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Marshall Junior High outlines SABIS rollout, MTSS and AVID strategies to raise math and attendance
Summary
Marshall Junior High presented beginning-of-year diagnostics and set targets to reduce failure rates and raise regular-attender percentages using AVID strategies, MTSS team meetings and targeted tutoring.
Marshall Junior High Principal Kyle Arnold presented the school’s beginning-of-year diagnostic and end-of-year targets, emphasizing the second-year implementation of the SABIS math curriculum and a focus on keeping "the main thing the main thing" to raise proficiency and attendance.
Arnold said last year’s regular-attender rate for his school was 56% and current beginning-of-year figures have hovered around 70% at times; the building set a year goal to raise that rate further. On math, Arnold showed BOY (beginning-of-year) diagnostics that left a large red/yellow cohort and said his staff will use targeted interventions, tutoring, PLCs and AVID strategies (note-taking, collaboration and organization) to accelerate growth.
Why it matters: Junior-high math outcomes are a predictive gate for high-school readiness. Arnold told the board the school is building an MTSS (multi-tiered system of supports) team to meet twice monthly and run behavior and academic plans for students who need more targeted support.
Supporting details: The school has introduced collaboration components of AVID this year in classrooms and added regular tutoring sessions and behavior academies for tiered supports. Arnold described active PLC work with a specific focus on weekly sprint goals (attendance, math, academic proficiency) and on clarifying daily progress for students and staff.
Board reaction and next steps: Board members asked for clearer counts behind percentages and requested comparison charts across cohorts. Arnold and district staff said they will present cohort-trend slides and clarify the EOY (end-of-year) versus BOY labels in future reports.
Provenance: Marshall Junior High presentation began at 00:50:26 in the meeting data segment.
