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Hampstead Middle School Hampstead, New Hampshire

School Action Plan

2018-2021 Submitted by: Maria Di Nola, Principal

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Vision of Student Learning 3Mission Statement 3Vision Statement 3Principal Di Nola’s Message 3HMS Action Plan 2018-2021 6

A. Assessment of the Plan: 6B. Goal Statements: 6Goal #1: Identify and consistently implement effective research-based instructional strategies in lesson planning, instructional practices, and assessments to support student learning and achievement as evidenced by walkthrough data, instructional rounds, informal observations and professional learning communities. 6Goal #2: Implement universal design for learning principles that will strengthen instructional delivery to develop content knowledge and skills reaching all learners. 7Goal #3 - Teachers will show evidence of a minimum of three integrated lessons a year such as STEAM, technology, arts, and other content areas, which enable students to make connections to their learning. This will be measured through lesson plans, walkthroughs, observations, and eportfolio evidence and project outcomes. 8GOAL #4 – Social Emotional Learning- Create a structured, multi-tiered, and comprehensive plan within a proactive and responsive culture that promotes positive social-emotional learning. 8C. Related Professional Development 9

Leadership Team Members 10School Site Assessments 11Submission Page 12Appendix 13

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Hampstead School District

VISION OF STUDENT LEARNING

By 2021, Hampstead students will be fully prepared for their next level of learning. They will routinely:

• exercise creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration, • demonstrate competency by developing and applying their knowledge and skills to solve problems

in authentic ways, • academically excel, and • become caring, self-directed, contributing, global citizens.

MISSION STATEMENT

September 2018

Hampstead Middle School’s mission is to empower and inspire all students to apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become creative problem solvers, to achieve personal success, and to contribute responsibly to our diverse and dynamic world. We are dedicated to providing a foundation for personal and social growth in order to develop students of exemplary character who become responsible, productive, and caring citizens.

VISION STATEMENT

We engage and motivate students in relevant life-long learning opportunities that inspire curiosity and innovative thinking in a safe nurturing environment to achieve academic independence.

PRINCIPAL DI NOLA’S MESSAGE

Hampstead Middle School (HMS) is the middle school in the town of Hampstead, NH and is comprised of fifth through eighth grade students. There is one principal, one assistant principal, fifty-five professional staff, thirty support staff and 8 custodians. The school continues to belong to a select number of outstanding middle schools recognized by the New England League of Middle Schools as a “Spotlight School”. The purpose of the Spotlight School Award is to acknowledge schools that have a record of powerful learning for young adolescents and that consistently observe best practices at the middle school level.

Behavior expectations at HMS include the Three R’s: Respect, Relationships, and Responsibility. Students and staff are aware of these expected behaviors, and such behaviors are taught to students in a positive, supportive manner.

The school offers athletic programs that consist of competitive teams as well as teams where students can be on the team regardless of their ability. Our fall sports include field hockey, boys and girls soccer and

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cross-country. Our winter sports consist of boys and girls “A” and “B” basketball, cheerleading and co-ed volleyball. Baseball, softball, co-ed golf and track complete our spring sports offerings.

HMS has numerous amounts of clubs and activities. Students interested in music may participate in Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Choir, Musical Plays, and Select Chorus. Students interested in science, math, and engineering can take part in 5th grade Engineering, Robotics and Destination Imagination. Students interested in social justice issues can participate in The7th/8th grade Anti-Bullying Club (ABC), Our World Club, Student Council, Spanish Club. Other clubs include Ski Club, Yearbook, Video Club, Homework Club, Spanish Club, Chess Club and National Junior Honor Society. These enrichment opportunities are inclusive and are expanded to meet the needs and interests of all students. Students in need of additional academic and/or emotional behavioral supports benefit from multi-tiered supports through our Response to Intervention (RTI) program. RTI enables our teachers, specialists and administrators to target instructional interventions in response to a student’s specific areas of need in the areas of mathematics, reading and social/emotional learning. In addition, our Ventures (Gifted and Talented) program utilizes this block to reach, stretch, and engage students who demonstrate significant mastery in a specific area of interest. To identify student’s academic progress, HMS conducts iReady testing and SAS testing for diagnosing student’s learning needs and appropriate instructional supports. Analysis of this data enables educators to target individual learning needs of all students and create appropriate and challenging opportunities for every level of learner. HMS follows a full inclusion model, when appropriate, whereby each grade-level Special Education teacher is a full partner in the classroom with a general education teacher. Our staff embraces the philosophy of differentiation, which involves providing students with different avenues to their learning. The Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) program at HMS is a resource setting that provides special education programming and related services for students who are identified with autism. This instructional model aligns with the general education curriculum in the Hampstead School District and is modified to individual student’s Individualized Educational Plan (I.E. P). Key components of the program include a team approach in developing students’ individual programs, a social skills class, in-house training to all staff, the promotion of student advocacy, a library of references and resources, and family outreach and support. Team members include a special education teacher, speech language pathologist, occupational therapist, district behaviorist, and school psychologist. Throughout the 2018-2021 school year, HMS will continue to focus upon professional and curriculum development reflecting the New Hampshire College and Career Ready Standards. Our School Board has approved curriculum which is posted on the HSD website in the Departments tab within the Curriculum and Instruction and Assessment folder. As the Board reviews additional curriculum throughout the fall, approved curricula will be added to the folder.

This school year, HMS is implementing an exciting Science curriculum as part of the Next Generation Science Standards. Staff training on the implementation of these programs will take place throughout the year.

Throughout this year, staff will be identifying curriculum specific competencies and performance tasks in compliance with the NH State Board of Education Minimum Standards for Public School Approval.

The Advisory Program is designed to connect students with an adult in the building who knows the aspirations, strengths, and needs of students and uses the information to help the student become successful and personally challenged in all classes and student activities. This time is used to improve peer relations

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and make schools safer, and as a positive place for students to learn and grow. The goals of the Advisory program are to identify and prevent bullying concerns among students and achieve better peer relationships. Through the work in advisory, the importance of kindness, compassion and caring for one another is an integral part of our culture for our entire community of learners.

Hampstead Middle School is a 1:1 computer to student school. With parent permission, students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade may bring their devices home for continuity of schoolwork on the web. Students use their devices for research, writing, viewing websites, and other Internet-based activities. Student browsing is made secure by routing all Chromebook traffic through the district’s content filter. Through the use of Google Apps for Education, students store their work in a cloud-based drive that is accessible at home as well as school. Since the Google apps offer the ability to simultaneously work on a document, students are able to collaborate with peers to create projects and peer-edit each other’s work. This initiative requires new and different ways of teaching and will be supported by consistent and relevant professional development.

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HMS ACTION PLAN 2018-2021

A. ASSESSMENT OF THE PLAN:

To assess the achievement of the plan, the committees responsible for addressing the four goals will provide the HMS Principal’s Leadership Team with evidence of completion of the steps and achievement of their overarching goal(s).

B. GOAL STATEMENTS:

Goal #1: Identify and consistently implement effective research-based instructional strategies in lesson planning, instructional practices, and assessments to support student learning and achievement as evidenced by walkthrough data, instructional rounds, informal observations and professional learning communities.

Action Steps/Monitoring Plan

Step Strategies/Activities Timeline Team/Person Responsible

Progress

#1 Identify nine (3 lesson planning, 3 instructional practices and 3 assessments) effective research-based instructional strategies to support student learning and achievement.

September through June

2019

All Teachers Administration CIA Director

UDL Lesson Plan

#2 Provide professional development on these strategies at staff meetings.

Monthly Faculty

Meetings

Teachers Administration CIA Director

#3 PLCs and Curriculum Committees will exchange practices, data and outcomes of the implementation of these strategies in content lessons.

PLCs Weekly Monthly

Curriculum - Monthly

Teachers Administration CIA Director

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Goal #2: Implement universal design for learning principles that will strengthen instructional delivery to develop content knowledge and skills reaching all learners.

Action Steps/Monitoring Plan

Steps Strategies/Activities Timeline Team/Person Responsible

Progress

#1 Year 1: Exploration and Preparation • Administer a Pre and post survey of UDL

practices for students and staff • Provide professional development on UDL

practices. • UDL Committee will participate in the 3 NH

UDLS Innovation Network Committee trainings and meet 1 to 2 times a month to focus on an identified learning strand.

• Members of the team begin experimenting with UDL in the classroom, observing each other, and documenting their growth through Instructional Rounds.

2018-2019

HMS UDL Innovation Network Committee

Infusing UDL Through Design Training

#2 Year 2: Integration • UDL committee will continue to provide

professional development opportunities for staff. • Members of the team will continue to experiment

with UDL in the classroom, observe each other, and document their growth through Instructional Rounds.

• RtI practices will incorporate UDL learning guidelines of Engagement, Representation and Action and Research.

• RtI teams will review quarterly data collection of the effectiveness of UDL practices with direct correlation to RtI referrals.

2019-2020

HMS UDL Innovation Network Committee

#3 Year 3: Scaling • Resources allocated to support UDL

implementation such as technology, state/district/school-wide PD opportunities and dedicated UDL coaches.

• UDL walkthrough observations scheduled 3 times a year to determine upcoming professional development opportunities for staff.

• Staff is encouraged to observe implementation of UDL practices in other classrooms.

• Identify technology resources that support implementation of UDL practices.

• Lesson plans will reflect UDL practices school-wide.

2020-2021 HMS UDL Innovation Network Committee

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Goal #3 - Teachers will show evidence of a minimum of three integrated lessons a year such as STEAM, technology, arts, and other content areas, which enable students to make connections to their learning. This will be measured through lesson plans, walkthroughs, observations, and eportfolio evidence and project outcomes.

Action Steps/Monitoring Plan

Steps Strategies/Activities Timeline Team/Person Responsible

Progress

#1 Professional Development will be provided to staff on lesson integration.

Annually CIA Director

#2 Staff will collaborate with one another to integrate across content and skills.

Annually Administration Curriculum Leaders

#3 Continue STEAM integration at each grade level as reported on an end of the year survey.

Annually Ventures Teacher

#4 Educate staff on the Internet Communication Technology (ICT) standards so that one ePortfolio submission (math, science, ELA, social studies, or UA) will meet both a content standard and an ICT standard.

November 7, 2018

Director of Technology Technology

Integrationist

GOAL #4 – Social Emotional Learning- Create a structured, multi-tiered, and comprehensive plan within a proactive and responsive culture that promotes positive social-emotional learning.

Action Steps/Monitoring Plan

Step# Strategies/Activities Timeline Team/Person Responsible

Progress

1 Introductory training in Trauma-Informed Care for administration.

August, 2018 Maria Di Nola Dr. Wilson

Karen Gallagher

2 Participate in the HSD System of Care Committee. Staff Survey – Ryan Hatfield, Psychology Intern; Northeastern University

August 2018 through

June 2021

HMS SOC participants

RtI Chairperson RtI Steering Committee

3 Develop effective family and school collaboration systems to support students’ social emotional learning.

June, 2019 Principal, Special Education Director

Social Worker School Counselors

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4 Develop partnerships between HMS and community mental health organizations.

August 2019 Social Worker School Counselors

5 Provide professional development to staff in social emotional learning practices including Youth Mental Health First Aid, Introduction to Trauma-Informed Schools and any other applicable evidence-based training.

Annually HMS Social Worker HMS School Counselors

School Psychologist

6 Identify and implement a pro-social curriculum to be delivered to each grade-level during Advisory weekly.

School Counselors Social Worker

School Psychologist

#7

Refine RtI processes to identify students with social emotional challenges and provide necessary supports by monitoring every 6 to 8 weeks.

RtI grade level HMS RtI Team

RtI Administrator

C. RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Dates Topic Description

Grades Times Location Facilitator Goal # (if applicable)

October

January

April

PLC Deb Bamforth 3

Monthly Faculty Meetings

Instructional Strategy of the Month

5-8 3pm to 4pm

All

January, 18 2019

Understanding and Identifying the social emotional challenges that impact the learning of our students.

5-8 8am -11am

HMS Dr. Janessa Delault 4

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LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS

School: Hampstead Middle School

Chairs/Principal: Maria Di Nola, Principal Lynne Joseph, Assistant Principal

Doris Buco, District Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Members: Principal’s Leadership Team Heather Mailloux – Gifted and Talented Cressa Bonnell – Special Education Doris Buco – Curriculum Kate Couture - Mathematics Clifton Dancy – Technology Maria Di Nola - Administration Sheila Gibbons – ELA Lori-Lyn Griffin - Science Lynne Joseph – Administration Melissa Karpinsky – School Counseling Erin Nadig – Social Studies Chad Pimental - Integrationist Allison Rubin – Unified Arts Sabin Thompson – Paraprofessional Katie Wolff – Social Studies

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SCHOOL SITE ASSESSMENTS

Mathematics: Statewide Assessment System (SAS)– Grades 5-8 Tier 1: i-Ready Diagnostic grades 5-8 enVisionsMATH formative and summative assessments Big Ideas Math formative and summative assessments Tier 2: i-Ready Progress monitoring - Grades 5-8 Tier 3: i-Ready Progress monitoring grades 5-8 Reading: SAS – Grades 5 through 8 Tier 1: i-Ready Diagnostic - Grades 5-8 Tier 2: i-Ready Progress Monitoring - Grades 5-8 Tier 3: i-Ready Progress Monitoring - Grades 5-8 Writing: Grades 5 through 8 Common Writing Rubric Science: Grades 5 and 8 SAS

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SUBMISSION PAGE

Submitted By: Maria Di Nola, Principal Doris Buco, District Curriculum Director

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APPENDIX

AA. Safety planning A fire evacuation plan is posted in each room. The plan is explained completely by staff members to children in their respective rooms. The Crisis Management Team conducts drills to evacuate students including emergency drills throughout the year. Parents are also informed of their role in the event of an unforeseen emergency. Additional emergency information is available on the school website. Should an emergency or disaster situation ever arise in our area while school is in session, the schools have made preparations to respond effectively to such situations. Our School and District have detailed emergency response plans, which have been formulated to respond to a variety of a major crisis. The main goal of our crisis plan is to be prepared for any crisis situation, including support from the community. The Hampstead Police and Fire Departments work with school staff on a regular basis to share resources as needed for the children and families of Hampstead. To review crisis planning and safety documents, please contact the HMS office at 603-329-6743 to speak with Principal Di Nola. 11/2018