School Improvement Team & Title 1

HUGH B. BAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM SUMMARY

 Vision: It is the vision of Hugh B. Bain Middle School to ensure that all its students participate in challenging, standards-based engaging instruction, and develop ongoing family and community partnerships to provide a supportive and enriched learning environment, resulting in continual learning and high achievement. 

 Mission:  The mission of Hugh B. Bain Middle School is to create an educational environment that prepares students to become life-long learners, responsible citizens, and productive workers.

Core Values:

 The faculty and staff at Hugh B. Bain Middle School are committed to continue to create the conditions that bring each student to full academic potential by providing a high-quality education that produces capable and productive citizens for the 21st Century. We collaborated to develop a clear, shared vision of the school characteristics that we believe are essential to accomplishing this task.

 Recent New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) report is that Hugh B. Bain School needs to show improvement in the areas of: writing, reading, and mathematics at all grade levels. 

 As a result, the school improvement team created a detailed action plan to increase the percent of students who are proficient test scores by at least 10% in each area:

1. Reading—Increasing NECAP test scores from 71% to 78% in 7^th grade and from 58% to 66% in 8^th grade.
2. Writing—Increasing NECAP test scores from 35% to 50% in 8^th grade.
3. Math – Increasing NECAP test scores from 39% to 52% in 7^th grade and from 35% to 39% in 8^th grade.
4. School Climate – Increasing present score of 3.4 to 4.0 on the Student’s Salt Survey section: Overall Score/Perceived Positive School Climate

 These areas are imperative to the continued success of Hugh B. Bain Middle School.  Through the implementation of highly effective initiatives and currently successful practices, we will achieve our vision by showing continued growth and improvement on NECAP testing while building a positive and active school community.

Full School Improvement Plan (revised April, 2008

SIT Meetings Minutes

Hugh B. Bain Middle School
Title 1 Compact

Hugh B. Bain Middle School is a school wide Title I project. All parents are invited to attend the annual informative Title I meeting. Parents receive the Title I Compact and are informed about our program which includes direct instruction in literacy from Title I teachers. Also through Title I funding, parents and their child/children have the opportunity to receive technology instruction in the evenings. The classes range from Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, and Front Page. Families may also participate in Internet workshops where they receive direct instruction and guided practice in Internet skills. Specific focus is on accessing the Cranston Public Schools Web Site, the Bain Home Page, teacher web addresses, school notes, emailing, and basic computer skills.