We are GMS (5.9.

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The vision of our work

All GMS students will be Life, Career and College ready

Our mission

Dream it, Own it, Live it

Our work is focused on student goals/targets (Our three student outcomes)

Mastery of grade level standards

Middle School to High School promotion
High School diploma

Our work is defined by our 2016-17 School Improvement Plan

High Impact Instruction

1. Goal/Target: By June 2016, 80%+ students will demonstrate mastery of standards as

measured by achieving 70%+ on Common Assessments.

Collaborative Culture

2. Goal/Target By June 2017, GMS PLCs will be performing at the Developed

level as measured by the Collaborative Planning Rubric (Step 0: Preparing
Teams to Collaborate).

Data-Driven Decisions

3. Goal/Target By June 2017, GMS will increase perfect of students On Track for a high
school diploma in grades from 54% to 59%, in attendance from 41% to 46%, and in office
discipline referrals from ?% to ?%.

Our work looks like

Instructional staff
o Domain 2 Planning and preparing
o Domain 1 Classroom strategies and behaviors
o Domain 3 Reflection on teaching
o Domain 4 Collegiality and professionalism
o Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS cycle)
o 5 PLC Planning questions
o Focus on Instructional Practice

Non-classroom based staff

o Domain 1 Instruction support strategies and behaviors
o Domain 2 Planning and preparing
o Domain 3 Reflecting on teaching and supporting
o Domain 4 Collegiality and professionalism
o Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS cycle)

o 5 PLC Planning questions

o Focus on Instructional Practice

Administrative staff
o Domain 1 - A data driven focus on student achievement
o Domain 2 - Continuous improvement of instruction
o Domain 3 - A guaranteed and viable curriculum
o Domain 4 - Cooperation and collaboration
o Domain 5 - School Climate
o Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS cycle)

School Related Personnel

o Attendance / Punctuality
o Care of district equipment
o Cooperation
o Human relations skills
o Professional appearance
o Quality of work
o Quantity of work
o Reliability
o Supervisory skills (only for positions that directly supervise subordinates)

Our structures that support GMS

Grade Level
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6 Grade in Building 1,2,3; Supervising Administrator Jason Joens

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o 7 Grade in Building 19 (2nd floor); Supervising Administrator Karen Kledzik

o 8 Grade in Building 19 (1st floor); Supervising Administrator Lori Mobley
o Electives (list?); Supervising Administrator Jason Joens
o Physical Education; Supervising Administrator Jason Joens
Professional Learning Communities
o ELA, Math, Social Studies, Science, Reading, Fine Arts, Athletics, CTE, Administration,
Academic Coaches, Student Services, Secretarial, Department meetings, Faculty
meetings
Work Groups
o School-Wide Problem Solving Team (SWPST Tier I), Case Managers (All Teachers and
SWPST Tier II and III), SBIT (School Based Intervention Team), SBLT, Mentor/New
Teachers, Professional Growth/Professional Development, AVID
Committees
o School Safety, School Climate, School Technology, Discipline, Healthy Schools
Ad Hoc
o Future Leaders, Title I, Master Schedule, Clubs/Afterschool Activities, Accreditation, BPIE, Placement, SAC
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Our work is accomplished through the lens our

Shared Values
Mission