Campus Improvement Plan 2024-2025

Goals

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

Performance Objective 1: ACHIEVEMENT: By June 2025, Spring Forest 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.

2023-24: Reading: 78% (approaches), 60% (meets), 31% (masters); Math: 74% (approaches), 46% (meets), 21% (masters)
2022-23: Reading: 80% (approaches), 57% (meets), 29% (masters); Math: 75% (approaches), 47% (meets), 21% (masters) Baseline Year

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Texas Academic Performance Report and 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables

Strategy 1: Provide consistent and relevant training to core teachers on how to analyze student data and implement findings via cohesive lesson plans that meet the needs of all students. Provide PLC support to ensure staff are understanding and implementing strategies with fidelity based on student data that drives their instructional practices.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Targeted areas of growth reached. This will lead to teacher self-efficacy in using data to guide instruction, which will provide continual quality lessons that grow student achievement.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators 
Instructional Specialist
Professional Development Staff 
Teachers

Title I:
2.4, 2.6
- ESF Levers:
Lever 4: High-Quality Instructional Materials and Assessments, Lever 5: Effective Instruction
Funding Sources: Misc. Operating Expenses - 211 - Title I, Part A - 11.6499 - $500, Misc. Operating Expenses - 211 - Title I, Part A - 61.6499 - $1,500, Student Travel - 211 - Title I, Part A - 11.6412 - $1,000, Employee Travel - 211 - Title I, Part A - 13.6411, 23.6411 - $3,500, Payroll Costs - 211 - Title I, Part A - 150,138, Region ESC Services - 211 - Title I, Part A - 13.6239 - $1,500

Goals

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

Performance Objective 2: STUDENT GROWTH: By June 2025, Spring Forest Middle School will increase the percentage of students demonstrating STAAR Redesign academic growth in reading and math by 5 percentage points or ≥ to 85%.

2023-24: School Progress-Annual Growth /Accelerated Learning: 66%/28% (Reading); 59%/35% (Math)
2022-23: School Progress-Annual Growth /Accelerated Learning: 63%/33% (Reading); 62%/29% (Math) Baseline Year

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Texas Academic Performance Report and 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables

Strategy 1: PLCs will be centered on identifying, through data, the achievement levels of students based on formative and summative assessments. Students' needs will be addressed and scaffolded in small group instruction, focusing on their current content knowledge.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Reached the targeted areas and go above and beyond the expected outcome. This will encourage teachers to utilize data and implement instructional strategies more effectively once teachers and students receive the expected results.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators 
Instructional Specialist
Professional Development Teachers 
Teachers

Title I:
2.4, 2.5, 2.6
- ESF Levers:
Lever 1: Strong School Leadership and Planning, Lever 5: Effective Instruction
Funding Sources: Misc. Contract Services - 211 - Title I, Part A - 61.6299 - $4,500, PI Supplies - 211 - Title I, Part A - 61.6399 - $2,500, Misc. Contract Services - 211 - Title I, Part A - 11.6299 - $2,500

Strategy 2: Teachers and campus leaders use a framework for instruction, including instructional material use, that contains high leverage practices.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Reached the targeted areas and go above and beyond the expected outcome. This will encourage teachers to utilize data and implement instructional strategies more effectively and promote student engagement and ownership.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators 
Instructional Specialist
Professional Development Teachers 
Teachers

Title I:
2.4, 2.5, 2.6
- ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction
Funding Sources: Supplies - 211 - Title I, Part A - 11.6399 - $75,622, Software - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6397 - $10,000, Technology Equipment - 211 - Title I, Part A - 6398 - $49,848

Goals

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

Performance Objective 3: CLOSING THE GAPS: By June 2025, Spring Forest 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 8 component points.

2023-24: 15 of 32 Academic Achievement Points Met; 46.9% Component Points
22022-23: 18 of 32 Academic Achievement Points Met; 56.3% Component Points (Baseline Year)

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Federal Identification of Schools and 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables

Strategy 1: Closing the Gaps indicators show that our Emergent Bilingual, Asian and Economically Disadvantage students need additional support in Math. Student data will be analyzed to determine the TEKS that caused the gaps, and instruction will be designed to address needs in small group instruction.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Targeted areas of growth reached. This will lead to teacher self-efficacy in using data to guide instruction, which will provide continual quality lessons that grow student achievement.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators 
Instructional Specialist
Professional Development Staff (MCLs, DCs and CAIS) 
Teachers

Title I:
2.4, 2.5, 2.6
-TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math
-ESF Levers:
Lever 4: High-Quality Instructional Materials and Assessments, Lever 5: Effective Instruction
-Additional Targeted Support Strategy

Goals

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

Performance Objective 4: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PROGRESS: By June 2025, the rate of Emergent Bilingual/English Learners increasing at least one composite score level on the TELPAS will meet or exceed the expected growth target for English Language Proficiency Status.

2023-24: TELPAS Progress Rate 42%
2022-23: TELPAS Progress Rate 40% (Baseline Year)

Evaluation Data Sources: 2023 Federal Identification of Schools and 2024 Texas Education Agency Data Tables

Strategy 1: Professional development for staff to specifically target instruction, obtain resources, and support for the gaps evident in the TEKS identified for each group of students. 

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Targeted areas of growth reached. This will lead to teacher self-efficacy in using data to guide instruction, which will provide continual quality lessons that grow student achievement.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators 
Instructional Specialist
Professional Development Staff (MCLs, DCs and CAIS) 
Teachers

Title I:
2.4, 2.5, 2.6
-TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math
-ESF Levers:
Lever 1: Strong School Leadership and Planning, Lever 5: Effective Instruction
-Additional Targeted Support Strategy

Goals

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

Performance Objective 5: COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BENCHMARK: By June 2025, Spring Forest 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 Reading and Writing (RW) and 5 percentage points in Mathematics.

2023-24: 40% Met RW; 35% Met Mathematics; 26% Met Both (Baseline Year)

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

Strategy 1: Monitor, analyze and adjust instruction according to 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: Reliable data that can be used to monitor students' progress and inform instruction to increase College Readiness scores.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: CAIS 
ILT
Teachers

Title I:
2.4
-TEA Priorities:
Connect high school to career and college
-ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction
-Additional Targeted Support Strategy

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Forest 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 2024: 551 students completed one or more advanced courses
Spring 2023: 552 students completed one or more advanced courses 
Spring 2022: 572 students completed one or more advanced courses

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

Strategy 1: Monitor course participation and provide support for students to maintain status in AAC Math and Reading. Continually monitor assessments and identify possible students for AAC.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Maintain numbers of currently identified students. Increase the number of students to Academic to AAC during the SY.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: CAIS 
DCs
ILT

Title I:
2.4, 2.5
-TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math
-ESF Levers:
Lever 1: Strong School Leadership and Planning

Goals

Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Spring Forest 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 2025, Spring Forest 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: Our campus will renew PBIS with our campus centered around Responsibility, Inclusion, Striving and being Engaged (RISE). The new PBIS committee will align with T-2-4 Ready Graduate for every child with grade level incentives to display Core Characteristics.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Schoolwide alignment and students prepared for T-2-4
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselors 
PBIS Committee
Administrators

Title I:
2.5
-TEA Priorities:
Connect high school to career and college
-ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Strategy 2: PBIS incentives and rewards for the display of the Core Characteristics per quarter.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Student buy-in to the culture of respect for others, school environment and self.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: PBIS committee

Title I:
2.5
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Strategy 3: Advisory one time per week will allow for students to receive counseling lessons, PBIS lessons and students will be given opportunities for feedback regarding school culture, activities and problem solving.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Student voice leads to buy-in and relationship building
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: PBIS Committee 
Counselors
Teachers 
Administration

Title I:
2.5
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

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

Performance Objective 2: INTERVENTIONS: By June 2025, Spring Forest Middle School will implement TIER interventions with students identified as needing academic or behavioral supports.

Evaluation Data Sources: Multiple measures

Strategy 1: Principal and Assistant Principal weekly meetings to review Minor and Major referral incidents. Analyzing the data will guide the structure that needs to be implemented to support positive student behaviors in tiers.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Addressing students behavioral needs and supports to address root problems and reduce referrals.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration team

Title I:
2.5
- ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Strategy 2: In reviewing students' work, teachers in PLCs will utilize Data Driven Instruction to identify the level of understanding and provide targeted instruction and tutorials.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Authentic and targeted teaching to increase student growth and close achievement gaps.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Teachers 
ILT

Title I:
2.4, 2.6
-TEA Priorities:
Build a foundation of reading and math
-ESF Levers:
Lever 5: Effective Instruction
-Additional Targeted Support Strategy

Goals

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

Performance Objective 3: POST-SECONDARY PLANNING: Spring Forest 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: All 8th grade students will: choose a career path aligned to an endorsement, and plan their courses across all 4 years of high school. The Family Engagement Liaison's High School Readiness program will also be included in the development of students.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will be informed of options available for future education and career paths.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselors

Title I:
2.5, 4.1, 4.2
-TEA Priorities:
Connect high school to career and college
-ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

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

Performance Objective 4: STUDENT ATTENDANCE: By June 2025, student attendance at Spring Forest Middle School will increase or will be ≥ 98%.

Evaluation Data Sources: Skyward data and Texas Academic Performance Report

Strategy 1: Weekly review of attendance data with the ADA to identify chronically absent (three or more unexcused absences) and tardy students and communicate with parents/ guardians to provide support for student attendance. CIS and Community Youth Specialist supports will be included to assist with student and family needs.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Parent awareness and collaboration with school to increase attendance.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration 
ADA
Counselors 
Teachers

Title I:
2.4, 2.6
-TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
-ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture
-Additional Targeted Support Strategy

Goals

Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Spring Forest 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: Implementation of new PBIS initiative with our campus expectations centered around Responsibility, Inclusion, Striving for results, and being Engaged (RISE) in classrooms for academics and in the general areas of campus for positive behaviors.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Alignment of expectations with staff and students in behaviors and academics.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration 
All staff

Title I:
2.5
-TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
-ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Strategy 2: Advisory four times per month (as schedule permits) to address:
#1 Counselor lessons for each grade level
#2 PBIS lessons and other SFMS school expectations #3 Student voice and choice (TEKS related clubs)
#4 Student voice and choice (TEKS related clubs)

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Collective agreement on behaviors and student buy-in due to voice and choice.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: All staff

Title I:
2.5
-TEA Priorities:
Improve low-performing schools
-ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Spring Forest 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: Establish Campus Safety Committees composed of a cross section of stake holders to look at matters related to campus safety. Team will meet three times/year so that all campuses will be able to refine safety practices.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Ensure the safety of all stakeholders.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: EOP 
Officer
Committee

Title I:
2.6
ESF Levers:
Lever 3: Positive School Culture

Goals

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

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

Evaluation Data Sources: Campus Emergency Operation Procedures Documents

Strategy 1: Participate in Safety Audit and adjust to meet expectations.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Compliance with protocol and improved safety for all stakeholders
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: EOP

Title I:
2.6

Goals

Goal 4: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. Spring Forest 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: Meet biweekly with secretary to review Title I and General budget and utilize funds to address academic achievement goals.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Better stewardship of finances to address academic needs of students who are excelling and those who are needing additional support.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Principal 
Secretary

Title I:
2.4, 2.6
-ESF Levers:
Lever 1: Strong School Leadership and Planning
-Additional Targeted Support Strategy