Assessment of Operations and Management
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Assessment of Operations and Management of Virginia Middle School (VMS)Scenario:You have been the elementary principal for six years and have just been appointed thenew principal of VMS. The superintendent has tasked you to develop a process for identifyingthe school’s major challenges, priority needs, and developing appropriate data informed budgetrequests for the coming school year. You are to review, assess, and plan to improve theoperations and management of Virginia Middle School. The specific guidelines include showingthat you: understand and demonstrate the capacity to evaluate, develop, and implementmanagement, communication, technology, school-level governance, and operationsystems that support each student’s learning needs and promote the mission and vision ofthe school (NELP 6.1); understand and demonstrate the capacity to evaluate, develop, and advocate for a datainformed and equitable resourcing plan that supports school improvement and studentdevelopment (NELP 6.2); and understand and demonstrate the capacity to reflectively evaluate, communicate about, andimplement laws, rights, policies, and regulations to promote student and adult successand well-being (NELP 6.3).Specifically, you are asked to submit a five-section report with an introduction, one sectionaddressing each of the three tasks above including priorities, and a summary. Each sectionshould be labeled with a separate heading.The superintendent has legal concerns that Black students have been over-identitifed as beingeligible for special education services. Moreover, Black students have been suspended at morethan two times the rate of White or Hispanic children. You are to report in an appendix sectionof the report what the legal issues including financial liability the school system might face.2Virginia Middle School ProfileVirginia Middle School, located in Franklinton, houses 1,500 students in a suburban areathat is transitioning towards urban. The school was opened in 1995 and houses grades 6, 7 and 8with each grade housing approximately 500 students. The school has four teams per grade leveland two special education teachers per grade level. The school operates on a hybrid blockschedule and with extended year-long courses for English and mathematics. Social studies andscience are offered as semester courses.The school offers extensive clubs and student activities including sports (7th and 8th gradeonly), band, chorus and orchestra. Spanish is offered as a foreign language for 8th graders. Thefollowing exploratories are offered: technology education, art, family & consumer sciences,music, STEM, agriculture, keyboarding, and business.The school has a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 60% – an increase of 25 percentagepoints in the last five years. In addition, 21% of the students are served through the specialeducation program – up from 11% from five years ago. Approximately 19% of the students areserved through the English Language Learners program with the primary language being Spanish– up from 8% in five years. It is an increasingly diverse student population.The population of the town and surrounding areas has remained relatively steady over thepast ten years; however, over the last three years the economic outlook for the community hasdeteriorated. First, projections based on census information indicate that growth in populationmay occur; however, there is a concern that the loss of industries may affect enrollment. Second,the local Health Department data indicate that there has been a 15% increase in births to teenagesingle mothers. Third, state economic data indicate that wages in the area have declined by 13%.Fourth, the Department of Environmental Quality has found that the largest apartment complex,The Franklinton, now almost 60 years old, contains unsafe levels of lead in the paint and waterpipes. Twenty percent of the children under ten years of age living in the complex have shownunacceptably high levels of lead in their blood tests. Additionally, the public housing complex,where approximately 25% of residents are school-aged children, has been found to have a similarissue with lead paint and lead water pipes.The school improvement plan (SIP) was written by the previous principal and included abudget that had the same resources as the previous year. The number of teachers remained thesame, as did all other costs. Professional development was not addressed or included in thebudget for the last two years. Instructional and administrative technology hardware and softwarehas remained unchanged for the past six years.Franklinton has three community center meeting rooms – one in the public housing area,one in the Franklinton apartment complex, and one in the town’s Parks and Recreation complex.All three community rooms have been rarely booked by churches or social groups.3Virginia Middle School Mission StatementThe mission of Virginia Middle School is to provide experiences which reflect the needsand strengths of all students in a safe, productive school environment working together as acommunity of learners with students, teachers, staff, and parents.Virginia Middle School SIP and Supporting DataMathematicsGoalVMS will achieve a 75% pass rate for Mathematics on this year’s state mathassessments.Specifically, targeted areas of improvement are: 6th Grade – Will improve their pass rate from 70% to 80% 7th Grade – Will improve their pass rate from 55% to 75% 8th Grade – Will improve their pass rate from 50% to 60% and Algebra I from75% to 85%. Overall, SOL pass rates for Students with Disabilities will increase from 33% to65%. Improve the passing rate of advanced scores from 10% to 25%.StatusVMS achieved a composite score in Mathematics of 61%. This score broken down byspecific subjects is as follows: 6th grade math – 65%; 7th grade math – 55%; 8th grademath – 40%; and Algebra I – 75%. The mathematics scores broken down by subgroupsare as follows: All students – 51%; Students with Disabilities – 33%; EconomicallyDisadvantaged Students– 45%; and Advanced rate – 10%.School Year Mathematics: Percent PassingFour years back 50%Three years back 54%Two years back 58%Last year 60%4Action Step Timeline Evaluation (Responsibility)Teachers will evaluate missed itemson the Benchmark tests;individualized data from thebenchmark will guide instruction andremediation. Monthly Teachers are responsible todocument student participation andto set up remediation usingInteractive Achievement Teachers will re-teach material thatwas scored below an acceptableassessment level AdministrationTeachers will improve instruction byimplementing: VDOE sample lesson plans Curriculum Framework Math 6 and 8 will be on BlockSchedule (90 minute classes)Monthly Administration is responsible toreview lesson plans Teachers are responsible fordocumenting use of material inlesson plansTeachers will differentiateinstruction by using variedassessments to evaluate studentlearning/mastery and this data willguide daily instruction. Daily Administration will provide inservice for differentiating learningand accessing Teachers will document in lessonplans5ReadingGoalVMS will achieve an 80% pass rate for Reading on this year’s state readingassessment.Specifically, targeted areas of improvement are: 8th grade will improve their pass rate to 75%. 7th grade will improve their pass rate to 80%. 6th grade will improve their pass rate to 85%.StatusVMS achieved a composite score in reading of 72%. This score broken down by gradesis as follows: 6th grade 70%; 7th grade – 70%; and 8th grade – 66%. The reading scoresbroken down by sub-groups are as follows: All students – 72%; Students withDisabilities – 41%; Economically Disadvantaged Students– 65%; and Advanced rate11%.School Year Reading: Percent PassingFour years back 70%Three years back 68%Two years back 72%Last year 72%
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