- $5000
Discretionary - $4022
Art- $1500
Library -$3500
Science- $2400
Music/Chorus- $1000
Nurse- $1000
NEEDS @ CTMS
Finish the paving project back parking lot
2. Carpet removed in 5 classrooms
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Welcome To the
Panther Family!!!
To the Panther Family!!!