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January 12, 2012 Peabody Middle School Yardley Farquharson, Principal STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS Grades 6 and 7 Enrollment: 597 students Ethnic Representation 94% African-American 3% Hispanic 1.5% White 1.5% Other Student Subgroups 76% FRL 7% SWD 3% LEP Teacher Indicator (Attendance) Total No. of Teachers: 55 Teacher Attendance: 95% SCHOOL PERFORMANCE Year 2 of Transformation Not Accredited Did Not Make AYP Three-Year Data Trends* English: 64% to 76% Math: 47% to 49% History: 63% to 71% * 2008 through 2011 * * * * WHAT THE SCHOOL DOES WELL WHAT THE SCHOOL NEEDS TO IMPROVE Raise achievement in mathematics Improve the quality of teaching and learning Help students play a greater part in their own learning and the life of the school Commitment of the leadership to improve the school Improvement in student performance on the English and History SOLs Strong content area knowledge of teachers Strong achievement levels of SPED students * Establishment of the Peabody Learning Community in grades 6 and 7 known as PRIDE (the target population for this community are students who are off-track for on-time graduation due to multiple grade retentions and/or failing the SOLs on multiple occasions) Intense focus on the alignment of resources with school improvementneeds * Creation of a school-wide professional learning community that fosters a school culture of continuous learning Creation of a new system of teacher and administrator appraisal that will recognize top performers and expedite final employment decisions for non-performers Creation and maintenance of partnerships to support extended learning Creation of an improved process for ensuring ongoing parent and community involvement * Incentive pay for teachers and paraprofessionals in the grades 6 and 7 PRIDE learning community Contract with External Lead Turnaround Partner Extended learning opportunities for students Professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators * * FEDERAL RE