Mission/Vision

The mission of Beatrice Middle School is to provide students with the academic and life skills necessary for personal success and responsible citizenship...

...by providing rigorous, aligned curriculum, high quality instruction, and a safe and caring environment.

School improvement at Beatrice Middle School is brought about through the "High Reliability Schools" framework and "Professional Learning Community" process.

The High Reliability Schools process is reflected in the BMS vision

1. Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Culture ("Safe and Caring Environment")

2. Effective Teaching in Every Classroom ("High Quality Instruction")

3. Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum ("Rigorous, Aligned Curriculum")

School Improvement Plan:

1. Students will be able to self-monitor their own progress and problem solve in order to improve their academic achievement (reduce failure rate 3%/year)

a. Activities used to monitor progress toward this goal

I. Failure rates are monitored

II. Monitor NSCAS and MAP scores

III. Students track and document their grades throughout the school year.

IV. 9th period activities

V. 9th period interventions

VI. Student assignment book utilization

b. Data/Evidence of progress (data will be assembled and placed in shared folder)

I. Failure rates and completion rates monitored through Infinite Campus

II. NSCAS and MAP scores

III. Number of students turning in completed grade-tracking form. (count from quarterly prize drawing tickets)

IV. 9th period activity attendance monitored through Infinite Campus

V. 9th period intervention – (Attendance sheet to all teachers. Will be collected on a quarterly basis)

VI. Feedback from quarterly student survey about assignment book utilization. (Google form to send to all students at the end of each quarter.)

2. Raise writing scores (Increase Mean RIT Score 5pts/Year)

a. Activities used to monitor progress toward this goal.

I. Bi-Quarterly writing across curriculum.

II. Yearly school-wide TDA

III. Monitor NSCAS/MAP Assessment Scores

b. Data/Evidence of progress.

I. Perceptual data from teachers review of bi-Quarterly writing samples. (Google form)

II. Scores from TDA review

III. Scores from NSCAS/MAPs Assessments