Electronic Portfolio of Budget Analysis of

Benson Middle School

Andrea Dagnalan and Dakisha Perry

NELA Cohort V
November 8, 2016
 Benson Middle Middle School
Excellence Without Excuse
 Mission and Vision
Benson Middle School 's Mission
The mission of Benson Middle School is to empower students to become life -long learners through collaboration
among students, parents, educators, and community partnerships. Using comprehensive research based
curriculum that is rigorous, technologically advanced, and globally relevant to today's changing society, we will
saturate our students with a thirst for knowledge.

Benson Middle School 's Vision

To empower students to become productive citizens in a global society. To ensure a successful and quality
education for all students through collaboration among students, parents, educators, and community.
 Core Values
Visionary Leadership: Leading with imagination and inspiration to create systems, strategies and methods that stimulate
innovation, build knowledge, and achieve excellence.

Learning Centered Education: Learning by all stakeholders to their fullest potential in an environment that is
differentiated, active, and meaningful.

Valuing Faculty, Staff, Parents and Students: Promoting, celebrating, and rewarding the accomplishments of our team
members who make a positive contribution to the school system.

Data Driven Decision Making: Making decisions using reliable data to address the needs and expectations of our
stakeholders.

Social Responsibility: Being ethically, professionally, fiscally, and personally accountable to all stakeholders.

Systems Perspective: Understanding that alignment, linkage and coordination of strategies, processes, and resources
are necessary for the highest performance of our school system.
 School History
Home of Benson Mule Days, Benson Middle School is located at 1600 N Wall
St. Benson, North Carolina in Johnston County.

Benson Middle School has been marked as a low performing school (Tier II
School) by the State of North Carolina. The school has developed an
improvement plan that specifically addresses how it will improve both school
performance grade and school growth score.
Student Enrollment and Demographics
 School Improvement Plan Goals 2016-2017

1. All Johnston County School facilities will provide a safe, clean, caring, orderly,
and positive environment that supports and is conducive to learning.

2. All Johnston County Schools Students will demonstrate high levels of

character, academic growth, and achievement.
 School Improvement Plan Goals 2016-2017

3. All Johnston County Schools will be provided the resources to meet the needs
of all stakeholders.

4. All Johnston County School leaders will encourage and promote family,
community and business involvement.
 Teacher Working Condition Survey

Celebrations
1. Teachers have time to collaborate (Above the State and District)

2. The Physical Environment supports teaching and learning

3. Parent/Community Support (Significantly Above the State and District)

 Teacher Working Condition Survey
Opportunities for Improvement

1. Professional Development Differentiation to meet the individual needs of

teachers

2. Evaluate and Communicate professional development results to teachers

3. Opportunities to work with other teachers and learn about what students are
learning in each of their classes
Interesting Data
Recent Test Data: Reading
 5th G55th Grade Reading Cohortrade
Rea5th Grade Reading Cohortding Cohor
6th Grade reading Cohort
7th Grade Reading Cohort
8th Grade Reading Cohort
Goal Summary
Reading
Reading Subgroup Performance
Recent Test Data: Math Cohort Performance
5th Grade Math Cohort
6th Grade Math Cohort
7th Grade Math Cohort
8th Grade Math Cohort
Goal Summary Math
EOG
Goal Summary, Math I EOC
 Budgetary Highlights

069 - $16,283.78 001 - $1,325- Teacher Travel

024 - $3,663.70 031 - $7,463 - Low Wealth

Title I - $189,630 055 - $5,931- Capital Outlay

801 - $3,311 - Office Travel

061 - $22,141.70 - Instructional Supplies (State and Local)

 Three Largest Expenditures
1. Copiers and papers: $20,000

2. Two (2) Teachers: $120,000

3. Fountas and Pinnell Reading Program:$93,700

 Three Smallest Expenditures
1. PBL: $200

2. Monthly School Newsletter: $ 338

3. Incentive House Competition: $ 500

 Concerns
1. Decrease in Math proficiency Scores

2. Investment in Fountas and Pinnell

3. Overall scores of 5th grade

4. Community Involvement

5. Discipline Referrals

6. Number of tutors
 Recommendations
1. Have weekly PLCs and Grade Level meetings to increase focus on instruction
to move students (data)

2. To further assist with discipline, research and implement ABE, Alternative

Behavior Educator (contains some components of your online referral and
discipline process)
 Recommendations
3. Program/Curriculum analysis through PD sessions or curriculum night events

for all stakeholders

a. CMP3

b. Fountas and Pinnell

4. Implement 3 School-Wide Strategies: as a SIT, determine what research

based teaching and learning strategies would best help your student
population
i. Marzanos Classroom Instruction that Works. Robert J. Marzano

ii. Teach Like a Champion 2.0. Doug Lemov

iii. Make It Stick. Peter C. Brown

Questions