ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: TRACY SEIBERT · • Star Reading and Math Data • Acuity Data • ASPIRE Data • CP 2.0 Build and Implementation • Co-Taught inclusive classrooms across

2017-2018

School Board Report

ROBERT A. TAFT

MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: TRACY SEIBERT

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 POLICIE S THAT

ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.

• iObservations

• PLC Meetings – Norms &

Documented Minutes

• Professional Learning Goal

Conversation

• School Improvement Team

Meetings

• Leadership Team Meetings

Minutes

• Department Chair Meetings

• Team Leader Meetings

• Articulation Meetings

• PBIS Monthly Staff Meetings &

Logs

• Team Minutes

• School Improvement Leader

Minutes & Feedback

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-

Assessments & Teaching

• Advisory: Career

Cruising, PBIS, CASS,

Self-Reflection, Life Skill

Lessons

• Learning Goals

• Personalization

• Differentiation

• STEM

• Flexible Grouping

• Tiered Classes

• BCO

• Encore Classes

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

• Bulldog Rush

• Teams

• PBIS Process

• Counseling Referrals

• Student Leadership

• Paw Pals

• CASS

• Clubs

• Extracurricular Activities

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 8th graders Maria Paviadakis, Makaela Watkins and 7th 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: 8th Grade Taft Tournament Champions

• Girls Basketball: 8th 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:

• 8th Grade: Lake-Porter Conference Champions, Lake Central

Invitational Champions, Griffith Invitational Champions, & Pierce

Invitational Champions. LaPorte Invitational Runner-Up

• 7th 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 INSTITUTION’S

EFFECTIVENESS.

• In house Professional Development Course Options

• PEP: Professional Education Partnership (Valparaiso University)

• Challenge Ed

• CRISS

• ELA: Effective Leadership Academy courses

• LEARN Academy

• Video Tutorials

• Web PD Smekens Education

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

Team Committees

• Teams

• PLC’s- data driven

instruction

• Faculty Meetings

• iObservations

• Friday Focus & Monday

Memo

• Sub Lists

• Staff Surveys & Input

• Student Surveys

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

SCHOOL QUALITY FACTOR: HEALTHY CULTURE

• Assessment of Current Levels:

• Student & Staff surveys

• Procedure & process use

• Feedback/repeated questions

• Evidence of Growth:

• Student & Staff surveys

• Procedure & process use: minutes, data, etc.

• Hall passes

• Fewer questions

PROGRESS ON STANDARDS & ASSESSMENTS

• Vertical Alignment in all academic areas (especially math).

• Double block Language Arts.

• Double block Math for struggling students

• Reading for Learning.

• Embedded Tiers: Enrichment & Remediation

• PD on assessment score data

• PLC guidance – data-driven instruction

• Advisory

• Challenge Ed

• Mentor Program

• Strides to realign resources through scheduling

• Stakeholder Involvement Team

State Assessments – State Standards – AdvancED Standards

2017-18 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS • 8 Period day with 48 minute class periods

• Double Block English/Language Arts Classes with 100 minute class periods

• Double Block Math Classes for struggling students

• Math Interventionist

• Read 180

• School Improvement Committees

• Professional Development

• PLC development

• Positive Student Recognition

• BINGO, Shout outs, Caught Doing Good, Students of the Month, Athletes of the Week

• Reading for Learning

• Student Leadership/Mentor Program

• Implementation of Challenge Education

• Social Skills Groups

• Counselor Groups in Double Block Math Classes

• Reconfiguration of grade locations

SPECIFIC AREAS OF NEEDED IMPROVEMENT

• Adjust the schedule to efficiently & effectively utilize our

resources (people, time, & programming) to meet

student needs (targeting bottom 25%).

• Protect teacher collaboration time (especially 7am)

• Streamline/Define processes

• Further train teachers on best practices through PLCs

(data-driven instruction) and implement accountability.

• Build school wide student leadership.

Have a Great Evening!