Campus Improvement Plan 2023-2024

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 1: ACHIEVEMENT: By June 2024, Northbrook Middle School will increase student performance on STAAR Redesign Grades 6-8 exams in reading and math by at least 5 percentage points in approaches, 5 percentage points in meets, and 5 percentage points in masters.

2022-23: Reading: 68% (approaches), 42% (meets), 16% (masters); Math: 74% (approaches), 41% (meets), 13% (masters) Baseline Year

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)

Strategy 1: Execute the PLC Process with fidelity in all STAAR tested core content areas (including electives).

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in each performance level.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Administration, MCLs, and Instructional Specialists

TEA Priorities:
Recruit, support, retain teachers and principals, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 4: High-Quality Instructional Materials and Assessments, Lever 5: Effective Instruction  

Strategy 2: Promote self-advocacy through the use of a student data tracking tool after common assessment administrations.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased awareness of TEKS performance throughout the school year. Increased student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in each performance level.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Administration, MCLs, and Instructional Specialists.

TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction  

Strategy 3: Offer after-school and Saturday acceleration sessions and transportation for targeted students.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in each performance level.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Administration, MCLs, and Instructional Specialists.

TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 4: High-Quality Instructional Materials and Assessments, Lever 5: Effective Instruction
Funding Sources: Tutorials - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6116 - $15,000, Buses - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6494 - $5,000, Instructional Materials - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6399 - $48,404, Student Travel - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6412 - $3,000  

Strategy 4: Purchase instructional resources/supplies and technology to support and supplement instruction and assessment in all content areas.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in all performance levels. 
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Administration, MCLs, and Instructional Specialists

TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 4: High-Quality Instructional Materials and Assessments, Lever 5: Effective Instruction
Funding Sources: Magazines/Periodicals - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6325 - $500, Instructional Software - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6397 - $25,000, Technology Equipment - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6398 - $20,000, Instructional Materials - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6399 - $40,000, Classroom/Library Other Reading Materials - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6329 - $35,000  

Strategy 5: Research, create, and facilitate professional learning opportunities for teachers and administrators based on campus and individual needs assessment.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in all performance levels.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Administration, MCLS, and Instructional Specialists

TEA Priorities:
Recruit, support, retain teachers and principals
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture, Lever 4: High-Quality Instructional Materials and Assessments, Lever 5: Effective Instruction
Funding Sources: Region 4 - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6239 - $1,000, Other Reading Materials - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6329 - $5,000, Travel - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6499 - $10,000 

Strategy 6: Engage families in student learning through parent meetings, curriculum nights, school involvement meetings, etc.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in all performance levels.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Administration, MCLs, and Instructional Specialists

TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture
Funding Sources: Instructional Supplies/Materials - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6399 - $1,906, Miscellaneous Operating Expenses - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6499 - $1,000

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 2: STUDENT GROWTH: Northbrook Middle School will increase the percentage of students demonstrating STAAR Redesigned academic growth in reading and math by 5 percentage points or ≥ to 85%.

2022-23: School Progress-Annual Growth /Accelerated Learning: 57%/33% (Reading); 64%/41% (Math) Baseline Year

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 TAPR

Strategy 1: Focus on students that have historically struggled with STAAR performance in ELAR and Math

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase individual student achievement in ELAR and Math as measured by STAAR
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators, MCLS, Instructional Specialist, and teachers

TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 3: CLOSING THE GAPS: By June 2024, Northbrook Middle School will increase the percentage of academic achievement indicators on track to meet or exceed interim targets in the redesigned closing the gaps domain by 19 component points.

2022-23: 16 of 32 Academic Achievement Points Met; 50% Component Points (Baseline Year)

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Federal Identification of Schools

Strategy 1: Monitoring PSA #1, PSA #2, and PSTAAR to determine student progress during the school year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase student achievement in STAAR tested subjects from the previous school year
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: MCLs/Instructional Specialists, Teachers, Campus Administration

TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 4: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PROGRESS: By June 2024, the rate of Emergent Bilingual/English Learners increasing at least one composite score level on the new TELPAS will meet or exceed the expected growth target for English Language Proficiency Status.

2022-23: New TELPAS Progress Rate 48% (Baseline Year)

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Federal Identification of Schools

Strategy 1: Implementation of the K-12 program for Emergent Bilingual/English Learners.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase EB/EL students composite scores on TELPAS testing.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: EB Instructional Specialist, Beginner and Intermediate EB teacher, District Director of Multilingual Department

TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 5: COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BENCHMARK: By June 2024, Northbrook Middle School will increase the percentage of students who meet the college and career readiness benchmarks on the PSAT 8/9 by 5 percentage points in Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW) and 5 percentage points in mathematics.

2022-23: 17% Met ERW; 24% Met Mathematics; 11% Met Both

Evaluation Data Sources: PSAT 8/9 (Grade 8)

Strategy 1: Measure college and career readiness of students as measured on MAP "On-Track" to College Board benchmark performance in reading and math.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase percent of students who are "On-Track" in reading and math as measured on MAP.

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Northbrook Middle School students will master rigorous academic standards to ensure college and career readiness.

Performance Objective 6: ADVANCED COURSES: Increase the number of students completing advanced courses.

Spring 2023: 163 students completed one or more advanced courses
Spring 2022: 116 students completed one or more advanced courses

Evaluation Data Sources: Skyward course data (AAC and AP courses)

Strategy 1: Identifying students in core academic classes to place in AAC courses, along with providing the necessary support for them to be successful.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increasing rigor to better prepare student for high school, ultimately leading to college readiness.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Teachers, Counseling Staff, MCLs/ Instructional Specialists

TEA Priorities:
Connect high school to career and college, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Northbrook Middle School students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.

Performance Objective 1: CORE CHARACTERISTICS OF A T-2-4 READY GRADUATE: By June 2024, Northbrook Middle School will implement at least three strategies that advance the focus on Core Characteristics for every child.

Evaluation Data Sources: Campus calendar and newsletters

Strategy 1: Implementation of Core Characteristic lessons during Academic Intervention Periods

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Early exposure to college and career readiness for all students. 
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselors, Administrators, and Teachers

TEA Priorities:
Connect high school to career and college, Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture, Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Northbrook Middle School students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.

Performance Objective 2: INTERVENTIONS: By June 2024, Northbrook Middle School will implement TIER interventions with students identified as needing academic or behavioral supports.

Evaluation Data Sources: Multiple measures

Strategy 1: Identify and monitor students that have failed ELA and Math STAAR from the previous school year, along with failing multiple courses within the current school year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increasing student achievement in all content areas as measured by STAAR in each performance level.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselors, Instructional Specialist, Campus Administration

TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction

Goals

Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Northbrook Middle School students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.

Performance Objective 3: POST-SECONDARY PLANNING: Northbrook Middle School students will engage in activities that will prepare them to meet graduation requirements and pursue a viable post-secondary outcome.

Evaluation Data Sources: 4-Year Plan, Endorsement Selection Form

Strategy 1: Creation of 4-year plan for 8th grade students preparing for high school.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Ensuring that students are able to select an endorsement in order to acquire skills needed to pursue career path.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counseling staff

TEA Priorities:
Connect high school to career and college
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Northbrook Middle School students will benefit from multi-tiered systems of support.

Performance Objective 4: STUDENT ATTENDANCE: By June 2024, student attendance at Northbrook Middle School will increase or will be ≥ 98%.

Evaluation Data Sources: Skyward data, TAPR

Strategy 1: Identify and monitor students that are excessively absent from school to develop an intervention plan.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase daily school attendance rate as measured by TEA.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Teachers, Counseling, and Administrative Staff

TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Northbrook Middle School will ensure a safe and secure learning environment.

Performance Objective 1: SAFE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT: Align academic, behavior, and discipline systems to support a safe campus culture and maximize student learning.

Evaluation Data Sources: Discipline Data Dashboard, Review effectiveness of Behavior Intervention Plans

Strategy 1: Identify and monitor students that struggle academically and behaviorally to create support plans.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Create a positive, safe learning environment for ALL students.

TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Northbrook Middle School will ensure a safe and secure learning environment.

Performance Objective 2: SAFETY COMMITTEE: Strengthen school safety by establishing and conducting Campus Safety Committee reviews throughout the school year.

Evaluation Data Sources: Campus Safety Committee roster and calendar

Strategy 1: CAMPUS SAFETY COMMITTEE: Establish a Campus Safety Committee composed of a cross-section of stakeholders to look at matters related to campus safety.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Each Campus principal will recruit a safety team and provide a roster. Each campus team will meet three times/year so that all campuses will be able to refine safety practices.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Safety Office  

Strategy 2: Participate in campus safety audit.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus will develop action plans to address any deficiencies as a result of safety audits.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators
Safety Committee

Goals

Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Northbrook Middle School will ensure a safe and secure learning environment.

Performance Objective 3: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS: Maintain Campus Emergency Operations Procedures that comply with SB 11, and include Standard Operating Procedures.

Evaluation Data Sources: Campus emergency operation procedures documents

Strategy 1: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PROCEDURES: Campus EOP will align to the best practices from the Texas School Safety Center and the Standard Operating Procedures.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus EOP turned in and filed by September 1st.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Campus Safety Officer  

Strategy 2: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PROCEDURES: Update campus EOP annually and train staff at the start of each school year

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus procedures maintained in campus EOP. Staff training documents maintained.
EOPs submitted by September 1.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators
Safety Committee

Goals

Goal 4: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. Northbrook Middle School will ensure efficient and effective fiscal management of resources and operations.

Performance Objective 1: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Maintain high quality financial management practices.

Evaluation Data Sources: Year-To-Date (YTD) Budget Reports (monthly, quarterly, annually)

Strategy 1: Conduct weekly budget meetings with Administrative Assistant to monitor and reconcile campus budgets.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Error free records. 
Documentation of purchases and orders.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Principal 
Administrative Assistant