Luther Burbank Middle SchoolNorth Region

Rosa E. Hernandez, Principal

2011 - 2012

Continuous School Improvement Planning GoalsHouston Independent School District

Action Plan

Presented and approved by faculty on September 15, 2011.

Presented to parents and community on September 9, 2011.

Presented to SDMC on September 15, 2011.

Signatures

Rosario Morales, PTO Parent Representative Date

Brittany Jennings, Teacher Representative Date

Rosa E. Hernandez, Principal Date

Brian McDonald, School Improvement Officer (SIO) Date

Dallas Dance, Chief Improvement Officer (CIO) Date

The signatures of the Executive Principal and Regional Superintendent indicate that this document has been reviewed by the regional office staff and the Executive Principal and Regional Superintendent certify that this document meets all district requirements for a School Improvement Plan.

Luther Burbank Middle SchoolAction Plan2011 – 2012

Goal 1: By May 2012, we will increase the Stanford 10 reading at or above grade level performance from 42% to 52%.

Strategy/Action Person Responsible Formative/Summative Measurement

Resources Needed Timeline

1. Create and use a set of school-wide Reading Stanford 10 and STAAR test taking strategies and techniques for timed tests.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMs. Ferrell, Asst. PrincipalMr. Valentino,Instr. CoordinatorMr. McMain, Reading Dept. ChairMs. Boswell,English Dept. ChairCore ELA Teachers

Formative:

1. Discuss testing best practices and decide on a selected few to implement school-wide

2. Teachers will analyze assessments and re-evaluate testing strategies

Summative:

1. Pre-Test Assessment

2. Mid-year Assessment

3. Post Test Assessment

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1

1. Scoring High Stanford 10 Series

2. Test Best Stanford Tenth Edition

3. SAT 10 Coach4. General supplies

Other Materials

1. Use of Campus Online to analyze data

2. Stanford Curriculum Breakdown

3. Test Best Stanford 10 Reading Series

4. Professional Development on Mazano’s High Yield Strategies

Formative:

1. Weekly discussions during grade level dept. meetings

2. Department meetings once a month

Summative:

1. September 20112. December 20113. March 2012

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2. Provide Reading teachers with focused, data-driven, and embedded professional development for:a. Modeling and

demonstrating lessonsand best practice techniques

b. Identifying student deficits by specific objectives

c. Implementing a school-wide vocabulary word wall focusing on academic words

d. Kilgo Curriculum Mapping Training

e. Use of school wide AVID strategies

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMs. Ferrell, Asst. PrincipalMr. Valentino,Instr. CoordinatorMr. McMains, Reading Dept. ChairMs. Boswell,English Dept. ChairCore Subject ELA Core TeachersCluster Leaders

Formative:

1. Feedback from faculty regarding professional development needed

2. Supervisory summaries based on classroom visits/observations

Summative:

1. Documented evidence of enhanced practice on TADS

2. Increased scores from common assessments and HISD benchmarks given

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1

1. General supplies 2. Incentives3. Test Prep Materials4. Interactive

Composition Notebooks

Other Materials

1. Professional development on Marzano’s 9- High Yield Strategies

2. Burbank Walk-Thru / Classroom Visit forms

3. TADS instruments 4. AVID Strategies5. SpringBoard

Formative:

1. Pass out surveys during faculty meetings- held every 1st Wednesday of the month

2. 5 to 10 weekly classroom observations from August 2011 to May 2012

Summative:

1. Administrators will submit 5 to 10 classroom observations per a week from August, 2011 to May 2012

2. Benchmark scores from September 2011, November 2011, & February 2012

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3. All students will be scheduled into a Power Period that will provide structured Stanford intervention and best practices.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMr. Knittle, Asst. PrincipalMs. Pierre, Asst. PrincipalMs. Ferrell, Asst. PrincipalMr. Valentino,Instr. CoordinatorMs. Rosa, Vanguard Coor.Mr. McMain, Reading Dept. ChairMs. Boswell,English Dept. ChairCore Subject Teachers

Formative:

1. Stanford timed quizzes.

2. Analyze and discuss teacher’s homeroom Stanford results

Summative:

1. Stanford Post Test before actual exam in May

2. Stanford Results

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1

1. Stanford 10 Pre and Post Materials

2. General supplies 3. ELMO Document

Camera4. In-Focus Projector

Other Materials

1. Use of Campus Online to analyze data

2. Stanford Curriculum Breakdown

Formative:

1. Bi-weekly during homeroom time from Sept. 2011 to May 2012

2. Weekly discussions during grade level dept. meetings.

Summative:

1. April 20122. May 2012

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4. Super Saturday Tutorials will be conducted on three Saturdays prior to the STAAR Administration to focus on students that still need intervention.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMs. Ferrell, Asst. PrincipalMr. Valentino,Instr. CoordinatorMr. McMain, Reading Dept. ChairMs. Boswell,English Dept. ChairReading and ELA Teachers

Formative:

1. STAAR March Benchmark Scores

Summative:

1. Spring STAAR Administration results

FUND GF1 11-6399-043-10-S1 & FUND CA2 11-6399-043-41

1. General supplies 2. STAAR Materials3. SpringBoard

FUND CA2 11-6118-043-41& FUND SJ5 13-6118-043-10

1. Tutorial Teachers2. Tutorial Support Staff

Other Materials

1. Use of Campus Online to analyze data

Formative:

1. Schedule students into tutorials based on classroom performance and benchmark results four weeks prior to the STAAR administration.

Summative:

1. Super Saturday Reading dates:

April 7, 2012 April 14, 2012 April 21, 2012

5. Assistant Principals will facilitate STAAR assemblies with whole grade levels prior to every administration of the STAAR test. The primary focus is to revisit the grade level goal as a group and gauge how far we have to go.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMr. Knittle, Asst. PrincipalMs. Pierre , Asst. PrincipalMs. Ferrell, Asst. PrincipalMr. Valentino, Instr. CoordinatorMs. Rosa, Vanguard Coor.Mr. McMain, Rdg. Dept. ChairMs. Boswell,English Dept. ChairCore Subject Teachers

Formative:

1. STAAR Benchmark Results throughout the year.

Summative:

1. Spring STAAR Administration

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1

1. General supplies

Other Materials

1. Use of Campus Online to analyze data

Formative:

1. Assembly Dates: September 2011 December 2011 February 2012 April 2012

Summative:

1. STAAR Results

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6. Conduct a Family Literacy Night to promote school wide literacy and awareness of the STAAR exam.

Burbank Administration Team, Mr. McMain, Reading Dept. ChairMs. Boswell,English Dept. ChairELA & Reading Teachers

Formative:

1. Parent turn out and student interest for 2010 Family Literacy Night

Summative:

1. Parent turn out and student interest for 2011 Family Literacy Night

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1

1. General supplies

Formative:

1. Weekly planning discussions three weeks prior to event.

Summative:

1. Family Literacy Night: October 26, 2011

7. Incorporate “Drop Everything and Read” and reinforce study skills in homeroom.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMs. Ferrell, Asst. Principal Mr. Valentino,Instr. CoordinatorMr. McMains, Reading Dept. ChairMs. Boswell,English Dept. ChairCore Subject Teachers

Formative:

1. Weekly walkthroughs by department heads and administration team.

Summative:

1. STAAR Benchmark Results

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1

1. General Supplies2. Reading Materials /

Books

Formative:

1. Conduct 2 minute walkthroughs during homeroom weekly

Summative:

1. Stanford 10 results in June 2012

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8. Increase use in technology such as Kindles, iPod touches, Smartboards, and Mobiviews to support learning and enhance engagement.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMs. Ferrell, Asst. Principal Mr. Valentino,Instr. CoordinatorMr. McMains, Reading Dept. ChairMs. Boswell,English Dept. ChairCore Subject Teachers

Formative:

1. Weekly walkthroughs by department heads and administration team.

Summative:

1. Benchmark Results

FUND GF1 11-6632-043-10-S1

1. Technology equipment, Kindles, Smartboard, Mobiview, etc.

FUND 6F1 11-6118-043-10-S1

1. Teacher(s) to lead Professional Development

Formative:

1. Conduct weekly walkthroughs

Summative:

1. Stanford 10 results in June 2012

9. Offer AVID elective courses to selected students in 7th and 8th grade to support relevance, learning, enhance rigor, and engagement.

Mr. Knittle,Assistant PrincipalMs. Ferrell,Assistant PrinicipalMs. Howell,ESL/AVID TeacherMs. Jennings,Math/AVID TeacherMr. Mosley,Hist./AVID Teacher

Formative:

1. Teachers will create lessons based off of AVID best practices

Summative:

1. Benchmark Results: September 2011 November 2011 February 2012

FUND SJ5 13-6118-043-10

1. General Supplies 2. Extra duty pay for

teachers

Other Materials

1. AVID curriculum

Formative:

1. Daily AVID lessons from August 2011 to May 2012

Summative:

1. Stanford 10 2012 Results

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Luther Burbank Middle SchoolAction Plan2011 – 2012

Goal 2: By May 2012, we will increase the Stanford Math at or above grade level performance from 73% to 80%.

Strategy/Action Person Responsible Formative/Summative Measurement

Resources Needed Timeline

1. All students will be scheduled into a rotating Power Period that will provide structured Math Stanford intervention and best practices.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMr. Valentino, Instr. CoordinatorMs. Okopide, Math Int. SpecialistMath Teachers

Formative:

1. Stanford timed quizzes.

2. Analyze and discuss teacher’s Stanford 10 results

Summative:

1. Stanford 10 post test before actual exam in May

2. Stanford Results

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1

1. Stanford 10 Pre and Post Materials

2. General supplies 3. ELMO Document

Camera4. In-Focus Projector

Other Materials

1. Use of Campus Online to analyze data

2. Stanford curriculum analysis

Formative:

1. Bi-weekly during homeroom time from Sept. 2011 to May 2012

2. Weekly discussions during grade level dept. meetings.

Summative:

1. April 20122. May 2012

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2. Examine the results of each common and district assessment to identify teachers whose instructional techniques allow students to master the college readiness standards of the TEKS. The identified master teachers will share methods, ideas, materials, and best practices with the department.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMr. Valentino, Instr. CoordinatorMrs. Yates, Math Int. Specialist Core Subject Math Teachers

Formative:

1. Department made common assessments

2. Analyze and discuss individual teacher results

Summative:

1. District middle school assessments

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1

1. Stanford 10 Pre and Post Materials

2. General supplies 3. ELMO Document

Camera4. In-Focus Projector

Other Materials

1. Use of Campus Online to analyze data

2. TEKS/Stanford objectives correlation

Formative:

1. Every 2nd Wednesday of the month during department meetings.

2. Weekly during cluster and department PLC time from September 2011 to May 2012

Summative:

1. Benchmark Dates: November, 2011 February, 2012 April, 2012

3. Grade 6 and 7 math pullouts after the administration of 8th grade STAAR Math in April. Science teachers will incorporate math curriculum into their instructional time during the month of April.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMs. Pierre,Assistant PrincipalMr. Valentino, Instr. CoordinatorMrs. Yates, Math Int. Specialist All Math TeachersAll Grade 6 and 7 Science Teachers

Formative:

1. Students’ March STAAR Benchmark scores.

Summative:

1. Spring 2011 STAAR Math Results

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1

1. General supplies 2. STAAR Practice

Materials

Other Materials

1. Use of Campus Online to analyze data

Formative:

1. Math teachers will plan with science teachers during PLC time to incorporate Math TEKS into science.

Summative:

1. Begins: April 6, 2012 Ends: April 20, 2012

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4. Facilitate Math & Science Night for students to share their knowledge in a creative way to their peers, parents, and the community.

Burbank Administration Team, Mrs. Yates, Math Int. Specialist Ms. Taylor,Science Dept. Chair,All Math TeachersAll Grade 6 and 7 Science Teachers

Formative:

1. Student turnout and parent interest from 2010 Math & Science Night.

Summative:

1. Student turnout and parent interest of 2011 Math & Science Night.

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1, FUND CA2 11-6118-043-41, & FUND 13-6118-043-10

1. General supplies 2. Food3. Extra duty pay for

teachers4. Instructional materials

for each activity

Formative:

1. Weekly planning discussions three weeks prior to event.

Summative:

1. Math & Science Night November 16, 2011

5. Offer AVID elective courses to selected students in 7th and 8th grade to support relevance, learning, enhance rigor, and engagement.

Burbank Administration Mr. Knittle,Assistant PrincipalMs. Howell,ESL/AVID TeacherMs. Jennings,Math/AVID TeacherMr. Mosley,Hist./AVID Teacher

Formative:

1. Teachers will create lessons based off of AVID best practices

Summative:

1. STAAR Benchmark Results:

September 2011 November 2011 February 2012

FUND SJ5 13-6118-043-10

1. General Supplies 2. Extra duty pay for

teachers

Other Materials

1. AVID curriculum

Formative:

1. Daily AVID lessons from August 2011 to May 2012

Summative:

2. Stanford 10 2012 Results

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6. Math teachers will participate in Kilgo Curriculum & Alignment training for TEKS and utilize backwards design lesson planning.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMs. Pierre,Assistant PrincipalMr. Valentino, Instr. CoordinatorMrs. Yates, Math Int. Specialist All Math Teachers

Formative:

1. Analyze and discuss data, 2011 Stanford 10 results, and data from benchmarks.

2. Review and discuss scope & sequence

Summative:

1. Benchmarks

FUND GF1 11-6399-043-10-51

1. General Supplies2. Extra duty pay for

teacher to do after school professional development

Formative:

1. Bi-weekly walkthroughs from September 2011 to May 2012

2. Weekly Discussions from grade level and department meetings

Summative:

1. Benchmark Results

7. Increase use in technology such as Kindles, iPod touches, Smartboards, and Mobiviews to support learning and enhance engagement.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMs. Ferrell, Asst. Principal Mr. Valentino,Instr. CoordinatorMr. McMains, Reading Dept. ChairMs. Boswell,English Dept. ChairCore Subject Teachers

Formative:

1. Weekly walkthroughs by department heads and administration team.

Summative:

1. Benchmark Results

FUND GF1 11-6632-043-10-S1

1. Technology equipment, Kindles, Smartboard, Mobiview, etc.

FUND 6F1 11-6118-043-10-S1

1. Teacher(s) to lead Professional Development

Formative:

1. Conduct 2 minute walkthroughs weekly

Summative:

1. Stanford 10 results in June 2012

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Luther Burbank Middle SchoolAction Plan2011 – 2012

Goal 3: By May 2012, we will increase the Stanford 10 science at or above grade level performance from 74% to 80%.

Strategy/Action Person Responsible

Formative/Summative Measurement

Resources Needed Timeline

1. All science teachers will implement “Interactive Notebooks” as a tool to organize class notes, activities, improve their study skills, and to promote their academic success.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMs. Pierre,Assistant PrincipalMr. Valentino,Instr. CoordinatorMs. Taylor,Science Chair Science Teachers

Formative:

1. Teachers will check interactive notebooks and assign grades

2. Bring and discuss samples of student’s interactive notebook to dept. meetings

Summative:

1. Increased scores from common assessments and HISD benchmarks given

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1

1. Interactive notebooks

2. General supplies

Other Materials

1. Professional development on setting up notebooks

Formative:

1. Weekly from August, 2011 to May 2012

2. During the 2nd Wednesday of each month from August, 2011to May 2012

Summative:

1. Benchmark scores from November 2011and March 2012

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2. Examine the results of each common and district assessment to identify teachers whose instructional techniques allow students to master the college readiness standards of the TEKS. The identified master teachers will share methods, ideas, materials, and best practices with the department.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMs. Pierre,Assistant PrincipalMr. Valentino,Instr. CoordinatorMs. Taylor,Science Chair Science Teachers ,

Formative:

1. Department made Common Assessments

2. Analyze and discuss individual teacher results

Summative:

1. District middle school assessments and/or benchmark common assessments

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1

1. Stanford 10 Pre and Post Materials

2. General supplies 3. ELMO

Document Camera

4. In-Focus Projector

Other Materials

1. Use of Campus Online to analyze data

2. TEKS/Stanford objectives correlation

Formative:

1. Once a month during department meetings.

2. Weekly during cluster and department PLC time from Sept. 2011 – May 2012

Summative:

1. Benchmark Dates: November, 2011 March, 20122. Stanford 10 Results

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4. Facilitate Math & Science Night for students to share their knowledge in a creative way to their peers, parents, and the community.

Ms. Okopide, Math Int. SpecialistMs. Taylor,Science Dept. Chair,All Math TeachersAll Grade 6 and 7 Science Teachers

Formative:

1. Student turnout and parent interest from 2010 Math & Science Night.

Summative:

2. Student turnout and parent interest of 2011 Math & Science Night.

FUND GF1 11-6399 043-10-S1 & FUND CA2 11-6118-043-41

1. General supplies2. Food3. Extra duty pay

for teachers4. Instructional

materials for each activity

Formative:

1. Weekly planning discussions three weeks prior to event.

Summative:

1. Math & Science Night November 16, 2011

5. Science teachers will participate in Kilgo Curriculum & Alignment training for TEKS and utilize backwards design lesson planning.

Burbank Administration Team, Ms. Taylor,Sci. Dept. Chair,All Sci. Teachers

Formative:

1. Analyze and discuss data, 2011 Stanford 10 results, and data from benchmarks.

2. Review and discuss scope & sequence

Summative:1. Benchmarks

FUND GF1 11-6399-043-10-51

1. General Supplies2. Extra duty pay

for teacher to do after school professional development

Formative:

1. Bi-weekly walkthroughs from September 2011 to May 2012

2. Weekly Discussions from grade level and department meetings.

Summative:

1. Benchmark Results November 2011 February 2012

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6. Increase use in technology such as Kindles, iPod touches, Smartboards, and Mobiviews to support learning and enhance engagement.

Mrs. Hernandez, PrincipalMs. Ferrell, Asst. Principal Mr. Valentino,Instr. CoordinatorMr. McMains, Reading Dept. ChairMs. Boswell,English Dept. ChairCore Subject Teachers

Formative:

1. Weekly walkthroughs by department heads and administration team.

Summative:

1. Benchmark Results

FUND GF1 11-6632-043-10-S1

1. Technology equipment, Kindles, Smartboard, Mobiview, etc.

FUND 6F1 11-6118-043-10-S1

1. Teacher(s) to lead Professional Development

Formative:

1. Conduct 2 minute walkthroughs weekly

Summative:

1. Stanford 10 results in June 2012

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