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Broad Meadows Middle School Improvement Plan 2023-2024                                                        

  Quincy Public Schools

Broad Meadows Middle School  

Improvement Plan

2023 - 2024

A large group of BMMS students sit in the North Quincy High gym.BMMS cross-country runners pose at Pageant Field for a group shot.

Broad Meadows Breakers logo

Nicholas Ahearn, Principal

Stacy Bucci, Assistant Principal

                 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.   Principal’s Path                                                                                 p. 3

  1. Data Reflection                                                                
  2. Goals Reflection                                                                
  3. VOCAL Reflection                                                        

II.     School Improvement Plan                                                                     

A. Goal Statements and Action Steps                                           p.  9                                              

B.  Professional Development Plan                                            p. 21

C.  Extended Day                                                                 p. 23

D.  Family Engagement and Communication                                p. 25

  III.  School Demographics                                                             p. 27

  IV.  Facilities                                                                                                  p. 29

   V.   Budget                                                                                p. 30

  VI.  Appendix                                                                                p. 31

  1. Spring 2023 MCAS Data
  2. MAP RIT Scores 2022-2023
  3. 2023 Accountability
  4. Spring 2023 VOCAL
  5. Completed Action Steps
  6. Staffing: Support Services
  7. School Council Members

        

                                


  1. Principal’s Path

Dear Members of the Quincy School Committee:

As the educational leader of the Broad Meadows Middle School, it is truly my pleasure to submit this document to you, our School Improvement Plan for the 2023/2024 academic school year.  

At Broad Meadows Middle School, we will strive for growth in all subject areas in and out of our classrooms as we focus not only on the academic achievement of our students, but also their social and emotional development.  Our staff, our students, and our school community continue to work together in the goal of seeing each student reach their full potential in our school.  This work will be completed with simple goal statements and specific actionable steps which you will find written into our plan.    

Beginning in the fall, staff met both in grade level and vertical team meetings to begin to identify areas of focus for our upcoming school year.  Using both MAP and MCAS data along with observational assessments from the prior year, staff identified Informational Texts as a specific area of focus of English/Language Arts, Science and Social Studies.   They will be working to bring more examples of informational text into English/Language Arts, Social Studies and Science classrooms and also look to more explicit instructional practices related to reading and writing in response to these texts.  

In mathematics we have placed a direct focus on Statistics and Probability standards in grades 6 and 8 while focusing on Geometry standards in grade 7.  In science, the focus this year will be bolstering understanding and connections in the physical science world from grade 6 to grade 8.  Through the continued use of formative, summative and benchmark assessment data we will monitor growth specifically in these areas throughout the year as we plan for equitable access to the curriculum for all students.  

This year to continue our DEI work,  we will place a focus on creating a culture of care which comes from building inclusive relationships across the school to continue to foster a sense of belonging. Initiatives such as community building circles and the use of our Open Parachute program work to support social emotional learning in our classrooms.  We will also be working to  continue to diversify classroom literature selections related to monthly EDI topics.  

Student engagement and belonging at Broad Meadows is also a cornerstone of our success as a school.  We encourage everyone to be involved in before or after school activities and at current time, over 200 students are engaged in learning beyond the bell with 20 members of our teaching staff.  These activities are designed to build community and also serve to enrich the physical and academic development of our students.  On a given day at Broad Meadows you may witness students in our drama program, playing for our volleyball teams, in Lego Robotics club or participating in our ODW (Operation Days Work) program hard at work after school hours.  It cannot be overstated how important these connections to the school community are to allow students to chase their passions and experience new opportunities.      

As we look beyond the school walls, we hope to continue to involve the whole Broad Meadows community in the educational process.  Now more than ever, we value and encourage families to be active, involved and well-informed partners in the learning process.  The support of parents, community leaders and local businesses will supplement the important work done by the teachers and support staff every day and will allow us to leverage the tremendous strength and diversity of the neighborhood to achieve greater academic success from our student population. I respectfully submit our 2023/2024 School Improvement Plan and welcome your suggestions and comments as we work together to fulfill the mission of the Quincy Public Schools.

Sincerely,Nicholas Ahearn signature

Nicholas Ahearn  

  1. Data Reflection

From an achievement view for ELA MCAS, we observed a 5.9 point increase in the all student composite scaled score for grades 6 – 8 at Broad Meadows.  This increase far exceeded the 3 point increase that was set as a target for our school for the 2022-2023 school year.  For Mathematics MCAS we observed a 2 point increase in the all student composite scaled score for grades 6-8 which did mark improvement, but fell below the 3 point target that was set for the 2022-2023 school year.  Science MCAS scores in grade 8 saw 1.5 point growth from the 2022 all student composite score which fell just below our growth target for the year of 1.9 points.    

For the ELA MCAS assessment, we also noted positive achievement growth in 7 of 9 subgroups for the year and also charted positive achievement growth in 6 of 9 subgroups on the Mathematics MCAS. Our Science MCAS (given in grade 8 only) saw achievement growth in all 4 subgroups.  This can also be seen in on the ELA MCAS with 2023 all student mean growth coming in at 54.1 which places it in the typical growth -high category while on the Mathematics MCAS for 2023 we marked the all student mean growth at 41.5 coming in with typical growth-low.

Our MAP assessment data also reflected strong growth in several grade level bands with more modest or stagnant growth in other areas.  Specifically, on the ELA MAP assessment, students made modest growth in grades 6 and 7 while still missing growth targets.  In grade 8, the winter MAP benchmark showed significant progress towards the overall goal but ended with a backslide during the spring benchmark period marking no growth.

On our Mathematics MAP assessment, students in grades 6 and 7 met and exceeded growth targets for the year and although they saw positive growth in grade 8, they did not meet their growth target.  The same was true of the Science MAP assessment which saw modest growth at all three grade levels while falling short of our 2022-2023 school year targets.    

B.        Goals Reflection

SMART Goal # 1/English Language Arts: During the 2022-2023 school year, students in Grades 6-8 will show evidence of growth in Reading as measured by an increase of 5 RIT points for Grades 6 & 7 and 3 RIT points for Grade 8  as indicated by the Spring 2023 MAP District Student Growth Summary Report.

We report that our target for growth for the 2022-2023 school year was 5 RIT points for grades 6/7 and 3 RIT points for grade 8.  Broad Meadows made 3 RIT point growth in grade 6, 2 RIT point growth in grade 7 and no growth on MAP for the grade 8.  Although there were positive gains in grades 6 and 7 growth was stagnant in grade 8 and we did not meet our goal.    

SMART Goal # 2: During the 2022-2023 school year, students in Grades 6-8 will show evidence of growth in Math as measured by an increase of 6 RIT points for Grades 6 & 7 and 5 RIT points for Grade 8 as indicated by the Spring 2023 MAP District Student Growth Summary Report.  

We report that our target for growth for the 2022-2023 school year was 6 RIT points for grades 6/7 and 5 RIT points for grade 8.  Broad Meadows made 7.5 RIT point growth in grade 6, 6.7 RIT point growth in grade 7 meeting our target but made only 2.9 RIT growth  for grade 8 missing our target by 2 points.  The goal was achieved in grades 6 and 7 mathematics, but was missed in grade 8.    

SMART Goal # 3: During the 2022-2023 school year, students in Grades 6-8 will show evidence of growth in Science as measured by an increase of 5 RIT points in grade 6 & 7 and 4 RIT points in grade 8 as indicated by the Spring 2023 MAP District Student Growth Summary Report.

We report that our target for growth for the 2022-2023 school year was 5 RIT points for grades 6/7 and 4 RIT points for grade 8.  Broad Meadows made 3.9 RIT point growth in grade 6, 2.2 RIT point growth in grade 7 and  2.1 RIT growth for grade 8.  Although positive growth was charted at all grade levels, we did not make our targeted growth marker at each grade level.  

SMART Goal # 4: Social Emotional Learning - To support the Social and Emotional needs and to further build community and inclusive practices, during the course of this school year, our school will implement the Open Parachute curriculum in each classroom on a weekly basis totaling to a minimum of 10 lessons for all students in Grade 6-8 by June 2023.

We report that Open Parachute lessons began in each classroom in October 2022 during the SSB (Student Support Block) and 10 lessons were delivered using the Open Parachute Curriculum.  

C.        VOCAL Reflection

Now with three years of comparative VOCAL survey data, it has become an increasingly useful tool for the Broad Meadows Middle School Staff to use to gauge our overall school environment, safety and student engagement.  The overarching theme reflects a generally positive feeling from Broad Meadows  students with approximately 80% of students holding a Most Favorable,Favorable or Somewhat Favorable rating of our school. That said, our focus is always to improve to ensure that every student feels valued, seen, heard and supported in our school.  

From an engagement standpoint we were pleased to see that generally students feel like they have good relationships with staff and that they feel staff work to promote positive relationships between students.  Students also acknowledged that they are friendly with students who have different backgrounds from them and are excited to learn from those differences, but acknowledge in this area that text materials may not always include characters who reflect their race, cultural background or identity.    They also expressed in this area that they would like to have more voice in the classroom environment through peer editing or modeling activities for their peers.  

From a safety standpoint, students expressed that generally they feel physically safe at school although emotional safety continued to be an area where students expressed mixed feelings.  As with bullying, students expressed that they are aware of support staff and structures that are in place to support them when they are feeling anxious, overwhelmed or targeted, but that these feelings are still there and can impact overall learning.  Our hope is that through building relationships between staff and students during SSB block and explicitly teaching and modeling strategies using Open Parachute and classroom conversations that we can continue to work to provide our students with the tools and strategies they need to be successful during these challenging middle school years.  

From an environmental standpoint students generally feel supported in the classroom both by their peers and their teachers and that staff set high but attainable academic goals.  In this area students also expressed generally that they understand school rules and feel they are enforced appropriately by their teachers, but also asked for a greater voice in planning and implementing school rules and guidelines.  

 

  1. School Improvement Plan
  1. Goal Statements and Action Steps

SMART GOAL #1/English Language Arts:During the 2023-2024 school year, students in Grades 6-8 will show evidence of growth on the Reading MAP Assessment specifically in the instructional area of Informational Texts as measured by an increase of 4.4 RIT points in grade 6, 4.0 RIT points in Grade 7 and 3.5 RIT points in grade 8 as indicated by the Spring 2024 MAP District Summary Report from a baseline of a 209 RIT in grade 6, a 213 RIT in grade 7 and a 217 RIT in grade 8.  

Action Steps/Monitoring Plan

Step #

Strategies/ Activities

Timeline

Sources of Evidence

Team/

Person Responsible

STATUS

New, Revised, Continued







1

Implement reading strategies to improve comprehension including differentiated text-dependent questions with increasing complexity.

Sept.-Oct:

Model strategies for students to increase reading independence.

Nov.-Dec.:

The complexity of reading material will increase as well as the corresponding questions.

Jan.-June:

Increase student responsibility with reading strategies.  Students will be exposed to a variety of writing tasks.

Informational Texts

Scholastic Magazine (Scope/Action) Close Reading Lessons

Student responses both oral and written

Anthologies

 Novels

ELA Staff

Reading Staff

Special Educators







Continued




2

Teachers will model and practice text annotation. Students will develop the ability to independently annotate.

Sept.-Oct.:

Model how to annotate for students

Nov.-Dec.:

Students will utilize strategies with a variety of texts with support

Comprehension Quiz/Test Results

Student Examples

Scholastic

News Sources

ELA Staff

Reading Staff

Special Educators




Revised








3

Introduce vocabulary to improve reading comprehension and writing skills.  

Examples: Greek/Latin Roots, Context Clues,  Preview Text, Novel/Short Story Vocabulary

September - June

Measured on unit summative assessments

Teacher Created Lessons

Student Writing Samples

Student Notebooks

Comprehension Questions

Vocab Quizzes for Short Stories/Novels

Greek and Latin Roots Assessments

ELA Staff

Reading Staff

Special Educators









Revised








4

Teachers will use MAP Essential Reports to drive instruction, monitor student progress and provide student support.

September, January, June

Team Mtg. Notes

Class Lists/Lists of students grouped by RIT Scores

 Differentiated student assignments and assessments which address identified deficiencies (from MAP Data)

ELA Staff

Reading Staff

Special Educators







Continued




5  

Implementation of the writing process (Plan, Draft, Revise, Edit, Publish) for a variety of writing types (Narrative, Argumentative, Expository)

September - June

With each writing assignment

Graphic Organizers

Writing samples for each part of the writing process

Previously selected Anchor Papers

ELA Staff

Reading Staff

Special Educators




Continued



6

Model and practice purposeful text summarization to identify central ideas.

September - June

Organizer to display proper summary format

 Student work samples

ELA Staff

Reading Staff

Special Educators



Continued




7

Implement rubrics depending on the type of writing being assessed.

September

Review rubric

October- June

Implement rubric

Copy of Rubric

ELA Staff

Reading Staff

Special Educators




Continued



9

Develop Writing Skills in response to Informational Texts

Summarizing key details and main ideas

Explicit teaching of text features and structures:

-Cause and Effect

-Problem and Solution

-Sequence

-Description

-Compare and Contrast

Answer text-dependent questions citing evidence from the text

September - June

Through monthly writing assignments  

Student Responses

 Scholastic Magazines

Non-Fiction Articles

Graphic Organizers



ELA Staff

Reading Staff

Special Educators



New



9

Teachers will enroll in PD on 11/7/23 which addresses the teaching of Informational Text/Morphology and relay info to ELA Vertical Team.

November 2023

Notes/Handouts from PD

ELA Staff

Reading Staff

Special Educators



New

Social Studies: In support of the ELA Goal, the Social Studies Vertical Team will focus on improving student growth in Informational Text: Key Ideas and Details, as measured by the grade level growth report for the 2023-2024 MAP Reading benchmark assessments. This targeted instructional strategy will be reinforced weekly in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade social studies classrooms throughout the 2023-2024 school year.

Action Steps/Monitoring Plan

Step

Strategies/Activities

Timeline

Sources of Evidence

Team/Person Responsible

Status

New, Revised or Continued

1

Teachers will analyze  2023-2024 MAP/MCAS data to understand specific grade level areas of need and choose physical science as a specific area of weakness.

September 2023

Assessment Data

All Social Studies Teachers

Continued

2

Consistently use strategies  to improve comprehension:

  • Pre-writing strategies

in paragraph form as well as charts/graphic organizers

Apply vocabulary strategies to enhance comprehension in social studies using Keys to Vocabulary

October - June

Student Work Samples

All Social Studies Teachers

Revised

3

Using a multitude of information texts from a variety of sources, students will identify the Key Ideas and Details of passage via Close Reading strategies as well as being able to summarize or form opinion on the author's main idea.  Students will model this through bi-weekly check-ins.  

October - June

Classroom Lessons/ Observations

All Social Studies Teachers

New

4

Consistently use instructional strategies to increase comprehension and understanding

  • Asking text based questions
  • Focused questions requiring text based evidence
  • Include multiple part questions in grade level assessments  

October - June  

Classroom Lessons/ Observations

All Social Studies Teachers

Revised

5

Unit assessments will include constructed response questions and informational text requiring students to cite textual evidence and the analysis of a primary/secondary source.  Questions will be modeled after MCAS 2.0 samples.  

Also included in these constructed responses will be a requirement of analysis of multiple sources. Staff will also use varied forms of informational texts i.e cartoons, pictures, newspaper articles

October - June

Student Formative and Summative Assessments

All Social Studies Teachers

Continued

SMART Goal # 2:  Mathematics During the 2023-2024 school year, students in Grades 6-8 will show evidence of growth on the Mathematics MAP Assessment specifically in the instructional area of Statistics and Probability in grades 6-8 and geometry in grade 7 as measured by an increase of 6 RIT points in grade 6, 5.5 RIT points in Grade 7 and 3.5 RIT points in grade 8 as indicated by the Spring 2024 MAP District Summary Report from a baseline of a 207 RIT in grade 6, a 217 RIT in grade 7 and a 220 RIT in grade 8.  

Action Steps/Monitoring Plan

Step

Strategies/Activities

Timeline

Sources of Evidence

Team/Person Responsible

Status

New, Revised or Continued

1

Teachers will analyze  2023-2024 MAP/MCAS data to understand specific grade level areas of need and choose statistics and probability in grades 6 and 8 and geometry in grade 7  as specific areas of weakness

September, January, June

MAP Assessment Data

Math Staff

Special Education Staff

Revised

2

Additional emphasis throughout lessons on understanding if numerical answers make sense in relation to the problem and understanding that values can be represented in different ways (i.e. fractions, percentages and decimals).

October - June

Strategy used daily in classroom

Student work samples

Math Staff

Special Education Staff

Continued

3

Using assessment data as a guide, Grade 6 will emphasize data distribution during the Statistics & Probability unit.

January - April

Classroom Observations/ Student Work

Grade 6 Math Staff

Special Education Staff

New

4

Using assessment data as a guide, Grade 7 will emphasize solving real world applicable math problems using surface area and volume during the Geometry unit.  

January - April

Classroom Observations/ Student Work

Grade 7 Math Staff

Special Education Staff

New

5  

Using assessment data as a guide , Grade 8 will emphasize bivariate data during the Statistics & Probability unit.

January - April

Classroom Observations/ Student Work

Grade 8 Math Staff

Special Education Staff

New

6

Utilizing SSB Block for targeted math support based on assessment outcomes.  

January - April

Student Work/ Assessment Data  

Math Staff

Special Education Staff

New


SMART Goal # 3: Science During the 2023-2024 school year, students in Grades 6-8 will show evidence of growth on the Science MAP Assessment specifically in the instructional area of Physical Science as measured by an increase of 3.8 RIT points in grade 6, 3.6 RIT points in Grade 7 and 3.3 RIT points in grade 8 as indicated by the Spring 2024 MAP District Summary Report from a baseline of a 205 RIT in grade 6, a 209 RIT in grade 7 and a 212 RIT in grade 8.  

Action Steps/Monitoring Plan

Step

Strategies/Activities

Timeline

Sources of Evidence

Team/Person Responsible

Status

New, Revised or Continued

1

Teachers will analyze  2023-2024 MAP/MCAS data to understand specific grade level areas of need and choose physical science as a specific area of weakness.  

September, January, June

MAP Assessment Data

Science Staff Grades 6,7 & 8

Continued

2

Teachers will provide varied opportunities for students to demonstrate STEM practices by researching, designing, conducting and presenting investigations, creating or using scientific models, and decision making via analyzing data.

September  - June

Student work samples (physical and virtual), STEM Fair, interactive notebooks, teacher lesson plans and rubrics, administrative walkthroughs

Science Staff Grades 6,7 & 8

Revised

3

Teachers will implement Claim, Evidence and Reasoning (CER) techniques to prepare students for standardized testing.

This will be modeled through 6th grade with a similar model being used in 7th and 8th grade.  

October -  - May

Student work samples (physical and virtual), interactive notebooks, teacher lesson plans,, administrative walkthroughs

Science Staff Grades 6, 7 & 8

Continued

4

Students will utilize Interactive Notebooks and lessons to positively portray student learning of science concepts and this will lead to to higher achievement and engagement in the classroom

September  - June

Student Interactive Notebooks and student-designed products.

Science Staff Grades 6, 7 & 8

Continued

5

Teachers will purposefully implement curriculum on complex phenomena related to physical and chemical changes to provide evidence of growth in physical science. This will be done with a specific focus at grade level on:  

Grade 6: Eno & Exothermic reactions, density and the physical processes  

Grade 7: Potential, Kinetic, Gravitational, Electrical, Electromagnetic and Thermal energies

Grade 8: Thermal Convection, Weather, Climate and Chemical Reactions

October -  - June

Student work samples (physical and virtual), interactive notebooks, assessments teacher lesson plans and rubrics, administrative walkthroughs

Science Staff Grades 6, 7 & 8

New

6

STEM Fair with a focus on Physical Science Topics

March  

Student projects

Science Staff Grades 6, 7 & 8

Revised

 


SMART Goal # 4: Social-Emotional Learning:  During the 2023-2024 school year, Broad Meadows Middle School will focus on supporting students’ social and emotional learning through our current PBIS model, community circles, ongoing Open Parachute lessons and implementation of the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation All-Star Program.  The impact of this work will be evidenced by an increase in the number of students rating the school Somewhat Favorable, Favorable or Most Favorable on the VOCAL Survey by 5 % from 79% (2023 baseline) to 84% (2024 target).  

Action Steps/Monitoring Plan

Step

Strategies/Activities

Timeline

Sources of Evidence

Team/Person Responsible

Status

New, Revised or Continued

1

Review Open Parachute resources and identify to implement grade level topics for the 2023-2024 school year.  Each grade level will identify a day of the week to implement Open Parachute lessons during SSB block.  Implementation begins in October

Grade 6 and LDC Program - Fridays

Grades 7 and 8 - Wednesdays  

September -  with implementation in October  

Classroom Lessons

All School Teaching Staff

Revised

2

Continue with implementation of restorative practices to support problem solving and issue resolution with students for disciplinary offenses.  

September 2023 and ongoing through school year

Student Meetings

All School Teaching Staff led by Guidance and Administrative Team  

Continued

3

Teachers will analyze  2023-2024 VOCAL Survey data to understand overall student opinions about Broad Meadows Middle School  

October 25, 2023 &  January 10, 2024

Vocal Survey

All School Teaching Staff

New

4

Create and adopt monthly DEI focus topics to be supported by academic program staff during the year with specific activities and projects related to the monthly theme.  This will include monthly themed bulletin boards to highlight the topic.  

October - November

Monthly themed bulletin boards, newsletters

All School Teaching Staff led by Academic Program Staff

New

5

In conjunction with DOVE, work with students on building healthy relationships

October- November

Health Classes

Health Education Teacher

Continued

6

Students will attend the Shamrock Foundation Celtics All-Star Kickoff Assembly at North Quincy High School  

October

Assembly

All School Teaching Staff

New

7

Incorporate Community Circles into SSB blocks and academic classes as needed.  

October - June

Classroom Lessons

All School Teaching Staff

Continued

8

Offer a large number of varying before and after school activities to encourage student involvement at Broad Meadows

October - December (Session 1) February - May (Session 2)

Extended Day programming

Broad Meadows Middle School Staff working extended day programming

Revised

9  

Hold monthly attendance celebrations to support positive school attendance and hold trimester based assemblies to celebrate positive student achievement and progress.  

Use weekly SST meetings to chart student attendance.  

Attendance Celebrations - Monthly November - May

Student Achievement Assemblies - December, April, June

School Assemblies and Celebrations

All School Teaching Staff led by Guidance and Administrative Staff

Revised

B.  Professional Development Plan

Date

Time

Location

Participants

(Team/Grade Level)

Topic

Presenters

 Goal #

September 5, 2023

8:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Broad Meadows Middle School

All BMMS  Staff

Principal Professional Development:  Grade Level Team Meetings, Review of Safety Protocols, Health Guidelines, Civil Rights Training

Administrative Team/ School Nurse/ Guidance Staff

Review of 2022- 2023 Goals

September 13, 2023

1:00 - 3:00 PM

Broad Meadows Middle School

All BMMS Staff

Principal Professional Development:  Grade Level Team Meetings, Open Parachute Planning  

Administrative Team/ Teacher Facilitators

Goals 1-4

October 11, 2023

1:00 - 4:30 PM

Broad Meadows Middle School

All BMMS Staff

Assessment Day #1

Review of Current MCAS/MAP Data Planning for 2023-2024 Action Steps and SMART Goals

Administrative Team/ Teacher Facilitators

Goals 1-4

October 25, 2023

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Broad Meadows Middle School

All BMMS Staff

Principal Professional Development:  Grade Level Team Meetings, Vertical Teams for data analysis and to  finalize 2023-2024 Goals and Action Steps

Administrative Team/ Teacher Facilitators

Goals 1-4

November 7, 2023

8:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Quincy High School

All BMMS Staff

System-wide Professional Development

District Facilitators

Goals 1-4

January 10, 2024

1:00 - 3:00 PM

Broad Meadows Middle School

All BMMS Staff

Principal Professional Development:  Grade Level Team Meetings

Restorative Justice Training & Community Circles Update/ Visible Learning For Teachers (John Hattie) Training  

Administrative Team/ Teacher Facilitators

Goals 1-4

February 14, 2024

1:00 - 4:30 PM

Various locations in the district

All BMMS Staff

System-wide Professional Development

District Facilitators

Goals 1-4

February 28, 2024

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Broad Meadows Middle School

All BMMS Staff

Principal Professional Development:  Grade Level Team Meetings

MCAS Training

Administrative Team/ Teacher Facilitators

Goals 1-4

March 13, 2024

1:00 - 3:00 PM

Broad Meadows Middle School

All BMMS Staff

Assessment Day #2

Analysis of mid year MAP Data  

Administrative Team/ Teacher Facilitators

Goals 1-4

April 10, 2024

1:00 - 3:00 PM

Various locations in the district  

All BMMS Staff

System-wide Professional Development

District Facilitators

Goals 1-4

April 24, 2024

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Broad Meadows Middle School

All BMMS Staff

Principal Professional Development:  Grade Level Team Meetings/ Follow -up Meeting on Visible Learning for Teachers Training with specific classroom implications

Administrative Team/ Teacher Facilitators

Goals 1-4

May 22, 2024

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Broad Meadows Middle School

All BMMS  Staff

Assessment Day #3

Vertical Team Meetings

Reflection on 2023-2024 SIP Goals & Action Steps  

Administrative Team/ Teacher Facilitators

Goals 1-4

June 12, 2024

1:00 - 3:00 PM

Broad Meadows Middle School

All BMMS Staff

Principal Professional Development:  Grade Level Team Meetings, Advanced Course List Planning for 2024-2025 School Year

Administrative Team/ Teacher Facilitators

Goals 1-4


C. Extended Day Offerings  

Dates

Club or Activity

Target Audience

Location

September/ October 2023

Boys and Girls Cross Country

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

Broad Meadows Middle School/ Pageant Field

September 2023- October 2023

Extramural Tennis

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

BMMS Tennis Courts

October 2023  - March 2024 (Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays)

BMMS Drama Club and Set Design/Tech Crew

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

Performing Arts Room/ Auditorium

October  2023-  May 2024               (2 sessions) Tuesdays

Lego Robotics Grade 6

Broad Meadows Students Grade 6

Technology and Engineering Classroom

October 2023 -  May 2024                (2 sessions) Thursdays

Lego Robotics Grades 7-8

Broad Meadows Students Grades 7-8

Technology and Engineering Classroom

October 2023 - November 2023

Flag Football

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

Field behind BMMS

October 2023 - January 2024

Fantasy Football

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

BMMS Media Center

October 2023 - June 2024 (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays)  

Afterschool Homework Club

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

BMMS Media Center

October 2023-  June 2024

Student Council

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

Rm.  217

October 2023 -  May 2024

ODW (Operation Days Work)

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

BMMS Media Center

October 2023 - December 2023

BOKS

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

BMMS Gym

November 2023 - December 2023

Extramural Volleyball

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

BMMS Gym

January 2024 -   May 2024

Art Club

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

BMMS Art Room

January 2024 -   May 2024

Yearbook Design Club

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

BMMS Art Room

January 2024- February 2024

Extramural Wrestling

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

Quincy High School

January 2024- February 2024

Intramural Basketball

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

BMMS Gym  

February 2024 - March 2024

Extramural Swimming

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

Lincoln Hancock Pool

March 2024 -    April 2024

Intramural Floor Hockey

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

BMMS Gym  

April 2024 -        May 2024

Boys and Girls Track & Field

Broad Meadows Students Grades 6-8

Broad Meadows Middle School

D.  Family Engagement and Communication

Date

Topic

Target Audience

Location

Late August 2023

School Tours

Broad Meadows Middle School New Students

School Building

September - June (Weekly)

Family Communication Newsletter through S’more

Broad Meadows Middle School Families

Distributed through ASPEN

September 14, 2023

Open House

Broad Meadows Middle School Families

School Building

Oct. 5, Nov. 16,       Jan. 11, Feb. 15, March 14, April 11, May 23

Monthly PTO Meetings

Broad Meadows Middle School Families

School Building

November 7, 2023

Election Day Bake Sale

Broad Meadows Middle School Families and Community  

School Building

November 20, 2023 & December 21, 2023

Holiday Assistance

Broad Meadows Middle School Families

School Building

December 7, 2023 & December 13, 2023

Report Card Conferences

 

Broad Meadows Middle School Families

School Building

December 5, 2023

‘Tis The Season Band Field Trip

Broad Meadows Middle School Band Students

Quincy High School

December 18, 2023

Curriculum Newsletter

Broad Meadows Middle School Families

Distributed through ASPEN

December 18, 2023 / May 2024

Chorus and Band Concerts

Broad Meadows Middle School Families

School Building

March 7-9, 2024

Drama Presentation of Annie Jr.

BMMS Drama Club

School Building

March 21, 2024

STEM Fair

Broad Meadows Students

School Building

May 4, 2024

Cleaner Greener Quincy

Broad Meadows students and families led by ODW and Student Council  

School Building

May 2024

Spring Dance

Broad Meadows Students

School Building

June 2024

Honor’s Banquet

Broad Meadows Students

School Building

June 2024

Promotional Ceremony

Broad Meadows Students

School Building

June 2024

5th Grade Fly-Up Night

Broad Meadows Incoming Grade 5 Students

School Building

III.  School Demographics    as of 11/28/2023

Total

Enrollment

Special  Education

Low Income

(Eligible for Free & Reduced Meals)

ELE

(English Learners)

FEL

(Former English Learners)

318

(no change from 2022-23)

103

(32.4%)

188

(59.1%)

27

(8.5%)

41

(12.9%)

Race

Total Subgroup Population

Asian

74  (23.3%)

Black/African American

28  (8.8%)

Hispanic or Latino

  33  (10.4%)

Multiracial, non-Hispanic

11  (3.5%)

Native American

 0   (0.0%)

Pacific Island

  0   (0.0%)

White

172  (54.0%)

Advanced Class Enrollment

# of Students in Advanced out of # in Subgroup

% of Population

Students Enrolled

88 of 318

27.7%

Low Income

27 of 188

14.4%

Asian

24 of 74

32.4%

Black/African American

1 of 28

3.6%

Hispanic/Latino

5 of 33

15.2%

Multiracial

2 of 11

18.2%

Native American

0 of 0

0%

Pacific Island

0 of 0

0%

White

56 of 172

32.6%

Core Academic Class Sizes (General Education)  As of 11/28/2023

20 or

fewer

21-23

24

25

26

27

28

Gr. 6 - 8

75 sections

69

(92.0%)

6

(8%)

2022-2023 SSDR Incident Data

Total Incidents

# of Incidents Resulting in Suspension

% of Incidents Resulting in Suspension

8

8

100%


IV.  Facilities

2022-2023 Improvements

2022-2023 SIP Areas of Need

2023-2024 SIP Areas of Need

  • Parking lot needs repaving

  • Grade 6 & 7 lockers
  • Additional interior and exterior cameras needed
  • Bulletin board grade 8 hallway  

  • Repaving parking lot including transition into the building by gym door
  • Grade 6 & 7 lockers need replacing
  • Additional interior and exterior cameras needed
  • Complete retaining wall by outside transformer including fencing for dumpster
  • Ceiling Tiles in various classes need repair including 104 display case
  • Floor tiles in various locations need repair/replacement
  • Clock repairs in multiple classrooms
  • Install larger bleachers in the gym


V. Budget

                                                                        

                                                                                                   Amount available

                                                                                                          in 2023-2024

TEXT/LEARNING MATERIALS

(textbooks and learning materials/supplies needed

to support classroom instruction)                                                             $ 6,460.00

SUPPLIES

(pens, pencils, rulers, paper,glue, photocopy paper, etc.)                                   $ 12,070.00

ACTIVITY STIPEND ACCOUNT                                                                           $ 17,959.00

OTHER: (art supplies, science supplies, library, etc.)

Art Supplies                                                                                             $ 1,188.00

Science Supplies                                                                                     $ 1,020.00

Library                                                                                               $ 2,500.00

SPECIAL FUNDING

(gifts, grants, partnerships, PTO, etc.)

P.T.O. (approximate)                                                                                                       $10,000.00

QCSP Mini-Grants (6)                                                                            $ 2,100.00

TOTAL                                                                                        $53,297.00


VI.  Appendix

  1.   Spring 2023 MCAS Data

English Language Arts (EE/ME %)

Grade

Meadows 2022

Meadows 2023

State 2023

6

28.3%

49.5%

42.3%

7

45.3%

32.4%

40.5%

8

30.6%

50.0%

43.7%

Mathematics (EE/ME %)

Grade

Meadows 2022

Meadows 2023

State 2023

6

33.0%

39.4%

41.0%

7

28.4%

26.2%

38.1%

8

13.7%

26.9%

37.7%

STE (EE/ME %)

Grade

Meadows 2022

Meadows 2023

State 2023

8

36.5%

36.9%

40.9%


B.  NWEA MAP 2022-2023 Data

MAP Math RIT 2022-2023

Math

Fall

Winter

Spring

Grade 6

213.7

216.8

221.2

Grade 6 National

214.75

219.56

222.88

Grade 7

216

217.6

222.7

Grade 7 National

220.71

224.04

226.73

Grade 8

225

227.2

227.9

Grade 8 National

224.92

228.12

230.3

   

MAP Reading RIT 2022-2023

Reading

Fall

Winter

Spring

Grade 6

210.7

212.7

213.7

Grade 6 National

210.17

213.81

215.36

Grade 7

214.2

214.2

216.2

Grade 7 National

214.2

217.09

218.36

Grade 8

220.1

222.5

219.7

Grade 8 National

218.01

220.52

221.66

       

MAP Science RIT 2022-2023

Science

Fall

Winter

Spring

Grade 6

204.6

208.3

208.5

Grade 6 National

203.86

207.26

208.47

Grade 7

208.6

209.2

210.8

Grade 7 National

206.56

209.5

210.61

Grade 8

214.1

215.6

216.2

Grade 8 National

209.64

212.41

213.44

   


C.  Spring 2023 Accountability Data

Screenshot of BMMS accountability data from https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/accountability/report/school.aspx?linkid=31&orgcode=02430310&orgtypecode=6&

Screenshot of BMMS accountability data from https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/accountability/report/school.aspx?linkid=31&orgcode=02430310&orgtypecode=6&

Screenshot of BMMS accountability data from https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/accountability/report/school.aspx?linkid=31&orgcode=02430310&orgtypecode=6&

Screenshot of BMMS accountability data from https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/accountability/report/school.aspx?linkid=31&orgcode=02430310&orgtypecode=6&

D. Spring 2023 VOCAL Results (Grade 8)

Dimension

Description

Always/ Mostly True %

Mostly Untrue/ Never True %

ENG

Adults working at this school treat all students respectfully, regardless of a student's race, culture, family income, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

83%

18%

ENG

My textbooks or class materials include people and examples that reflect my race, cultural background and/or identity.

64%

35%

ENG

Students from different backgrounds respect each other in our school, regardless of their race, culture, family income, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

81%

19%

ENG

Students are open to having friends who come from different backgrounds (for example, friends from different races, cultures, family incomes, or religions, or friends of a different sex, or sexual orientation).

93%

7%

ENG

In my academic classes, I work with groups of students who are from different backgrounds (for example, students from different races, cultures, family incomes, or religions, or students of a different sex or sexual orientation).

94%

6%

ENG

My parents feel respected when they participate at our school (e.g., at parent-teacher conferences, open houses).

88%

12%

ENG

My teachers use my ideas to help my classmates learn.

46%

54%

ENG

I have a choice in how I show my learning (e.g., write a paper, prepare a presentation, make a video).

70%

31%

ENG

In my classes, my teachers use students' interests to plan class activities.

54%

46%

ENG

My classmates behave the way my teachers want them to.

45%

55%

ENG

In at least two of my academic classes, students are asked to teach a lesson or part of a lesson.

33%

68%

ENG

In at least two of my academic classes, students plan and work on projects that solve real-world problems.

75%

25%

ENG

In my academic classes, students review each other's work and provided advice on how to improve it.

56%

43%

ENG

In my classes, teachers use open-ended questions that make students think of many possible answers.

81%

19%

ENG

I can connect what I learn in on class to what I learn in other classes.

64%

36%

ENG

In my academic classes, students wrestle with problems that don't have an obvious answer.

61%

39%

ENG

Students respect one another.

53%

47%

ENG

Teachers are available when I need to talk with them.

83%

17%

ENG

Adults at our school are respectful of student ideas even if the ideas expressed are different from their own.

82%

18%

ENG

My teachers promote respect among students.

90%

10%

ENV

Students have a voice in deciding school rules.

17%

83%

ENV

School staff are consistent when enforcing rules in school.

87%

14%

ENV

Teachers give students a chance to explain their behavior when they do something wrong.

53%

47%

ENV

My teachers will first try to help (guide) students who break class rules, instead of punishing them.

48%

51%

ENV

Students help each other learn without having to be asked by the teacher.

79%

21%

ENV

My teachers are proud of me when I work hard in school.

87%

14%

ENV

My teachers set high expectations for my work.

79%

21%

ENV

My teachers believe that all students can do well in their learning.

87%

13%

ENV

My school work is challenging (hard) but not too difficult.

75%

25%

ENV

My teachers support me even when my work is not my best.

81%

19%

ENV

The things I am learning in school are relevant (important) to me.

59%

42%

ENV

Our school offers guidance to students on how to mediate (settle) conflicts (e.g., arguments, fights) by themselves.

73%

27%

ENV

If I need help with my emotions (feelings), effective help is available at my school.

66%

34%

SAF

If I tell a teacher or other adult that someone is being bullied, the teacher/adult will do something to help.

81%

19%

SAF

Teachers don't let students pick on other students in class or in the hallways.

77%

23%

SAF

Students at school try to stop bullying when they see it happening.

40%

60%

SAF

Students have spread rumors or lies about me more than once on social media.

32%

68%

SAF

Teachers, students, and the principal work together to prevent (stop) bullying.

71%

30%

SAF

In my school, groups of students tease or pick on one student.

36%

64%

SAF

I have been called names or made fun of by other students more than once in school.

44%

56%

SAF

In my school, bigger students taunt or pick on smaller students.

23%

77%

SAF

Teachers support (help) students who come to class upset.

60%

40%

SAF

I feel comfortable reaching out to teachers/counselors for emotional support if I need it.

53%

47%

SAF

Students will help other students if they are upset, even if they are not close friends.

48%

52%

SAF

Because I worry about my grades, it is hard for me to enjoy school.

55%

45%

SAF

Students at school damage and/or steal other students' property.

38%

62%

SAF

I have seen students with weapons at our school.

8%

93%

E. Completed Action Steps from 2022-2023

The following action steps have been placed in this section, as they have been part of our School Improvement Plan for several years.  They have been consistently implemented and are now part of our yearly school operations.

Step

Strategies/Activities

Timeline

Sources of Evidence

Team/Person Responsible

Goal #

1

Use organizational strategies to improve student comprehension

Examples: 2 Column notes, teacher created materials, graphic organizers

Sept - Oct:  Introduction of Strategies

Nov. - June

Strategies will continue to be implemented during class time.  

Notebook examples

Writing Assignments

Models

ELA Staff

Reading Staff

Special Education

1

2

Implement text annotation for primary and secondary sources  

Include how to properly highlight a source or text. Purposefully making highlighting choppy and focusing on what is actually important in a text.  Asking students. “What can be eliminated?”

October - June

Classroom Lessons

All Social Studies Teachers

1

3

Model and practice responding to multiple choice questions that exhibit several correct answers infusing a gradual release of responsibility.

From there, incorporate multiple choice questions in unit summative assessments that build. For example if question #2 started with the sentence, “Based on your answer to question #1…”

October - June

Samples of Student Work

All Social Studies Teachers

ELA Staff

Reading Staff

Special Education Staff

1

4

Students will engage in regular and focused “math talk” twice per week to demonstrate conceptual understanding of key mathematical concepts in multiple ways.

October - June

Classroom Observations

Math Staff

Special Education Staff

2

5

Support growth in mathematics and data by familiarizing students with scientific tools and measurement, and collecting and analyzing data.

October - 2 - May  During each unit

Student work samples (physical and virtual), interactive notebooks, teacher lesson plans and rubrics, administrative walkthroughs

Science Staff

3

6  

Review of PBIS behavioral expectations in classrooms, hallways, cafeteria and bathrooms in all classes and reinforced daily and weekly during morning announcements and lunches.  

September  and ongoing through school year

Opening Assembly

Classroom Lessons

All School Teaching Staff

4

F.  Staffing: Support Services

  1          Nurse

  3          Special Education Teachers (Resource Room/Inclusion)

  5          Special Education Teachers (Substantially Separate)

  2          Guidance Counselors/Chairpersons

  0           Literacy Specialist

  1          ELL Teacher/ELL Tutor

 0.4         Speech and Language Instructor

 0.6          School Psychologist

  0          Math Interventionist

  1           Library/Media


G.  School Council Members

A school council is a representative, school building-based committee composed of the principal, parents, teachers, community members and, at the secondary level, students, required to be established by each school pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 71, Section 59C.  https://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/advisory/schoolcouncils/

Chair/Principal:          Nicholas Ahearn                                /s/ Nicholas Ahearn                

Co-Chair:                Teresa Altavesta                                /s/  Teresa AltaVesta                                   

                                

Teachers:                Stacey Bucci                                        /s/ Stacey Bucci

Victoria Cronin                                /s/ Victoria Cronin 

                           

                                

Parent:                Amy Herlihy                                        /s/ Amy Herlihy   

Cassandra Beck                                /s/ Cassandra Beck             

                                                                

Community

Representative:        George Meegan,                                 /s/  George Meegan             

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