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Tallmadge Middle School
TALLMADGE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Systematically Improving Student Achievement
Initial Plan: February 1999
Revised: April 2002
Revised: September 2002
Revised: May 2003
Revised: May 2004
Revised: September 2004
Revised: September 2006
Revised: September 2008
“Where a child achieves more by being…
… Inspired to Dream,
Challenged to Think,
Encouraged to Try,
and
Equipped to Succeed.
Tallmadge Middle School
Continuous Improvement Team
Planning Team
Board of Education
Greg Misch / Principal
Brenda Major / Guidance
Jennie Green / Teacher
Barb Scott / Teacher
Audrey Cunert/Teacher
Carole Walker / Teacher
Kelly Knotts / Teacher
Thomas Craig / President
Valorie Prulhiere / Vice President
Dennis Loughry / Member
Rick Kellar / Member
Mrs. Amy Goodson-Beal / Member
Advisory Team
Jeff Ferguson / Superintendent
Lynn Hruschak / Curriculum Director
Brad Croskey / Technology Director
JoAnn Chirakos /Special Education Director
Tallmadge Middle School
Vision and Mission
Vision
“We envision a future in which Tallmadge Middle School is an exemplary
place of learning, producing learners with the skills and values necessary
to become productive and responsible citizens.”
Mission
“The mission of Tallmadge Middle School is to promote an educationally
sound, safe, and challenging environment in which everyone is actively
engaged in learning.”
Tallmadge Middle School Beliefs
We believe in and support…
Everyone can learn
The role of the staff is to help students succeed
Students, staff, parents and community are “Partners in Education”
The “Team Concept” best meets the needs of our middle school
program
All aspects of the middle School program should be age
appropriate
An atmosphere of respect and responsibility is expected and
encouraged
Learning is a life-long process
Our Beliefs form the Underpinnings of Our Mission and Vision . . .
Tallmadge City Schools
CIP GOAL
… to continue as a district of
excellence through 2009 as
determined by multiple
measures including the Local
Report Card.
CIP Strategies
 To develop a common understanding of and plan for
implementation of a standards-based instructional and
assessment system across the curriculum.
 To integrate reading, writing and mathematics
standards and strategies across the curriculum.
 To review and analyze annual results and trends in
reading, writing, mathematics, social studies and
science to determine instructional needs and practices.
Initiatives Supporting All Strategies
Strategic Planning
 Maintain a district level CIP
team to meet at least twice a
year
 Maintain building-level CIP
teams which will meet K-12,
district wide, at least twice a year
Leadership
The board, superintendent, and
treasurer will:
 Provide resources & allow
reallocation of existing resources to
meet literacy goals
 Analyze and review strategic
process results at least annually
 Communicate policies, practices,
expectations and results to staff and
stakeholders
 Coordinate instructional practices
with support services to enhance
student learning
On Going
06-07
07-08
08-09
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Student and Stakeholder
Focus
 Familiarize students and staff,
and inform stakeholders about
content standards which are …
what kids should know and be
able to do
 Inform students and
stakeholders about our strategic
plan which is … what we need to
achieve and how we’re going to
achieve it
 Continue to provide instruction
driven by data and supported by
quality work and other best
practice research
 Invite input and involvement of
students, staff, and stakeholders
CIP Strategy:
Becoming Standards-Based
Human Resources
 Continue to develop a common
understanding of and plan for
implementation of a standards-based
instructional and assessment system
across the curriculum
 Continue to orient all staff and
provide for professional development
and on-going support to the grade
level indicators, benchmarks and
standards in all content areas
 Continue to provide professional
development in standards-based
instructional strategies including
differentiated instruction
 Continue to implement an
appropriate process for support and
facilitation of standards collaboration
(Tuning Protocol)
 Continue to develop, implement
and review/analyze/react to results
of standards-based common,
formative assessments
Support & Process
Management
On Going
06-07
07-08
08-09
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Information & Analysis
 Integrate reading, writing and
mathematics standards and
strategies across the curriculum
 Provide opportunities for
standards-based cross content
collaboration
 Continue to monitor subgroup
growth within the district
 Continue to review and analyze
Local Report Card Indicators and
Performance Index
 Continue to provide appropriate
professional development and ongoing support
 Continue professional
development of all staff in “value
added” 
 Continue to review AYP data
 Continue professional
development in and use of
Progress Book and DASL
 Continue to review and analyze
data on item analysis
 Continue to use ODE upgrades
and online resources
Action Planning:
Tallmadge Middle School 2008-09
Strategic Planning Challenge
Increase the % of Students passing Social Studies and Science
tests by 3% from 2008 to 2009
Student Stakeholder Focus
Students, teachers, parents, community
Leadership Team Members:
Objective(s):
• Make staff aware of how to better align instruction and
assessment.
• Continue to develop student awareness of personal
attainment of standards
• To develop and utilize quarterly assessments across the
curriculum
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Superintendent
Curriculum Director
Building Principals
Lead Teachers
Issues: Teachers encouraged to collaborate, offer post-school day time, and utilize multiple teaching styles to meet
individualized student needs.
Human Resources & Support Management Action Plan Steps:
• Develop Pyramid of Interventions
• Utilize self-assessment, portfolios, student-teacher conferences to
discuss attainment of standards.
• Utilize content literacy strategies in all content areas.
• Continue to implement reading in the content area strategies
• “RAVE” responses required in all content area for short & extended
response questions.
Responsibilities
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Superintendent
Curriculum Director
Building Principals
CIP Teams
Timing
08-09
Information & Analysis Assessments:
1) OAT results
2) Item analysis of SS and Sci. test scores 3) Student self-assessments 4) Quarterly Assessments
Action Planning:
Tallmadge Middle School 2008-09
Strategic Planning Challenge
Integrating Math and Literacy Across the Curriculum
Student Stakeholder Focus
Students, teachers, parents, community
Objective(s):
• Develop an integrated writing program for all curricular
areas (“RAVE”: Repeat question, Answer question, use
vocabulary, give examples)
• To reinforce math standards and indicators across all
content areas and in particular science and social studies
classes
• To focus our use of content reading strategies which best
meet the standards.
Leadership Team Members:
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Superintendent
Curriculum Director
Building Principals
Lead Teachers
Issue: Reducing teacher choice may cause resistance
Human Resources & Support Management Action Plan Steps:
Responsibilities
• Establish specific expectations through a rubric to assess writing in all
content areas
• Identify common content reading strategies in each curricular area
• Develop comparison chart that correlates math and all other curricular
areas
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Superintendent
Curriculum Director
Building Principals
CIP Teams
Lead Teachers
Timing
08-09
Information & Analysis Assessments:
1) The rubric is used
2) Common reading strategies are identified
3) Develop the comparison charts
Action Planning:
Tallmadge Middle School 2008-09
Strategic Planning Challenge
Increase our Performance Index by 1% from 2008-2009
Student Stakeholder Focus
Students, teachers, parents, community
Objective(s):
Leadership Team Members:
• Utilize data analysis tools for instructional
purposes when made available
• Improve use of technology as an instructional
tool
• Develop “pyramid of interventions”
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Superintendent
Curriculum Director
Building Principals
CIP Team
Lead Teachers
Issue: Finding solutions for AYP indicators
Human Resources & Support Management Action Plan Steps:
• Continue math and reading interventions based on data
• Utilize formative and summative assessments
• Implement differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all
students.
• Introduce and establish “RAVE” responses for short and
extended response questions
Responsibilities
Timing
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08-09
Superintendent
Curriculum Director
Building Principals
CIP Teams
Information & Analysis Assessments:
1) Evidence of Item analysis
2) Improve IEP student achievement
3) Develop “Pyramid of Interventions”
4) Monitor and keep records of interventions 5) Rubrics and writing samples.