2018-19
Annual School Performance Report Issaquah Middle School
Issaquah Middle School 600 2nd Avenue SE, Issaquah, WA 98027 (425) 837-6800 https://issaquah.wednet.edu/issaquahms Principal Seth Adams
Mission Issaquah Middle School is an interdependent community that creates an environment empowering all students to be responsible, respectful, thinking citizens.
Welcome Students, staff, parents and the community work together every day to enrich our school, making it a premier middle level learning experience. Thank you for making a difference!
Teacher Experience Teacher’s with
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Teacher Experience data for the 2018-2019 School Year National Board 62.3% will be available via OSPI at a later date. Certification
11.3
For complete school data, please visit OSPI’s website Average Yearsat: Teaching washingtonstatereportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us Teachers with Master’s/Ph.D
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OSPI Data State testing is required by state (RCW 28A.230.095) and federal law. The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), enacted in 1965, is the nation’s national education law and shows a longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students. On December 10, 2015 President Obama reauthorized ESEA as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These state and federal laws result in middle school students being regularly tested by the State to assess their progress as they move through school. State tests at the middle school level which fulfill the federal Every Student Succeeds Act include the following: • Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA): English Language Arts (ELA) and Math tests (6-8) • Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS): Science test (8)
District Report For budget details and more go to www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/ annual-community-report/ The Issaquah School District believes in seeking continual feedback from a broad and diverse range of constituents regarding their experiences with the District and their neighborhood school. See the Community Polling Study site at www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/polling for more information and survey results.
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Highlights IMS is proud of our efforts to be a green school. We continue to achieve our status as a Level Four Sustaining School in King County Green Schools Program the highest level in the program. IMS is currently in our fourth year of PBSES (Positive Behavior and Social Emotional Support) a pro-active approach to increasing positive student behavior through direct instruction. This program establishes ongoing behavior support that can be used by all students, staff and community members to improve school climate helping students feel safe, have better academic performance and make positive behavior choices. Language Arts and Social Studies: The IMS Language Arts program includes reading with an exploration of fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry. Students also work on vocabulary development and grammar. Students write personal narrative/ memoirs, explanatory essays, argumentative essays, poetry and short stories, anecdotal essays, and literary analysis papers. Advanced Language Arts is offered. Social Studies classes during middle school study Ancient Civilizations, World History, Washington State History, U.S. History and Civics. Many of the units are hands-on simulations and all 8th graders learn about personal finances with a trip to the Junior Achievement Finance Park funded by the Issaquah Schools Foundation. Math: Students choose their Math pacing for middle school allowing for some students to complete Algebra 1 or Geometry by the end of 8th grade. Science: Our program includes Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science and Biology. Lab-based science curriculum is taught in all grades. Students choose their Science path upon entering middle school. Choosing Path II means skipping Life Science and taking Biology in 8th grade. Fine Arts: We offer a strong Fine Arts program which includes Visual Arts, Orchestra, Band, and Chorus with optional after school clubs. An energetic group of theater students presented the musical “Beauty and the Beast Jr.� this year with the help
of teacher advisors, professional technicians and choreographers with extensive support from parents. Electives: Spanish, Backyard Forests, Leadership, DMQ Design and Production, Science Fiction, Digital Photography, Studio Art, 3-D Art and our STEM classes Automation & Robotics and Design & Modeling are some of the electives offered at IMS. Technology: IMS has two complete computer labs and twelve mobile notebook labs. All classrooms are outfitted with document cameras and projection screens to maximize student learning. Each morning, ASB students produce and direct televised daily announcements using ongoing technological advancements. We also offer two STEM focused classes - Automation & Robotics and Design & Modeling. Student Government: ASB sponsors a variety of school activities and clubs throughout the year including Where Everybody Belongs (WEB). In its 13th year at IMS, WEB is a student-led program offering mentorship and connection activities for 6th graders and new students in order to support a smooth transition to middle school. Homeroom: ASB activities as well as a new Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum which promotes the personal, social and academic development of our students is offered every day in this 25-minute period at the beginning of the day. There is also time for students to work on homework, read and receive additional academic support from teachers. Communication: All teachers have a website for class assignments, homework, general communications and important information. The IMS E-News and the IMS website are the primary ways we communicate with our community.
Parent and Community Involvement Our supportive PTSA has provided numerous hours of volunteer service in supporting programs like WalkAbout, Most Valuable Panther sundaes, Binder Boot Camp, Popcorn and Cookie Dough Fundraiser, Career Fair, Vision and Hearing Screening, chaperones for ASB parties and activities and the 8th grade Celebration Event just to name a few. They are also ready, willing and able to assist financially with teachers’ classroom grants, providing Angel Program gift cards, supporting special academic opportunities like Binder Boot Camp, club grants, student financial assistance, as well as Gift-a-Book donations for our Library.
Improving Student Achievement During school, math, writing and reading support classes are offered at all grades levels and after school math, writing, humanities and science help with content-area teachers is sponsored by the Issaquah Schools Foundation (ISF). After School Homework Help is available four days a week. Homework help is also offered for our ELL students. VOICE mentor program places community member volunteer mentors with students on a weekly basis also supported by ISF.
Special Programs IMS offers a full range of special services, including a highly successful inclusion approach for LRC I students in math, science, social studies and language arts. This program is supported by math, reading and writing labs. We also offer an LRC II program for students with more severe learning disabilities. This program meets the unique needs of these students through a general education inclusion model in elective classes. IMS has three full-time Counselors and a half-time PBSES Student Support Coach who provide students with academic, social and emotional support. Again this year we are partnering with Swedish Hospital to provide a full-time Teen Health Specialist to support our Counseling Department.
Extra-Curricular Activities IMS offers four seasons of boys’ and girls’ athletics, including softball, cross country, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, soccer and track. We have a vast selection of activities for students to get involved in outside the classroom. Some of the clubs offered this year were Black Student Union, Cartooning Club, Comedy Club, Cubing Club, Culture Club, Digital Photography Club, Dungeons and Dragons, Generation Impact, Green Team, Math Club, National Junior Honor Society, Geography Bee, Ping Pong Club, and U.S. Military History Club.
Assessment Two tests given to middle school students—The Smarter Balanced Assessment and the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science—help indicate how well Issaquah students are learning.
Smarter Balanced Assessment The SBA is a test that measures students’ progress toward College and Career readiness in ELA, literacy and math. The SBA consists of two parts: a computer adaptive test and a performance task. Writing is included at every grade level and students are asked to solve multi-step, real-world problems in math. Performance tasks ask students to determine an array of research, writing, and problem solving skills. The SBA results describe student achievement (how much students know at the end of the year). Results are reported in two ways: scaled scores and achievement levels. A scaled score is the student’s overall numerical score used to illustrate their current level of achievement. Based on their scaled scores, students fall into one of four categories of performance called achievement levels. Levels 3 and 4 represent Meeting or Exceeding Standard and an “adequate or thorough” understanding of the learning standards. Levels 1 and 2 represent Not Meeting Standard and reflect “minimal or partial” understanding of the learning standards. The Grade Level Total ELA and Grade Level Total Math charts on the right-hand side of the page indicate the percent of students in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade who met or exceeded standard in ELA and Math on the SBA compared to the percent of sixth, seventh, or eighth grade students who met or exceed standard districtwide.
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WCAS The WCAS fulfills the federal requirement that students be tested in Science once at the middle school level. The WCAS measures the level of proficiency students have achieved (what students know and can do) based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The WCAS assesses all three dimensions of the learning standards (Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts). The numbers on the chart represent the percentage of students in grade 8 who met or exceeded standard on the NGSS compared to the percentage of students in grade 8 who met or exceeded standard districtwide.
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