Johnson Middle School

SCHOOL PROFILE

700 Student Population

Virginia Public Schools

Grades 6 - 8

Number of Classrooms: 28

Johnson Middle School

At Johnson Middle School, we believe:

The School Day

Length of School Day

( Amount of time school is in sessionon a normal school day)

School 6 hours 30 minutes

State Average 6 hours 30 minutes

Instructional Time

(Amount of time per day students are engaged in instructional activities)

School 5 hours 30 minutes

State Average 5 hours 42 minutes

DataSCHOOL DATA

Current Expenses Per Pupil:$7,500.00 - 8,199.99

Instructional Computers: 35

Technology Measure: MEDIUM-LOW

Educational Climate Index: HIGH

Cost per elementary school student: At $9,709 per student per year, the United States ranked

first, followed in order by Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland and Austria

Breakdown by Ethnicity

0White 16.5%

0Black 3.9%

0Hispanic74.9%

0Asian/Pacific Islander 2.1%

0American Indian/Alaska Native 2.6%

Socio-Economic Background

30% upper income40% average income30% low income

Sales

Johnson Report Card

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

2008

2009

2010

2011(P)

2012(P)

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Our School

State

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Student Achievement Objectives

Here at Johnson Middle School, our objective is to increase student achievement in all areas.

Conclusions About The Learning Environment

0Although our school showed a trend in scoring below the national and state standards from 2008-2010, 2011 scores showed marked improvement

0We will focus on continuous improvement of our instructional strategies in order to boost test scores in the upcoming 2011-2012 school year

0Academic standards will be reinforced through professional development trainings, administrative reviews with feedback, and collaborative planning

Parental Participation

0We currently have a PTO organization in place with 45% of parents participating

0We will focus on improving parental participation in our school by holding membership drives at back to school nights and orientation nights.

0We will improve parental participation at our school by improving communication through updates on the school website, e-mails, and a Johnson Middle School PTO Facebook page

Classroom Profile

Students Per Teacher 28

Enrollment 700

Economically Disadvantaged 30%

Attendance Rate

Students are expected to attend school everyday unless they have an excused

absence.

Attendance at Johnson Middle School is high.

Technology

Technology here at Johnson Middle School is adequate .

Professional Development

Professional Development is essential in keeping our staff up to date and helping them in

continuing to learn.

o Low moral equals low test scores.

o 2010-2011 Test scores are lower than the state average.

o An assessment of teachers and their behavior toward the students will be conduct to ensure moral standards remain intact throughout the 2011-2012 school year.

o Faculty and staff should be capable of motivating and creating a learning environment for students to improve test scores by 5%.

Faculty and Staff Moral Improvement Strategies for 2011-2012

2011-2012 Curriculum

Johnson Middle School Improvement Goals for 2011-2012 State and National school year

0Only 45% of students scored passing on mandated testing.

0 40% of students scored below average.

0 Improve faculty moral.

0 Improve learning strategies , since 1993 more children live in lower income households (Weisman, Knight, Cooner 2005)

0Develop afterschool learning

programs.