ROBERT A. TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: TRACY SEIBERT 2017-2018 School Board Report
STANDARD 1.4 The governing authority establishes and ensures adherence to policies that are designed to support instructional effectiveness.
INDICATORS 1.4: THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY ESTABLISHES AND ENSURES ADHERENCE TO POLICIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. • iObservations • Department Chair Meetings • PLC Meetings – Norms & • Team Leader Meetings Documented Minutes • Articulation Meetings • Professional Learning Goal • PBIS Monthly Staff Meetings & Conversation Logs • School Improvement Team • Team Minutes Meetings • School Improvement Leader • Leadership Team Meetings Minutes & Feedback Minutes
STANDARD 1.5 The governing authority adheres to a code of ethics and functions within defined roles and responsibilities.
INDICATORS 1.5: THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY ADHERES TO A CODE OF ETHICS AND FUNCTIONS WITHIN DEFINED ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Constant focus on: What is best for students • My Roles & Responsibilities • • Testing Coordinator • Master Schedule Builder • School Safety Specialist • Student Issues • Teacher Evaluator, Mentor, Coach • Open Door • Visible Mentor Program Implementation • Challenge Ed Initiative •
STANDARD 1.9 The institution provides experiences that cultivate and improve leadership effectiveness.
INDICATORS 1.9: THE INSTITUTION PROVIDES EXPERIENCES THAT CULTIVATE AND IMPROVE LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS. • ELA: Effective Leadership Academy • Partnership with Col. Wheeler • Administration Team • Mentorship • Guidance & Readings from Dr. Eineman • Trainings: Safety, iObservation, Challenge Ed, etc.
STANDARD 2.2 The learning culture promotes creativity, innovation and collaborative problem-solving.
INDICATORS 2.2: THE LEARNING CULTURE PROMOTES CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING. • Academic Teams • Personalization • Differentiation • STEM • Flexible Grouping • Tiered Classes • BCO • Encore Classes
INDICATORS 2.2: THE LEARNING CULTURE PROMOTES CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING. • 2016-2017 DOE Accountability Grade: B 85.3 (up 5.3 points from 2015-2016) Performance Domain: 73.90 (weight 0.50) = 36.95 weighted points Growth Domain: 96.60 (weight 0.50) = 48.30 weighted points ISTEP + 2017 Pass Rate Results (Math 69.2% ) (English/Lang. Arts 78.6% ) • • Star Reading and Math Data Acuity Data • • ASPIRE Data CP 2.0 Build and Implementation • • Co-Taught inclusive classrooms across all three grade levels Resource Period • • Advisory
STANDARD 2.3 The learning culture develops learners ’ attitudes, beliefs and skills needed for success.
INDICATORS 2.3: THE LEARNING CULTURE DEVELOPS LEARNERS’ ATTITUDES, BELIEFS AND SKILLS NEEDED FOR SUCCESS. • Academic Skill Self- • Differentiation Assessments & Teaching • STEM • Advisory: Career • Flexible Grouping Cruising, PBIS, CASS, • Tiered Classes Self-Reflection, Life Skill Lessons • BCO • Learning Goals • Encore Classes • Personalization
STANDARD 2.4 The institution has a formal structure to ensure learners develop positive relationships with and have adults/peers who support their educational experiences.
INDICATORS 2.4: THE INSTITUTION HAS A FORMAL STRUCTURE TO ENSURE LEARNERS DEVELOP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND HAVE ADULTS/PEERS WHO SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. • Advisory • Paw Pals • Bulldog Rush • CASS • Teams • Clubs • PBIS Process • Extracurricular Activities • Counseling Referrals • Student Leadership
INDICATORS 2.4: THE INSTITUTION HAS A FORMAL STRUCTURE TO ENSURE LEARNERS DEVELOP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND HAVE ADULTS/PEERS WHO SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. Academic Teams • Academic Super Bowl • Spell Bowl • Science Olympiad • Robotics • Geography Bee
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS • Spell Bowl: State Runner-Up at Purdue University in Lafayette. This is the first time in Taft’s history that a Spell Bowl Team has ever finished in the top two, and the second year in a row that they have finished in the top three. Science Olympiad: Runner-Up at the Purdue University Regional Science Olympiad Competition and • qualified to compete at the state championship in March • Robotics: Two students qualified for international competition. Geography Bee: Daniel Sibinic won the Geography Bee at Taft. •
BAND, CHOIR, & ORCHESTRA AWARDS AND HONORS Band & Orchestra All Music Award ISSMA Solo and Ensemble Contest Band: • 34 Gold Medals 1 Silver Medal • Choir: 10 Gold Medals • 1 Silver • Orchestra: 103 Gold Medals • 5 Silver Medals • The violin trio of 8 th graders Maria Paviadakis, Makaela • Watkins and 7 th grader Andrew Neal advances to the ISSMA State competition in Indianapolis on February 24 th .
INDICATORS 2.4: THE INSTITUTION HAS A FORMAL STRUCTURE TO ENSURE LEARNERS DEVELOP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND HAVE ADULTS/PEERS WHO SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. Clubs Book Club • Builders Club • Chess Club • • Creative Writing Club • Drama Club Environmental Club • History Club • • Magic Club • Minecraft Club • Mosaic Club National Junior Honor Society • Newspaper • • Paw Pals • Pokemon Club • Student Council Students Helping Students • Yearbook •
ATHLETIC AWARDS AND HONORS • Boys Basketball: 8 th Grade Taft Tournament Champions • Girls Basketball: 8 th Grade Chesterton Tournament Champions • Cross Country: Chesterton Invite Champions • 8th Grade Boys Conference Runner-Up • 8th Grade Girls Conference Champions 7th Grade Girls Conference Champions • Cheerleading: Lake Central Cheer Competition Champions • Dance: • Hiphop: Champions at the Munster Invitational & Marian • Invitational Ensemble: Champions at the Munster Invitational, Kokomo • Invitational, Marian Invitational, and Lake Central Invitational • Pom: Runner-Up at the Lake Central Invitational. • Volleyball: • 8 th Grade: Lake-Porter Conference Champions, Lake Central Invitational Champions, Griffith Invitational Champions, & Pierce Invitational Champions. LaPorte Invitational Runner-Up 7 th Grade: LaPorte Invitational Champions and Lake Central • Invitational Runner-Up
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS Builder’s Club : Homeless Care Kits (in direct partnership with the Key Club at CPHS) happened in the fall (Oct/Nov) • Buddy Bench being built now for Taft students • Student Council: • Supplies for GI’s in October. Food, toiletries and other personal items donated directly to a local military unit Riley’s Children’s Hospital monetary donation over $1000 • NJHS: • $3198.00 collected for Hurricane Harvey and Irma victims in Aug/Sept • Trick or Treat for UNICEF in October $1507.00 collected 600 pairs of clean white socks donated to the Adam Benjamin, Jr. VA Clinic in CP in November for National • Veterans Month • School Wide Food donation to the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in December • Taft Scholarship Fundraiser (The Beach Bash) raised over $3500.00 in January One day bracelet sale for ‘Today’s Promises’ a small organization that donates to Haiti and Haitian refugees • $50 • One day Valentine’s Day lollipop sale for St. Jude’s House in CP $150.00 • St . Baldrick’s Day on 3/16/18. Last year NJHS raised over $5000.00
STANDARD 3.1 The institution plans and delivers professional learning to improve the learning environment, learner achievement, and the institution’s effectiveness.
INDICATORS 3.1: THE INSTITUTION PLANS AND DELIVERS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO IMPROVE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, LEARNER ACHIEVEMENT, AND THE I NSTITUTION’S EFFECTIVENESS. • In house Professional • ELA: Effective Development Course Leadership Academy Options courses • PEP: Professional • LEARN Academy Education Partnership • Video Tutorials (Valparaiso University) • Web PD Smekens • Challenge Ed Education • CRISS
STANDARD 3.2 The institution’s professional learning structure and expectations promote collaboration and collegiality to improve learner performance and organizational effectiveness.
INDICATORS 3.2: THE INSTITUTION’S PROFESSIONAL LEARNING STRUCTURE AND EXPECTATIONS PROMOTE COLLABORATION AND COLLEGIALITY TO IMPROVE LEARNER PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. • School Improvement • Friday Focus & Monday Team Committees Memo • Teams • Sub Lists • PLC’s - data driven • Staff Surveys & Input instruction • Student Surveys • Faculty Meetings • iObservations
STANDARD 3.3 The institution provides induction, mentoring, and coaching programs that ensure all staff members have the knowledge and skills to improve student performance and organizational effectiveness.
INDICATORS 3.3: THE INSTITUTION PROVIDES INDUCTION, MENTORING, AND COACHING PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE ALL STAFF MEMBERS HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. • New Teacher Orientation & Meetings • Instructional Rounds • Mentors • Team Leaders • PLC’s • iObservations • School Improvement Committees • Staff Meetings
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