February 17, 2021 – Minutes

2. Welcome – Denise White
   
   
3. Approve last meeting minutes (January)

• Honor Steele made a motion to approve the minutes from the January Meeting. Debbie Durtschi 2nd the motion and all in favor.

3. Review of LandTrust/TSSP signing document (Paula)

• Informational today – next meeting we will vote to approve the plan.

We will need everyone to sign in person—we will have this in the Main Office.  You can come in on Friday with less people around.  If you are uncomfortable with signing in person, please let Paula know through email or a phone call.

4. COVID Update (Paula)
   • Our Online to In-person numbers have shifted a little. We are currently at 135 on line and 760 in person.
   • Number of cases have stayed low. Our community has done a great job, none of our exposure/quarantines has been school related. We are currently in the 1-5 group for quarantines.

5. PTC—Feb. 23/24 (Sara)
   • Sign up information was emailed Tuesday, February 16th
   • All Appointments will be online. Teachers will be sending out more information by the end of the week with expectations, a “Frequently Asked Questions” document and how to communicate with teachers if not signing up for an online appointment.
   • Tuesday morning Sara will email out a document will the teachers meeting links.

6. Additional Data (Sara)
   • PBIS Points: The committee had asked that we break down the number points that have been given and redeemed by online vs in person per grade.
     • 6th gr – Points Given: 1st quarter: 543/44,847 2nd Quarter: 2,600/51,400

Points Redeemed: 1st Quarter:  80/21,183  2nd Quarter: 207/18,720

• 7th gr – Points Given: 1st quarter: 1,193/51,088 2nd Quarter: 3,326/49,980

Points Redeemed: 1st Quarter: 0/19,445  2nd Quarter: 40/24,179

• 8th gr – Points Given: 1st Quarter: 729/37,417  2nd Quarter: 1,012/43,055

Points Redeemed: 1st Quarter: 0/10,936  2nd Quarter: 46/15,961

• GREAT Cards
  • 934 sent
  • 674 students (74%)
  • 1—464
  • 2—165
  • 3—40
  • 4—5
• Build a Bruin – in past years this has been based on attendance. With the need for quarantining we have had to shifted the Goal and how those puzzle pieces are earned. Some examples: all students have their Badge on, all Devices/Chromebooks are fully charged, whole class got 80% or better on starters…
  • 1 – 22 (just under half our classes have completed a Bear Puzzle of 10 pieces – 5 pieces for elective classes)
  • 2 – 16
  • 3 – 8
  • 4 – 3
  • 5 – 1
  • 6 – 1
• Office Referral Data – BLT asked for more specific data on ODR’s, they wanted the numbers broken down by race/ethnicity:
  • White – 211/88%
  • Pacific Islander – 2/1%
  • African American/Black – 7/3%
  • American Indian – 2/1%
  • Multiple Races – 19/8%
  • 15% of the office referrals are SpEd students. 

7. Review Building Leadership LandTrust/TSSP Suggestions (Paula)

LandTrust/CISP Goals—LandTrust/TSSP due on April 13th

• Goal #1 Attendance Action Plan: Increase the attendance of students by making attendance expectations more visible and explicit to students and parents systematically throughout the school year and building capacity in student/teacher relationships.
  • Build a Bruin: we have discussed moving the incentive from 1st period to maybe 5th period and focus on tardies and better Spin the Wheel prizes.
  • GOLDEN Bruin Activities: this year we focused on work completion.
  • Expectations and Routines: we have chosen to remove this action plan item. Makeup work and missing assignments have not been as bis as issue for students who miss school now that everything in on Canvas.  
  • Post Attendance Data
  • Advertising – add attendance information to the Calendar Cling, announcements on Canvas
• Goal #2 Behavior Action Plan: To build community and connection between students and improve student-teacher relationships through Grade Level Teaming, Social Emotional Learning Lessons, Who Do You Know/2 by 10, student work groups-counselors/social worker, Team Building activities, Restorative Practices.
  • MTSS Specialist – Becca Fryer, study skills classes and home visits
  • MTSS Aide – Stephanie Day, lunch help, drop off and pick up supervision, PBIS Store and help in classes with high number of at risk students.
  • Incoming 6th grade Orientation video/website
  • Onboarding of new students – expanding the ambassador program and training for ambassadors.
  • Major/Minor ORDR’s: training and discussion
  • School Climate Survey: quarterly
  • Who Do You Know activity with teachers/staff
  • 2 by 10 strategy
  • Training for teachers about inclusion: Strategies, Friday PD, Book Study
  • Second Step Lessons/Circle Prompts
  • GREAT Bruin Postcards
  • GREAT Bruin PBIS Store
  • Bruin of the Week
  • Student Groups
• Goal #3 Reading Action Plan: To improve student use of critical reading strategies and build student skill in reading complex texts, Butler Middle School will improve the quality and intentional use of literacy strategies (i.e. close reading and structured discussions) throughout the school year. To address the needs of our readers in ELL, SWD and BB, we will intentionally add additional instructional support through Explicit Vocabulary, Read 180, and individual classroom scaffolds.
  • Add Reading goal to Student Planner
  • Tier 2 Reading Classes (20 students)
  • Read 180 – Tier 2/3 Reading
  • Progress Monitoring in Tier 2/3 reading classes
  • Restate Literacy Expectations – Close Read and Structured Discussion
  • August PD – Quarterly Literacy Focus/Explicit Vocabulary
  • June PD Hours – Quarterly Literacy Focus
  • Grade Level Team RI Data Discussions
  • Department Data Days
  • Faculty Book Study
  • Explicit Vocabulary/Word Wall
  • Literacy PD with Provisional Teachers
  • Bruins Den – 2 teachers/3 nights, after school snacks
• Goal #4 Math Action Plan: Our Math Growth is Highest in the District for Middle Schools. To improve student use of critical thinking strategies throughout the problem solving process, Butler Middle School will emphasize teacher clarity strategies including data walls, rigorous assessments and success criteria/objective trackers. With guidance from the math department, other departments will choose one math practice standard to focus on each month.
  • Math Practice Standards – whole faculty late start PD
  • Add Math Goal to Student Planner
  • Math 180 program – new this year
  • Tier 2 Math Lab Classes – Mrs. Clyde
  • Action Plans for Basic/Below Basic Students
  • Math Practice Standards PD – June
  • Kid Talk – grade level teams – Intentional Discussions around planning for interdisciplinary connections through instructional strategies
  • MI PLC data dive – working with kids that finish test in 15 min.
  • SpEd Co-taught planning days – sub coverage
  • After School Math Help
  • Progress Monitoring in Tier 2/3 math classes in Data Dashboard
  • Math/Science Department Data Days , Collaborative Planning days – sub coverage
  • Data Team meetings – Wednesdays during prep period

8. Course Requests/Registration Time Line (Paula)
   • Feb 2-3         Course request presentations to students 
   • Feb 8/10BMS Course Request Cards Due to Counseling Center
   • Honors Pathway Handout
   • Electives Year Long – A/B schedule/electives are every other day
   • February— we collect course request numbers from students/review permits and boundary student numbers to determine how many permits we can facilitate. We have reviewed overall numbers and permits. Currently our incoming 6this at 326, 7th grade at 307, and 8th grade at 315.  At the end of this month, we will look at open enrollment permits, likely accepting a few in 7th grade and then place the remaining students on a waiting list for next year.  We will look at permits and numbers again towards the end of June and the beginning of the school year.
   • March—look at funding and request numbers to determine courses for next year
   • April/May—create school schedule for next year—determine which combinations of courses each period fits the most student requests.
   • June/August—work with counselors to finalize student schedules, look at additional student requests
   • August—Parents register students online
   • ~August 9—Schedules available (tentative)
   • August 13—6thGrade Orientation
   • August 16—School Starts

9. Upcoming Calendar Events (Sara)

• NetSmartz – Due to Snow Day today this has been rescheduled fr next week, Wednesday February 24th during 4th
• Midterms—Feb 18
• PTC – virtual, Tuesday February 23 and Wednesday February 24. Signups are open
• Shelter In Place Drill on March 4th 

10. Other
    • Review of Snow Day (Paula) – Went Great, appreciated the advance notice. Most classes went well and followed the Friday outline/expectations.
    • Additional Meeting: A motion was made by Paula Logan to add an additional meeting on March 31st to finalize the plans, Honor Steele 2nd the motion and all in favor.

Next Meeting:  March 17, 3:30 Zoom

• April 21