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CHARLES TOWN

MIDDLE SCHOOL
193 High Street
Charles Town, WV 25414

JEFFERSON

COUNTY SCHOOLS

Nicole Reed, Principal


LSIC MEMBERS

School Members Community Members
¢ Nicole Reed, Ex Officio ¢ Jordan Butts

¢ Jeremy Brock (Co-Chair) ¢ Leigh Anne Owen

¢ Erika Burkhart (Co-Chair) ¢ Rikki Twyford

* Deborah Agunsday ¢ Amanda Updike

¢ Rachel Allen

Kristin Friend
Patricia Gauckler
Palia Watson
Julie Wolford

¢ Jen Mills


1 SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS

Serving 631 Students in Grades 6 through 8

CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Enrollment
Demographic Distribution
Ethnicity

@ Asian

m@ African American
Hispanic or Latino

m= Multi-Racial

@ Caucasian



1 SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS

Serving 631 Students in Grades 6 through 8

CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Enrollment
Demographic Distribution
Poverty Rate

m Low SES
m@ Non-Low SES



ACHIEVEMENT

CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
West Virginia General Summative Assessment 2023
Reading
Percent Proficient (%)
60%

50%

40%
30%
52%
; 45%
20% 39% 38%
10%
0%

Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

@ West Virginia m= Jefferson County Schools 2022 WCharles Town Middle School 2023


ACHIEVEMENT

CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
West Virginia General Summative Assessment 2023
Mathematics
Percent Proficient (%)
40%

35%
30%
25%

20%
36% 35%

15% 30% 31% 31%
25%
10%
17%

5%

0%
Grade 6 Grade7 Grade 8

@ West Virginia Jefferson County Schools 2022 §$WCharles Town Middle School 2023


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) ACHIEVEMENT

CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
West Virginia General Summative Assessment 2023
Science — Grade 8
Percent Proficient (%)

Jefferson County Schools

Charles Town Middle School


Grade 6

CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Misconducts by Severity Level and Grade
School Year 2023

Grade 7

MLevell M®Level2 MLevel3 MLevel 4

Grade 8


ATTENDANCE

CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
School with Programmatic Level Comparison
January 2024

Percent (%)
100.00%

90.00%
80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%

30.00%

20.00%
10.00% 17.27%
0.00%

Chronically Absent Daily Attendance

m@ Charles Town Middle School = Jefferson County Schools (Middle)


PARENT INVOLVEMENT

Music Boosters Program
Athletic Team Support Groups
Builders Club

FFA

Parent Communication - Monthly Newsletter — Averages 600+ views a week CTMS
Prowler Newsletter

PTO is continuing to grow the program to further support the staff and students of CTMS.

eAugust 2023: Back to School Night Block Party - HUGE SUCCESS — Looking to make this an annual event
¢Staff Appreciation and Support

eUpcoming: Parent Career Speaking Opportunities

Future Plans: PTO is working on various parent nights to schedule throughout next year (Game Nights / Dinner Nights /
Parent or Guardian Book Fair Night / Parent Lunch Events)


STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT

Teacher Improvement:
Continuing to focus on teacher learning opportunities and student
engagement - All teachers attend PLC sessions with Mrs. Fennell twice a

month.
ePLC’s for teachers which specifically focus on instructional strategies to increase student
engagement
Data Dissections
eTest Prep Sessions (teachers and students)
eGrowing “Bubble Students”
eEngagement Hacks
eMovement in the classroom & Vertical Learning
¢Coach’s Corner Classes
eInstructional Walk-Throughs
eTeacher Professional Development (Outside of School Setting)
eCurriculum Training



} STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT

Student Improvement:
Focus on MITSS at CTMS

¢ All students use IXL to identify and target areas of need
in Math and ELA during 1° period

¢ SAT Process helps to identify students who may need
additional support with tier 2 and tier 3 MTSS

opportunities
¢ Math Intervention — Math 180
¢ Reading Intervention — Read 180


1 ATHLETICS

280 total Number of students involved this year
Combined First semester GPA of athletes: 3.6

Athletic Highlights:

2024 WV Girls Middle School
Team State Champions

1 Middle School State Individual
Champion

Wrestling 2 time Conference Team
Champions

Boys and Girls basketball teams
advanced to the playoffs

Cheer received awards for
competition routine

Volleyball had a successful season
— improved from the year before
Football had a hard fought season
and advanced to the Championship
game

Cross Country individual

place winners for boys and girls
Track and Field Boys and Girls
currently undefeated as a team (80
students involved in Track and
Field!)


ATHLETICS AND WELLNESS

ESports Pilot Program:

Thanks to the support of Mr. Hillman, Mr. Moody, and Mrs. Fennell CTMS has been able to begin an Esports
Program. Esports is the fastest growing competitive sport in the nation— offering scholarship opportunities at
over 200 colleges/universities.

Benefits of Esports include:

¢ Character Development: Students build character and develop discipline, self-esteem, patience and
sportsmanship through weekly practice and gameplay.

¢ Community Building: Students will develop a sense of belonging, meet new friends and have school pride by
playing on a team with classmates.

¢ Teamwork & Leadership: Students will learn how to communicate better and become leaders as they
compete and work together as team.

¢ Strategic Thinking: Students will compete in intense and fast-paced real time strategy games where they will
need to fo quickly problem solve and adapt to win —

=~ The goal of our program is to establish and grow within our building,
z Which will naturally transition into the high schools.



Music Program Highlights:

Band: 112 students in 3 grade level bands

The 7th and 8th grade bands recently attended our
annual concert band festival where each band received
straight superior ratings from the judges. The 6th grade
band and beginning bands are thriving and excited to
perform music for our spring concert coming up on May
8th. The jazz band has performed at Willow Tree nursing
home and the Eastern Regional Jazz Festival and is
planning to attend the Festival of Music is Doswell, VA in
May. Over the past year, Mrs. Allen has been securing
grant money to purchase steel pans which will allow her
to start a Steel Drum ensemble at CTMS. Looking to
purchase those pans and start the ensemble in the 2024-
2025 school year.

Chorus: 45 students in 3 grade level choirs

The choir program at Charles Town Middle School is
rebuilding quite nicely following Covid. The total number
in all choirs is 48. The students work well together on 2-
and 3-part harmony and participate in team building
activities and music literacy exercises. In daily class, we
also incorporate stretching and warm-ups for vocal health.
They perform two concerts a year and try to find other
performances opportunities when able. Mrs. Dove is a
member of both the West Virginia Music Educators
Association and American Choral Director's Association
which allows several students the opportunity to perform
in state honor ensembles. Mrs. Dove also worked with
Mrs. Wildman at Wildwood Middle School to start the All-
County Honor Choir back up. More opportunities to plan,
brainstorm, and work with the other choir teachers in the
county would be very beneficial to her and her students.


WELLNESS

Monthly Club Opportunities

¢ Clubs meet the last Wednesday of each month
for 90 minutes

¢ Clubs are selected by the teachers and then
approved by administration for sustainability
o Students signed up via sign-up genius to
select the club of their choice

¢ Currently have 32 different opportunities for

students to be involved in a club at CTMS
Amazing Stories, Board Game Clubs (2), Book Club, Books to
Movies, Bracelet Club, BSA, Builders Club, Card Games
Club, Chess, Crochet Club, CTMS 4-H Club, CTMS SWIFTIES,
Debate Club, Drama/Theatre Club, Dungeons and
Dragons, Food Science Club, Free Hand Drawing
Club, Intramurals, Legos Club, Music Theater, Pep
Club, Photography Club, Robotics, Seasonal Food Club, Self —
Expression, Star Wars Club, Strategy Games Club, Study
Hall, Table Top Games, Walking Club, Yearbook Club, Yoga



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) FACILITIES

Areas of need for facilities were generated through teacher/staff input, parent survey input, and student input

Update to the current camera system at CTMS
Indoor System:

¢ 16 cameras total — 2 which do not work at all

¢ Grainy/Outdated

¢ Multiple “blind” spots

¢ Many cameras are unviewable depending on the time of day (sun reflection)
Outdoor System:

¢ 16 cameras total — 5 do not work

¢ Most are unviewable throughout the day

¢ Best Viewing Conditions — Overcast and cloudy


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 } CHALLENGES
~® Teacher Applicant Pool (3)

¢ Teachers leaving mid-year to pursue positions in higher education or outside of
education

¢ Projected cuts in staffing

¢ Aging building ()
¢ Fragile windows
¢ Plumbing Issues
¢ Inconsistent HVAC
¢ Lack of custodians / follow-up custodial training

* Growth of Charles Town and surrounding areas (3)
¢ Seeing an influx of students moving into the area on a consistent basis

e Since January 1, 2024 — we have enrolled 18 new students — average of 1.5 new
students a week



REOUESTS FOR SUPPORT

Areas of support were generated through teacher/staff input, parent survey input, and student input

1. Reinstate Honors Level Courses in ELA, Science, and Social Studies

¢ Allow students to be challenged in classes

2. Weekly Access to Middle School SRO

* Create a positive relationship between students and law enforcement

¢ Support families in crisis


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1 APPRECIATION

¢ BOE for continued support of our staff and students throughout this year.
¢ Dr. Bishop, Mr. Banks, Mr. Silver, and other Central Office Staff for the continued focus on staff and students.
¢ JCS Maintenance Department — always available to help address plumbing and roofing issues.

¢ Community support through holiday family adoptions, school supply donations, staff appreciation
donations. (Specifically True Performance Fitness, St. James Church, Jefferson Security Bank, Kona Ice,
Martins, Dominos, Weis)

¢ True Performance — adopted 15 students who were able to shop for their families at Christmas
e St. James Church — fed families during the holidays

Thank you for Approval of Last Year’s LSIC Requests




THANK YOU

QUESTIONS?