Summerour Middle School believes that academic press cannot take place without supportive community.  We acknowledge the importance of overall wellbeing for students and staff in supporting high levels of learning.  

1. Increase Student and Staff Mentoring - engage students in mentoring through clubs, activities, and mentoring programs, utilize the GCPS Teacher Mentoring resources for a data-driven program.
2. Improve Student Advisement Program - The Summerour Supportive Community provides weekly lessons for students using the Character Strong lessons that imbed the IB learner profiles.
3. Focus Staff Development around best practices with supportive community and teacher efficacy.

Action Steps 1-3

Student and Staff EES survey:  Goal:  Increase % of students who answer positively on this survey by 10%

Attendance data - Goal:  Reduce the number of students with 15 or more absences at EOY by 20%

Student grades - ABC Report - Goal:  Reduce number of students with Course flag by 20% by Dec/May

Summerour Middle School is committed to identifying and removing barriers to success for our students.  This includes matching student needs with the necessary support in literacy, numeracy, and behavior within a tiered system.

1. High level implementation on Tier 1 Literacy, Numeracy, and Behavior through daily use of QPTS and PBIS processes.
2. Provide individualized support for students in Tier 2 and Tier 3 through iReady, Achieve 3000, Read 180, and other intervention programs to support literacy and numeracy.  Specific students will also participate in Extended Learning Time for additional support.
3. Implement and monitor Tier 2 Literacy, Numeracy, and Behavior through targeted interventions during Blue Devil Block and PBIS.
4. Implement and monitor Tier 3 Literacy, Numeracy, and Behavior through BDB interventions, Tier 3 courses, and PBIS.
5. Imbed MLL strategies within instruction and during targeted intervention to support language acquisition and Access band growth.

Action Steps 1-4

Reduce the % of students scoring at the Beginning level on Milestones by 20% or more.

Action Step 4

Increase % of students moving 1 Performance Band on Access by 10%.

Action Step 1

Screener Reading/Math - Reduce the % of students who are 3 or more Grade Levels behind by 20%.

Summerour Middle School students deserve the very best education.  This includes access to a variety of programs, curriculum, and experiences that help develop well-rounded, critically-minded learners

1. Ensure Tier 1 Implementation with Fidelity through effective use of QPTS
2. Implement IB Aims and Objectives through Standards and Practices
3. Monitor opportunity and access through enrichment/accelerated/Gifted/eSTEAM programming

Action Step 1-3

Gifted testing - using iReady and CoGAT screener - # of students tested/identified

EES Survey Data

Achievement Data - Increase students P/D on Interim and Post by 10%

Discipline/PBIS Data 

Summerour Middle School believes that evaluation systems should center around student success through a lens of academic growth, high quality professional learning for staff, engaging grade level instruction in every classroom, and authentic assessment.

1. Focus on student growth through the instructional calendar
2. Engage in CQI through quality staff development in IB/QPTS/MLL
3. Utilize data-based decision making with an emphasis on Student Work Analysis

Action Step 1-3

Local Common Assessment Data (See attachment)

GMAS Data - Increase % of students who score Proficient and Distinguished on Milestones Assessment

Staff Development Surveys - Increase % of teachers who have implemented practices within their classroom.  

As an International Baccalaureate school, Summerour is committed to providing a quality education for students.  

We create a culture of trust, empathy, and respect that promotes family and faculty engagement toward better performance outcomes.

1. Ongoing engagement with family and community partners
2. Focus efforts on improved outcomes for students, families, and staff

Action Steps 1-2

Milestones Data (%P/D) - See Goal 4

Family Perception Results - My child is challenged with a rigorous course of study at this school.

EES Survey - Work at this school is useful and interesting to me.