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Strategic Quality Improvement

• Col. John Wheeler Middle School

AdvancED Accreditation Standard for Quality School Systems Standard 4: Documenting and Using Results Quality School Indicator 4.5: The school uses comparison and trend data from comparable schools to evaluate student performance and school effectiveness. League Schools of Col. John Wheeler Middle School (3915) Wilbur Wright Middle School Grades 6-8 Munster 4333 Kahler Middle School Grades 5-8 Dyer 3841 Grimmer Middle School Grades 5-8 Schererville 3831 Westfield Junior High Grades 7-8 Westfield 2491 Brownsburg East Middle School Grades 5-8 Brownsburg 2720 Fishers Junior High Grades 7-8 Fishers 2476 Carroll Middle School Grades 6-8

• Ft. Wayne

0090 Ben Franklin Middle School Grades 6-8 Valparaiso 6885 Comparison and Trend Data: ISTEP All Grades Passing Percentage Both Math and English Language Arts 07-08 08-F 09-S 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 85 87 82 79 82 82 League Maximum 88 91 87 86 86 88 League Minimum 79 83 76 74 75 75

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83 83 76 78 85 83 Grade 6: English Language Arts Passing Percentage 07-08 08-F 09-S 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 81 84 80 85 87 86 League Maximum 89 93 91 90 93 93 League Minimum 71 73 75 78 82 80

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82 79 75 85 90 88 State Average 73 73 70 72 76 78

Grade 6: Mathematics Passing Percentage 07-08 08-F 09-S 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 88 90 83 87 89 90 League Maximum 93 92 89 94 95 96 League Minimum 85 87 79 80 80 84

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88 89 79 89 93 89 State Average 81 80 76 77 80 82 Grade 7: English Language Arts Passing Percentage 07-08 08-F 09-S 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 83 85 82 86 89 86 League Maximum 88 92 88 95 92 94 League Minimum 77 77 74 78 84 81

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82 77 74 86 90 85 State Average 71 70 68 72 77 75 Grade 7: Mathematics Passing Percentage 07-08 08-F 09-S 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 88 91 82 85 88 89 League Maximum 93 94 86 91 93 93 League Minimum 84 88 73 82 82 81

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88 88 73 87 91 91 State Average 80 82 69 73 75 78 Grade 8: English Language Arts Passing Percentage 07-08 08-F 09-S 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 84 82 81 85 86 86 League Maximum 90 91 86 91 93 92 League Minimum 74 76 72 81 81 79

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79 82 77 83 89 86 State Average 70 69 69 69 72 73

Grade 8: Mathematics Passing Percentage 07-08 08-F 09-S 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 86 85 80 87 89 90 League Maximum 90 94 92 94 93 95 League Minimum 81 80 71 83 81 83

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81 82 76 84 89 91 State Average 75 75 68 72 77 80 Grade 6: English Language Arts Pass + Percentage 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 9 12 29 34 Not available League Maximum 16 22 40 48 Not available League Minimum 5 7 21 21 Not available

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5 8 32 39 34 Grade 6: Mathematics Pass + Percentage 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 27 18 26 27 Not available League Maximum 36 31 35 36 Not available League Minimum 19 8 16 14 Not available

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19 8 21 29 32 Grade 7: English Language Arts Pass + Percentage 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 15 16 24 23 Not available League Maximum 24 21 36 43 Not available League Minimum 4 10 17 23 Not available

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4 10 23 32 24 Grade 7: Mathematics Pass + Percentage 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 23 24 33 35 Not available League Maximum 38 37 43 43 Not available League Minimum 12 14 14 23 Not available

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12 14 26 32 38

Grade 8: English Language Arts Pass + Percentage 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 12 9 17 13 Not available League Maximum 17 14 23 15 Not available League Minimum 7 4 10 10 Not available

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8 4 10 10 13 Grade 8: Mathematics Pass + Percentage 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 28 24 29 13 Not available League Maximum 38 45 42 38 Not available League Minimum 20 14 21 17 Not available

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20 14 22 23 25 Special Education: English Language Arts All Grades Passing Percentage 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 39 40 51 52 49 League Maximum 56 60 72 58 59 League Minimum 31 27 40 40 37

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35 27 46 58 45 Special Education: Mathematics All Grades Passing Percentage 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 League Average 49 51 59 62 63 League Maximum 64 72 80 78 84 League Minimum 41 27 47 47 43

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41 27 60 73 59

Student Growth (per Indiana Department of Education data) (2010-11) Grade 6 Mathematics Grade 6 Language Arts High Growth = 49.4% High Growth = 45.2% Typical Growth = 28.0% Typical Growth = 32.0% Low Growth = 22.6% Low Growth = 22.8% Grade 7 Mathematics Grade 7 Language Arts High Growth = 43.1% High Growth = 40.5% Typical Growth = 29.2% Typical Growth = 27.6% Low Growth = 27.8% Low Growth = 31.9% Grade 8 Mathematics Grade 8 Language Arts High Growth = 50.4% High Growth = 37.7% Typical Growth = 27.5% Typical Growth = 30.4% Low Growth = 22.1% Low Growth = 31.9% Mathematics: The chart above indicates that Col. Wheeler students experienced both high achievement and high growth during the 2010-11 school year in Mathematics. Col. Wheeler is represented by the large dark dot in the graph. The other dots represent the other Crown Point schools.

English / Language Arts The chart above indicates that Col. Wheeler students experienced both high achievement and high growth during the 2010-11 school year in Language Arts. Col. Wheeler is represented by the large dark dot in the upper right quadrant. The other dots represent the

• ther Crown Point schools.

Evaluation of Data

• Col. John Wheeler Middle School finds itself “moving up in the pack” when compared to
• ur league schools. While incorporating new instructional strategies and programming

will be helpful, the largest changes needed are mindsets of expected outcomes and the tenacity to reach them. Our academic school improvement goal will remain as improving the critical thinking skills of our students across the curriculum. Although our scores are on the rise, we cannot afford to let our guard won. Additional school improvement goals will focus on providing more horizontal and vertical articulation opportunities for staff and decreasing the number of bullying incidents. This report is centered on academic data.

Student Growth Data (per Indiana Department of Education data 2012) Grade 6 Mathematics Grade 6 Language Arts High Growth = 32.5% High Growth = 31.4% Typical Growth = 37.7% Typical Growth = 27.9% Low Growth = 29.8% Low Growth = 40.7% Grade 7 Mathematics Grade 7 Language Arts High Growth = 46.0% High Growth = 29.7% Typical Growth = 32.2% Typical Growth = 40.9% Low Growth = 21.8% Low Growth = 29.3% Grade 8 Mathematics Grade 8 Language Arts High Growth = 33.3% High Growth = 33.4% Typical Growth = 31.0% Typical Growth = 41.9% Low Growth = 35.7% Low Growth = 25.6%

2011-2012 Report Card

A

Letter Grade

Colonel John Wheeler Middle School

Colonel John Wheeler Middle School received an "A" as its final letter grade for school accountability. There was no letter grade change from last year. The final grade reflects student performance and growth on Indiana's English/Language Arts and Math basic skills tests. Student growth is analyzed for three groups: (1) Bottom 25%, (2) Top 75% and (3) Overall.

Student Performance

A school's letter grade is established by the percent of students passing state assessments.

Mathematics English/Language Arts

90.4% of students passed the assessment. 85.7% of students passed the assessment. This rate is above the state average. This rate is above the state average. This rate is above the state goal. This rate is below the state goal.

Student Growth

A school's letter grade may increase, decrease, or remain the same based on student growth.

Mathematics English/Language Arts

Student Performance

Mathematics English/Language Arts

Percent Passing Percent Passing

Student Growth

Mathematics English/Language Arts

Percent of Students Achieving High Growth (Bonus Opportunities)

Bottom 25% of Students Bottom 25% of Students Top 75% of Students Top 75% of Students

Percent of Students Showing Low Growth (Penalty Possibilities)

Overall Overall

Evaluation of Data: Col. John Wheeler Middle School has experienced high achievement from the results of the 2012 ISTEP. Our scores in Mathematics exceed the state goal of 90% passing while our Language Arts scores fall just short of this. In Language Arts, the growth of all of our students is a concern. We have implemented professional development on a monthly basis to include incorporating reading, writing, and questioning strategies in all academic disciplines. This is in addition to monthly training on highly effective teaching strategies. The mindset is that students will not be allowed to “check their Language Arts skills at the door” when entering a non-Language Arts classroom. Critical reading and writing will be the expectation throughout the school as we move to a common core based curriculum.

Colonel John Wheeler Middle School Total Longitudinal Percentage Point Gained 2007-2012

YEAR ELA % Pass Math % Pass ELA/Math Both % Pass All Test % Pass 2012 85.8% 90.5% 82.4% 88.2% 2011 88.2% 90.8% 84.7% 89.5% 2010 85.5% 87.2% 79.4% 86.4% 2009 76.5% 76.8% 67.9% 76.7% 2008 79.8% 87.0% 75.2% 83.4% 2007 81.2% 86.4% 76.2% 83.8% Percentage Points Gained 4.6% 4.1% 6.2% 4.4% Total Points Gained

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The chart above indicates the growth that Col. John Wheeler Middle School has enjoyed during its existence. This is representative of the hard work of the staff, the initiatives that have been employed, the excellence of our students, and the collaboration with our

• parents. Our success has been the result of a team effort.

Utilization of Data  We have two days of ISTEP skills to our Advisory classes for all students at all grade levels per week targeting English Language Arts and Mathematics.  All students are enrolled in a daily “RTI Period” where their academic needs are met whether at, above, or below grade level.  We are using Acuity testing results to re-teach skill gaps during the school day.  We are using Acuity testing to better align our scope and sequence plans.  We are using Acuity data to place students in Tiers 1, 2, or 3 for the RtI Period.

 We are using an on-line measurement for essay writing for pre and post-tests while measuring improvement.  Teachers have been trained in the “Question-Answer-Relationship” strategy to use in all classrooms through in-house personnel.  Teachers have been trained in additional high-yield instructional strategies by in-house personnel.  More clustering of students within academic teams is taking place during the school day.  Provide incentives as goals for successful ISTEP outcomes.  Mr. Vassar met individually with students who were identified by their teachers as reluctant in putting forth effort on statewide testing. The number

• f students met with this year was 156. These meetings outlined expectations

and provided encouragement to students.  Parents were notified multiple times via the Alert Now system of school goals, expectations, and events surrounding ISTEP prior to testing.  Mr. Vassar provides monthly staff training on classroom methods designed to increase the critical thinking skills of students. This is called a “Lunch & Learn” where lunch is purchased for the staff and Mr. Vassar provides a teaching segment several topics. (2011-12)  Teachers are being provided with information on the transition to common core standards in the next few years.  Teachers have been provided training in the Burnette Writing Process to provide a school-wide approach to language arts. This training was provided by our Language Arts department.  Teachers are being participating in a book study monthly. The book is The Art & Science of Teaching by Robert Marzano. The information studied is in line with the new teacher evaluation model to begin in the 2013-14 school

• year. This study is led by Mr. Vassar

 All teachers receive learning sessions called “Digging Deeper” one time per

• month. These sessions cover effective teaching strategies and the evaluation

tool itself. Mr. Vassar is the presenter for these meeting  All staff receives a weekly inspirational note from Mr. Vassar. These messages can be found at theprincipaloutlook.com Our Plans  Continue to place special education teachers directly with one academic team. This will increase service time with special education students as well as providing more opportunities for all students with increased contact.  Better identification of Tier 2 and 3 students through a progress monitoring system.  Increased horizontal and vertical articulation opportunities  RTI Period planning sessions after each Acuity testing cycle led by data leaders.  Team- teach during small group instructional time to increase student contact.

 Continue with Response to Intervention (RTI) period during the school day to provide for academic needs of all students whether above, at, or below grade level.  Provide for more horizontal and vertical articulation activities for the teaching staff  Develop a unified writing format throughout the school  Train teachers as described above during professional development time.  Continue to showcase student work such as community art displays, parents vs. students in academic competitions, “Wax Museum” Science Fair.  Continue with in-house professional development cycles on late start Wednesdays.  Continue with our unique academic periods during the school day such as RtI Period and Advisory Period.  Continue to develop positive relationships with students while staying on mission to make our school a place where kids want to be.  Continue to find ways to inspire students to be the best they can be.

“Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.” ---Einstein