North Sevier Middle School
School Land Trust Plan Detail 2023-24
Submitted By: Rod Hinck
LEA Reviewer: Krista Nielson
Goal #1
State Goal:
Students will increase proficiency and/or growth scores on the Spring 2023 RISE test by 5% for all students with an emphasis on Tier 2 & Tier 3 students.
Academic Area:
- English/Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Science
Measurements: NSMS desires to be at or above Utah state averages in math, science, and language arts. Last year, we were at/or above state average in 7 of 9 tested areas (by subject & grade). We also strive to have our students show as much growth as possible. We know as they excel in math, science, and language arts, they will be ready & prepared to be successful in all areas. We will continue to use the RISE assessment as our measurement.
Action Steps:
Action Plan:
1) Hire/retain staff to keep current class schedule to maintain intervention classes.
2) Hire instructional assistants to assist tier 2 & 3 students in the classroom, for
intervention, and assignment make-up.
3) Hire a refocus coordinator to work with students struggling with behavior in the
classroom, students who are chronically absent, and on in-school suspension.
4) Keep library open after school for students to have learning resources including WIFI.
5) Purchase software programs to assist in the learning process in classrooms for math,
science and language arts.
6) Invest in staff professional development to increase ability to assist all learners.
7) Increased Media Center offering by purchasing more & correct reading selections
8) Provide student motivators to encourage hard work ($2 per student maximum)
9) Provide technology in the classroom for classroom use.
10) Purchase classroom supplies to assist in the classrooms.
Planned Expenditures:
Salaries and Benefits (teachers, aides, specialists, productivity, substitutes)
Staff Salary to keep current class schedule (Salaries and Benefits/Action Step #1)
~$23,700
Intervention Aide-combine w/current SPED aide (Salaries and Benefits/Action Step #2) ~$5600
29-hour Aide Salary (29 hours) - Special Ed & Intervention (Salaries and Benefits/Action Step #2) ~$16077
Library staffed after school (Salaries and Benefits/Action Step #4) ~$1100
Staff Professional Development (Salaries and Benefits/Action Step #6) ~$3500
Software
IXL for English Language Arts (Books and Technology/Action Step #5) $3163
Digital Citizenship/Safety Principles Component: North Sevier Middle School does several things to promote Digital Citizenship & Safety. One is that all teachers receive training on how to notice unsafe emails and websites (yearly). This training helps teachers in their personal space but also with items students in their classes are working on. Our district has a filtering system that administration can work with district personnel to limit or expand for student/teacher use or safety. Our school purchased the LANSchools program which is another layer of protection at school as it allows teachers to better monitor classroom technology. LANSchools allows teachers to push out or block any and all websites currently allowed by the district filtering system. During our FLEX times, we pull students into a class taught by our SRO which addresses digital dangers and safety as part of middle school NOVA lessons. All students participate in this throughout the year. Finally, we participate in a "White Ribbon Week (using technology safety)" each year that teaches internet safety to students and also have an assembly by NetSmartz during the week which discusses internet & online safety.
Summary of Estimated Expenditures
Salaries and Benefits (teachers, aides, specialists, productivity, substitutes) $49,977
Books, Ebooks, online curriculum/subscriptions $3163
TOTAL: $53,140
Funding Estimates
Carry-over from 2021-2022 $ 12,042
Distribution for 2022-2023 $ 38, 549
TOTAL FUNDS AVILABLE $ 50,591
Estimated Funds to be spent in 2022-23 $ 39,001
Estimated Carry-over from 2023-2024 $ 11.590
Estimated Distribution for 2023-2024 $ 41,794
Total Available Funds for 2023-2024 $ 53,384
Estimated Funds to be Spent in 2023-2024 $ 53,140
Estimated Carry-over from 2021-2022 $ 244
Funding Changes
There are times when the planned expenditures in the goals of a plan are provided by the LEA, a grant, or another unanticipated funding source leaving additional funds to implement the goals. If additional funds are available, how will the council spend the funds to implement the goals in this plan?
Any extra funds that are obtained through increased carry-over or alternate funding sources will be used for the following items:
- Fund addition aide (Salaries and Benefits/Action Step #2)
- Purchase new & current reading books for our media center (Books/Action Step #7) (may vary)
- Student Incentives for good work/achievement (Supplies/Action Step #8) (not exceed $2 per student)
- Printing supplies for classroom use. (Books & Technology/Action Step #9)
- Classroom supplies for math, science or language arts classrooms(Books & Technology/Action Step #10)
- Typing program for Language Arts curriculum (Books & Technology/Action Step #5)
- LANSCHOOL Computer Access Program (Books & Technology/Action Step #5)
- Classroom projectors & supplies to keep them functional (Books & Technology/Action Step #9)
Publicity
- Letters to policy makers and/or administrators of trust lands and trust funds.
- School newsletter
- Sticker and stamps that identify purchases made with School LAND Trust funds.