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School Improvement Plan

Bailey Middle School

2015-2016 2015-2016 through 2016-2017

School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate.

Draft Due: September 28, 2015 Final Copy Due: October 26, 2015

2015-2016 Bailey Middle School Improvement Plan Report

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Bailey Middle School Contact Information

School: Bailey Middle School

Courier Number: #313

Address:

11900 Bailey Road

Phone Number: 980-343-1068

Cornelius, NC 28031 Fax Number:

980-343-1069

Learning Community North Learning Zone

School Website: http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/baileyMS/Pages/Default.aspx

Principal: Chad Thomas

Learning Community Superintendent: Dr. Matthew Hayes

Bailey Middle School Improvement Team Membership From GS §115C-105.27: “The principal of each school, representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants assigned to the school building, and parents of children enrolled in the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. Representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants shall be elected by their respective groups by secret ballot....Parents serving on school improvement teams shall reflect the racial and socioeconomic composition of the students enrolled in that school and shall not be members of the building-level staff.”

Committee Position Name Email Address Date

Elected

Principal Chad Thomas [email protected] 10-13-15

Assistant Principal Representative Norma Jean Fitzpatrick [email protected] 10-13-15

Teacher Representative Meg Bright [email protected] 10-13-15

Inst. Support Representative Sean Hannum [email protected] 10-13-15

Teacher Assistant Representative Christine Cassino [email protected] 10-13-15

PTSA President Erica Barozzino [email protected] 10-13-15

SLT Chairperson Melissa Doebler [email protected] 10-13-15

SLT Secretary Jennifer Zajac [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Sheri Winters [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Amie Hutchison [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Danielle James [email protected] 10-13-15

http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/baileyMS/Pages/Default.aspx


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Parent Representative Shelley Sutter Notte [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Susan Mason [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Lee Bledsoe [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Samara McMillen [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Lissa Ready [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Jackie Benjamin [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Cindy Keller-Miller [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Deanna Lampe [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Nancy Perri [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Courtney Whittaker [email protected] 10-13-15

Parent Representative Laura Pegram [email protected] 10-13-15

10-13-15

Teacher Lynda Stark [email protected] 10-13-15

Teacher Heather Stuart [email protected] 10-13-15

Teacher Chasidy Parker [email protected] 10-13-15

Teacher Kory Trosclair [email protected] 10-13-15


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Vision Statement

District: CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and

productive life.

School: Provide the very best middle school environment and educational opportunities in CMS and North Carolina.

Mission Statement

District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.

School: Inspiring Learners and Empowering Leaders.

Bailey Middle School Shared Beliefs All staff members will have ownership of the success of all

students.

Students’ learning needs will be the focus of all decisions

impacting the work of the school.

Teachers, administrators, parents, students, and the

community share the responsibility for advancing the

mission of Bailey Middle school.

A safe comfortable orderly environment supports student

learning.

International/cultural and economic diversity increases

students’ understanding of different people and their value.

Student diversity and talents will be identified, nurtured,

valued, and celebrated.

Through communication, parents, teachers, and students

will work together as a TEAM to ensure students success.

A child’s character development is enhanced by positive

relationships and mutual respect between staff and

students.


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Bailey Middle School SMART Goals

1. Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.

2. Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and-301.1 with the

goal of providing an average of at least five hours planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the

safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.

3. Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment

free of bullying and harassing behaviors.

4. By the end of the 2015-16 school year, we will increase student achievement in Language Arts (78%

proficient in 14-15) and Math (72% proficient in 14-15) in all grade levels resulting to at least 85% of students

performing at or above grade level, as well as, exceeding growth goals in both areas, as measured by EOG

and EOC exam results.

5. By the end of the 2015-16 school year, we will decrease the achievement gap in reading for our African-

American and Hispanic subgroups by at least 25% and increase the percentage of students in these

subgroup’s making over a year’s worth of growth in reading by 25% as measured by the EOG exams. There

is a significant 20-30 percentage point gap between African-American (51.2%) and Hispanic (61.9%)

students compared to the overall school total (79.5%).

6. By the end of the 2015-16 school year, we will decrease the achievement gap between the performance of

EC and non-EC students in reading to 30% (current gap exceeds 50%) and increase the percentage of EC

students making more than a year’s worth of growth in reading by 20% as measured by EOG results.

7. Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to

graduate college and career-ready.


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Bailey Middle School Assessment Data Snapshot

Bailey Middle School

Reading ALL AMIN ASIA BLCK HISP MULT WHTE EDS LEP SWD AIG

Participation Denominator

1626 3 33 140 162 51 1236 330 41 103 335

Participation Percent

100 0 100 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 100

Participation Status

Met Insuf. Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met

Proficiency Denominator

1536 3 30 128 143 43 1189 301 23 95 332

Proficiency Percent

70.2 0 80.0 39.1 51.7 62.8 76.0 47.8 0 17.9 98.2

Goal Percent

55.1 43.2 69.3 40.4 43.0 56.5 65.2 42.9 27.6 30.3 92.5

Proficiency Status

Met Insuf. Met Met/CI Met Met Met Met Insuf. Not Met Met

Math ALL AMIN ASIA BLCK HISP MULT WHTE EDS LEP SWD AIG


1626 3 33 140 162 51 1236 330 41 103 335


100 0 100 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 100


Met Insuf. Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met


1536 3 30 128 143 43 1189 301 23 95 332

Proficiency Percent

67.8 0 83.3 32.0 46.9 60.5 74.2 40.5 0 20.0 98.2

Goal Percent

53.9 41.6 77.0 37.8 46.1 53.6 63.0 42.1 34.0 30.0 93.3

Proficiency Status

Met Insuf. Met Met/CI Met Met Met Met/CI Insuf. Met/CI Met


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Science ALL AMIN ASIA BLCK HISP MULT WHTE EDS LEP SWD AIG


592 0 13 57 53 15 453 113 17 40 103


100 0 0 100 100 0 100 100 0 100 100


Met ~ Insuf. Met Met Insuf. Met Met Insuf. Met Met


563 0 11 54 46 13 439 102 8 37 102

Proficiency Percent

92.2 0 0 75.9 84.8 0 95.2 73.5 0 56.8 100.0

Goal Percent

61.8 0 76.5 46.0 51.7 63.3 71.7 50.0 33.2 36.4 94.4

Proficiency Status

Met ~ Insuf. Met Met Insuf. Met Met Insuf. Met Met

Current Year EOC

ALL AMIN ASIA BLCK HISP MULT WHTE EDS LEP SWD AIG


240 0 7 5 12 3 213 13 1 1 94


100 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 100


Met ~ Insuf. Insuf. Insuf. Insuf. Met Insuf. Insuf. Insuf. Met

Attendance ALL AMIN ASIA BLCK HISP MULT WHTE EDS LEP SWD AIG

Rate 96.1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Status Met ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~


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Bailey Middle School Profile

Bailey Middle School is beginning its tenth year and has generated a reputation of high student achievement,

athletic success, artistic and musical talent, as well as outstanding community support. This year, Bailey has adopted the

Leader in Me program which is based on the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People philosophy. Our students exceeded

expected growth goals on the 2014-15 EOGs with a 79.5% proficiency in grades 6-8 on all EOGs and EOCs identifying

Bailey as a “School of High Growth”. Additionally, our students met or exceeded “Expected Growth” goals in all content

areas at each grade level. Bailey has also met all North Carolina and Federal Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO)

Benchmarks for 2014-2015. We currently provide Honors level courses in all grades and High School Level courses in

Math (Math I and Math II) and Foreign Language (Spanish and French).

Bailey has a diverse student and staff population with 20% of our students receiving free and reduced lunch. We

currently have 1,560 students enrolled, which is made up of 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Multi-

Racial, 2% Native American, 2% Asian. In addition, 3% of our population is LEP, 6% receive EC services, and 24% are

enrolled in the talent development program. Although we are a school of high growth, our most recent data shows that

challenges still remain to improve our reading and math proficiency, especially with our African American, EC, and

Hispanic subgroups.

We have tremendous support from the community, which includes partnerships with The Park Church, Chick-fil-A,

Champions Sports, Tenders, and many other local businesses. We have a strong PTSA that contributes time, talent, and

treasure to support our numerous programs and events provided to our students, staff, and families at Bailey.

Bailey Middle has an array of extra-curricular activities. We have very successful athletic teams and strong support

for their programs. We offer during, before, and after school clubs and activities such as National Junior Honor Society,

Honors Chorus, Jazz Band, Performing Band, Blazing Bows, Drama, Art Murals, Robotics, Horsepower Motorsports, Math

Club, Chess, Leadership Ambassadors, etc.

Though we are doing well as a school, and improving each year, we still have academic challenges that we hope to

overcome. High academic achievement and growth for all students is our primary focus.


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Strategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow

Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-ready Four focus areas:

I. College- and career-readiness II. Academic growth/high academic achievement

III. Access to rigor IV. Closing achievement gaps

Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier workforce Five focus areas:

I. Proactive recruitment II. Individualized professional development

III. Retention/quality appraisals IV. Multiple career pathways V. Leadership development

Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses, faith-based groups and community organizations to provide a sustainable system of support and care for each child Three focus areas:

I. Family engagement II. Communication and outreach

III. Partnership development

Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service Five focus areas:

I. Physical safety II. Social and emotional health

III. High engagement IV. Cultural competency V. Customer service

Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by strengthening data use, processes and systems Four focus areas:

I. Effective and efficient processes and systems II. Strategic use of district resources

III. Data integrity and use IV. School performance improvement

Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through technology and strategic school redesign

Four focus areas: I. Learning everywhere, all the time II. Innovation and entrepreneurship

III. Strategic school redesign IV. Innovative new schools


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SMART Goal (1): Duty Free Lunch for Teachers

Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.

Strategic Plan Goal: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and cultural competence.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Physical Safety, Social and Emotional Health, High Engagement, Customer Service, Cultural Competency

Data Used: Lunch/PA schedule

Strategies (determined by what data)

Task

Task

Task (PD)

Point Person (title/name)

Evidence of Success (Student Impact)

Funding (estimated cost / source)

Personnel Involved

Timeline (Start—End)

Interim Dates

1. Design master schedule to allow for duty free lunch daily.

Admin. Team Master schedule Staff survey

N/A Faculty 8/24/15-6/9/16

2. Admin team, Counselors and Elective Teachers will cover lunch/PA daily

Admin. Team Lunch schedule Staff survey

N/A Faculty 8/24/15-6/9/16


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SMART Goal (2): Duty Free Instructional Planning Time

Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.

Strategic Plan Goal: Recruit, develop, and retain a premier workforce.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Recruitment, Professional Development, Retention, New Career Pathways, Leadership Development

Data Used: Master schedule


Task

Task

Task (PD)




Personnel Involved


Interim Dates

1. Design master schedule to allow for 6 hours of planning weekly.


N/A Admin Teachers

8/24/15-6/9/16

2. Elective block length is 70 minutes to enable planning for entire grade level at the same time.


N/A Admin Teachers

8/24/15-6/9/16


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SMART Goal (3): Anti-Bullying / Character Education

Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.

Strategic Plan Goal: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and cultural competence.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Family Engagement, Communications, Partnership Development, Philanthropic Foundation

Data Used: Surveys, forums, students lists, schedules of events


Task

Task

Task (PD)




Personnel Involved


Interim Dates

1. Bully Liaison / Bully-prevention

Ms. Klemm Mrs. Fredrickson Ms. Lavoie Mr. DeRiso

Student Forums Student Surveys Teacher Surveys

N/A Counselors 8/24/15-6/9/16

2. Character Education

Admin Team Ms. Klemm Mrs. Fredrickson Ms. Lavoie Mr. DeRiso

Character Ed Breakfast Student of Month Character ED Essays

PTSA Counselors 8/24/15-6/9/16

3. Healthy Active Child 30 min.

PE/Health Teachers

Health Forum/Campaigns Health Day for students

School Funds

PE Teachers

8/24/15-6/9/16


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4. School Health Team Nurse PE Teachers

Health Day Workshop Grade 6-8

N/A School Nurse

8/25/15-6/9/16

5. “Leader in Me” Admin Team 7 Habits Workshops Lead Journals 7 Habits Agenda

PTSA Grant

Admin Team Teachers

8/25/15-6/9/16


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SMART Goal (4) By the end of the 2015-16 school year, we will increase student achievement in Language Arts (78% proficient in 14-15) and Math (72% proficient in 14-15) in all grade levels resulting to at least 85% of students performing at or above grade level, as well as, exceeding growth goals in both areas, as measured by EOG and EOC exam results.

Strategic Plan Goal: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st century learning environment for every child to graduate career and college ready.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor, Closing Achievement Gaps

Data Used: MAP, EOG, MSL, CFAs, 6 Week Assessments, & EOC


Task

Task

Task (PD)




Personnel Involved


Interim Dates

1. Data Driven Instruction

Teachers will be required to keep data notebooks and provide evidence of utilization of data in their instructional practice (small and whole group)

Data will be discussed during PLC’s and disaggregated to determine strengths, weaknesses, and areas of improvement.

Teachers Facilitators Admin

Data Notebooks PLC Data MAP Assessment Data 6 Week Assessments Exit Ticket trackers

N/A Faculty 8/24/15-6/9/16


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2. Implement best practices and research-based strategies which are aligned to Common Core.

Teachers Facilitators

Lesson Plans Observations MAP Assessment Data

N/A Faculty 8/24/15-6/9/16

3. Track and analyze data for the purpose of identifying students for re-teaching and acceleration


Conference Notes Data Chats Schoolnet Data Trackers

N/A Teachers 8/24/15-6/9/16

4. Teachers will conduct quarterly data chats with colleagues to assess academic progress, needs for improvement, and curricular alignment


Data Chats 6 week Goal Setting Sheets

N/A Teachers 8/24/15-6/9/16

5. Data Team will meet monthly to discuss and disaggregate data for Reading & Math.

Teachers Data Chats & DataTrackers Monthly Meetings Teacher Leads Exit Tickets and Spirals

Data Team Admin

8/24/15-6/9/16

6. Strategic Math Group Teachers Ms. Kocis

Small group instruction Plan Mini lessons (Plans) Data from assessments

Teachers 8/24/15-6/9/16

7. Bronco Block

Compass Learning

DEAR

Remediation

Admin Teachers

Compass Learning data Book check out data MAP and assessment data EOG results


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SMART Goal (5): By the end of the 2015-16 school year, we will decrease the achievement gap in reading

for our African-American and Hispanic subgroups by at least 25% and increase the

percentage of students in these subgroup’s making over a year’s worth of growth in

reading by 25% as measured by the EOG exams. There is a significant 20-30

percentage point gap between African-American (51.2%) and Hispanic (61.9%) students

compared to the overall school total (79.5%).


Strategic Plan Focus Area: College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Growth Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor, Closing Achievement Gaps

Data Used: MAP, EOG, North Carolina Final Exams, & EOC


Task

Task

Task (PD)




Personnel Involved


Interim Dates

1. Data Driven Instruction

Teachers will be required to keep data notebooks and provide evidence of utilization of data in their instructional practice (small and whole group)

Data will be discussed during PLC’s and disaggregated to determine strengths, weaknesses, and areas of improvement.


Data Notebooks PLC Data MAP Assessment Data 6 Week Assessments Exit Ticket trackers

N/A Faculty 8/24/15-6/9/16


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2. Utilize MAP Data to plan and provide differentiated small group instruction.

Grade Level AP’s, Academic Fac.

Lesson Plans MAP Data Interim assessments EOG results

n/a Faculty 8/24/15-6/9/16

3. Professional Development will be provided to teachers with a focus on data analysis, rigor, literacy strategies, and differentiation.

Prof. Dev. Fac. Sign-In Sheets PD Notes Observation of Strategies Data Notebooks

n/a Faculty 8/24/15-6/9/16

4. Extended Day Tutoring will be focused on reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing for select students.

Prof. Dev. Fac EOG results MAP data Lesson Plans Data Notebooks

Funds from Extended Day

Faculty 8/24/15-6/9/16

5. Cross-content and vertical content planning meetings.

Principal Teaming/Planning Schedule Vertical Teaming/Planning Meeting

n/a Faculty 8/24/15-6/9/16


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SMART Goal (6): By the end of the 2015-16 school year, we will decrease the achievement gap between

the performance of EC and non-EC students in reading to 30% (current gap exceeds

50%) and increase the percentage of EC students making more than a year’s worth of

growth in reading by 20% as measured by EOG results.


Strategic Plan Focus Area: College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor, Closing Achievement Gaps

Data Used: MAP, EOG, North Carolina Final Exams

Strategies (determined by what data) a. Task b. Task c. Task (PD)




Personnel Involved


6. Interim Dates

1. Co-Taught & EC Resource teachers will focus on developing literacy skills which are differentiated to meet individual needs.

Academic Fac EC Teachers EC Compliance Fac

Assessment Data Lesson Plans Differentiated Reading Strategies Best Practices

n/a EC/Regular Ed Teachers (LA)

8/24/15 thru 6/9/16

2. Reading strategies shared vertically among reading co-teaching teams.

Academic Fac Meetings Notes Observations

n/a EC/Regular ED teachers

8/24/15 thru 6/9/16


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3. Teachers will track/monitor data for EC students.

EC Compliance Fac Academic Fac

Data Notebooks with Tracking Data MAP Assessments

n/a EC Teacher 8/24/15 thru 6/9/16

4. Utilize LLI and Compass Learning to increase student achievement

All teachers EC teachers

Compass Learning LLI lesson plans

n/a All teachers EC teachers

8/24/15 thru 6/9/16

5. Hire two additional EC teachers and two EC Assistants

Admin EC Teachers

Lower class size Planning/Lesson Plans EOG Data

ADM allotments

EC Teachers

8/24/15 thru 6/9/16


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Mastery Grading Procedures Plan

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college and career ready.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Academic growth/high academic achievement

Data Used: Lesson plans, MAP, Compass Learning

Strategies (determined by what data) a. Task b. Task c. Task (PD)




Personnel Involved


7. Interim Dates

1. Common assessments

Pre- and post- assessments created in School Net aligned to objectives

Data Team Content PLCs

Data Notebooks N/A Teachers Facilitators

8/24/15-6/9/16

2. Data disaggregation

Process of monitoring student achievement by objective in order to facilitate remediation/intervention plans (i.e. MTSS)

Data Team Content PLCs

Data Notebooks N/A Teachers Facilitators Counselors

8/24/15-6/9/16

3. Flexible grouping

Process of grouping students according to academic need by objective based on data results

Use MAPs data to group students based on abilities and need. Grade level teams will create instruction based on data disaggregation.

Admin Team Content PLCs

Lesson Plans Data Notebooks Data trackers REC – Remediation block

N/A Teachers 8/24/15-6/9/16


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4. Additional learning opportunities

Process of holding students accountable for learning via re-teaching, re-assessment and assigning a final value (i.e. 80%)

Admin Team Facilitators

REC – Remediation Block Working Lunch

N/A Teachers/ AP’s

8/24/15-6/9/16

5. Late and make-up work Absent students, regardless of

whether the absence is excused or unexcused, will be expected to collect missing assignments from their teachers on their first day back in class.

Teachers will create and share their procedure for the collection and turning in of assignments due to absence.

Students are responsible to complete and turn in missed assignments.

Students will have 2 days for each day absent to turn in their assignments for full credit.

Students will receive up to an 80% for any assignment turned in after the two day grace period.

Admin Team Student Handbook: grading policies

N/A Teachers/ AP’s

8/24/15-6/9/16


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6. Re-Test Policy

(( (Includes Formal Projects) Students who score below an 80% on any

test can retest for additional points on the original tests.

The retake will improve the test grade up to a grade of 80%.

Students have up to two weeks to take their retest.

Students must attend working lunch or receive other remediation before attempting the retake.

Students who scored higher than 80% on a test may make corrections, but there will not be a grade change.

*Test corrections are not considered a retest. Teachers are encouraged to use test corrections as remediation and may choose to use these as additional informal grades.

Teachers Student Handbook: grading policies

N/A Teachers 8/24/15-6/9/16


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Bailey Middle School – 600/313 Waiver Requests

Request for Waiver

1. Insert the waivers you are requesting

8. Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size (grades 4-12) [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

2. Please identify the law, regulation or policy from which you are seeking an exemption.

9. 115C-301 (c and d) Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

3. Please state how the waiver will be used.

10. Class size will be adjusted to address student individual instructional needs through flexible grouping of students in the

most effective utilization of teaching teams. Maximum teaching load will be used to allow teachers in specific areas of

the curriculum to teach students designated for specific skill needs and to address the large number of students

requesting elective classes.

4. Please state how the waiver will promote achievement of performance goals.

11. This waiver will allow more flexibility in grouping students to meet their abilities and needs and thus should enhance their achievement on the performance goals

.


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Quarter 2 Review

Committee Position Name Signature Date

Principal

Assistant Principal Representative

Teacher Representative

Inst. Support Representative

Teacher Assistant Representative

Parent Representative






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Quarter 3 Review


Principal











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Quarter 4 Review


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