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2017-2018
School Board Report
ROBERT A. TAFT
MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: TRACY SEIBERT
STANDARD 1.4
The governing authority
establishes and ensures
adherence to policies that are
designed to support instructional
effectiveness.
INDICATORS 1.4: THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY ESTABLISHES AND ENSURES ADHERENCE TO POLICIE S THAT
ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.
• iObservations
• PLC Meetings – Norms &
Documented Minutes
• Professional Learning Goal
Conversation
• School Improvement Team
Meetings
• Leadership Team Meetings
Minutes
• Department Chair Meetings
• Team Leader Meetings
• Articulation Meetings
• PBIS Monthly Staff Meetings &
Logs
• Team Minutes
• School Improvement Leader
Minutes & Feedback
STANDARD 1.5
The governing authority adheres
to a code of ethics and functions
within defined roles and
responsibilities.
INDICATORS 1.5: THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY ADHERES TO A CODE OF ETHICS AND
FUNCTIONS WITHIN DEFINED ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
• Constant focus on: What is best for students
• My Roles & Responsibilities
• Testing Coordinator
• Master Schedule Builder
• School Safety Specialist
• Student Issues
• Teacher Evaluator, Mentor, Coach
• Open Door
• Visible
• Mentor Program Implementation
• Challenge Ed Initiative
STANDARD 1.9
The institution provides
experiences that cultivate and
improve leadership effectiveness.
INDICATORS 1.9: THE INSTITUTION PROVIDES EXPERIENCES THAT CULTIVATE AND IMPROVE
LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS.
• ELA: Effective Leadership Academy
• Partnership with Col. Wheeler
• Administration Team
• Mentorship
• Guidance & Readings from Dr. Eineman
• Trainings: Safety, iObservation, Challenge Ed, etc.
STANDARD 2.2
The learning culture promotes
creativity, innovation and
collaborative problem-solving.
INDICATORS 2.2: THE LEARNING CULTURE PROMOTES CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND
COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING.
• Academic Teams
• Personalization
• Differentiation
• STEM
• Flexible Grouping
• Tiered Classes
• BCO
• Encore Classes
INDICATORS 2.2: THE LEARNING CULTURE PROMOTES
CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING.
• 2016-2017 DOE Accountability Grade: B 85.3 (up 5.3 points from 2015-2016)
Performance Domain: 73.90 (weight 0.50) = 36.95 weighted points
Growth Domain: 96.60 (weight 0.50) = 48.30 weighted points
• ISTEP + 2017 Pass Rate Results (Math 69.2%) (English/Lang. Arts 78.6%)
• Star Reading and Math Data
• Acuity Data
• ASPIRE Data
• CP 2.0 Build and Implementation
• Co-Taught inclusive classrooms across all three grade levels
• Resource Period
• Advisory
STANDARD 2.3
The learning culture develops
learners’ attitudes, beliefs and
skills needed for success.
INDICATORS 2.3: THE LEARNING CULTURE DEVELOPS LEARNERS’ ATTITUDES, BELIEFS AND
SKILLS NEEDED FOR SUCCESS.
• Academic Skill Self-
Assessments & Teaching
• Advisory: Career
Cruising, PBIS, CASS,
Self-Reflection, Life Skill
Lessons
• Learning Goals
• Personalization
• Differentiation
• STEM
• Flexible Grouping
• Tiered Classes
• BCO
• Encore Classes
STANDARD 2.4
The institution has a formal
structure to ensure learners
develop positive relationships
with and have adults/peers who
support their educational
experiences.
INDICATORS 2.4: THE INSTITUTION HAS A FORMAL STRUCTURE TO ENSURE LEARNERS
DEVELOP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND HAVE ADULTS/PEERS WHO SUPPORT THEIR
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.
• Advisory
• Bulldog Rush
• Teams
• PBIS Process
• Counseling Referrals
• Student Leadership
• Paw Pals
• CASS
• Clubs
• Extracurricular Activities
INDICATORS 2.4: THE INSTITUTION HAS A FORMAL STRUCTURE TO ENSURE LEARNERS
DEVELOP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND HAVE ADULTS/PEERS WHO SUPPORT THEIR
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.
Academic
Teams
• Academic
Super Bowl
• Spell Bowl
• Science
Olympiad
• Robotics
• Geography
Bee
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS • Spell Bowl: State Runner-Up at Purdue University in Lafayette. This is the first time in Taft’s history
that a Spell Bowl Team has ever finished in the top two, and the second year in a row that they have
finished in the top three.
• Science Olympiad: Runner-Up at the Purdue University Regional Science Olympiad Competition and
qualified to compete at the state championship in March
• Robotics: Two students qualified for international competition.
• Geography Bee: Daniel Sibinic won the Geography Bee at Taft.
BAND, CHOIR, & ORCHESTRA
AWARDS AND HONORS
Band & Orchestra All Music Award
ISSMA Solo and Ensemble Contest
Band:
• 34 Gold Medals
• 1 Silver Medal
Choir:
• 10 Gold Medals
• 1 Silver
Orchestra:
• 103 Gold Medals
• 5 Silver Medals
• The violin trio of 8th graders Maria Paviadakis, Makaela Watkins and 7th grader Andrew Neal advances to the ISSMA State competition in Indianapolis on February 24 th.
INDICATORS 2.4: THE INSTITUTION HAS A FORMAL STRUCTURE TO ENSURE
LEARNERS DEVELOP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND HAVE ADULTS/PEERS WHO
SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. Clubs
• Book Club
• Builders Club
• Chess Club
• Creative Writing Club
• Drama Club
• Environmental Club
• History Club
• Magic Club
• Minecraft Club
• Mosaic Club
• National Junior Honor Society
• Newspaper
• Paw Pals
• Pokemon Club
• Student Council
• Students Helping Students
• Yearbook
ATHLETIC AWARDS AND HONORS • Boys Basketball: 8th Grade Taft Tournament Champions
• Girls Basketball: 8th Grade Chesterton Tournament Champions
• Cross Country: Chesterton Invite Champions
• 8th Grade Boys Conference Runner-Up
• 8th Grade Girls Conference Champions
• 7th Grade Girls Conference Champions
• Cheerleading: Lake Central Cheer Competition Champions
• Dance:
• Hiphop: Champions at the Munster Invitational & Marian
Invitational
• Ensemble: Champions at the Munster Invitational, Kokomo
Invitational, Marian Invitational, and Lake Central Invitational
• Pom: Runner-Up at the Lake Central Invitational.
• Volleyball:
• 8th Grade: Lake-Porter Conference Champions, Lake Central
Invitational Champions, Griffith Invitational Champions, & Pierce
Invitational Champions. LaPorte Invitational Runner-Up
• 7th Grade: LaPorte Invitational Champions and Lake Central
Invitational Runner-Up
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS Builder’s Club:
• Homeless Care Kits (in direct partnership with the Key Club at CPHS) happened in the fall (Oct/Nov)
• Buddy Bench being built now for Taft students
Student Council:
• Supplies for GI’s in October. Food, toiletries and other personal items donated directly to a local military unit
• Riley’s Children’s Hospital monetary donation over $1000
NJHS:
• $3198.00 collected for Hurricane Harvey and Irma victims in Aug/Sept
• Trick or Treat for UNICEF in October $1507.00 collected
• 600 pairs of clean white socks donated to the Adam Benjamin, Jr. VA Clinic in CP in November for National Veterans Month
• School Wide Food donation to the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in December
• Taft Scholarship Fundraiser (The Beach Bash) raised over $3500.00 in January
• One day bracelet sale for ‘Today’s Promises’ a small organization that donates to Haiti and Haitian refugees $50
• One day Valentine’s Day lollipop sale for St. Jude’s House in CP $150.00
• St. Baldrick’s Day on 3/16/18. Last year NJHS raised over $5000.00
STANDARD 3.1
The institution plans and delivers
professional learning to improve
the learning environment, learner
achievement, and the institution’s
effectiveness.
INDICATORS 3.1: THE INSTITUTION PLANS AND DELIVERS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO
IMPROVE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, LEARNER ACHIEVEMENT, AND THE INSTITUTION’S
EFFECTIVENESS.
• In house Professional Development Course Options
• PEP: Professional Education Partnership (Valparaiso University)
• Challenge Ed
• CRISS
• ELA: Effective Leadership Academy courses
• LEARN Academy
• Video Tutorials
• Web PD Smekens Education
STANDARD 3.2
The institution’s professional
learning structure and
expectations promote
collaboration and collegiality to
improve learner performance and
organizational effectiveness.
INDICATORS 3.2: THE INSTITUTION’S PROFESSIONAL LEARNING STRUCTURE AND
EXPECTATIONS PROMOTE COLLABORATION AND COLLEGIALITY TO IMPROVE LEARNER
PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.
• School Improvement
Team Committees
• Teams
• PLC’s- data driven
instruction
• Faculty Meetings
• iObservations
• Friday Focus & Monday
Memo
• Sub Lists
• Staff Surveys & Input
• Student Surveys
STANDARD 3.3
The institution provides induction,
mentoring, and coaching programs
that ensure all staff members have
the knowledge and skills to improve
student performance and
organizational effectiveness.
INDICATORS 3.3: THE INSTITUTION PROVIDES INDUCTION, MENTORING, AND COACHING
PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE ALL STAFF MEMBERS HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO IMPROVE
STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.
• New Teacher Orientation & Meetings
• Instructional Rounds
• Mentors
• Team Leaders
• PLC’s
• iObservations
• School Improvement Committees
• Staff Meetings
SCHOOL QUALITY FACTOR: HEALTHY CULTURE
• Assessment of Current Levels:
• Student & Staff surveys
• Procedure & process use
• Feedback/repeated questions
• Evidence of Growth:
• Student & Staff surveys
• Procedure & process use: minutes, data, etc.
• Hall passes
• Fewer questions
PROGRESS ON STANDARDS & ASSESSMENTS
• Vertical Alignment in all academic areas (especially math).
• Double block Language Arts.
• Double block Math for struggling students
• Reading for Learning.
• Embedded Tiers: Enrichment & Remediation
• PD on assessment score data
• PLC guidance – data-driven instruction
• Advisory
• Challenge Ed
• Mentor Program
• Strides to realign resources through scheduling
• Stakeholder Involvement Team
State Assessments – State Standards – AdvancED Standards
2017-18 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS • 8 Period day with 48 minute class periods
• Double Block English/Language Arts Classes with 100 minute class periods
• Double Block Math Classes for struggling students
• Math Interventionist
• Read 180
• School Improvement Committees
• Professional Development
• PLC development
• Positive Student Recognition
• BINGO, Shout outs, Caught Doing Good, Students of the Month, Athletes of the Week
• Reading for Learning
• Student Leadership/Mentor Program
• Implementation of Challenge Education
• Social Skills Groups
• Counselor Groups in Double Block Math Classes
• Reconfiguration of grade locations
SPECIFIC AREAS OF NEEDED IMPROVEMENT
• Adjust the schedule to efficiently & effectively utilize our
resources (people, time, & programming) to meet
student needs (targeting bottom 25%).
• Protect teacher collaboration time (especially 7am)
• Streamline/Define processes
• Further train teachers on best practices through PLCs
(data-driven instruction) and implement accountability.
• Build school wide student leadership.
Have a Great Evening!