Campus Improvement Plan

Goals

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

Performance Objective 1: ACHIEVEMENT: By June 2025, Spring Branch 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: 82% (approaches), 68% (meets), 48% (masters); Math: 81% (approaches), 64% (meets), 37% (masters)
2022-23: Reading: 85% (approaches), 68% (meets), 42% (masters); Math: 84% (approaches), 65% (meets), 38% (masters) Baseline Year

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

Strategy 1: ELA and Math teachers and departments will be supported by MCL or, Instructional Coaches/Interventionist to support the PLC process and support students needs and potential gaps.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased overall achievement in tested areas.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators, Department Chairs, Instructional Leaders

Strategy 2: Each core content team will have a PLC time to ensure that pathways are created for each unit of study. By doing so, we can ensure appropriate challenge and rigor is in place to maximize student learning.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students in all programs will receive appropriate levels of instruction and preparation for the next year's work as measured by multiple measures.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators, MCL

Title I:
2.6

Strategy 3: Recruit and retain high quality instructional staff, instructional specialists to support growth for all students. Allow for professional development opportunities for staff to continue to grow in their profession.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students in all programs will receive appropriate levels of instruction and preparation for the next year's work as measured by multiple measures.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration

Funding Sources: payroll - 211 - Title I, Part A - $227,601, Contracted services - 211 - Title I, Part A - 13.6299 - $1,500, Region 4 - 211 - Title I, Part A - 13.6239 - $600, Travel - 211 - Title I, Part A - 13.6411 - $1,500

Strategy 4: Provide instructional materials, supplies, organizational materials and resources for all academic departments

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: SBMS Teachers will have adequate materials, supplies, and resources to meet the academic needs of students.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators DC's

Title I:
2.4, 2.6
Funding Sources: Technology - 211 - Title I, Part A - 11.6398 - $12,415, Other reading materials - 211 - Title I, Part A - 12.6329 - $5,000, Supplies Material - 211 - Title I, Part A - 11.6399 - $22,866

Strategy 5: Create a positive environment for all families , by providing translation services and translated materials to families of our students in their native language, when needed.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Effective Communication between home and school
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators, Counselors

Title I:
4.1, 4.2
Funding Sources: operating expenses - 211 - Title I, Part A - 61.6499 - $2,000

Goals

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

Performance Objective 2: STUDENT GROWTH: By June 2025, Spring Branch 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: 72%/22% (Reading); 69%/31% (Math)
2022-23: School Progress-Annual Growth /Accelerated Learning: 67%/31% (Reading); 73%/40% (Math) Baseline Year

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

Strategy 1: Provide professional development and PLC time for analyzing MAP, PSA and PSTAAR data to close student gaps

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will meet and exceed growth expectations.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: MCL, CAIS and Administration

Funding Sources: Contracted services - 199 PIC 11 - Instructional Services - $5,000

Strategy 2: At four points in the school year, we use our universal screener (MAP) and district standardized test (PSA) data to conduct data studies and trend analysis, identifying students in the lowest 25th percentile and providing tier II interventions based on the identified need.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: students will be able to grasp the content and increase scores on MAP and PSAs.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: CAIS, Counselors, Admin, MCL, Teachers

Title I:
2.4, 2.5, 2.6

Strategy 3: Ongoing professional development opportunities will be provided and required that focuses on differentiation, EB, Special Education and students at risk.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase the number of students approaches or meeting standards.

Strategy 4: Campus instructional leaders will review and monitor teachers' lesson plans and provide calibrated feedback, attending instructional PLC and data meetings to track and monitor students progress.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase the number of students meeting or exceeding standards.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: ILT, CAIS and Department Chairs.

Title I:
2.6

Goals

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

Performance Objective 3: CLOSING THE GAPS: By June 2025, Spring Branch 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 4 component points.

2023-24: 18 of 32 Academic Achievement Points Met; 56.3% Component Points
2022-23: 22 of 32 Academic Achievement Points Met; 68.8% Component Points (Baseline Year)

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

Strategy 1: An intervention team at SBMS will design intervention for students in need. Students will receive small group direct intervention for Math and English, as well as additional supports in the classroom. A CAIS position staff member will help with identifying students and monitoring progress.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students identified as at risk or needing intervention will be provided assistance in reading and math.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: ELA and Math Intervention Specialists, Administrators

Title I:
2.6
Funding Sources: supplies and materials - 199 PIC 11 - Instructional Services - $10,000

Strategy 2: We will continue to refine and adjust RtI processes to be more systematic and collaborative to ensure that every child's needs are being met. We will continue to provide PD on RtI structure and process and schedule meetings to monitor student progress.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase the number of students meeting or exceeding standards.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: ILT and CAIS

Title I:
2.6

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch 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 37%
2022-23: TELPAS Progress Rate 29% (Baseline Year)

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

Strategy 1: Ensure that students identified as Emerging Bilinguals at the beginning or intermediate stages of English language acquisition receive support in English language development.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students identified as Emerging Bilinguals will demonstrate growth on TELPAS and on multiple measures.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: ESL Teacher Administrators

Title I:
2.6
Funding Sources: Supplies and materials - 199 PIC 25 - ESL/Bilingual - $6,575

Strategy 2: Provide EL strategies and accommodations to students. Continue to implement Talk Read Talk Write strategies into all classes.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Individualized support on academic performance and increase language acquisition
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: AP's Teachers

Title I:
2.4, 2.6

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch 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 Branch 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: 60% Met RW; 46% Met Mathematics; 42% Met Both (Baseline Year)

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

Strategy 1: Measure 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: Increase percent of students who are "On-Track" in reading and math as measured on MAP.

Goals

Goal 1: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Spring Branch 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: 709 students completed one or more advanced courses

Spring 2023: 684 students completed one or more advanced courses Spring 2022: 696 students completed one or more advanced courses

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

Strategy 1: Students will have open access to advanced courses and provide information parents and students about accelerated classes.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increased enrollment in advanced courses
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselors, Admin

Strategy 2: ILT will look at incoming student MAP and STAAR data to identify potential AAC students.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase number of students in accelerated course.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: ILT, Counselors

Strategy 3: Adjust placements of students who were highly successful in academic courses into AAC courses for next school year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase number of students in accelerated course.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselors

Goals

Goal 2: STUDENT SUPPORT. Spring Branch 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 Branch 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: Teachers implement BEARS motto and matrix encompassing SBISD Core Characteristics in each classroom. “Brave, Engaged In Excellence, Accountable, Prepared, Respect and Safe”

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Create a structured, supportive environment that is respectful toward all students and staff by implementing PBIS.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: All

Funding Sources: supplies and materials - 199 PIC 30 - At Risk School Wide SCE - $4,000

Strategy 2: Create a "BEARS" award for students who exhibit the characteristics and qualities of a SBMS Bear.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Bring awareness to appropriate behavior by highlighting a male and female in each grade level 5 times a year.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Admin

Funding Sources: Supplies and Materials - 199 PIC 30 - At Risk School Wide SCE - $2,000

Strategy 3: Implement PBIS strategies to promote our SBISD Core Characteristics in extra curricular activities, lunch and hall periods and throughout the campus.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Provide for the development of Core Characteristics in every child.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Teachers, Administration, PBIS leadership team.

Funding Sources: supplies and materials - 199 PIC 99 - Undistributed - $10,014

Goals

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

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

Evaluation Data Sources: Multiple measures

Strategy 1: At four points in the school year, we use our universal screener (MAP) and district standardized test (PSA) data to conduct data studies and trend analysis, identifying students in the lowest 25th percentile and providing tier II interventions based on the identified need.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will be able to grasp the content and increase scores on MAP and PSA's
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: CAIS, Counselors, Admin, interventionist & MCL

Title I:
2.4, 2.5, 2.6
Funding Sources: supplies and materials - 199 PIC 23 - Special Education - $1,230, supplies and materials - 199 PIC 11 - Instructional Services - $13,000, Technology - 199 PIC 99 - Undistributed - $14,471

Strategy 2: During the 2024-25 School year, Math and ELA interventionists will push into classes to supports students struggling to successful perform on formal and informal assessments. In addition, interventionists will provide additional classes to struggling students.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase number of students who successful perform on state and local assessments.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: English Interventionist, Math Interventionist

Strategy 3: Identify students using grades, MAP, STAAR scores, etc to provide additional supports after school hours in all areas.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students learning gaps will be closed so that students perform at or above state standards.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators, ILT, CAIS, Teachers

Title I:
2.4, 2.5, 2.6
Funding Sources: - 199 PIC 30 - At Risk School Wide SCE - $4,700, Instructional Services - 199 PIC 11 - Instructional Services - $20,335

Goals

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

Performance Objective 3: POST-SECONDARY PLANNING: Spring Branch 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: 8th grade students participate in Guthrie campus visits and other career focus trips to learn more about CTE Programs of Study.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Students will determine if they want to pursue a career and technical opportunity.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators Counselors

Funding Sources: student travel - 211 - Title I, Part A - 11.6412 - $2,000, Student Transport - 211 - Title I, Part A - 11.6494 - $1,000, - 199 PIC 22 - Career & Technology
- $12,990

Strategy 2: Students will complete a course selection process aligned to their career and endorsement path for their 9th grade year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: All students will have a full schedule of courses selected for 9th grade.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselors

Strategy 3: Students will complete a 4-Year Plan prior to entering 9th grade.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: All 8th grade students will:
-choose a career path aligned to an endorsement, and
-plan their courses across all 4 years of high school.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Counselors

Goals

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

Performance Objective 4: STUDENT ATTENDANCE: By June 2024, student attendance at Spring Branch Middle School will increase or will be ≥ 98%.

Evaluation Data Sources: Skyward data and Texas Academic Performance Report

Strategy 1: ADA reports will be received by administrators to monitor attendance by grade level and by campus totals.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase attendance rate.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators

Strategy 2: Monitor students attendance and use A2A letters and call outs to inform parents of absences.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase awareness of unexcused absences and increase students attendance
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: CIS, AP's, ADA

Strategy 3: Make home visits to students struggling with attendance

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase awareness of unexcused absences and increase students attendance
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: CIS, SBISD PD, Admin

Goals

Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Spring Branch 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: Create a discipline management plan were both students and staff are informed and trained on when and how to handle situations. Inform parents of expectation of the 2024-25 school year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Decrease the amount of tardies and serious incidents that occur
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Admin 
AP's
Teachers

Strategy 2: Implement PBI throughout school

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase positive behaviors and respect with students.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: All

Funding Sources: supplies and materials - 199 PIC 11 - Instructional Services - $2,000

Strategy 3: Conduct back to Bear Camp, school night, report card pick up days for parents to meet CIS, nurse, AP's, counselors and teachers and feel connected to school.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Increase parent connectedness within campus
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Admin 
Counselors
CIS

Title I:
2.6, 4.1, 4.2
Funding Sources: supplies and materials - 211 - Title I, Part A - 11.6399 - $1,278

Goals

Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Spring Branch 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.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Each Campus principal will recruit a safety team and provide a roster. Each campus team will meet three times/year so that all campuses will be able to refine safety practices.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators

Strategy 2: Participate in campus safety audit and conduct routine check of interior and exterior doors

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus will develop action plans to address any deficiencies as a result of safety audits.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrator 
Safety Committee
SBISD Police

Goals

Goal 3: SAFE SCHOOLS. Spring Branch 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: Campus EOP will align to the best practices from the Texas School Safety Center and the Standard Operating Procedures.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus EOP
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators

Strategy 2: Update campus EOP annually and train staff at the start of each school year.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Campus procedures maintained in campus EOP. Staff training documents maintained
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administrators Safety Committee

Goals

Goal 4: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. Spring Branch 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: Maintain high quality financial management practices that align with goals to increase the positive culture and to increase STAAR scores

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Create positive campus culture and increase STAAR and benchmark scores
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Administration

Strategy 2: Conduct frequent budget meetings with Administrative Assistant to review and manage money.

Strategy's Expected Result/Impact: Error free records. Documentation of purchases and orders.
Staff Responsible for Monitoring: Principal Budget assistant