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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL

Principal: Michael C. Hazen Assistant to the Principal: David F. Demaree Our mission is to prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s challenges by developing students who think critically and take ownership of their own learning, character, and achievement.

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2013-2014

Four Star School Status

2013-2014 2011-2012

Designated a letter grade of an

“A”

2013-2014 2011-2012

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2013-2015

Received Four Star School Status from the state of Indiana.
Designated an “A” school by the Indiana Department of Education.
Implemented a spring musical performed by the Taft Drama Club. The first phenomenal hit was

“Schoolhouse Rock Jr., Live.” This year’s performance was a smashing rendition of “Annie Jr.”

Established a stakeholder committee to create more partnerships with parents and local businesses to

participate in the decision-making process to better Robert A. Taft Middle School for our students.

Placed 17th in the state for Science Olympiad.
Placed 21st in the state for Academic Super Bowl.
Raised funds for Taft’s PTA Scholarship Endowment Fund that increased the balance to over $47,000

that is on deposit with the Crown Point Community Foundation. Three scholarships will be awarded to Taft students graduating from Crown Point High School.

Named a “Miracle school” by Riley’s Children’s Hospital.
Had an 8th grade student qualify for the State Geography Bee during the 2013-2014 school year. This

year, we had a 6th grade student also qualify for this event.

Launched a “Student of the Month” program.
Converted the Robotics club to a team and they began participating in regional competitions.

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL REPORT CARDS

2012 2013 2014

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL 2013-2014 REPORT CARD

Overall Student Performance

Taft students exceeded the 90% passing rate and

83.5% state average for mathematics.

Taft students reached an 88% passing rate which is

above the 81% state average for ELA.

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL 2013-2014 REPORT CARD

Student Growth

Student growth did not affect our letter grade.
In mathematics, we missed the bonus target by 0.8% for top 75% of students

achieving high growth.

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL ISTEP+ % PASSING TRENDS PASSING BOTH MATH & ELA

2011 2012 2013 2014 Pass 79% 87% 83% 85% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Percent Passing

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL ISTEP+ % PASSING TRENDS MATHEMATICS

2011 2012 2013 2014 Pass+ 25% 34% 37% 40% Pass 60% 56% 51% 50% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Percent Passing

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL ISTEP+ % PASSING TRENDS LANGUAGE ARTS

2011 2012 2013 2104 Pass+ 22% 30% 28% 27% Pass 63% 59% 56% 60% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Percent Passing

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL 6TH GRADE MATHEMATICS ISTEP+ RESULTS IN COMPARISON TO LEAGUE SCHOOLS

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Robert A Taft MS 82.0% 88.1% 95.9% 90.2% 92.0% Colonel Wheeler 89.2% 93.3% 88.6% 94.2% 94.4% Summit MS 86.8% 82.3% 88.2% 93.9% 92.5% Zionsville West 91.6% 93.9% 97.4% 95.4% 95.3% Westfield Int/MS 91.6% 94.8% 94.5% 92.0% 92.3% Avon Int W/MS N 81.6% 84.9% 94.5% 95.1% 96.7% Kahler 89.5% 80.2% 84.2% 87.0% 79.7% Liberty Int./Chesterton MS 87.4% 93.1% 92.4% 89.3% 93.4% Benjamin Franklin 87.5% 89.2% 95.5% 90.9% 92.9% Schmucker 84.3% 89.7% 89.4% 91.2% 90.3% 82.0% 88.1% 95.9% 90.2% 92.0% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

This ISTEP+ trend data for 6th grade math shows that from 2010-2014, the percentage of students passing the ISTEP+ math test gradually increases, and our percentage of students passing is comparable with our league schools. This information lets us know that we are hovering around the 90% pass rate for the past few years, and we have some area for improvement within our league of schools.

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL 6TH GRADE ELA ISTEP+ RESULTS IN COMPARISON TO LEAGUE SCHOOLS

This ISTEP+ trend data for 6th grade language arts shows that from 2010-2014, the percentage of students passing the ISTEP+ language arts test gradually increases, and our percentage of students passing is comparable with our league

schools. This information lets us know that

we are on average hovering a little below the 90% pass rate for the past few years, and we are towards the top of our league of schools based on our passing rate.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Robert A Taft MS 84.2% 86.4% 93.2% 86.1% 89.9% Colonel Wheeler 84.8% 89.7% 87.6% 91.2% 91.8% Summit MS 87.2% 91.3% 84.6% 79.6% 85.6% Zionsville West 89.3% 84.3% 93.8% 88.6% 86.8% Westfield Int/MS 84.7% 83.8% 89.0% 88.0% 87.8% Avon Int W/MS N 75.9% 82.2% 87.9% 81.8% 88.1% Kahler 83.7% 82.4% 79.7% 82.8% 77.6% Liberty Int./Chesterton MS 72.0% 83.6% 84.2% 85.3% 84.6% Benjamin Franklin 91.1% 92.8% 93.3% 86.7% 89.5% Schmucker 84.7% 84.9% 88.4% 86.8% 85.0% 84.2% 86.4% 93.2% 86.1% 89.9% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL 7TH GRADE MATHEMATICS ISTEP+ RESULTS IN COMPARISON TO LEAGUE SCHOOLS This ISTEP+ trend data for 7th grade math shows that from 2010-2014, the percentage of students passing the ISTEP+ math test jumped from 82% in 2012 to above the 90% passing

rate. When comparing the passing rates of

Robert A. Taft Middle School’s students with

ur league schools’ students, our passing rate

falls within the range of scores. This means that we are making improvements in this area and need to continue implementing strategies and best practices that have proven successful with our students.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Robert A Taft MS 83.0% 82.2% 90.8% 91.1% 89.5% Colonel Wheeler 86.8% 90.7% 90.5% 89.4% 91.0% Summit MS 84.2% 87.9% 78.7% 88.9% 91.2% Zionsville West 88.9% 91.2% 93.5% 96.2% 94.9% Westfield Int/MS 86.9% 91.8% 91.1% 90.6% 93.3% Avon Int W/MS N 86.3% 88.2% 89.4% 85.8% 87.2% Kahler 81.8% 80.6% 81.8% 78.1% Liberty Int./Chesterton MS 84.0% 86.4% 84.4% 86.5% 89.3% Benjamin Franklin 81.1% 88.1% 88.7% 91.9% 97.4% Schmucker 82.1% 87.2% 84.3% 90.5% 89.1% 83.0% 82.2% 90.8% 91.1% 89.5% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL 7TH GRADE ELA ISTEP+ RESULTS IN COMPARISON TO LEAGUE SCHOOLS This ISTEP+ trend data for 7th grade language arts shows that from 2010-2014, the percentage

f students passing the ISTEP+ language arts

test shows a range from 85%-90%. When comparing the passing rate of Robert A. Taft Middle School students with our league schools’ students, our passing rates are comparable and have been towards the top for the past two years. This means that we are making improvements in this area and need to continue implementing strategies and best practices that have proven successful with our students.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Robert A Taft MS 85.6% 85.1% 90.4% 88.6% 85.6% Colonel Wheeler 85.7% 90.3% 84.6% 87.8% 89.1% Summit MS 86.8% 90.2% 85.2% 82.6% 82.8% Zionsville West 82.4% 90.2% 92.4% 89.7% 92.0% Westfield Int/MS 86.9% 89.3% 88.4% 86.8% 87.4% Avon Int W/MS N 87.1% 91.1% 90.0% 84.9% 86.4% Kahler 83.3% 86.4% 79.2% 78.9% Liberty Int./Chesterton MS 79.7% 83.6% 81.6% 83.1% 84.0% Benjamin Franklin 94.3% 93.0% 93.7% 88.6% 82.0% Schmucker 84.7% 91.0% 89.1% 87.1% 90.0% 85.6% 85.1% 90.4% 88.6% 85.6% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL 8TH GRADE MATHEMATICS ISTEP+ RESULTS IN COMPARISON TO LEAGUE SCHOOLS This ISTEP+ trend data for 8th grade math shows that from 2010-2014, the percentage of students passing the ISTEP+ math test shows a fluctuation between 86% and 91% for the past five years. When comparing the passing rates of Robert A. Taft Middle School students with our league schools’ students, our passing rates fall within the range of all our league schools. This data tells us that we still have room to improve when compared to our league schools.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Robert A Taft MS 91.0% 86.3% 90.0% 86.8% 89.8% Colonel Wheeler 84.5% 88.6% 92.4% 92.9% 88.6% Summit MS 94.5% 90.5% 89.1% 83.9% 85.4% Zionsville West 93.8% 93.8% 95.8% 95.5% 95.7% Westfield Int/MS 86.5% 87.4% 91.0% 91.1% 91.4% Avon Int W/MS N 87.7% 91.4% 94.5% 93.9% 94.2% Kahler 84.9% 81.3% 83.4% 77.5% 81.8% Liberty Int./Chesterton MS 81.5% 87.9% 78.5% 78.9% 87.0% Benjamin Franklin 87.9% 91.8% 89.3% 89.9% 92.4% Schmucker 83.6% 90.7% 94.0% 93.6% 90.1% 91.0% 86.3% 90.0% 86.8% 89.8% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL 8TH GRADE ELA ISTEP+ RESULTS IN COMPARISON TO LEAGUE SCHOOLS

This ISTEP+ trend data for 8th grade language arts shows that from 2010-2014, the percentage of students passing the ISTEP+ language arts test consistently hovers between 87%-89%, with the exception of 2011. When comparing the passing rates of Robert A. Taft Middle School students with our league schools’ students, we fall within the range of scores from our league schools and have been inching towards the top for the past two years. This means that we are making improvements in this area and need to continue implementing strategies and best practices that have proven successful with our students.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Robert A Taft MS 87.0% 83.7% 89.3% 88.2% 88.8% Colonel Wheeler 83.2% 84.6% 85.2% 91.0% 88.6% Summit MS 88.9% 85.6% 84.3% 84.6% 78.1% Zionsville West 90.5% 91.1% 93.0% 91.5% 91.8% Westfield Int/MS 86.9% 87.0% 86.7% 89.9% 88.1% Avon Int W/MS N 79.1% 88.9% 89.7% 92.5% 84.3% Kahler 84.6% 82.1% 79.1% 78.3% 79.3% Liberty Int./Chesterton MS 80.4% 83.0% 73.9% 76.5% 84.0% Benjamin Franklin 90.2% 91.7% 91.7% 91.1% 90.6% Schmucker 84.5% 91.4% 88.3% 88.8% 84.6% 87.0% 83.7% 89.3% 88.2% 88.8% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL ACT EXPLORE RESULTS FOR 6TH GRADE

12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5 15 15.5 16 16.5 English (Benchmark 13) Math (Benchmark 17) Reading (Benchmark 16) Science (Benchmark 18) Composite 2013 2014

This data shows us that our students are performing above the benchmark in English whereas the students are performing below the benchmark in math, reading, and science. This was the students first year taking the ACT Explore test.

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL ACT EXPLORE RESULTS FOR 7TH GRADE

14 14.5 15 15.5 16 16.5 17 17.5 18 English (Benchmark 13) Math (Benchmark 17) Reading (Benchmark 16) Science (Benchmark 18) Composite 2013 2014

This data shows us that by 7th grade, students are making progress towards the benchmark scores. Students are exceeding the benchmark in English and

math. However, students are still below the benchmark in reading and

science.

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ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL ACT EXPLORE RESULTS FOR 8TH GRADE

16.6 16.8 17 17.2 17.4 17.6 17.8 18 18.2 18.4 18.6 English (Benchmark 13) Math (Benchmark 17) Reading (Benchmark 16) Science (Benchmark 18) Composite

2014

Last year, 2014, was the first year that 8th grade students were administered the ACT Explore in the spring. Previously, this assessment had been given in November. The 2014 spring ACT administration has established baseline scores for subsequent test

data. This data shows us that by 8th grade, students are exceeding the benchmark in

all areas.

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Teaching and Assessing for Learning

The schools’ curriculum, instructional design, and assessment practices guide and ensure teacher effectiveness and student learning.

ADVANCED STANDARD 3

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INDICATOR 3.1

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INDICATOR 3.1 EVIDENCE

Core Subjects Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
RtI period for all grades
Encore Subjects Physical Education, Health, Family and

Consumer Science, Engineering Technology, Exploring Music, Visual Arts, Explore Course

Electives Band, Choir, Orchestra

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INDICATOR 3.1 EVIDENCE CONTINUING

Challenging High Ability Students

6th grade Honors Math covers 7th grade standards for both current 6th

graders and qualifying elementary students.

6th grade Honors Language Arts covers 7th grade standards for both

current 6th graders and qualifying elementary students.

7th grade Honors Math covers 8th grade standards for current qualifying

6th and 7th students.

8th grade Honors Math covers Algebra standards for current qualifying

7th and 8th grade students..

Several 8th grade students have taken Honors Biology, English Honors 9,

and Honors Geometry for credit through CPHS.

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INDICATOR 3.2

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Multiple Assessments Informal, Formative,

Summative, Acuity Readiness, Star Reading, Star Math, ISTEP+, ACT Explore

Common assessments complete in most courses
Emphasis is on using informal and formative

assessments to guide instruction

Currently course building for CP 2.0 Initiative

INDICATOR 3.2 EVIDENCE

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INDICATOR 3.3

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Teachers write daily learning goals for each class
Technology utilized throughout the school
Teachers collaborate in departments horizontally and

vertically to create scope and sequences that align with common learning goals and various common assessments.

INDICATOR 3.3 EVIDENCE

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INDICATOR 3.4

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INDICATOR 3.4 EVIDENCE

Marzano’s iObservation evaluation system has been

implemented

Multiple classroom observations and teacher

conferences take place

Student achievement and student growth is paramount
Teacher effectiveness ratings have been implemented
98% of teachers were rated as highly effective or

effective based on the Marzano’s iObservation evaluation system and school test scores

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INDICATOR 3.5

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INDICATOR 3.5 EVIDENCE

Academic team planning outside of school day
Articulation activities and tasks
Preparation of common assessments
Focused professional development
Marzano’s iObservation elements
Differentiated Instruction
Google Docs integration
Complex text
RTI
Writing in the Content Areas
Collaborative course building

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INDICATOR 3.6

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Students are informed of both daily and long-term

learning goals

Assessment data is used to inform instruction and

curriculum decisions

Feedback is given students in a timely manner
Instruction is modified based on data analysis
Students are placed in the three RTI tiers based on

data from various assessments

INDICATOR 3.6 EVIDENCE

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INDICATOR 3.7

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New teachers participate in a corporation-wide

induction program

New teachers are assigned mentors
Mentors meet on a regular basis with the principal
High expectations are communicated

INDICATOR 3.7 EVIDENCE

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INDICATOR 3.8

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Weekly school messenger voicemail
School website
Teacher/team websites
Team emails and telephone conversations
Parent portal on RDS system
Quarterly newsletter
Teacher homework message line
Parent-teacher Conferences (implemented in 2014-

2015)

INDICATOR 3.8

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INDICATOR 3.9

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INDICATOR 3.9 EVIDENCE

Concept of academic teaming is in place to create

schools within a school and smaller learning communities

Currently in the planning stages of implementing a

student advocacy program because building appropriate student relationships is essential to students’ success.

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INDICATOR 3.10

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INDICATOR 3.10 EVIDENCE

Common grading practices are being developed
Grade reporting is adequate

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INDICATOR 3.11

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INDICATOR 3.11 EVIDENCE

Professional development sessions offered for teachers based
n School Improvement Goals and AdvancED
Marzano’s iObservation elements
Differentiated Instruction
Google Docs integration
Complex text
RTI
Writing in the Content Areas
Articulation opportunities
Department meetings
Leadership meetings
Faculty meetings

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INDICATOR 3.12

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INDICATOR 3.12 EVIDENCE

Students are offered support services through

Guidance Department services, PBIS (positive behavior intervention systems), ELL, and Exceptional Learner services.

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE