School Wide Focus
Valley Oak Middle School School-Wide Goals
2021-2022
| Academic | Behavior |
|---|---|
| 95% of all students will pass all classes with a 2.3 or higher. | The number of referrals at VOMS will be reduced by 25% from the previous year. |
| Use of academic discourse in allclasses to 70% student and 30% Teacher. | VOMS will reduce the number of suspensions by 10% from the previous year. |
In order to increase student achievement, we will focus on:
Lesson Sequence & Delivery (Big 3)
Daily Objective:
- Clear and Measurable (What, Why, How format)
- Posted in same location school-wide
- Referenced to it a minimum 3X/Period
- Clear Learning Targets
Checking for Understanding:
- Minimum of 4 times per period
- Random Selection by Teacher
- Systematic use of Blooms Leveled Questions
- Appropriate Checks for Lesson
- Model and give feedback to all students
Student Engagement
- Use Engagement Structures used by name
- Use of the Kagan 5 routinely
- Model as needed
- Use structures with fidelity to ensure PIES
- Choose Structure based on daily objective
Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s)
Weekly Meetings will be focused on:
What do we want all students know and do? (Before the Unit)
- Common Pacing
- Lesson Design and Delivery
- Focus on Essential Standards
- Formative and Summative Assessment Calendar
- Research based Strategies
- Identified Clear Learning Targets weekly
How will we know if they learned it? (During/After Unit)
- Data Analysis
- Tracking my own Learning
- Frequent visits to Smart Goals
- Team Celebrations
How will we respond if students don't know it? (After Unit)
- RTI
- Structured Intervention
How will we respond if students learned it? (After Unit)
- RTI
- Structured Enrichment
School Climate and Culture
- School Wide PBIS Focus
- Team/Class building emphasis
- Spirit days
- Bronco ”RISE UP” Assemblies
- School Leadership Team
- New Teacher Cohort Training
- Leadership Summit for all
- Connecting with Community Partners
- Project Based Learning in Science
- Staff Teambuilding and recognition
- College/Career Pathways offered for RTI
Technology
- Staff Development for all on Schoology & Google Classroom
- Online Assessments for all Core departments
- 1:1 Chromebook for each student
- Use of Software Programs to enhance teaching
- Staff Development for use new Software Programs
- iReady school wide program
- Suite 360 used school wide
- PowerSchool used for attendance and grades
Literacy
- Focus Notes done in all departments
- Clear teacher understanding of CCSS
- Cross-Department Pacing with emphasis on Literacy
- Use of Reading Strategies in all departments
- Emphasis on Non-Fiction Text in History/Science
- Emphasis on Citing Textual Evidence
- Emphasis on Reading, Writing, Speaking in all departments
- All departments use Schoology & iReady