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Overview of
the
Title I Program
at
Lindsay
Middle School
Presented by:
LMS Administrative Team
Charnita Clements, Family Engagement Specialist
September 29, 2015, 10:00 am
LMS Library

Purpose
Provide information about our
schools Title I program for
parents of students
participating in the program.

GLOWS 1415

Multiple student and teacher recognition through the Daily

Press, HCS Website, HCS Twitter, and HCS Facebook Page.
Lindsay has the MOST Twitter followers than any
other HCS School!

Lindsay is the only school in HCS followed by Mrs. Ann

Holton, VA Secretary of Education.

Lindsay is the only school in HCS recognized by the boards

of education in both VA and WV as schools making an
impact in their communities on Twitter.

Lindsay was recently recognized (8/5) for the use of Twitter

to positively promote both the school and HCS.

Ms. Romona Jackson, HCS Middle School Teacher of the

Year and Division Teacher of the Year.

+The following subjects

performed ABOVE the division
pass percentage on the SOLs:
Geometry

100% (LMS), 73%

(HCS)
Algebra

I 96% (LMS), 80% (HCS)

Math

8 75% (LMS), 74% (HCS)

Math

7 55% (LMS), 43% (HCS)

Civics

86% (LMS), 82% (HCS)

Lindsay had a 100% pass rate in Geometry.

Lindsay was recognized as a division example of

implementation of the 1:1 Initiative. Further, several of our
teachers were filmed using iPads with students for both the
HCS School Notes and the Daily Press. Lindsays 1:1
Initiative Parent Presentation will be used by all HCS
schools as the way to promote and to communicate the 1:1
program.

Lindsays teachers have been filmed and observed as

division-wide examples of lesson planning, instructional
delivery, and assessment development.

Lindsays organizational effectiveness used as a divisionwide example of effective operations and programming at the
secondary level.

Exemplary audit through VDOE of our Academic Review

Process by our Instructional Leadership Team AND our 21st
Century Audit.

Lindsay had the second highest Math 7 performance at the

middle school level.

Lindsay had the second highest Social Studies SOL performance

at the secondary level.

Lindsay had the second highest Algebra I SOL performance at

the secondary level (just .08% behind one school)!

Lindsay received top recognition from VDOE on mathematics

performance for the growth gains made in the last two years!
Lindsay had the highest SGP vs. SOL growth gains differential in
VA!

Mr. Richardsons short film, Lindsay Warriors, was featured in

the HCS School Notes, HCS Facebook Page, and on YouTube.
Further, his work with SOAR Character Development was also
featured on multiple HCS platforms.

Mr. Richardson and Mrs. Gordon presented at this years

Rejuvenate Conference for all HCS teachers on Brain Power At
Work, Home, and School.

PBIS program used as a division-wide, regional, and

+ Lindsays
national example of a growing and effective positive behavior

intervention supports program. Lindsays PBIS program is the model for

the following: VA Secondary Principals Association, National Middle
School Association, Nottoway County Public Schools, Greenville County
Public Schools, Halifax County Public Schools, Lunenburg County Public
Schools, Lynchburg Public Schools, Roanoke County Public Schools,
Salem County Public Schools, and VA Beach Public Schools.

Lindsay was the only HCS secondary school to hold a school-wide

Spelling Bee and to have a representative from our school to represent
in the Regional Spelling Bee.

Lindsay was the only HCS school to have a finalist in the Middle School
Expository Category, United Jewish Community of Virginia Peninsula
Holocaust Writing Competition; received the High Five Award from the
HCS School Board.

Lindsay was the only HCS school to have students work published in a
nationally recognized publication for two years running in Pine Tree
Poetry.

students were featured in this years Excel Art Show

+ Lindsay
and one of our students had the honor of having her artwork

placed at SAC and the Hampton Mayors Office by being a

Critics Choice Winner. In addition, several of our students work
was featured in the Hampton Womens Art Show.

Lindsays Pep Squad/Character Education program

featured in the Daily Press.

Lindsays CIA Professional Development program is a

model of embedded PD which will now be the focus for all HCS
schools.

ACADEMIC GROWTH ESL: WIDA scores of our ESL students

showed gains in Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing.
Overall composite scores showed that 100% of our students
demonstrated a gain of one grade level equivalent or higher
from the 1415SY an 18% gain from last year to now!

Multiple staff members presenting at division, state,

regional, and national conferences demonstrating instructional
strategies, techniques, and methods proven by student
performance data for increased performance.

Multiple recognitions through Hampton City and HCS of our

Family Engagement programming for community involvement,
outreach, parental involvement, and establishment/maintenance of
various community partnerships!

STREAM Summer Enrichment was the most recognized summer

program in HCS through multiple social media platforms and
recognized for its organization and effectiveness!

Lindsays Science Department was featured in the HCS Science

Spotlight for iPad integration and for the alignment of our Science
lesson plans. The Science Curriculum Leader shared the work of our
Science Team with HCS principals and the Division Leadership
Team.

The first ever HCS Regional iPads User Summit featured our
teachers as facilitators to model instructional strategies using iPads.

Lindsays US History II students created the first ever History

Expo with its focus on the Great Depression through
iMovies/iMagazines. Students acted as facilitators and presented
various projects to parents and HCS division leadership.

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Lindsay administration is on the administrators to
watch lists for the Virginia Association of Secondary
School Principals (VASSP) and multiple national
administrators organizations for making an impact in
challenging or Title I schools.
Mrs. Byrd-Wright (Principal) was selected as a
principal mentor for HCS, guest leadership facilitator
for the SURN Leadership/Principals Academy, and has
recently been asked to write a blog regarding CIA PD
and other leadership areas by The College of William
and Mary.

Isnt it good to know

that

+IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY

We will continue to use Twitter as a way to tell our story. Pictures of visible teaching, learning,
engagement, programs, etc. will be posted to our Twitter handle: @abyrdwright_LMS
GOAL: 2,000 Tweets and 400 Followers

LINDSAYS AMO STATUS

HIGHLIGHTS

Subgroup

Histor Scien Math

y
ce

LA

Table below shows the % differential from the 1314SY to the 1516SY: (Blue = +,
Red = )

All Students

19%

8%

7%

11%

Gap Group 1: SPED, ESL,

Econ. Dis., regardless of
race/ethnicity

20%

8%

18%

9%

Gap Group 2: Black (not of

Hispanic origin including
those in GG1)

21%

9%

14%

11%

Gap Group 3: Hispanic

students, 1+ races, including
those in GG1

39%

18%

30%

20%

Asian

13%

15%

11%

3%

Economically
Disadvantaged

19%

9%

8%

11%

Limited English Proficient

(LEP)

42%

23%

10%

9%

Students with Disabilities

28%

18%

9%

2%

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

Accredited with Warning

WHAT
DOES THIS MEAN FOR US?
(Y3)

Continued requirement to submit a School

Learning/Improvement Plan to the division and

state; however, this year, all HCS schools must do
this.
Continued Academic Review: EOY Comprehensive
Report demonstrated that our school was in
compliance with all Academic Review Process
Measures.
Continued collaboration of staff
Working SMART remembering our end game
goals and do everything that we can to reach
them and our students.

Title I Program
Program

Models

School-wide

all students can be served

throughout the school. Lindsay operates
under this model.

Targeted

students identified for the program

based on performance on assessments

Hampton City Schools implements the schoolwide program model; schools that become
eligible must enter Title I as a targeted
assistance model for its first year.

Title I Program The

Upgrade
Schools receive
funding to assist
in UPGRADING
our educational
program in
order to raise
academic
achievement.

Title I Funds in Our School

Program Funds
Amount of Funds available for this year:
$1,815.73
Description of Title I Program
Materials, Supplies, and Resources
Academic-based Events
Title I Parent Involvement Funds
Amount of funds available for this year:
What parent involvement funds were used
for last year.
How parents can be involved with deciding
how funds are spent this year

Family Engagement
Requirements

Parents

Right to Know

Letter
Annual

Title I Meeting
(this meeting)

Title

I District Level Parent

Policy

Title

I School Level Parent

Policy

Title

I Home & School

Compacts

Curriculum

Lindsay uses the curriculum provided by

Hampton City Schools for each content area.

The curriculum and pacing is based upon the

Curriculum Framework for each content area
for grades 6 8.

Intervention Programs: Leveled Books for

small group instruction; Read 180; Voyager
Math and Voyager Language Arts; Language
Live!; After School Tutoring; and, Saturday
School.

Curriculum Frameworks can be found at the

Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)
website: www.doe.virginia.gov

+ Assessment Types

Assessments are used to help teachers determine if a

student is understanding the content presented in the
classroom.

Assessments FOR learning are informal checks to inform

the teacher if the lesson or instruction was effective and
the students learned the content or skill.

We use the following assessments for all of our students:

Bell-ringers, exit tickets, graphic organizers

Common Assessments

Critical Skills Assessments (Quarters 1, 2, 3)

SRI Reading Assessment

WIDA (ESL Students)

VAAP

SOLs

LMS TIERED ID PROCESS & ASSIGNED

INTERVENTIONS 1516
ID Process

TIER 1
Passing 3 or more benchmarks and
quarters from the previous year
Passed Math or LA SOL with > 400
Passed Math and LA from previous year
DRA > 60 (Grades 6 8)
Lexile Level > 800 (Grade 6)
Lexile Level > 850 (Grade 7)
Lexile Level > 900 (Grade 8)

TIER 2
Passing 1 3 or more benchmarks and/or
quarters from the previous year
Scored 350 399 on Math and/or LA SOL
Passed Math OR LA from previous year
DRA = 50 (Grades 6 8)
Lexile Level: 500 799 (Grade 6)
Lexile Level: 550 849 (Grade 7)
Lexile Level: 600 899 (Grade 8)

TIER 3
Did not pass any benchmarks and/or
quarters from the previous year
Scored < 349 on Math and/or LA SOL
Failed Math and/or LA from previous year
DRA = 50 (Grades 6 8)
Lexile Level < 499 (Grade 6)
Lexile Level < 549 (Grade 7)
Lexile Level < 599 (Grade 8)
All retained students

ASSIGNED INTERVENTIONS

90 minutes of LA and Math daily.

Involvement in after school clubs and organizations.
Extension activities through content enhanced scope and sequence
guides to further differentiate instruction and independent practice to
include inquiry- and performance-based products/assessments.
Class/club leadership opportunities.
Students will have the opportunity to serve as After School Tutors for
Math and/or LA with PBIS incentive provisions.
90 minutes of LA and Math daily.
90 minutes of LA and Math daily.
Tier 2 LA general education assigned to Read 180.
Extended Day Learning: After School Tutoring and Saturday School
Required SRI testing at the end of each quarter to monitor
decoding, comprehension, fluency, and Lexile level growth of at least
15 points.
ESL teachers will teach an ESL Elective for each grade level on
alternating days and provide push-in. Syllabus and course study also
include Voyager LA for language acquisition, reinforcement,
comprehension, and fluency for both newcomers and levels 3 5.
Individualized ESL plans will be provided to GE teachers. Ongoing PD for
GE teachers will be provided by ESL teachers.
90 minutes of LA and Math daily.
Tier 3 SPED students - Voyager Math and LA to allow for a
concentrated focus on literacy and math acquisition skills.
Extended Day Learning: After School Tutoring and Saturday School
Required SRI testing at the end of each quarter to monitor decoding,
comprehension, fluency, and Lexile level growth of at least 10 points.
Required SPI testing for those who score BR on SRI beginning at
the first quarter.
SOAR: Placement in SOAR for over-aged or multi-retained students to
provide eighth grade skills to accelerate their learning and to promote
OGR.

TIERS

TIER 1
Passing 3 or more benchmarks and
quarters from the previous year
Passed Math or LA SOL with > 400
Passed Math and LA from previous
year
DRA > 60 (Grades 6 8)
Lexile Level > 800 (Grade 6)
Lexile Level > 850 (Grade 7)
Lexile Level > 900 (Grade 8)
TIER 2
Passing 1 3 or more benchmarks
and/or quarters from the previous year
Scored 350 399 on Math and/or LA
SOL
Passed Math OR LA from previous
year
DRA = 50 (Grades 6 8)
Lexile Level: 500 799 (Grade 6)
Lexile Level: 550 849 (Grade 7)
Lexile Level: 600 899 (Grade 8)
TIER 3
Did not pass any benchmarks and/or
quarters from the previous year
Scored < 349 on Math and/or LA SOL
Failed Math and/or LA from previous
year
DRA = 50 (Grades 6 8)
Lexile Level < 499 (Grade 6)
Lexile Level < 549 (Grade 7)
Lexile Level < 599 (Grade 8)
All retained students

MONITORING/COLLABORATION 1516
MONITORING:
Master Schedule placement based on tiers.
Teachers will monitor student performance through multiple assessments
(common, benchmarks, etc.), track, and analyze their data.
Administrators will conduct frequent observations and provide timely
feedback in response to observations; monitor lesson plans through the LMS
Lesson Plan Checklist with feedback being provided bi-weekly. Continued
Year-long CIA Professional Development conducted by resident experts
and an outside assessment consultant to ensure that Tier 1 instruction and
intervention/remediation instruction for Tiers 2 and 3 is to the rigor to which
standards, skills, and processes required
Monthly Instructional Leadership Team Meetings: To include
continuous updating of SLP, discuss data and progress toward SMART Goals,
monitor Academic Review requirements, etc.
Instructional Leaders will monitor student performance through Monthly IL
Reports gleaned from teachers data to track struggling learners, recovery
students (LA and Math), and to site how interventions are working for these
students.
Training for all grade level Houses will take place 9/23 on how to
use the RTI database, enter interventions, strategies, and notes.
RTI PROCESS (SEE FLOW CHART)
COLLABORATION:
Teachers, Literacy Coach, and Administrators will provide high-yield
strategies and best practices tightly aligned with the content Curriculum
Framework and the level of rigor that the standard demands.
Unpacked Standards will be unpacked using the Essential Standards
Framework each semester by those above.
SMART GOAL Development will occur during Pre-Service week in order for
PLC Teams to set their goals for this year, focus areas based on SPBQ areas,
and ways in which each focus area will be assessed.
Weekly Learning Club Meetings will continue to be held to develop
lesson plans, assessments, and provide PD.
Bi-weekly House Meetings will continue to be held to discuss concerns on
the grade level, with one of those meetings used to discuss RTI (2nd
Wednesday) and the other to discuss PBIS (4th Wednesday).
Monthly PLC (department) meetings will be held to discuss various topics
regarding RTI, differentiation of instruction, etc.

THE LINDSAY TEAM SCHEDULE

TYPE
CIA PD
SESSIONS*

WHEN
After School (4 5 pm):
oNovember 12
oJanuary 29 (Division-wide PD)
oMarch 10
oApril 14
o
o

LEARNING CLUB
MEETINGS

o
o
o

PLC TEAMS
PBIS TEAM

LOCATION
Facilitators Classroom
(or designated area):
Please refer to the Google
Docs Sign-up Sheet that
will be provided prior to PD
sessions.

Weekly to discuss student performance data,

lesson planning, and next steps.
Teachers work in in collaborative learning
teams to review assessment results and plan
for instruction.
Skills that were not mastered will be re-taught
in a different way
Students are grouped according to the skill(s)
they have not mastered.

Grade Level Classrooms

Department meetings to discuss trend data

and issues impacting the content area team
vertically.

Grade Level Classrooms

(Instructional Leaders)

4th Monday (After School); [First Mtg., Sept. 28th]

Library

1st Monday (After School); [First Mtg., Sept. 14 th]

INSTRUCTIONAL
LEADERSHIP*

Library

+ Proficiency Levels
If

a child does not reach a certain proficiency

level when they take an assessment, we
consider them for additional help from our
Title I program.

The

proficiency levels SOL assessments

are:
Pass/Proficient Score of 400 499
Pass/Advanced Score of 500 600
You

will be informed of your childs

results by:
Report Cards, Benchmark Reports, SOL
Reports, frequent teacher communication

Process for Contacting Staff

If you have questions or concerns
relating to your childs performance
in school or other issues, please
contact the school.
Classroom Teacher
Counselors
Assistant Principals
Family Engagement Specialist
Principal

Stay Connected

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Stay Connected to Lindsay

by
Visiting our Family Resource Center
website for information about upcoming
events, such as:
Parent

Workshops
Advisory Council Meetings
Family Night events
Volunteer opportunities

LMS Important Dates

We share our events through multiple
methods:
Flyers

(sent home through students)

Twitter

(@abyrdwright_LMS)

HCS

Website

HCS

Facebook Page

LMS

Website

Questions?
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