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Price Middle School: Organizational Meeting

August 29, 2024

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Roll Call & Quorum

Role	Name
Principal	Dr, Natasha Mahan
Parent/Guardian	Britney Carter
Parent/Guardian	Clinton Carter
Parent/Guardian	Jessica Ray (LaShundra Huey)
Instructional Staff	Nakeisha Mason
Instructional Staff	William Oliver
Instructional Staff	Vacant (C. Jackson)
Community	Daryl Winston
Community	Travelle Primus
Swing	Joquita Ferguson

Instructional Staff

The human knot is a team-building activity that can be used to reflect on themes like collaboration and conflict resolution. Here are some ways educators can use the activity:

Collaboration

Have students work together to untangle the knot without letting go of hands. After the activity, ask students how well the group worked together.

Conflict resolution

The activity can invite conflict in a playful way that can reflect the complexity of untangling knots in life. After the activity, ask students to share challenges they faced and how they overcame them.

Employability skills

If there are multiple groups, have groups that break their chain brainstorm the skills they needed to get back in a circle and write them down. This can highlight employability skills, or "soft" skills, that are essential for workplace success

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Approval of Today’s Agenda

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Vision, Mission, and Cluster Instructional Focus

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Part 1: Where we Are?

Cluster and School Vision and Mission
PBSA Instructional Focus
Review:

SY23-24 Embargoed Data
SY24-25 School Improvement Goals and Action Steps

Personal Reflection: Academic Outcome Goals

Part II: What’s Next?

Looking Ahead: Academics
Looking Ahead: Culture

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Objectives

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Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day!

PBSA Cluster Vision and Mission

Vision : We graduate empowered change agents who create positive, long-lasting impact in their communities.

Mission: We cultivate students’ skills and agency in pursuit of their unlimited potential.

Price Middle School

Vision : We exists to improve our community by empowering and equipping our students with the skills needed to graduate and live liberated choice filled lives.

Mission: Students at Price Middle School are empowered through academic acquisition, leadership development, authentic problem solving, and student-centered ownership leading to them reaching their unlimited potential.

PBSA and Price Vision and Mission

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PBSA Instructional Priorities

Growth Mindset

High Expectations

High Quality Instruction

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Strong�Curriculum

Clear Roles & Responsibilities

Progress Monitoring

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PMS SY24-25 School Goals

Literacy Goal

Increase the percentage of students scoring developing and above in ELA from 53% to 60% by Spring 2025.

Increase the percentage of students scoring proficient and above in ELA from 15% to 17% by Spring 2025.

(15% increase)

Numeracy Goal

Increase the percentage of students scoring developing and above in math from 41% to 47% Spring 2025.

Increase the percentage of students scoring proficient and above in math from 12% to 14% by Spring 2025.

(15% increase based on SY24 targets)

Science

Increase the percentage of students scoring developing and above in science from 48% to 55% Spring 2025.

Increase the percentage of students scoring proficient and above in science from 17% to 20% by Spring 2025.

(15% increase based on SY24 targets)

Social Studies

Increase the percentage of students scoring developing and above in social studies from 44% to 50% Spring 2025.

Increase the percentage of students scoring proficient and above in social studies from 9% to 11% by Spring 2025.

(15% increase based on SY24 targets)

School Culture Goal

By May 2025, 75% of students will have less than 18 absences.

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Data Review

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School Wide Literacy Goal

Literacy Goal

Increase the percentage of students scoring developing and above in ELA from 53% to 60% by Spring 2025.

Increase the percentage of students scoring proficient and above in ELA from 15% to 17% by Spring 2025.

(15% increase)

Action Steps

ELA teachers will prepare high-quality learning experiences, guarded in weekly utilization of the HMH and Writable curriculum, so that students spend more time on rigorous, grade-level assignments

ELA teachers will implement differentiation strategies as measured by classroom observations so that students complete targeted assignments based on individual needs.

All content areas will implement daily writing (quick writes, journal entries, learning logs, constructed responses, etc.) so that students can write to learn and write to demonstrate learning.
Interventionists will provide targeted support with small group differentiation by pushing into ELA classes 2-3 times per week so students can access grade level content and complete targeted assignments based on individual needs.

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School Wide Numeracy Goal

Numeracy Goal

Increase the percentage of students scoring developing and above in math from 41% to 47% Spring 2025.

Increase the percentage of students scoring proficient and above in math from 12% to 14% by Spring 2025.

(15% increase based on SY24 targets)

(MAP projections: 38% developing and above; 5% proficient and above)

Action Steps

Math teachers will implement the effective use of the CUBES problem solving protocol to assess student reasoning processes so that students apply the reasoning strategies they learn while using paper and pencil to problems presented on electronic platforms.

Interventionists will provide targeted support with small group differentiation by pushing into Math classes 2-3 times per week so students can access grade level content and complete targeted assignments based on individual needs.

Intentional grade level supports implemented during flex
Demonstration of comprehension, writing, and critical thinking skills in all math classes

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8th Grade Science and Social Studies

Science

Increase the percentage of students scoring developing and above in science from 48% to 55% Spring 2025.

Increase the percentage of students scoring proficient and above in science from 17% to 20% by Spring 2025.

(15% increase based on SY24 targets)

Action Steps

Conduct labs and provide students with hands-on learning experiences. Teachers will focus on student vocabulary acquisition. Teachers will ensure that students make use of a scientific recording book.
We Build It Better Curriculum Implementation

Social Studies

Increase the percentage of students scoring developing and above in social studies from 44% to 50% Spring 2025.

Increase the percentage of students scoring proficient and above in social studies from 9% to 11% by Spring 2025.

(15% increase based on SY24 targets)

Action Steps

Leverage the comprehensive resources and diverse activities provided by Gallopade to create an engaging lessons focused on vocabulary acquisition, primary and secondary resources, geography and writing.

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School Wide School Culture Goal

School Culture Goal

By May 2025, 75% of students will have less than 18 absences.

Action Steps

The attendance team will hold bi-weekly meetings to do the following:

Review Infinite Campus parent/guardian contact information for accuracy.

Monitor accuracy and consistency of daily teacher attendance (identify staff member who will lead this task)

Ensure daily attendance is taken during the first 10-minutes of each period

Ensure that attendance is updated when students arrive late

Identify daily absences and make phone calls home in an attempt to get students in school.

Implement PBIS strategies to promote positive attendance behaviors, recognize and reinforce attendance-related achievements, and create a supportive school climate that values regular attendance.

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Knot Reflection

to create a discussion about trust, leadership, group cooperation, communication and problem solving – all critical elements of a successful team!

Debrief Questions:

How did you feel about the close proximity that you were in with the other group members?
Did anyone lead the group at any time or did everyone work on his/her own?
Do some groups work better when there is a leader? Why?
How does leadership or lack thereof impact your group’s ability to communicate effectively?
What “knots” need to be unraveled in your group to help you be successful?

What did you notice about how you worked together when you could not talk?
What was the goal of this activity? How did you express that without talking?
What are your observations about how you were able to solve the “Human Knot” problem?
What did you observe about others: their reactions to the problem, etc.?
Did you notice any team building going on? What did you observe?
Were there any natural leaders that came forth in this activity? Who? Did that surprise you? Why or why not?
How could the activity have gone more smoothly?
How might the activity have been different if talking had been allowed?
What did you learn about each other in this activity?