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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 POLICIES 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 24th.

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

• rganizational 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

• rganizational 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!