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Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Attendance/Tardy
Upper Merion Area Middle School
Data and Goals
September 16, 2013
Personalize, Engage, Connect
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Attendance/Tardy
2012-2013
Students
Average
% Present for the Year
Absences
1208
6.43
96.45
Tardies
1208
3.39
Absences - # of students missing 10 or more days: 287
Tardies - # of students tardy 10 or more days: 119
2011-2012
Students
Average
% Present for the Year
Absences
1102
5.81
96.81
Tardies
1102
3.42
Absences - # of students missing 10 or more days: 220
Tardies - # of students tardy 10 or more days: 107
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Attendance/Tardy
2012-2013
Excused
Absences
Unexcused
Absences
Excused
Tardy
Unexcused
Tardy
Vacations
6367
752
1579
2581
407
2011-2012
Excused
Absences
Unexcused
Absences
Excused
Tardy
Unexcused
Tardy
Vacations
6074
696
1398
2727
390
PSSA Data 2012-2013
Middle School Overall
Math Reading
Advanced
791
595
Proficient
262
360
Basic
99
141
Below Basic
29
85
Total
Prof or Adv %
Middle School
Advanced
Proficient
Basic
Below Basic
Total
Prof or Adv %
1181
89%
1181
81%
Overall
Math Reading
742
561
242
344
93
128
18
62
1095
90%
IEP
Math Reading
35
24
28
28
32
32
21
32
1095
83%
116
54%
Advanced
Proficient
Basic
Below Basic
Total
Prof or Adv %
2010-2011
363
82%
2011-2012
ED
Math Reading
146
97
88
104
43
52
10
34
125
53%
2011-2012
Middle School
116
45%
IEP
Math Reading
39
24
42
42
31
31
13
28
125
65%
ED
Black/ African Amer
Math Reading Math Reading
181
123
60
46
115
119
42
39
51
69
18
27
16
52
7
15
287
82%
287
70%
363
67%
127
80%
127
67%
Black/ African Amer
Math Reading
56
48
36
33
19
19
4
15
115
80%
Hispanic
Math Reading
48
30
26
30
24
16
1
23
115
70%
99
75%
99
61%
Hispanic
Math Reading
33
20
19
24
9
9
3
10
64
81%
63
70%
2010-2011
Overall
Math Reading
707
553
243
336
75
106
27
57
1052
90%
1052
85%
IEP
Math Reading
24
17
46
43
23
28
15
20
108
65%
108
56%
ED
Math
124
89
38
12
263
81%
Reading
89
96
47
31
263
70%
Black/ African Amer
Math Reading
50
39
26
43
17
10
7
8
100
76%
100
82%
Hispanic
Math Reading
27
12
19
26
7
10
2
7
55
84%
55
69%
PSSA Data 2012-2013
Grade 8
Prof or Adv %
Grade 7
Prof or Adv %
Grade 6
Prof or Adv %
Grade 5
Prof or Adv %
Overall
Math
Reading
Writing
87%
91%
81%
Overall
Math
Reading
91%
80%
Overall
Math
Reading
91%
79%
Overall
Math
Reading
87%
74%
75%
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Keystones 2012-2013
May 2013
Algebra I
Grade 8
Grade 7
Advanced Proficient Basic
86
60
14
25
1
January 2013
Geometry
Grade 8
28
2
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Science PSSA 2012-2013
Section
Adv
Prof
Bas
BB
9
10
11
12
1
20
16
1
38
13
8
11
7
39
7
5
3
10
1
6
12
5
12
22
39
4
8
11
5
28
8
6
2
3
19
5
5
0
0
10
27
1
14
13
55
2
7
9
9
27
1
3
2
1
7
4
1
4
9
132
45
94
32
36
12.3
31
10.6
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
Grade 8
Total # Students
Percentage
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Goals 2013-2014
UNLOCKING THE FUTURE
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Goals 2013-2014
Goal:
1.1.2 UMAMS curriculum, instruction, assessment and instructional
materials are aligned to PA Standards and 21st century learning
for regular and special education students.
1. Implement and monitor Wonders Reading Program K-6.
(https://www.mheonline.com/programMHID/view/READWONDER)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Participate in Wonders training with teachers from grades 5
and 6.
Monthly content meetings for Language Arts.
Participate in Middle School Wonders Implementation team.
Participate in district Language Arts Committee.
Become familiar with online resources in order to assist,
monitor and evaluate teachers with lesson planning,
instruction and assessments.
Training for the implementation of Research Based Reading
Intervention Read 180 Next Generation.
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Goals 2013-2014
2.
Implement, and monitor EDM materials to ensure alignment to
Common Core Standards. (http://www.everydaymath.com)
a.
Training for all teachers in the new EDM technology.
b.
Align EDM materials to the Common Core Standards.
c.
Monitor implementation through classroom observations and
monthly content meetings.
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Goals 2013-2014
1.1.4 UMASD students will be college and career ready
1.
Training about P21 Common Core Toolbox Skills for use of 21st
Century Skills and Common Core in lesson planning.
a.
Align Unified Arts course standards with grade level Math and
Reading standards.
b.
Enhance STEAM Learning throughout Technology Education
and Family and Consumer Science Classes.
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Goals 2013-2014
1.1.5 Relationships and a culture of caring are considered critical to student
success.
1.
Provide a Community of Caring professional development for all faculty,
staff and administrators in the middle school.
a.
Study evaluations from the training to develop a plan to further a culture
of caring.
2.
Strengthen Community of Caring in the middle School.
a.
Principal to join Community of Caring task force.
b.
Study climate survey to develop a plan moving forward.
c.
Teacher modeling and collaboration during grade level and content
meetings.
3.
Ensure full implementation of Community of Caring in the Middle School
a.
Observe as part of Danielson’s Domains 2 and 3 and the utilization of
the PDE Interpersonal Standards.
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Goals 2013-2014
1.2.1
UMASD students are provided with instruction that is designed to meet
individual student learning needs, learning styles, interests, and
employ culturally sensitive and responsive practices in an effort to
maximize student learning for every student.
1.
Continue to employ a combination of school-based teams (data teams,
student assistance teams, child study teams, DVMSA) to collect and
analyze intersecting data and research in order to personalize
instruction and create a culturally responsive learning environment
(alignment to 1.3.1)
a.
Data teams and the PASS team meet weekly to analyze data in
order to personalize instruction and to provide support for all
students.
b.
Teachers and counselors document data analysis through Team
Guidelines.
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Goals 2013-2014
c.
Teams of teachers and administrators participate in the Delaware
Valley Minority Student Achievement Gap Consortium
Workshops. They will share culturally sensitive practices during
grade level and content meetings.
d.
Diverse students will attend DVMSA leadership conference.
e.
Through Community of Caring culturally sensitive and culturally
responsive practices will be infused throughout the curriculum.
f.
Three diverse groups of students will follow “Owning Up”
Curriculum – a research based culturally responsive curriculum to
assist at risk minority students.
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Goals 2013-2014
1.2.3
UMASD employs research-based programs to ensure intervention
and extension opportunities for all students.
1.
Teachers will document Individual Student Plans on Google docs as
a method of intervention for at-risk students.
1.3.1
UMASD employ a balanced assessment plan that includes common
assessments, benchmark testes, end of year exams, regular
formative and summative assessments.
1.
Continue to publish an annual assessment plan which includes
summative assessments to be used by schools to monitor progress
in science.
a.
Examine science, curriculum, scores and standards for realignment of curriculum and instruction.
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Goals 2013-2014
1.3.2
UMASD continuously analyzes student performance on state
assessments. PSSA/Keystones to assess strengths and weakness for
all students in mathematics, reading, science, and writing as well as to
set targets for improvement (Alignment to 1.4.2)
1.
All schools will continue to employ a combination of school-based
teams (data teams, student assistance teams, child study teams,
student achievement teams, DVMSA) to collect and analyze
intersecting data and research in order to personalize instruction and
create a culturally responsive learning environment as strategies to
close the achievement gap between student groups as well as the gap
between achievement and growth for individual students. (alignment to
1.2.1)
a.
Teachers will be trained in the new Assessment Tracker and in
data analysis of student performance.
b.
Teachers will mine data and document in Team Guidelines,
monitoring for at-risk students through Individual Student
Plans on Google Docs.
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Goals 2013-2014
1.5.1
All UMASD staff will be involved in ensuring smooth transitions for all
students during every step of the process.
1.
Develop a transition plan to be updated annually
a.
Counselors provide “coffee with counselors” for parents of
incoming 5th graders.
b.
Principals schedule summer building tours and Transition
Night program for parents and students.
Upper Merion Area
Middle School
Goals 2013-2014
2.1.2
Implement a parent engagement plan (parent partnership)
1.
Develop a parent engagement plan.
a.
Middle School will study results of Climate Survey.
b.
Middle School Action Team will develop an NNPS 2013-2014
plan.
c.
Middle School will implement service learning model aligned
to standard-based curricula.