Capstone Project Regis University EDLS 643 Lewis-Palmer Middle School
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CAPSTONE PROJECTREGIS UNIVERSITYEDLS 643
LEWIS-PALMER MIDDLE SCHOOL“By reflecting as a community on where we have been and what we have accomplished, we can transform something strong into something superb.”
Nichole Murphy
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Strengths:
We have one!
Laughter
Conversations
Collegiality
People make a point to share with teachers how respectful, kind, polite our kids are.
Weaknesses:
It could crumble at any time.
New leader needs time to get to know the school, staff, students, parents, individuals.
Student groups have difficulty meeting
Few teams make time for team-building activities
CULTURE
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Strengths:
Haven’t had to say no to staff requests
Staff requests are reasonable
Good stewards
Weaknesses:
State
“Dog on a Bone”
Idea of making sure to “spend what we get so it doesn’t get taken
Special Education Staffing
BUDGET
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Strengths:
Teach mutual respect of staff and students
Hold all to a very high standard
Developmentally appropriate
Not “out to get” kids
Very few referrals
SWISS data
Weaknesses:
PBiS
Staff buy-in
Consistency
Highest number (25%) of all major and minor referrals occur from 1:55-2:34 during Academic Enrichment Period
DISCIPLINE
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Strengths:
Extremely high achieving
Only MS in this District Accredited with Distinction
Ranked among Top 5 MS in the state
John Irwin Award (7 yrs.)
Consistently earn top rankings in local, regional, state, and national
Weaknesses:
Special populations – ELL, Spec. Ed., etc.
Math
Special Education staffing continually gets cut by the Board of Education
ACHIEVEMENT
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WRITING
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READING
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MATH
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SMART GOALSIMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PERIOD
By the end of the 2012-2013 school year, 80% of special population students (IEP, ILP, ELL) at Lewis-Palmer Middle School will make at least one year’s growth.
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Weaknesses
Inconsistent use of time by teachers
No standards as directed by school leadership
Numerous disruptions by student groups, teachers, office announcements
No accountability for students
Recommendations
Pre-screening of students to determine their weaknesses
Placement of students quarterly determined by pre-screening
New weekly schedule for this period
Possibility of going “off-team” during this time
Work student groups into this period
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT
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ACADEMIC
Math Remediation
Reading Remediation
Writing Remediation
Spelling/Vocabulary
TAG Enrichment/ALP Goals
Technology Skills
Other Content Area Skills as needed (measurement in Science; map reading in Social Studies; etc.)
BEHAVIORAL
Organizational Skills
Study/Test-Taking Skills
Work Completion
Peer Interaction
Motivation
Character Ed
PBiS Lessons
Goal Setting
Other Behavioral Area Skills as determined by staff
PRE-SCREENINGSTUDENT NEEDS/STAFF STRENGTHS ASSESSMENT
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CLUBS/STUDENT GROUPS
StuCo
Builder’s Club
NJHS
Science Olympiad
Geography/Spelling Bee
Sports Statistics
Chess
INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECTS
National History Day Project
Multi-Media
Exploratory Areas (stipend for teachers)
“WHAT ABOUT THE STUDENTS WHO DON’T NEED REMEDIATION?”
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SCHEDULE
Monday-Wednesday-Friday Remediation/Enrichment based on pre-screening
Tuesday Exploratory pull-out for students on an as-needed basis determined by exploratory
teachers
Thursday Team-Building activities determined by individual teams