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River Trail Middle School
Strategic Plans
 
Student Achievement
OBJECTIVE:
Improve student achievement in the area of Language Arts.
Performance Measures
% of 6th grade students at Level 3 on the Language Arts section of the CRCT
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
624152
Targets
2007-082008-09
54N/A
Strategies
1. Use "Essential Questions" in class. 2. Focus on grammar and spelling in writing tasks for other subject areas. 3. Foucs on school-based goals for writing during PLC meetings.
1. Teachers compile portfolios with writing samples from each student. 2. Collaborate with other subject area teachers to develop units of study that incorporate essay writing. 3. Develop a 'sourcebook' of exemplary samples. 4. Persuasive essay contest. 5. Class or group created rebus stories. 6. Teachers evalaute writing samples from students in other classrooms as a PLC topic. 7. Teachers develop a set of expectations for writing quality.
 
Performance Measures
% of 7th grade students at Level 3 on the Language Arts section of the CRCT
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
645549
Targets
2007-082008-09
57N/A
Strategies
1. Use "Essential Questions" in class. 2. Focus on grammar and spelling in writing tasks. 3. Focus on school goals for writing during PLC meetings.
1. Teachers compile portfolios with writing samples from each student. 2. Collaborate with other subject area teachers to develop units of study that incorporate essay writing. 3. Develop a 'sourcebook' of exemplary samples. 4. Persuasive essay contest. 5. Class or group created rebus stories. 6. Teachers evalaute writing samples from students in other classrooms as a PLC topic. 7. Teachers develop a set of expectations for writing quality.
 
Performance Measures
% of 8th grade students at Level 3 on the Language Arts section of the CRCT
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
596760
Targets
2007-082008-09
69N/A
Strategies
1. Use "Essential Questions" in class. 2. Focus on grammar and spellign in writing tasks. 3. Focus on school goals for writing during PLC meetings.
1. Teachers compile portfolios with writing samples from each student. 2. Collaborate with other subject area teachers to develop units of study that incorporate essay writing. 3. Develop a 'sourcebook' of exemplary samples. 4. Persuasive essay contest. 5. Class or group created rebus stories. 6. Teachers evalaute writing samples from students in other classrooms as a PLC topic. 7. Teachers develop a set of expectations for writing quality.
 
Student Achievement
OBJECTIVE:
Improve student achievement in the area of reading.
Performance Measures
% of 6th grade students at Level 3 on the Reading section of the CRCT
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
875756
Targets
2007-082008-09
59N/A
Strategies
1. Continue "Reading Across the Curriculum" initiative 2. Use essential questions. 3. Prioritize school goals during PLC meetings.
1. Teachers compile portfolios beginning in 6th grade to track reading benchmarks. 2. Complete reading diagnostics and fluency assessments including lexiles. 3. Participate in the "Gwinnett Gladiators" reading incentive program. 4. Form a science fiction reading club. 5. Collaborate with other teachers to develop units of study that incorporate instructional reading.
 
Performance Measures
% of 7th grade students at Level 3 on the Reading section of the CRCT
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
843843
Targets
2007-082008-09
45N/A
Strategies
1. Continue "Reading Across the Curriculum" initiative 2. Use essential questions. 3. Prioritize school reading goals as part of PLC meetings.
1. Teachers compile portfolios beginning in 6th grade to track reading benchmarks. 2. Complete reading diagnostics and fluency assessments including lexiles. 3. Participate in the "Gwinnett Gladiators" reading incentive program. 4. Form a science fiction reading club. 5. Collaborate with other teachers to develop units of study that incorporate instructional reading.
 
Performance Measures
% of 8th grade students at Level 3 on the Reading section of the CRCT
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
854245
Targets
2007-082008-09
47N/A
Strategies
1. Continue "Reading Across the Curriculum" initiative 2. Use essential questions. 3. Prioritize reading goals during PLC meetings.
1. Teachers compile portfolios beginning in 6th grade to track reading benchmarks. 2. Complete reading diagnostics and fluency assessments including lexiles. 3. Participate in the "Gwinnett Gladiators" reading incentive program. 4. Form a science fiction reading club. 5. Collaborate with other teachers to develop units of study that incorporate instructional reading.
 
Student Achievement
OBJECTIVE:
Improve student achievement in the area of mathematics.
Performance Measures
% of 6th grade students at Level 3 on the Mathematics section of the CRCT
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
664147
Targets
2007-082008-09
51N/A
Strategies
1. Utilize Riverdeep for pre and post-tests. 2. Incorporate Connected Mathematics curricular program into math classes on a regular basis. 3. Math tests to have a 40% commonality to ensure consistency in problem-based assessment.
 
Performance Measures
% of special education students at level 1 on the mathematics CRCT
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/A2243
Targets
2007-082008-09
25N/A
Strategies
1. Team-taught (inclusion) classes. 2. Riverdeep and other software programs. 3. Connected Mathematics program. 4. Use of common assessments.
 
Student Achievement
OBJECTIVE:
Improve academic achievement of special education students.
Performance Measures
Number of team-taught (inclusion) classes.
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/A3757
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
1. "Team Teaching Day" offered for training of TT pairs of teachers. 2. Send teachers to professional conferences. 3. PLC collaborations to include special education teachers
 
Stakeholder Involvement and Satisfaction
OBJECTIVE:
Improve focus on middle school concept for 6th graders.
Performance Measures
Number of team-building units/activities developed and implemented.
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/AN/A4
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
1. pep rallies 2. Character recognition team assemblies 3. Team Day 4. team service activities
 
Stakeholder Involvement and Satisfaction
OBJECTIVE:
Improve the health and wellness of school faculty, staff and students.
Performance Measures
number of health and wellness-related events planned and implemented
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/A24
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
1. Coca-Cola fitness program 2. Hoops for Heart 3. pedometers for teachers 4. school community Fun Run 5. Health Fair 6. Relay for Life
 
Performance Measures
% of 6th graders who have a fitness portfolio
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/AN/A100
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
1. fitness testing 2. progress tracked through portfolios
 
Stakeholder Involvement and Satisfaction
OBJECTIVE:
Improve community and school relations.
Performance Measures
number of school community participation events
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/A68
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
1. Work with PTA to identify grade level activity coordinators. 2. Plan family events during the year.
 
Performance Measures
# of students involved in school-based website design
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/AN/A18
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
1. Students receive instruction on web design and then implement in areas of the school. 2. Web Design Club 3. Technology Fair
 
Instructional and Administrative Processes
OBJECTIVE:
Improve professional development in technology.
Performance Measures
number of teachers who have their own, maintained webpages
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/A1526
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
1. offer onsite webpage development and design class. 2. Offer website club for teachers and students to share ideas.
 
Staff Learning and Growth
OBJECTIVE:
Increase opportunities for teacher collaboration and professional interaction.
Performance Measures
% of staff earning 2 PLUs for Professional Learning Communities (PLC) staff development course
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/AN/A95
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
1. Attendance and presentations at conferences 2. Reading proessional articles 3. Weekly meetings with grade level content departments
 
Performance Measures
# of teachers participating in peer coaching
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/AN/A6
Targets
2007-082008-09
10N/A
Strategies
1. peer observations 2. pre-conference tutorials 3. post-conference tutorials 4. data collection and analysis tutorial 5. form peer coaching committee 6. generate list of possible topics for collaboration
 
Staff Learning and Growth
OBJECTIVE:
Increase and enhance teacher-leaders.
Performance Measures
Number of unduplicated faculty and staff serving on school decision-making committees.
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/A9499
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
1. Faculty members interested in serving on the school Leadership Team complete an application each year. 2. Provide list of faculty committees for persons to volunteer to serve. 3. Invite individual faculty members to be involved and/or take on leadership roles within faculty committees.
1. recognize and celebrate committee accomplishments
 
Staff Learning and Growth
OBJECTIVE:
Increase faculty knowledge and understanding of GPS, UbD and LFS.
Performance Measures
number of school-based, teacher-led professional learning sessions on GPS best practices
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/AN/A16
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
1. 3 school-based GPS trainers for Social Studies will redeliver strategies and best practices to Social Studies teachers. 2. One math subject area contact will serve on the Math 8 GPS Dream Team. All math teahcers will be trained. 3. The Science GPS trainer will asssint in the delivery of GPS training to all 8th grade science teachers.
1. One Math 6 GPS trainer and one Math 7 GPS trainer will attend three sessions each and return to share best practices with grade-level math teachers. 2. The Language Arts and Reading contacts will continue to disseminate information about GPS to their grade level teachers.
 
Financial Performance
OBJECTIVE:
Maintain sound fiscal management.
Performance Measures
% of cost-center carry over funds at the end of the fiscal year (non-personnel only)
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/AN/AN/A
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
 
Performance Measures
% expenditures for QBE guidelines
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/AN/AN/A
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
 
Performance Measures
% of items accounted for under fixed equipment inventory
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
100N/AN/A
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies
 
Performance Measures
Number of audit exceptions
Baseline Information
2004-052005-062006-07
N/AN/AN/A
Targets
2007-082008-09
N/AN/A
Strategies