Wolfpack
January 13, 2010
link to article on scheduling which was discussed at the meeting:
http://www.nmsa.org/portals/0/pdf/publications/On_Target/scheduling/scheduling_5.pdf
Wolfpack Minutes of October 14, 2009
Welcome and Introductions
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Report from Superintendent’s Advisory Council Representative, Julie Hyzy
Review of Strategic Plan ~ Revise for Current Year
1.2.1 ~ Students who are economically disadvantaged, minority, special education, or limited English proficient will attain proficiency or better on the Virginia SOL tests as all students and all groups in math and reading according to specific targets.o This objective will be the focus
o Special education and reading met targets
o Include PLC (Professional Learning Communities) and Special Education
o Made several revisions to this section
§ Remove Culture Club
§ Homework Club is excellent
§ More students to participate in VGLA this year
§ REACh 1 and 2 were cancelled by the County
Goal 2 ~ the teaching, learning, and working environment is caring, safe, healthy, and values human diversity.o 2.2 ~ increase safe, responsible, and healthy behavior
§ Wellness – Wolves Wild about Wellness
§ Students have low respect for each other. Olweus is in place to improve this.
o 2.4.1 ~ a survey will evaluate the quality of the teaching, learning, and working environments with an 80% satisfaction rate or an increase of 5 percentage points.
§ Add ESOL, PLC, Special Education here
§ Goal is to increase student learning and to share strategies
Concerns
Planning for October Meeting
Next meeting – November 18, 2009
(Meeting cancelled due to illness)
(Meeting cancelled due to illness)
Wolfpack Minutes of September 23, 2009
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Balanced Scorecard – Data from Last Year
Included with Sko-vision Math needs helpo Area to improve – Functions & patterns; Number & number sense
o At 76% - target this year is 83%
o Advanced level is good
o Student problem solving is effective
Big improvement for Special Education students – alternate assessment VGLA Improvement also for limited English proficient students (VGLA) – maintain AYP Progress and Strategies for Improvement
LRMS did not make AYP Strategies – staff members have goals to improve objectives and stay on task Track students by objective number during the school year and what was done to help improve OLWEUS in 3rd phase of programo Pride Pack meetings will continue to involve more students in this program
o Student Ambassadors 8th grade to 7th grade classes and speak
o Verbal bullying has decreased at LRMS
Draft of PWCS Strategic Plan for 2011-2015
For Middle Schools – o Reduce achievement gaps among student groups
o Each year, increase percent of students enrolled in extended mathematics and language arts
o By 2015, 35% of 8th grade students will have taken Algebra I and received a verified credit
o By 2015, 40% of 8th grade students will have received HS credit for a world language course
o Each year, increase percent of economically disadvantaged, minority, special education, and limited English proficient students participating in specialty and gifted program Division-wide
o By 2015, the disproportional representation of economically disadvantaged students, limited English proficient students and students from each racial/ethnic category in special education will decrease Division-wide
Updated Enrollment Figures
Projected 1131 Actual 1215Planning for October Meeting
All need to review 5 year plan revisions and best practice to submit at next meeting Next meeting – October 14, 2009
Wolfpack Minutes of May 13, 2009
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Planning for 2009 - 2010
Final budget for next year approved – very few changes
o Economically disadvantaged money partially restored (gym suits, field trips, lunch)
o Sports in the Middle School – no pay to play for next year – sports program will
continue as usual
continue as usual
Scheduling for next year is in place
Staff Development plan
o School Fusion needs to work and more people need to use
o Form a subcommittee for staff development for subject areas for next year
o Survey Monkey is effective
Concerns
Wolf Pack information needs better communication to all department members in the
school
Math needs a variety of means to assess student work – higher order skills – think
critically
Foreign Language Specialty Program Advisory Committee
Committee met immediately following conclusion of WolfPack
Dates for Next Year
Back to School Night is Thursday, September 17th
Next meeting – September 23, 2009
