Boyet Junior High School
7th and 8th Grade
Christian Monson
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
ST. TAMMANY PARISH SCHOOLS
2014-2015
1. COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
(Look at page 44 of the Data Analysis Template for 1a and 1b)
STRENGTHS
1a. Results of Comprehensive Needs Assessment STRENGTHS BJH currently offers 6 classes for Carnegie Units Increase in Technology on campus Economically Disadvantaged Student Subgroup 8th Grade ELA Percent Mastery of Higher has increased over time Parental Involvement 1 2 3 1a. Measures used to Determine School Needs: DATA SOURCES Master Schedule BJH has 3 new computer labs (32 in each) School Data Analysis Report 4 Data Binder 5 PTA Membership CHALLENGES
1b. Results of Comprehensive Needs Assessment CHALLENGES Social Studies consistently performs below ELA, Math, Science Student readiness for technology based testing Students w/ Disabilities Subgroup 1 2 3 4 5 1b. Measures used to Determine School Needs: DATA SOURCES Data Binder Teacher/Student Input School Data Analysis Report GOALS
1c. Goals based upon Challenges and/or Maintaining Strengths GOALS 1Provide professional development opportunities to teachers on technology based assessments. 2Increase communication with Little Oak Middle and Northshore High School for alignment of curriculum. 3Increase the amount of Carnegie units offered at Boyet. 4Provide professional development for SPED teachers to address testing needs for students. 5 2. SCHOOL-WIDE REFORM STRATEGIES to be used in your SIP. Please check all that apply.
___X__Response to Intervention
___X__Job-Embedded Professional Development
___X__Data-Driven Decision-Making
_____Meaningful Engaged Learning
___X__Curriculum Alignment
___X__Differentiated Instruction
3.INSTRUCTION BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS: Enter the percentage of your staff that is
highly qualified 77%
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The HR department requires that all schools keep a folder on each teacher documenting their
HQ status. This information is reported to HR on a spreadsheet at the beginning of each school
year and Title I schools report this information to the Title I office on the Attestation Form.
The parish requires that all paras meet HQ status before they can be considered for
employment.
4. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Identify planned and ongoing professional development, to
address the challenges found through the Comprehensive Needs Assessment.
Whole Faculty Study Group-(be sure to mention
10. BUDGETS used to Item(s) to be purchased
personnel involved in this activity, i.e. Literacy
support this activity:
to support this activity:
____Title I
Teacher, substitutes, presenters, etc.)
____GFF
September 2014-Inkie Landry presents to faculty
____SRCL
on using Windows 8.
____Title II
Participation in district WOW meetings by Boyet’s
____LA4
two teacher leaders. Student engagement is the
____IDEA
focus. Ongoing this year.
____Title III
Design Team meetings once a month to discuss
____Bond Money
professional development. DT led by Jennifer
____Other
Clark, teacher leader and department chair for ELA
8th Grade ELA and Math meet with NHS teachers
to discuss curriculum alignment. Spring 2015
7th Grade ELA and Math meet with LOM teachers
to discuss curriculum alignment. Spring 2015
Ongoing Faculty Meetings presented by Admin and
Teacher Leaders
10. BUDGETS used to
If you have a literacy teacher, describe in detail
support this activity:
her duties and responsibilities
____Title I
5.STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS: See Attached District Plan.
6. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT: What strategies/activities do you employ to increase parental
involvement? You may group strategies by type of activities, time of day, purpose, or any other way your
school’s design fits into 2 or 3 entries in this category.
10. BUDGETS used to Item(s) to be purchased
• Monthly PTA meetings will be held to
support this activity:
to support this
inform board of events and activities and
____Title I
strategy/activity:
how the PTA can support Boyet.
____GFF
• Teachers all have TeacherWeb and are
____SRCL
required to update the website weekly.
____Title II
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____LA4
• Boyet will provide information to parents
____IDEA
through our website, Robocalls, PTA, etc.
____Title III
• Teacher will input grades weekly in the web
____Bond Money
gradebook to improve communication for
____Other
parents via the Student Progress Center.
• Spring Awards Banquet and Honor Roll
recognition. Banquet is in the Spring that
highlights students accomplishment in the
classroom.
• Boyet will provide access to the Guaranteed
Curriculum in accordance to ACT 436. At
least three meetings will be held during the
school year to provide parents information
on how to access the curriculum. This
information will be provided to parents at
school open house events, scheduling
nights, parent meetings, and other parent
orientations.
Copy list from above for
Add additional parental involvement
each activity described.
activities/strategies as needed.
__X__Title I
The documents prepared by the state to inform
__X__GFF
parents of their child’s academic achievement on
____SRCL
state standardized testing are sent to the parents
____Title II
via U.S. Mail.
____LA4
Parents in need of translation services contact the
____IDEA
school and a conference is set-up to discuss
____Title III
results. Parents may be requested to bring a
____Bond Money
trusted interpreter with them to facilitate the
____Other
process.
Plaque’s purchased for
awards banquet.
Breakfast or Pizza
served for Honor Roll
Printing supplies-GFF
Postage-
7. TRANSITION: What activities are in planned to transition incoming and outgoing students at your
school?. Be sure to list at least one for incoming and one for outgoing students.
Incoming Students
10. BUDGETS used to Item(s) to be purchased
th
support this activity:
to support this activity:
• 6 grade students from LOM will come on
____Title I
campus in the Spring and given tours of the
____GFF
campus by the Boyet Buddies.
____SRCL
____Title II
____LA4
____IDEA
____Title III
____Bond Money
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____Other
Outgoing students
• Bus the 8th grade students to their
perspective High Schools in the spring to
walk the campus.
10. BUDGETS used to
support this activity:
____Title I
____GFF
____SRCL
____Title II
____LA4
____IDEA
____Title III
____Bond Money
____Other
Boyet pays for
transportation for
students to visit High
Schools.
8. USE OF ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS: How does your school include teachers in decisions
regarding the use of academic assessments?
10. BUDGETS used to Item(s) to be purchased
• Teachers are expected to participate in
to support this activity:
Whole Faculty Study Group sessions and support this activity:
____Title I
faculty meetings where data is discussed.
____GFF
• Teachers are to have lists of their at-risk
____SRCL
students and students on the cusp of
____Title II
achievement levels (above or below).
____LA4
• Teachers are to use the data to develop
____IDEA
lessons and interventions for at-risk
____Title III
students
____Bond Money
• Teachers are to PM these students to
____Other
ensure interventions/lessons are
addressing student needs
Add additional assessment activities as needed.
Copy list from above for
each activity described.
9. ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES: What activities
are in place to ensure that students who experience difficulty are provided effective, timely, additional
assistance? For example: tutoring, MHP counseling services, etc.
Mental Health Providers-(please adjust to fit your 10. BUDGETS used to Item(s) to be purchased
support this activity:
to support this activity:
school’s MHP plan)
MHP: Due to the transient and often unstable environments ____Title I
that many of _Boyet Junior High students experience, a ____GFF
Mental Health Provider will work with students for 20 hours ____SRCL
per week. This counseling will work to improve reading and ____Title II
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strategies for handling the conflicts and stresses that they ____LA4
face in life which in turn will allow them to focus on the ____IDEA
academic materials being presented in the classroom. ____Title III
Students will be selected through a referral process and will ____Bond Money
work with the MHP for varying amounts of time depending ____Other
on need. The administration (Boyet Junior High) will monitor implementation of the MHP program. Due to the confidential nature of student involvement in the MHP program, Boyet Junior High will also monitor student academic progress in conjunction with the classroom teacher through monitoring numbers of behavioral referrals leading to out‐of‐class time and/or percentage of completed assignments as is appropriate for each individual student’s situation. Review of performance on classroom assessments, benchmark assessments and standardized tests such as LEAP and iLEAP will also occur.
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) or other Social
Curriculum
PBIS Committee meets once a month to discuss
targeting specific behaviors on campus and
rewarding students who comply with the rules at
Boyet.
Instructional Program Enhancements
• Read & Write Gold
• Achieve 3000
• My Reading Coach
• EAGLE
• Triand.com
• Flocabulary
• Gizmo’s
Tutoring Programs-Pull out
• KIT tutor
• Morning Tutoring with Para-educators.
Selected students help tutor as well.
• Saturday Tutoring with SLU students
Technology Resources and Personnel:
General Technology
Each teacher has a Promethean Board with
software. Math teachers use Active Slates and
Active Expressions as well.
Boyet has added 200 brand new computers to its
campus this year.
Technology Interventions/Progress Monitoring
Achieve 3000-Boyet has over 115 licenses for the
academically lower students in ELA.
Instruction Money
10. BUDGETS used to
support this activity:
____Title I
____GFF
____SRCL
____Title II
____LA4
____IDEA
____Title III
__X__Bond Money
Website Fees
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2014-2015
____Other
Special Education Program Design
Answers ranged from total Inclusion to total
resource.
Any answer given here must first cite the SWD
subgroup data as a basis for the design of your
program. For example—This year we had a large
number of higher performing students, so we
expanded the size of our inclusion program. OR
This year we have a large population of
moderate students who are mostly selfcontained.
Classroom Size Reduction Teachers (if applicable)
Title I or Title II
State grade and how data supports this decision
Literacy Workstations (If applicable)
KAGAN Strategies (if applicable)
Writing Across the Curriculum (if applicable)
Add additional activities for students experiencing
difficulties as needed.