RD and Euzelle Smith Middle School

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Presenters: Pam McAllister, Kara Johnson, Claudia Christian, and LaTekka Lewis

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Mission and Vision

At Smith Middle School, we want students to feel safe, valued and connected as we provide opportunities for all learners to learn, grow, and stretch as they become well-rounded global citizens.

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To foster Cyclone P.R.I.D.E. (Preparing Resilient Individuals Dedicated to Efficacy)

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Vision

Mission

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School Improvement Plan Goals 2022-2024

Instructional Excellence:Preparing Students for Life

• Reading Goal: By June 2024 Smith Middle School students will achieve all ESSA expected annual improvement goals for each underperforming student group as measured by Reading EOG scores.

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• Math Goal: By June 2024 Smith Middle School students will achieve all ESSA expected annual improvement goals for each underperforming student group as measured by Math EOG scores.

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• TSI/ATSI Student Group(s) Goals: By June 2024 Smith Middle School will take steps to improve the growth index in all student groups with the following targeted goals: Black (0.1), Multiracial (-1), White (2.0), EDS (1.8), Multilingual Learners (2.0), SWD (2.0). This is overall growth for Reading, Math, and Science combined.

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• Multi-Language Learner Acquisition Goal: By June 2024 Smith Middle School Multi-language students (MLS) will increase proficiency by 3.47 percentage points as measured by ACCESS scores.

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Creating a Culture of Safety and Wellness

• Reduction of Discipline Referrals/Discipline Disproportionality Goal: By June 2024 Smith Middle School students will increase their perception data around student-teacher relationships to 71%, school climate to 58%, and school safety to 76% as reported by Panorama SEL screeners.

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School Improvement Plan Goals 2022-2024

Strengthening Family and Community Engagement

• Strengthening Family and Community Engagement Goal: By June 2024 Smith Middle will host family and community engagement 4 events.
• Goal Met - Events: Rise Against Hunger, STEAM Day, Global Connections, Field Day, and Basketball Shootout.

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Empowering, Equipping and Investing in Our People

• Empowering, Equipping and Investing in Our People: By June 2024 on selected questions on the TWC survey, 76.5% of teachers will give positive ratings around facilities and resources (86.2%, Met) , managing student conduct (66.2%), school leadership (73.4%), instructional practices and support (86.6%), equity (80.9%), and safety (86.4%) .
• Goal Met - 77.9% of teachers
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2023-2024 Priority Indicators

A4.01 - The school implements a tiered instructional system that allows teachers to deliver evidence-based instruction aligned with the individual needs of students across all tiers.

A4.06 - ALL teachers are attentive to students' emotional states, guide students in managing

their emotions, and arrange for supports and interventions.

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B1.03 - A Leadership Team consisting of the principal, teachers who lead the Instructional Teams, and other professional staff meets regularly (at least twice a month) to review implementation of effective practices.

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B3.05 - The Leadership Team implements, monitors, and analyzes results from an early warning system at the school level using indicators (e.g., attendance, academic, behavior monitoring) to identify students at risk for dropping out.ership Team implements, monitors, and analyzes results from an early warning system at the school level using indicators (e.g., attendance, academic, behavior monitoring) to identify students at risk for dropping out.

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Celebrations and Growth Opportunities

• Opening of Smith Middle School Family Room and Resource Center (Family Room)

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• Affinity Groups hosted weekly (during lunch periods) to support students of color are impacting student progress and growth

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• Latinx students grew 9.7 points in Math and 5.7 in Reading during 23-24 school year

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• ML students increased 10.9 growth and 7.1 proficiency

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• SWD students increased 6.2 growth and performance improved from F to D

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• EL students met target growth for TSI

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• Met ESSA target goal

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• Met Growth for Black, Latinx, Asian, Multi-Racial, EDS, and ML

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• SWD are still in TSI-AT status - will come out of TSI status with a 5% increase in achievement and 2% in growth

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• 7th graders did not meet Reading targets - specifically in level 5

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• Performance Grades
• Black Students - D
• Latinx Students - D
• EDS - D
• ML improved from F to D
• SWD improved from F to D

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School Improvement Plan Goals 2024-2026

Instructional Excellence: Preparing Students for Life

• Reading Goal: By June 2025 Smith Middle School students will achieve all ESSA expected annual improvement goals for each underperforming student group as measured by Reading EOG scores.

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• Math Goal: By June 2025 Smith Middle School students will achieve all ESSA expected annual improvement goals for each underperforming student group as measured by Math EOG scores.

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• TSI/ATSI Student Group(s) Goals: By June 2025 Smith Middle School will take steps to improve the growth index in all student groups with the following targeted goals: Black (1.1), Multiracial (0.5), White (2.0), EDS (2.0), Multilingual Learners (2.0), SWD (2.0). This is overall growth for Reading, Math, and Science combined.

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• Multi-Language Learner Acquisition Goal: By June 2025 Smith Middle School Multi-language students (MLS) will increase proficiency by 3.47 percentage points as measured by ACCESS scores.

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Creating a Culture of Safety and Wellness

• Reduction of Discipline Referrals/Discipline Disproportionality Goal: By June 2025 Smith Middle School students will increase their perception data around student-teacher relationships to 73%, school climate to 60%, and school safety to 78% as reported by Panorama SEL screeners.

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• Attendance Goal: By June 2025 Smith Middle School will increase satisfactory attendance (95%+) from 79.0% to 82% as reported by the Monthly CHCCS Chronically Absent Report.

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Instructional Excellence: Preparing Students for Life (con’t)

Reading and Math SMART Goals: By June 2024 Smith Middle School students will achieve all ESSA expected annual improvement goals for each underperforming student group as measured by Reading EOG scores.

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School Improvement Plan Goals 2024-2026

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Strengthening Family and Community Engagement

• Goal: By June 2025 Smith Middle will host 4 family and community engagement events.
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Empowering, Equipping and Investing in Our People

• School Culture Goal: By June 2025, Smith Middle School will increase the percentage of staff who respond favorably to selected questions about school climate on the CHCCS Panorama staff survey from 73% to 78% (5pts), reflecting a more positive perception of the working environment.

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2024-2025 Priority Indicators

A4.01 - The school implements a tiered instructional system that allows teachers to deliver evidence-based instruction aligned with the individual needs of students across all tiers.

A4.06 - ALL teachers are attentive to students' emotional states, guide students in managing

their emotions, and arrange for supports and interventions.

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B1.03 - A Leadership Team consisting of the principal, teachers who lead the Instructional Teams, and other professional staff meets regularly (at least twice a month) to review implementation of effective practices.

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B3.05 - The Leadership Team implements, monitors, and analyzes results from an early warning system at the school level using indicators (e.g., attendance, academic, behavior monitoring) to identify students at risk for dropping out.

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