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HANDOUT 3 Middle School Reform. What does it take to prepare our middle school students for the 21 st Century?. They must be able to … Work in teams Solve complex problems Connect learning across disciplines Think strategically Apply knowledge to real-life situations Use technology. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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HANDOUT 3HANDOUT 3
Middle SchoolMiddle School
ReformReform
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What does it take to prepare our What does it take to prepare our middle school students for middle school students for
the 21the 21stst Century? Century?
They must be able to …They must be able to … Work in teamsWork in teams Solve complex problemsSolve complex problems Connect learning across disciplinesConnect learning across disciplines Think strategicallyThink strategically Apply knowledge to real-life Apply knowledge to real-life
situationssituations Use technologyUse technology
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Steering Committee ChargeSteering Committee Charge
Develop a comprehensive plan that:Develop a comprehensive plan that:
• Is rigorous and challengingIs rigorous and challenging• Improves teaching and learningImproves teaching and learning•Promotes continuous school Promotes continuous school
improvementimprovement
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Steering Committee ChargeSteering Committee Charge
•Ensures preparation for Ensures preparation for rigorous high school standardsrigorous high school standards
•Focuses on eliminating the Focuses on eliminating the achievement gapachievement gap
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Project TeamsProject Teams
•Leadership/Professional Leadership/Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
•Curriculum, Instruction, and Curriculum, Instruction, and AssessmentAssessment
•Extended Learning Extended Learning OpportunitiesOpportunities
•Human ResourcesHuman Resources•Organizational StructureOrganizational Structure•TechnologyTechnology•Parent and Community Parent and Community
Engagement & CommunicationEngagement & Communication
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Policy IEB, Policy IEB, Middle School EducationMiddle School Education
The Steering Committee was also The Steering Committee was also charged with revising Policy IEB using charged with revising Policy IEB using the research and work of the 7 project the research and work of the 7 project teamsteams
Project teams reviewed Policy IEB and Project teams reviewed Policy IEB and made recommendations regarding its made recommendations regarding its revisionrevision
Revised Policy IEB was approved by Revised Policy IEB was approved by the Board of Education on February the Board of Education on February 13, 200713, 2007
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Process Used by Process Used by Steering CommitteeSteering Committee
• Reviewed project team reportsReviewed project team reports
• Prioritized recommended actions along Prioritized recommended actions along with team co-chairswith team co-chairs
• Identified key recommendationsIdentified key recommendations
• Categorized key recommendations Categorized key recommendations under six goal areasunder six goal areas
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Six GoalsSix Goals
Goal 1: Ensure effective leadershipGoal 1: Ensure effective leadership that that promotes shared ownership for student promotes shared ownership for student and staff success and established a and staff success and established a culture of high expectationsculture of high expectations
Goal 2: Engage all students in effective Goal 2: Engage all students in effective and differentiated instructional practices and differentiated instructional practices using a rigorous standards-based using a rigorous standards-based curriculum and challenging assessmentscurriculum and challenging assessments
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GoalsGoals
Goal 3: Provide extended learningGoal 3: Provide extended learningopportunities that engage and motivateopportunities that engage and motivatestudents to achieve at higher levelsstudents to achieve at higher levels
Goal 4: Implement organizationalGoal 4: Implement organizationalStructures that maximize time forStructures that maximize time forteaching and learning, cultivate teaching and learning, cultivate
positivepositiverelations, and promote increased relations, and promote increased student achievementstudent achievement
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GoalsGoals
Goal 5: Ensure that middle school staffGoal 5: Ensure that middle school staff
has the knowledge, skill, and contenthas the knowledge, skill, and content
expertise to meet the learning andexpertise to meet the learning and
developmental needs of middle schooldevelopmental needs of middle school
studentsstudents
Goal 6: Engage parents and theGoal 6: Engage parents and the
community as partners to promotecommunity as partners to promote
school and student successschool and student success
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Multi-Year InitiativeMulti-Year Initiative Phase I: 2007-2008Phase I: 2007-2008
Phase I Middle SchoolsPhase I Middle Schools•Benjamin BannekerBenjamin Banneker•Roberto ClementeRoberto Clemente•Montgomery Village Montgomery Village •SligoSligo•Earle B. WoodEarle B. Wood
Phase II: 2008-2009Phase II: 2008-2009
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Selected Recommended Actions for Selected Recommended Actions for Phase I and Phase IIPhase I and Phase II
Professional Learning Professional Learning Communities InstituteCommunities Institute
Mathematics and Literacy Mathematics and Literacy Content SpecialistsContent Specialists
New structure for resource New structure for resource teachers and team leadersteachers and team leaders
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Phase I Recommended ActionsPhase I Recommended Actions
Innovative, interactive model Innovative, interactive model classrooms (21classrooms (21stst Century Century Classrooms – Promethean Classrooms – Promethean whiteboards)whiteboards)
Rigorous core and elective Rigorous core and elective coursescourses
Redesigned after school and Redesigned after school and summer programssummer programs
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Recommended ActionsRecommended Actions
Funds to support team planning Funds to support team planning and professional developmentand professional development
Study Circles and integrate Study Circles and integrate action steps in school action steps in school improvement plansimprovement plans
Parent Academy workshopsParent Academy workshops
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Recommended Actions Recommended Actions for All Middle Schoolsfor All Middle Schools
School Leadership Team InstituteSchool Leadership Team Institute
Comprehensive Professional Comprehensive Professional Development Plan: differentiation, Development Plan: differentiation, rigor, equitable classroom practices,rigor, equitable classroom practices, data-driven instructional decisionsdata-driven instructional decisions
Guidelines for Advanced InstructionGuidelines for Advanced Instruction
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All Middle SchoolsAll Middle Schools Alignment of mathematics and Alignment of mathematics and
English curricula with The English curricula with The College Board standards (on College Board standards (on hold)hold)
Formative and benchmark Formative and benchmark assessments/new technology assessments/new technology tool (Performance Matters)tool (Performance Matters)
Additional counselors – selected Additional counselors – selected schoolsschools
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All Middle SchoolsAll Middle Schools 7-hour instructional data assistants7-hour instructional data assistants
Guidelines for school schedules and Guidelines for school schedules and vertical articulationvertical articulation
Recruitment and hiring of middle Recruitment and hiring of middle school staff with knowledge, skills, school staff with knowledge, skills, and content expertise specific to and content expertise specific to middle schoolmiddle school
School and parent resources to School and parent resources to improve parent communication and improve parent communication and engagementengagement
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Next StepsNext Steps
Evaluate implementation of Phase IEvaluate implementation of Phase I
Phase II: 2008-2009 Phase II: 2008-2009 • 9 schools 9 schools
Phase III: 2009-2010 Phase III: 2009-2010 • TBDTBD
Note: Implementation is contingent onbudget approval and results of theimplementation evaluation.
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Additional InformationAdditional Information
The complete Middle School The complete Middle School Reform Report is available at Reform Report is available at the following website:the following website:
http://www.montgomerycountyschoolsmd.org/info/msreforhttp://www.montgomerycountyschoolsmd.org/info/msreformm
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