EES survey data indicates a need to focus on staff and student well-being. 

1. BMS Connects (Advisement and PBIS) will provide strategies for teachers to support social-emotional learning. 
2. We will partner with the Office of Behavior Supports and Intervention to provide professional learning and classroom support to teachers.
3. Character Strong lessons will be implemented during weekly Advisement lessons. 
4. Counselors will continue to monitor student attendance and support students based on data from the EES and Wellness Screener.
5. The staff will provide opportunities for students to participate in clubs or extracurricular activities. 
6. Incorporate opportunities for student voice and feedback. 
7. We will maintain our staff wellness room. 
8. We will celebrate staff progress towards goals.

Student 

Increase Percent Positive Responses on the following EES Student Survey Items by 5%. 

• I enjoy coming to this school.

• Baseline: 38%

• Target:  43%

• Most students are respectful of others at this school.

• Baseline:  32%

• Target:  37%

Staff

Increase Percent Positive Responses on the following EES Staff Survey Items:

• When there is a problem in my school, we talk about how to solve it.

• Baseline: 68%

• Target:    73%

• We celebrate progress toward improvement plan goals.

• Baseline: 86%

• Target: 91%

Assessment data indicates a need for academic and non-academic supports provided through the MTSS Framework to reduce variability and increase the fidelity of High-Quality Tier I Instruction implementation for all students.

1. The MTSS committee will provide school-wide training on the multi-tiered system of support framework.
2. Examine the fidelity of our MTSS program through the AIR Rubric.
3. A dedicated focus on iReady reading and math during our 30-minute Patriot Time (ELT). 
4. Berkmar Middle will continue to focus on academic and non-academic support for each and every student during weekly Patriot Talks.
5. Engage data talks to analyze screeners, district assessments, and other benchmarks to inform decisions focused on interventions and supports. 
6. Berkmar Middle will continue implementation of PBIS.
7. We will leverage Navigate 360 for comprehensive student behavior support.

Increase the percentage of students meeting Typical and Stretch Growth by the end of First Semester.

1. i-Ready Typical and Stretch Growth in Grades 6-8

Berkmar Middle School recognizes the need to increase educational access by exposing each student to a high-quality curriculum that reflects grade-level expectations and includes culturally relevant learning experiences. 

1. We will encourage staff participation in the ESOL and Gifted Endorsement Program by providing support materials. 
2. BMS will collaborate with our ML Coach to increase the number of ESOL certified teachers.
3. The MTSS Committee will review i-Ready data to identify students needing additional services, including gifted screening. 
4. BMS will increase family engagement opportunities to support literacy and numeracy. 
5. Collaborative Learning Teams (CLTs) will continue to collaborate to design high-quality, rigorous lessons. 
6. The staff will provide opportunities for students to participate in clubs or extracurricular activities.

    

    

   
   

    

    

    

1. Percent of Students Reading on Grade Level on the Georgia Milestones Assessment

2. Increase the percentage of  Students Identified as Gifted and Talented

3. Increase the number of Certified Teachers

4. Percent of multilingual learner (ML) progress towards English language proficiency (movement of one band or more on ACCESS)

Baseline: 37.5%

Target:     42%

In order to increase student achievement, BMS recognizes the need to be data-focused and data-driven. Consequently, teachers and leaders will use the Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle to monitor instructional effectiveness as evidence by student progress.

1. 1. The leadership team will continue to conduct paired observations, as a team and with teacher leaders, to provide instructional feedback. 
   2. Small Group Instructional Conversations (SGIC) will be implemented in classrooms. 
   3. During weekly meetings, CLTs will analyze assessment data, review student work samples, and share QPTS strategies to support remediation, enrichment and reduce variability. 
   4. School leaders will collaborate with the district offices to support Tier 1 instruction. 

Georgia Milestones (Grades 6-8)

1. Increase the number of students scoring Proficient and Distinguish on the GMAS Spring Administration.  

       Georgia Milestones Assessments (GMAS):  

Berkmar Middle desires to improve two-way communication, engagement, and outreach that connect our students, families, and the community with the school. 

1. BMS will continue to maintain updated communication channels (ParentSquare, webpage, social media, newsletters, etc.).
2. BMS will continue to send personal invitations for families to attend monthly training sessions to build their capacity to support students at home.
3. The PIC utilizes resources from the Federal Programs Communications Center to build staff communication with families.
4. During parent-teacher conferences, teachers will review student data and provide action steps.
5. The PIC will continue to provide monthly sessions for international newcomers to provide available community resources, and academic resources. 
6. We will expand upon community partnerships. 

1. Increase participation in the EES Family Survey 

• Baseline:  25%

• Target:   30%

2. According to the EES Survey, do parents/families have input into plans for improving this school?

• • Baseline: 70% positive responses

  • Target:     75% positive responses