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BUILDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PLAN
2006/2007
KEY PENINSULA MIDDLE SCHOOL’S VISION:
Aiming high for learning and teaching at their best for all students
MISSION STATEMENT
Key Peninsula Middle School, in partnership with parents and the community, will promote high academic achievement, career awareness, healthy choices, and citizenship through diverse learning opportunities in a secure and caring environment.
CORE VALUES
Our goal is to prepare every student at Key Peninsula Middle School for a successful and productive life. We recognize that we, as educators, play a major role in assuring that success. We also recognize that we cannot do the job alone. Our students and their parents also have roles to play in reaching this goal. Students need to be engaged in their education and actively participating in developing their skills and expanding their knowledge. Parents need to support their children and assure that they arrive at school each day ready to learn and grow. We know that this three way partnership is powerful and essential to helping our students reach their full potential.
Statement 1: Designing the Academic Program
A. Instruction is meaningful, purposeful, and intentional with teaching strategies based on effective research.
B. Instruction is conducted by educational professionals who have a strong interest in and qualification for their instructional area.
C. Completion of school assignments in a thoughtful and punctual manner is essential to our students’ academic success.
Statement 2: Meeting the Needs of the Whole Student
A. Students at the middle school level need the choices and variety of hands-on activities that are provided through elective classes.
B. Students learn best when we address their academic, physical, social, and emotional needs.
C. Students deserve an academic program and learning environment that recognizes and utilizes as many “Developmental Assets” as possible.
Statement 3: Developing the School Culture
A. Students and staff members must be treated with dignity and respect in order to maintain a healthy and positive academic environment.
B. An effective and consistent discipline management system is essential to support a rigorous academic program.
C. Fostering of positive relationships among students and between students and responsible adults, plays an important role in nurturing student learning.
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Facility:
Key Peninsula Middle School is located in the Peninsula School District and was built in 1981. The school has 18 classrooms, 6 portable classrooms, gym, band room, choir room, woodshop, art/photo room, home arts room, computer lab and library. The school is situated on a 20-acre site which includes two large play fields and a running track.
Student Population:
The school serves a population of 546 students in grades six through eight in a middle class and poverty level community. Our population is 84% Caucasian, 7% Native American, 9% other. We serve a more males than females, with 59% male and 41% female. We serve free and reduced lunches to 40% of our students. Our average daily attendance is 99.82%.
Staff:
KPMS boasts an experienced core of instructional staff along with several new teachers. Some staff members have worked here for 25 years, since the building was constructed. In the past two years, 9 staff members are newly hired. Currently two of our math/science teachers are Nationally Board Certified. In 2006-07, six staff members are working toward National Board Certification. Thirty-one Certificated staff teach at KPMS, with the support of 11 para educators in our classrooms. Thirty of the thirty one staff members meet highly qualified requirements; one art teacher is in the process of becoming highly qualified in art; all para educators meet highly qualified standards.
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
Data compiled during the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 school years provide the baseline for our assessment analysis. Trend data over time from 2000 through 2006 are included for Reading, Writing, and Math results. Information from the 7th grade WASL in reading, math and writing (spring 2006), the 8th grade WASL in science (spring 2006), the Safe and Civil Survey of 2005-06, and the 2005-06 Nine Characteristics of Successful Schools Survey are included in the Data Collection Template marked as Appendix B.
CELEBRATIONS
- In 2006-07 KPMS enters its third and final year in the NASA Grant which established us as a NASA Explorer School.
- Extended time (literacy block) and instructional ocus on literacy skills has increased our students’ reading achievement
- In spring of 2001, 43.6% of students met or exceeded standard in reading. This established our baseline.
- In spring of 2004, 57.8% of students met standard in reading.
- These results showed a 14.2% improvement from our baseline
- These results exceed the 2003 Plan of Improvement goal to meet AYP growth by 16%
- In spring of 2005, 74.4% of 7th grade students met standard in reading.
- These results showed a 30.8% increase of students meeting standard in reading from our 2001 baseline.
In spring of 2006 Literary text comprehension increased 15% from 2005 to 2006
KPMS is above AYP in 2006 by approx. 18%
KPMS has been above AYP since 2002
- Directed focus on Connected Math curriculum and support math programs for students has increased our students’ math achievement.
- In spring of 2001, 27.9% of students met or exceeded standard in math.
o In spring of 2004, 34.3% of students met or exceeded standard in math.
- These results showed a 6.4% increase from our baseline data of students meeting standard.
- These results exceed the 2003 Plan of Improvement AYP goal by 3.4%.
- In spring of 2005, 50.3% of student met or exceeded standard in math.
- These results showed a 22.4% increase from our baseline.
- In Spring of 2006 KPMS followed statewide trend; this includes a drop. Clearly an upward trend overall.
- Student strengths include the “Communicate Understanding” and “Geometric Sense” strands.
- Algebraic Sense strand improved by .1 over 2005.
- Continual focus on writing has slightly increased students’ writing achievement.
- In spring of 2001 50% of students met or exceeded standard in writing
- In spring of 2004, 49.2% of students met or exceeded standard in writing.
- This shows a decrease of .8% in student achievement from our baseline scores
- In spring of 2005, 59.8% of students met or exceeded standard in writing. This shows an increase of 9.8% from our baseline data.
- 77.1% of KPMS students met standard in the Conventions segment of the 2005 Writing WASL. This shows steady improvement since 2000 (53%) to a 25.1% increase in 2004.
- Growth over time in writing achievement is attributable mostly to conventions.
- In spring of 2004 and 2005, KPMS students exceeded Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) as required by No Child Left Behind in reading, math, and writing assessments.
- In recognition of the 2004 significant gains in closing the achievement gap for the Native American population at KPMS in reading, writing, and math, OSPI awarded KPMS $10,000 in the spring of 2005.
- Student behavior in the hallways and commons areas has become significantly more respectful.
CHALLENGES
- The percentage of students meeting standard in math is just slightly above Federal requirements for Annual Yearly Progress.
- In Spring of 2005, 49.7% of KPMS students do not meet standard in math
- KPMS is 6% below the state averages in areas of Algebraic Sense and Probability
- In spring 2006, 70% scored at Levels 1 and 2, the greater percentage being at Level 1
- Only 38.1% of KPMS students met standard in math
- Lowest strand scores were in Probability, Making Connections, and Measurement.
- KPMS dropped 3 points in Geometric Sense.
- 25.6% of KPMS students do not meet standard in reading.
- 39.4% of KPMS students do not meet standard in writing.
- The percentage of students who met Writing standard in Content, Organization, and Style has dipped from 43% in 2000 to 41.1% in 2004.
- 31 students between 390 and 399 just missed the passing bar
- Critical thinking is down in both literary (11%)and informational (18%)text
- Critical thinking is the strand that decreased the most
- Text analysis in literary text is low
BUILDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GOALS
2005-06 / 2006-07 / 2007-08
Reading:
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By spring, 2008, 80% of students at Key Peninsula Middle School will meet or exceed reading standard
- By spring of 2007, 77% of students will meet or exceed standard on the Reading WASL.
- By spring of 2006, 75% of students will meet or exceed standard on the Reading WASL.
Writing:
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By spring of 2008, 74% of students at Key Peninsula Middle School will meet or exceed writing standard.
- By spring of 2007, 69% of students will meet or exceed standard on the Writing WASL.
- By spring of 2006, 64% of students will meet or exceed standard on the Writing WASL.
Math:
- By spring of 2008, 65% of students at Key Peninsula Middle School will meet or exceed math standard.
- By spring of 2007, 60% of students will meet or exceed standard on the Math WASL.
- By spring of 2006, 55% of students will meet or exceed standard on the Math WASL.
Science:
- By spring of 2008, 62.4% of students at Key Peninsula Middle School will meet or exceed science standard.
- By spring of 2007, 57.1% of students will meet or exceed standard on the Science WASL
- By spring of 2006, 46.1% of students will meet or exceed standard on the Science WASL.
NASA:
- Increase student interest and participation in science, technology and math.
- Increase student knowledge about careers in science, math and technology.
- Increase student ability to apply science, math, and technology concepts.
- Increase active participation and professional growth of educators in science, math, and technology.
Climate and Culture:
- By spring of 2007, at least 77% of KPMS staff will indicate that we have a consistent approach to behavior management
- By spring of 2006, at least 75% or KPMS staff will indicate that we have a consistent approach to behavior management
ACTION PLANS TO SUPPORT GOALS
2006-2007 Reading Goal (pdf)
2006-2007 Writing Goal (pdf)
2006-2007 Math Goal (pdf)
2006-2007 Science Goal (pdf)
2006-2007 NASA Goal (pdf)
2006-2007 Climate and Culture Goal (pdf)
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