Transcript Increasing Achievement through mindful grading practices

BEXLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Report to Board of Education
February 2015
IB MYP
IB MYP
 Unit planning process
 Self-study begins in 2015 / Monitoring of unit plans
 Site visit in the fall of 2016 – dual MS/HS
 Concurrency of learning requirement (Design and Arts)
 Personal Project
WE HAD A GREAT YEAR IN 2013-14…
PERFORMANCE INDEX BY YEAR
108
107
106
105
104
103
102
101
100
Previous High
2012
2013
2014
INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES = INCREASED ACHIEVEMENT
PERFORMANCE LEVELS
Proficient
50
Accelerated
Advanced
45
40
35
30
25
20
2012
2013
2014
…BUT WE CAN DO EVEN BETTER!
COMPARISON
PERFORMANCE
GAP
VALUE
ECON.
SCHOOLS
INDEX
CLOSING
ADDED
DISADVANTAGED
Larson MS (Grandview)
109.3
A
A
12.6%
Granville MS
108.5
B
C
5%
Hastings MS (UA)
108.1
B
A
<1%
Jones MS (UA)
107.9
A
A
<1%
Bexley MS
107.6
D
A
12.4%
New Albany MS
104.8
D
A
8%
EARLY INDICATIONS ARE LOOKING GOOD
7TH GRADE
8TH GRADE
Science
80
82
Math
Reading
English
75
84
76
70
73
73
NATIONAL PERCENTILES
ACT Aspire, October 2014
STEPS TO SUCCESS
 Continue to increase learning opportunities for students
 Language and Literature groupings
 Focus on gifted students in Social Studies/ Science
 Collaboration on reading and writing across departments
FROM “DOUBLE IDENTIFICATION” TO “HIGH ACHIEVING”
 Currently serving 46 6th graders in GATE
 Plan to serve approximately 72 current 6th
graders next year through Lang & Lit “A”
 This does not require additional staffing, but
other Gifted Requirements do
Name
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4
Student 5
Student 6
Student 7
Student 8
Student 9
Student 10
GATE 6
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
State
%-ile
97
97
96
94
94
94
94
94
93
92
STEPS TO SUCCESS
 Increase supports during learning
 Timely, actionable feedback to students
 Improve communication of learning
 Standards/ mastery based reporting system
BMS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP 2014-2017
CURRENT REPORTING
 Single letter grade/
percentage per class
 Averaged for the year
 Inconsistent grading practices
between teachers
CURRENT REPORTING
STANDARDS BASED REPORTING
Homework
(Participation)
Formative Assessment
(Not included in Grade)
Summative Assessment
STANDARDS BASED REPORTING
Collected
Aligned to
Standards/ Themes
#1, 2
#2
Ch. 1 – 2 min Conversation
45/45
#1
Ch. 1 – TV Ad
32/40
STANDARDS BASED REPORTING
Spanish 7
P
P
P
P
Standards:
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
1) Interpretive Communication (reading, listening, viewing)
2
3
3
2
2) Interpersonal Communication (speaking, listening, viewing, reading, writing)
-
2
3
3
3) Presentational Communication (speaking, writing)
-
-
2
3
4) Knowledge and Understanding of Cultures
3
4
-
4
5) Student Skills/ Work Habits
1
3
2
3
Key:
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SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES
What is the most vulnerable time for students during the day?
 Bullying
 Exclusion
 Substance Abuse
 Sexual Activity
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES
 Capacity
 MS students eat at 10:43
 HS students have to eat in the halls/ off campus
 Comfort
 One type of seating
 Not an environment any of us would choose
 Safety
 Too many kids off campus
 Emotionally most “dangerous” part of the day for many students
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES
I am asking the Board of Education to partner
with Bexley Education Foundation to find out
“What’s Possible” for the cafeteria space.