US Highway 119 - P.O. Box 850 – Belfry, Ky. 41514 – (606) 353-9673 – Fax (606) 353-9327 BELFRY MIDDLE SCHOOL Culture, Climate, & Confidence Kentucky’s.

US Highway 119 - P.O. Box 850 – Belfry, Ky. 41514 – (606) 353-9673 – Fax (606) 353-9327

BELFRY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Culture, Climate, & Confidence

Kentucky’s Best

Contact Information

• David Cook• Asst. Principal• Belfry Middle School• [email protected]• www.twitter.com/mrdavidcook• www.bmspirates.com

Contact Information

• Boo Hager• Social Studies/Practical Living Teacher• Head Baseball Coach• Belfry Middle School• [email protected]• www.twitter.com/mrboohager• www.bmspirates.com

Accomplishments• 2011 Kentucky Schools to Watch

• 2010 Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School (Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence)

• 2010 National Academic

Competition Washington DC – Final Four

• 2010 - # 4 Middle School in Kentucky

Who’s Successful?

School A

• New Facility

• 24 million dollar investment

• 60% Free/Reduced Lunch

• Hand-picked staff

School B

• 74 Years Old

• Recently Flooded (3.5 mil)

• 71% Free/Reduced Lunch

• Same District & Same Demographics

PerspectiveMany years ago, a large American shoe company sent two sales representatives out to different parts of the Australian outback to see if they could drum up some business among the Aborigines. Some time later, the company received telegrams from both agents.

The first said, “No business here…natives don’t wear shoes.”

The second one said, “Great opportunity here…natives don’t wear shoes!”

Life provides choices;

One either sees hurdles or opportunities!

Place a good person in a bad system, and the system will win every time.

--Seymour Sarason

Schmoker, Mike. 2006. Results Now: How can we achieve unprecedented improvements in teaching and learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Culture Sounds Complicated!• In education today we make the complicated,

more complicated!

• Concentrated Focus!

• “REAL” Culture– R – Relationships– E – Expectations– A – Achievement– L - Leadership

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Relationships“You Are What You Emphasize!”

-Hubie Brown

"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much

you care.“-John Maxwell

How can this be explained?

Leading At The Edge by Dennis Perkins

• Part 1 – 10 Strategies• Part 2 – Case Studies• Part 3 – Continuing Your

Voyage• Part 4 – Resources For “The

Edge”

CULTURE – The Difference Between Life and Death!

Shackelton’s Crew

• Antarctic Expedition• Stranded for 2 years• He set personal

examples• Optimistic, yet

realistic• “Team” message

daily• Celebrated and

laughed• Took big risks• All survived

Stefansson’s Crew

• Artic Expedition• Stranded for 1 ½

years• Self-interest• Lying• Abandoned the team• Stealing• Cheating• 11 of 24 died

Building a culture of respect

and integrity based on service and responsibility.

“Not everything that counts can be measured, and not everything that can be measured, counts.” — Albert Einstein

One of the most important and effective strategies for shaping the culture of any organization

is celebration.

Rick DuFour. “Why Celebrate? It Sends a Vivid Message About What is Valued.” Journal of Staff Development. Fall 1998 Vol. 19, No. 4

http://www.nsdc.org/library/jsd/dufour194.html

Celebrating student academic, athletic, and

personal success.

• Pathway to Proficiency• CATS Honor Day• Student Reward Days• Academic Banquet• Athletic Banquet• Proficient Pirates• Wall of Fame• Pirate Bucks• Recognition Notices

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• Pirate Buck System• Recognition Notices• Twitter• A Call a day!

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Extra-Curricular

• Band• Academic Team• STLP• PTSO• Art Club• 4-H• FCA• Journalism/Yearbook

• Football• Boys Basketball• Girls Basketball• Girls Volleyball• Boys Track & Field• Girls Track & Field• Cheerleading• Fitness &

Weightlifting• Baseball

Where The Best Come To Play!

Community Pride

“Positive on Purpose”

Rewards for a jobwell done!

Everyone pitches in atBelfry Middle School…

Once a Pirate…AlwaysA Pirate!!

Expectations

“I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the

greatest!” - Muhammad

Ali

Attendance Incentive Program

• Make This Someone’s Top Priority Everyday!

• Communicate Expectations Day 1

• Red Flag potentials

• Monthly Awards

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K-Prep Olympics

K-Prep Olympics Schedule 1st Period (8:00 – 9:05)

Enrichment – Regular Schedule (9:05 – 10:10) Enrichment – Testing Groups (10:10 – 11:15)

4th Period & Lunches (11:15 – 12:45) Olympics (12:45 – 3:08)

Olympics Scoring Guide

Event 1st Place Points (Per event)

2nd Place Points (Per event)

3rd Place Points (Per event)

Athletic

Challenge (Each event)

20

15

10

Gym Challenge

(Each event)

20

15

10

Tug of War

15

10

5

Good Faith Effort*

50

35

20

* The Good Faith Effort is an individual event for each student to go by the Good Faith Effort Checklist and have a maximum point total of 150 points per tested day. At the end of the test, all points will be calculated together, gathering a combined homeroom total for the CATS Olympics tally. Final Results will be tallied at the END of CATS testing and ALL homeroom winners will be announced and rewarded before school ends.

GOOD LUCK PIRATES!

6th Girls 6th Boys 7th Girls 7th BoysTeacher May Anderson Slone Parks Tackett Marcum Chaffins Harris Mastin Steph. Meddings Keith

50 Yard Dash 20 15 10 10 20 15200 Meter Relay 15 20 10 15 10 20Fastest Lap 10 20 15 20 15 10 20 15 10 0 35 10Obstacle Course 20 10 15 20 10 15 15 10 20 15 20 10Distance Toss 20 15 10 15 20 20 20 10 15 15 10 20Tug-o-War 15 10 5 15 10 5 10 15 5 15 10 5

Inchworm Relay 20 15 10 20 15 10 20 15 10 10 20 15Wiffle Relay 10 20 15 20 10 15 15 20 10 15 10 20Whistle Relay 15 20 10 20 15 10 15 20 10 10 15 20Hotshot 20 10 15 20 10 15 15 10 20 15 20 10Sack Race 20 10 15 20 15 10 20 10 15 15 20 10Skate Race 20 15 10 15 10 20 20 15 10 10 15 20

10 20 15 15 10 20 20 15 10 15 20 10Attendance 90 80 100 90 100 80 100 80 90 100 80 100Good Faith Effort 50 50 35 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 35 50

Totals 320 295 270 375 325 300 340 285 275 310 340 335

8th Girls 8th BoysTeacher Stiltner Smith Evans Hatfield Williamson Bevins

50 Yard Dash 10 20 15 20 10 15200 Meter Relay 20 10 15 20 10 15Fastest Lap 20 10 15 20 10 15Obstacle Course 20 15 10 10 15 20Distance Toss 10 20 15 20 10 15Tug-o-War 15 5 10 15 10 5

Inchworm Relay 15 10 20 10 20 15 WinnersWiffle Relay 20 10 15 15 20 10 6th Girls MayWhistle Relay 15 10 20 20 15 10 6th Boys ParksHotshot 15 15 20 20 15 10 7th Girls Chaff insSack Race 15 10 20 20 10 15 7th Boys MeddingsSkate Race 10 20 15 10 20 15 8th Girls Evans

10 15 20 20 15 10 8th Boys Hatf ieldAttendance 80 100 90 100 80 90Good Faith Effort 50 50 50 35 50 50

Totals 325 320 350 355 310 310

VOLUNTARY&

MANDATORY TUTORING

• STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY• HOMEWORK HELP

• PEER TUTOR• EXTENDED TIME

• STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT

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SchoolReport Cards

• Confront The Brutal Statistics

• Quarterly

• # of student failures

# Students All "A" % # Students All "A" %

Students with All A's 104 18% 111 20%

1st Qtr. 1st Sem.

Students Failing 6 Classes 1 (Douglas Ray Chapman) 2 (Zach Hager)

Students Failing 5 Classes 0 1 (Felinea Bevins)

Students Failing 4 Classes 3 (A. Bates, F. Bevins, J . Kenyon) 1 (Kody Lockard)

Students Failing 3 Classes 6 (R. Bunch, W. Hall, J . Hatfield, 4 (A. Bates, Z. Spence)

Students Failing 2 Classes 17 Timothy J ustice, Brian Orndorff) 7Students Failing 1 Classes 50 22

77 37

Teachers # Course Failures % Failing # Course Failures % Failing

29 19% 13 8%17 11% 10 7%13 8% 5 4%12 7% 8 6%8 6% 5 4%8 6% 6 4%7 5% 7 5%6 4% 5 4%4 3% 2 1%3 2% 2 1%3 2% 0 0%3 2% 3 2%2 1% 2 1%1 1% 0 0%1 1% 0 0%1 1% 0 0%0 0% 1 1%0 0% 2 1%0 0% 2 1%0 0% 9 6%

118 21% 82 15%

1st Qtr. 1st Sem.

Semester Report Summaries

Description

Description

1st Quarter 1st Semester

The Long Run by Charles Butler

• 20 tons and 5%• Where’s the finish line?• I WILL• Dead Man to Ironman

Achievement: Focus on the Future

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Student Achievement

Gifted Courses

Career Choices

Algebra I

Algebra II

Spanish I

Student Leadership Team

Individual Success

33 ACT

1600 SAT

DUKE Summer Program

Online National Comp.

Achievement Gap

Enrichment/RTI

Twitter

Tutoring

Culture

Kentucky Department of Education

Achievement Gap Indicators of Student Success

teachers acknowledge their responsibility for student successes and failures

The relationship among the adults in the schoolhouse has more impact on the quality and the character of the schoolhouse-and on the accomplishments of youngsters-than any other factor. --Ronald Barth (2001, pg. 105)

(Blankstein, Alan M. Failure Is Not An Option. Corwin Press & HOPE Foundation: 2004)

school intentionally allocates resources and provides infrastructure with the primary focus on removing barriers

instructional and non-instructional staff talents are used effectively based on student needs

school intentionally allocates resources…with the primary focus on removing barriers

Having an above average teacher for five years running can completely

close the average gap between low-income students and others.

--John Kain and Eric

Hanushek

Schmoker, Mike. 2006. Results Now: How can we achieve unprecedented improvements in teaching and learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

6th Grade Reading

English

Math

Science

Social Studies

P.L/P.E

7th Grade Science

Science Lab/Reading

English

Math

Social Studies

P.L./P.E.

8th Grade Math 8

Algebra

Science

English

Social Studies

Arts Humanities

Schedule For Success

*The Annual Content Focus is based on our CSIP priority needs.

Belfry Middle School - US Highway 119 - P.O. Box 850 – Belfry, Ky. 41514 – (606) 353-9673

ENRICHMENTAddressing Individual Needs

students’ individual schedules maximize opportunities for all to have access to teachers’ instructional strengths

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Response To Intervention/Enrichment• Gender Grouped• Ability Grouped• 1st Semester – 26 Days (Tues./Thur.)• 2nd Semester – 60 Days (Mon.-Thur.)• Teachers Rotate Rooms Bi-weekly• Enrichment Groups = Testing Groups• Lesson Plans For Documentation• Student Motivation, Not Grades• Goal Setting

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"Everything rises and falls on leadership“

-John Maxwell

Leadership

The Essential Wooden by Steve Jamison

• Care!• Character or Characters• Scout 1 team, Yours• Winning is a by-product• Criticism is for the Leader

PTSO

• Parent University– Organizational Journal Checks– Walk-through Infinite Campus– MAP Assessment– Online Studies– Instructional Dialogue – Expectations– Twitter– Follow-ups

Guidance DepartmentA. Individual

B. Whole Group• 6th Grade – Bullying Prevention• 7th Grade – Health & wellness• 8th Grade – Media Awareness

C. Small Group• Omelet (mixture of Issues)• IC Red (Anger Management)• Beating The Blues• Be Assertive• Changing Families• Healthy Choices• Study Skills/Transitions• Drama (girl aggression)

Student Leadership Team

• Chosen by Teachers and Students

• 5 – 6th Graders

5 – 7th Graders

5 – 8th Graders

• Set Rewards for school-wide goals• Basic Decision Making• Pulse of the school

Appalachian Leadership Academy - SWVCC

Not all leaders are born;

At BMS Leaders are made…

The 7 Habits by Stephen Covey

• Emotional Bank Accounts

• Paradigm Shifts• Self-Fulfilling

Prophecies• The Third Alternative

•Have clear goals – attainable

•Indentify Positive People – success is definitely tied to attitude

•Communicate – this includes goals, expectations, even job descriptions

•Empower people – “the right person for the right job”

•Instill confidence – with knowledge comes confidence

•Share ownership – people are more committed to what they perceive to be their own

•Build from Within – identify and develop young leaders; build capacity and create sustainability within the system

Superintendent Interviews School Improvement

• quality principals • strong, stable teaching staffs

• high expectations.

Similar Students, Different Results. SUPERINTENDENT INTERVIEWS. EdSource, June 2006.

We need to ask the following questions:

• -where are we going?

• -how do we get there?

• -what do we require to accomplish our goals?

• -who can help us accomplish those goals?

• -how will we know when we get there?

Belfry Middle School - US Highway 119 - P.O. Box 850 – Belfry, Ky. 41514 – (606) 353-9673

-Blankstein, Alan M. 2004. Failure Is Not An Option.

Thousands Oaks, CA: Corwin Press & HOPE Foundation.

-Cotton, Kathleen. “School Size, School Climate, and

Student Performance.” May 1996.

-Daniels, Harvey & Steven Zemelman. 2004. Subjects Matter:Every Teacher’s Guide to Content-Area

Reading. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

-DuFour, Rick. 1998. “Why Celebrate? It Sends aVivid Message About What is Valued.” Journal of Staff

Development. Vol. 19, No. 4

-Faber, Sharon H. 2006 How to Teach Reading: When You’re Not a Reading Teacher. Nashville: Incentive Publications

-Fullan, M. 1999. Change Forces: The Sequel. Philadelphia: Falmer Press.

-Harris, A. 2002. School Improvement: What’s In It For Schools? New York: Routledge Falmer.

-Jerald, Craig D. 2006 School Culture: “The Hidden Curriculum.” The Center For Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement. Learning Point Associates.  

Belfry Middle School - US Highway 119 - P.O. Box 850 – Belfry, Ky. 41514 – (606) 353-9673

Belfry Middle School - US Highway 119 - P.O. Box 850 – Belfry, Ky. 41514 – (606) 353-9673

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