Family and Community The PTO will assist in providing feedback to PTO will meet monthly to plan and None Engagement administration on school improvement. coordinate family activities for Responsible: Parent Volunteer Coordinator Southside Middle School families. Hold a family night once a month throughout Teachers will plan family nights $1,500 Title I funds – the school year to engage families in based on parent/student needs that education. Responsible: Teachers are fun informative learning opportunities for both parents and students. Establish and continue partnering with Principal will continue to meet with None Community Partners including Ball State community partners to establish University, IU Ball Memorial Health positive relationships to support the Foundation, Red Tail Conservatory, etc. needs of Southside Middle School Responsible: Principal students. Effectiveness of and Review teacher evaluation ratings to Phase five The SMS Admin Team will review $1,000 for resources retainment of staff determine professional development for (summer teacher strengths and weaknesses whole staff and individual teachers. Principal 2021) based on the evaluation process. will have the ability to hire highly qualified Administrators will then research teachers early in the summer. Responsible: professional development SMS Admin Team opportunities and resources to support teachers. Instructional Programs Identify students for the Alternative School Alternative School will focus on $325,000 for three Setting for School Within a School based on increasing student achievement and additional teachers for academic and discipline data. Retain teachers reduce student referrals for the teaming, one behavior to full-fill schedule for teaming for 7th and most disruptive and at-risk students interventionist, and 8th grade students. Retain behavior within the building. Teaming will one instructional interventionist and instructional assistant to provide students with a teacher assistant General – assist in the alternative school setting. advocate, engage parents with their Fund Responsible: SMS Admin Team, HR Director, team of teachers, and allow for Chief Academic Officer interdisciplinary unit studies to occur for students based on student
Family and Community Engagement The PTO will assist in providing feedback to administration on school improvement. Responsible: Parent Volunteer Coordinator Hold a family night once a month throughout the school year to engage families in education. Responsible: Teachers Establish and continue partnering with Community Partners including Ball State University, IU Ball Memorial Health Foundation, Red Tail Conservatory, etc. Responsible: Principal PTO will meet monthly to plan and coordinate family activities for Southside Middle School families. Teachers will plan family nights based on parent/student needs that are fun informative learning opportunities for both parents and students. Principal will continue to meet with community partners to establish positive relationships to support the needs of Southside Middle School students. None $1,500 – Title I funds None Effectiveness of and retainment of staff Instructional Programs Review teacher evaluation ratings to determine professional development for whole staff and individual teachers. Principal will have the ability to hire highly qualified teachers early in the summer. Responsible: SMS Admin Team Identify students for the Alternative School Setting for School Within a School based on academic and discipline data. Retain teachers to full-fill schedule for teaming for 7th and 8th grade students. Retain behavior interventionist and instructional assistant to assist in the alternative school setting. Responsible: SMS Admin Team, HR Director, Chief Academic Officer Phase five (summer 2021) The SMS Admin Team will review teacher strengths and weaknesses based on the evaluation process. Administrators will then research professional development opportunities and resources to support teachers. Alternative School will focus on increasing student achievement and reduce student referrals for the most disruptive and at-risk students within the building. Teaming will provide students with a teacher advocate, engage parents with their team of teachers, and allow for interdisciplinary unit studies to occur for students based on student $1,000 for resources $325,000 for three additional teachers for teaming, one behavior interventionist, and one instructional assistant – General Fund
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