Royal Palm Middle School - Washington Elementary School District 6

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STRATEGY—School Leadership Providing strong leadershipRoyal Palm Middle School (6-8)—Title I School wide Program2014-2015 Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP)Effective School Leadership Action Steps: A shared vision and mission based on student achievement is evident throughout the Royal Palm school. Decision making that is focused on the school vision and mission is shared with teachers, staff, and the communityby monthly newsletters, the staff Weekly Navigator, Site Council, Teacher Leadership Team (formerly SteeringCommittee) and the Title I informational meeting. The principal at Royal Palm School participates in the planning and delivery of job embedded professional learningto include intervention meetings, data meetings, Arizona College and Career Ready Standards trainings, learningwalks, teacher evaluation training, CIP development, and strategic planning. School and district leadership will use the teacher and principal evaluation system to drive professional learningopportunities. Teachers, principals and district administrators will participate in collaborative conversations tomake connections between the WESD Roadmap of High Expectations for Student Learning and the TeacherEvaluation Instrument or the Principal Evaluation Instrument with the aim of increasing teacher and principaleffectiveness and student academic achievement. Examples are teacher surveys, exit slips, observations, walkthrough, and lesson plans. The principal ensures an equitable, respectful, and supportive environment that is focused on promoting highachievement expectations for all students by setting clear expectations and celebrating student success as evidencedby the quarterly academic recognitions, and encouraging growth by displaying student progress toward AR goals.Students are also encouraged to maintain A’s and B’s on their report cards to earn Grand Raiders which can be usedon reward field trips throughout the year. Students are recognized quarterly for their year-long achievement in ourHonor’s Assembly.2
Royal Palm Middle School (6-8)—Title I School wide Program2014-2015 Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP)STRATEGY—Strengthen Instruction for All StudentsReading and Math Action Steps: The Title I whole school reform model is Response to Intervention (RTI).Instruction is provided by Highly Qualified teachers in each class. Equitable distribution of effective teachers is ensured through the WESD hiring process and principal collaborationwith the Human Resources department All students in grade 6 receive Tier I reading instruction in a ninety-minute, uninterrupted block, using the researchbased,district-adopted reading program: Harcourt Story Town. All students in grades 7-8 grade students receive Tier I reading instruction in a sixty-minute, uninterrupted blockusing the research-based, district-adopted reading program: McDougal-Littell. All students in all grades receive differentiated small group reading instruction every day from a Highly Qualifiedteacher or para-professional. For students in grades 6-8, teachers will implement the research-based, district-adopted math program: ConnectedMath Project 3 (CMP3). Teachers will refine math journaling practices utilizing notebooks/composition books to include written constructedresponse to support and defend answers.3
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