The data analysis in this presentation is based on the data from Smith Middle School 2007-2011 reading results. We will be comparing our schools data to the data of the district. This information is being presented to the school PTA so parents know where the students currently are academically compared to the district, administrations plans for improving academic growth, and how to plan to continue growing in the areas we are already showing academic growth.

1. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL
DATA ANALYSIS
PRESENTATION
Presented by: Mrs. Sexton,
Principal

2. INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome. I am your principal Christine Sexton. Here at
Smith Middle School we are preparing students for life by providing a
setting for children to grow and bloom. My focus is to ensure that our
students receive the best education possible. In order to help
students be successful we need support and involvement from our
families. Throughout this presentation I will be explaining some data
that was collected from the previous five years. This data is from our
school as well as the district data. I am going to give you the
opportunity today to review our school’s data as well as compare it
the school district. I am going to share our plan of action for
supporting student success this year by outlining our learning goals,
looking at our greatest needs for improvement, and how we plan on
continuing to support the areas where we have made gains.

3. I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE SECTION IN THE DATA CHART FOR
READING BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE OUR FOCUS IS GOING TO
BE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SCORES ACROSS ALL GRADE
LEVELS WE HAVE INCREASED OVER THE FIVE YEARS WHICH
IS GREAT. THE SEVENTH GRADE TEAM HAS SHOWN THE MOST
CONSISTENT GROWTH OVER THE YEARS. SIXTH GRADE HAS
SHOWN A YO-YO EFFECT WITH THEIR GROWTH AND EIGHT
GRADE WAS GROWING CONSISTENTLY UNTIL LAST YEAR
Smith Middle School – Percent Scoring 3 and above
Grad
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Reading Mathematics Writing
‘07 ’08 ’09 ‘10 ‘11 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ‘1
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’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ‘1
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6th 61 59 60 58 65 68 58 62 59 68 NA NA NA NA NA
7th 42 56 61 61 57 34 50 52 50 63 NA NA NA NA NA
8th 32 37 42 55 47 27 30 40 53 40 44 68 64 76 69

4. THE DISTRICT SCORES FOR READING SHOW GROWTH OVER THE
PAST FIVE YEARS. THE SIX TH GRADE SCORES W ENT FROM 58% TO
71%, SEVENTH GRADE W ENT FROM 51% TO 59%, AND EIGHTH GRADE
W ENT FROM 50% TO 61%. BOTH SIX TH AND EIGHTH GRADERS IN THE
DISTRICT SHOW ED CONSISTENT GROW TH OVER THE LAST FIVE
YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF THE
DISTRICT W ERE SHOW ING CONSISTENT GROW TH UNTIL LAST YEAR
W HEN THEY DROPPED 7%. (GOODE, 2015)
District – Percent Scoring 3 and above
Grad
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Reading Mathematics Writing
‘07 ’08 ’09 ‘10 ‘11 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ‘1
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’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ‘1
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6th 58 58 63 64 71 56 57 60 63 66 NA NA NA NA NA
7th 51 57 64 66 59 45 51 55 58 60 NA NA NA NA NA
8th 50 52 55 59 61 45 47 46 50 50 55 68 67 76 79

5. WHEN COMPARING OUR SCHOOL AND THE DISTRICT YOU WILL NOTICE SOME
CONISTENTICIENCY. BOTH OUR SCHOOL AND THE DISTRICT HAVE SHOWN GROWTH
ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH
WE HAVE SHOWN GROWTH OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS OUR PERCENTAGES ARE
STILL LOW COMPARED TO THE SCORES OF THE DISTRICT. THE GOAL WOULD BE TO
CLOSE THE GAP AND HAVE OUR SCHOOL SCORES MIRROR OR BE RELATIVELY CLOSE
TO THE SCORES OF THE DISTRICT. (GOODE, 2015)
Smith Middle School – Percent Scoring 3 and above
Grad
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Reading Mathematics Writing
‘07 ’08 ’09 ‘10 ‘11 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ‘1
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’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ‘1
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6th 61 59 60 58 65 68 58 62 59 68 NA NA NA NA NA
7th 42 56 61 61 57 34 50 52 50 63 NA NA NA NA NA
8th 32 37 42 55 47 27 30 40 53 40 44 68 64 76 69District – Percent Scoring 3 and above
Grad
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Reading Mathematics Writing
‘07 ’08 ’09 ‘10 ‘11 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ‘1
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’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ‘1
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6th 58 58 63 64 71 56 57 60 63 66 NA NA NA NA NA
7th 51 57 64 66 59 45 51 55 58 60 NA NA NA NA NA
8th 50 52 55 59 61 45 47 46 50 50 55 68 67 76 79

6. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS GROW
ACADEMICALLY. IN ORDER TO HELP OUR STUDENTS
ACHIEVE THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE WE ARE
GOING TO HELP GROW OUR EDUCATORS. WE ARE
GOING TO PROVIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THEM THROUGH MINI PD MONDAYS, LEARNING WALKS,
AND DISTRICT RESOURCES SUCH AS MENTORS AND
TRAININGS.
IMPROVEMEN
T PLAN

7. IMPROVEMENT
PLAN Mini PD Mondays: This is a professional
development opportunity for the entire
academic staff. The focus of the
professional development will be to
prove/modify the current way teachers
are instructing the students in the area of
reading. The sessions will be held on the
first Monday of every month and will last
for an hour. Teachers will receive in-
service points for participating in the
meetings. The first three months I will
select which training the teachers attend.
After the first three trainings the teachers
will have a choice between three options
that they feel will be most beneficial to
them. The goal is for teachers to reflect
on what they have been doing in the
classroom and make adjustments as
needed to fit their students and promote
academic growth. (Brougham, 2012)

8. IMPROVEMENT
PLAN
 Learning Walks: The ultimate goal of the
learning walks is to model teaching styles
and strategies of peers that are recognized
by administration as being exemplary. The
teachers who are selected to be modeled
will be chosen by administration. The
teacher will be asked prior to be assigned
to the staff. Teachers will have the option
to sign for a learning walk. Teachers will be
encouraged to sign up. The learning walk
will take approximately thirty minutes. If
teachers chose to participate in the
learning walk for professional development
they can go on their lunch or make
arrangements with administration for
someone to cover their class. On the day of
the learning walk the teachers who will be
going to classrooms will meet in the media
center. In the media center we will discuss
them what they are going to be observing
and what teacher they are going to be
watching. It might be a guided reading
group or a whole group lesson. After the
learning walks we will meet after school
and have a reflection session where I can

9. IMPROVEMENT
PLAN Mentor: Any teachers who are new to
the district have a mentor assigned to
them. The mentor is a resource to the
teacher. They provide teachers with
tools and support to help them be
successful in the classroom. Some
mentors will model lessons for
teachers, plan with teachers, and
recommend trainings based on the
different areas that they believe will
help their instructional growth. The
district mentors work with new
teachers for two years. In addition to
district mentors I am going to arrange
for teachers within the school who
excel in certain areas mentor other
teachers who would benefit from
guidance in the same area. In the end,
by building teachers academically it
will build student academics and
success. (Rowley, 2009)

10. E L I Z A B E T H S I M O N I S A T E A C H E R AT S M I T H M I D D L E S C H O O L W H O H A S
D E D I C AT E D H E R L O V E F O R T E A C H I N G I N T O H E R E V E RY D AY L E S S O N S . S H E
H A S B E E N C H O S E N A S T E A C H E R O F T H E Y E A R M U LT I P L E T I M E S . O U R S C H O O L
H A S S E L E C T E D M S . S I M O N T O S H A R E H E R T E A C H I N G I D E A S B Y T E A C H I N G A
M I N I P D M O N D AY W O R K S H O P, H AV I N G T E A C H E R S C O M E T O H E R C L A S S R O O M
F O R L E A R N I N G W A L K S , A N D B E I N G A M E N T O R T O O T H E R T E A C H E R S I N T H E
S C H O O L . W H E N Y O U W A L K I N T O M S . S I M O N ’ S R O O M Y O U W I L L F I N D
S T U D E N T S E N G A G E D I N L E A R N I N G T H R O U G H T H E U S E O F K A G A N
S T R AT E G I E S . W H E N P L A N N I N G A L E S S O N M S . S I M O N C O N S I D E R S A L L
S T U D E N T S L E A R N I N G S T Y L E S A N D A D A P T S T H E D I F F E R E N T W AY S I N T O E A C H
L E S S O N . ( M C M I L L A N , 2 0 1 5 )
ELIZABETH
SIMON

11. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION HAS HELPED YOU TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION WE ARE TAKING TO ACHIEVE
OUR SCHOOL FOCUS FOR PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR
LIFE. WE TAKE THE EDUCATION OF OUR STUDENTS
SERIOUSLY HERE AT SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE AS WE IMPLEMENT
OUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND WATCH OUR STUDENTS
LEARNING GROW.
CONCLU
SION