J. Sam Gentry Middle School is a regular school operating on a traditional calendar with 352 students in grades six, seven, and eight. The school is part of the Surry County School district and located in Mount Airy, the largest city in Surry County. In the 2016-2017 school year, growth was not meet and the school received a performance grade of C based on the North Carolina School Report Card grading scale. Achievement indicators are Reading EOG Proficiency 67, Math EOG Proficiency 57, Science EOG Proficiency 92, and Math I Proficiency 95. A summary of scores include Achievement 67, Growth 66.7, School Performance 67, EOG Reading 67 (C), and EOG Math 60 (C). Strengths include proficient achievement in Science and Math I; however, weaknesses
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This school’s community is a small, rural town with a population of 10,388 reported on the 2010 U.S. Census. In addition, the same census revealed 21.1% of people in Mount Airy were below poverty level. External factors related to poverty such as economic opportunities, access to services, care, programs, facilities, and the student’s social and developmental history including nutrition likely negatively impact a significant portion of this student body. Another external factor to consider is the diversity of students of differing races, ethicities, genders, economic standing, or disabilites that are administered standardized tests that determine if the school has made adequate progress. There is a need for policymakers to reform and enact policies that will benefit students and address the acheivement gaps (“Identifying Stakeholders’ Responsibilities,” …show more content…
Possible issues are low student expectations, not establishing clear goals for student learning, or failure to take a detailed look at data so that instruction is impacted by those results. Instructional leadership and student awareness could help promote student learning.
Considering the poverty factors, one compontent of improvement planning to reflect upon are students that are disavantaged. These students should receive needed interventions, resources and supports while the school cultivates a climate in which they will be provided opportunites and experience growth (“Facts of Child Poverty,” 2016). Internal change through a focus on instructional planning with goal awareness may help students overcome the achievement gap.
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This school’s community is a small, rural town with a population of 10,388 reported on the 2010 U.S. Census. In addition, the same census revealed 21.1% of people in Mount Airy were below poverty level. External factors related to poverty such as economic opportunities, access to services, care, programs, facilities, and the student’s social and developmental history including nutrition likely negatively impact a significant portion of this student body. Another external factor to consider is the diversity of students of differing races, ethicities, genders, economic standing, or disabilites that are administered standardized tests that determine if the school has made adequate progress. There is a need for policymakers to reform and enact policies that will benefit students and address the acheivement gaps (“Identifying Stakeholders’ Responsibilities,” …show more content…
Possible issues are low student expectations, not establishing clear goals for student learning, or failure to take a detailed look at data so that instruction is impacted by those results. Instructional leadership and student awareness could help promote student learning.
Considering the poverty factors, one compontent of improvement planning to reflect upon are students that are disavantaged. These students should receive needed interventions, resources and supports while the school cultivates a climate in which they will be provided opportunites and experience growth (“Facts of Child Poverty,” 2016). Internal change through a focus on instructional planning with goal awareness may help students overcome the achievement gap.
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