middle level review update october 2008
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Middle Level Review Update October 2008. 2008-2009 School Board Goal 1 “Determine if and how the middle schools will modify the current model to insure world class, child centered excellence in education.”. “Establish a list of needs to be addressed by October 1 st , 2008.”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Middle Level Review Middle Level Review UpdateUpdate
October 2008October 2008
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2008-2009 School Board 2008-2009 School Board Goal 1Goal 1
“Determine if and how “Determine if and how the middle schools will the middle schools will
modify the current model modify the current model to insure world class, to insure world class,
child centered excellence child centered excellence in education.”in education.”
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““Establish a list of needs Establish a list of needs to be addressed by to be addressed by October 1October 1stst, 2008.”, 2008.”
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Recommendations from Recommendations from 2008 MLR Report 2008 MLR Report
Currently OperationalCurrently Operational
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Enhanced Soar/SAIL Enhanced Soar/SAIL modelmodel
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Revision to Revision to grading/reporting policy grading/reporting policy to reflect 70/30 ratio in to reflect 70/30 ratio in
66thth grade grade
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Addition of academic Addition of academic intervention coordinatorintervention coordinator
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Appropriate funding for Appropriate funding for ADHD lab securedADHD lab secured
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Middle Level Review Middle Level Review Action Items for 2009-10 Action Items for 2009-10
ImplementationImplementation
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1.1. Improve HP/STEP/ Improve HP/STEP/ Accelerated math Accelerated math model to effectively model to effectively meet the needs of meet the needs of studentsstudents
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2.2. Explore options for Explore options for increasing student increasing student choice/ exposure in choice/ exposure in non-core classes non-core classes
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3. Increase systemic 3. Increase systemic remedial remedial
support options support options
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4. Explore options for 4. Explore options for increasingincreasing interdisciplinary interdisciplinary opportunitiesopportunities
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5. Explore options for 5. Explore options for improvingimproving the transitions from 5 the transitions from 5thth to 6to 6thth grade and from 8 grade and from 8thth to to 99thth grade grade
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6. Analyze the Special 6. Analyze the Special Education service Education service modelsmodels to determine the to determine the most most effective way of effective way of meeting meeting student needs student needs
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7. Consider additional 7. Consider additional revisions torevisions to the Grading/Reporting the Grading/Reporting policy policy for certain for certain encore/elective encore/elective courses. courses.
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Summary of additional Summary of additional input gatheredinput gathered
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8.8. Consider ways to have Consider ways to have more more electives.electives.
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9.9. Consider different Consider different scheduling options.scheduling options.
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10.10.Connect this review Connect this review with World Language with World Language Review.Review.
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11.11.Connect this review Connect this review with Fine Arts Review.with Fine Arts Review.
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12.12.Adjust time for some Adjust time for some core classes to allow core classes to allow more electives.more electives.
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13.13.Use of technology and Use of technology and recognition of recognition of students’ personal students’ personal technologies use.technologies use.
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14.14.Use schedule to Use schedule to enable more staff enable more staff collaboration.collaboration.
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15.15.Review potential of IB Review potential of IB Middle Years and Pre-Middle Years and Pre-AP programs for some AP programs for some students.students.
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16.16.Expectations for Expectations for Differentiation.Differentiation.
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17.17.Ways to provide prep Ways to provide prep time for teachers.time for teachers.
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18.18.Creative approaches Creative approaches to fitting in special to fitting in special activities.activities.
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19.19.Level of rigor Level of rigor decisions by student, decisions by student, parents and school.parents and school.
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20.20.What do we limit by What do we limit by adhering to the adhering to the Middle School model?Middle School model?
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21.21.Offer choices outside Offer choices outside of the school day.of the school day.