O R E G O N
OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Citizenship, Attitude, Responsibility, Excellence
The mission of Oregon Middle School is to develop conscientious citizens, foster positive
attitudes, respect and appreciate individuals, and achieve academic excellence.
OMS 2009-2010 Goals (4Cs)
COMMUNITY
Increase parent feeling of
involvement through the
continued development of the
5-to-8 Group. Maintain or
improve communication with
parents and community
members
Panther “props” to:
Literacy Committee
Coordinating our special
guests - Bashir and Renee to
bring some of the Afghan
culture to our OMS Students
Wendy, Jim and Heather
Great Concerts over the past
two weeks!
Lynn Benisch
Keeping us on schedule with
MAP testing - reminder e-
mails, computer setups, etc
IN THIS ISSUE
Goals Vision Mission p.1 & 2
“Sharpening your Skill Saw” -
Panther “props” p.1
Upcoming Events p.2
Reminders p.2
Did You Know? p.2
Resource Links p.2
PBIS Data p.3
Rather than love, than
money, than fame, give
me truth.
Henry David Thoreau
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M I D D L E S C H O O L
CULTURE CHARACTER COMPETENCY
Maintain or increase student, Maintain or increase student, By the end of the 2009-2010
staff, and parent ratings in staff, and parent ratings in school year, 100% of our
student safety, meeting academic students, staff and parents students will read at grade level
needs, and student achievement reporting a respectful school and or make at least one year’s
through relationships between environment growth and /or meet their
students and teachers. individual learning plan (IEP,
504, etc.) goals.
“Sharpening Your Skill Saw”
The Reflective Educator -
Conceptual Framework
Dimensions of Reflective Practice
(source url) Washburn University
Reflection is
• an inquiry-based thinking process in which
teachers engage in systematic, rigorous, and
disciplined thinking about their professional
practice;
• an interactive process that is enriched through
involvement with a community of learners;
• a learning process that allows teachers to gain in-
depth understanding as they move from one
professional learning experience to the next;
• the means by which teachers are able to see
personal and professional growth as they make
connections between and among professional
learning experiences; Renee and Bashir Teaching Students to
Cook Boulanee Kachalu
• a process that can be taught;
• enhanced by dispositions for personal and
intellectual growth for self and others.
Six separate, yet strongly interdependent,
Dimensions of Reflection have been identified
that influence the education and development of
educators at all levels of professional practice.
Reflection on Self as an Emerging, Developing,
and Maturing Professional
• Teachers’ beliefs, values, and perspectives are
products of personal life histories that are infused
into professional practice. Reflective thinking
allows educators the opportunity to challenge
their personal belief system for its merit and
educative value in a variety of teaching and
learning situations. Reflective educators value
reflection as integral to the reconceptualization
and reshaping of educational practice over the
life of their careers as professional educators.
• Teaching and learning is a social interactive Renee and Bashir Teaching Students
process. We are at different times teachers and Make Kites
learners and as a result, both shape and are
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Upcoming Events
May 2010 - CARE Review General
CARE Expectations - treating people with
respect and compassion
MAP TESTING CONTINUES
HAVE YOUR STUDENTS
TAKE THE STUDENT
CLIMATE SURVEY!
17 Black Day -
8th Grade Learner Park
BUS-Kevin G.*, Jen, Stephanie
18 Orange Day -
EXT HB Intervention Day
OMS Staff Meeting 3:30
BUS-Kevin G.*, Jen, Stephanie
19 Black Day
8th Grade Learner Park (Rain
Date)
730pm FireFly MultiCultural club
BUS-Kevin G.*, Kolleen, Greg
20 Orange Day -
BUS-Kevin G.*, Kolleen, Greg
21 Black Day -
BUS- Kevin G.*, Kolleen, Greg
OMS Weekly Update (Bus Duty,
Co-Curricular) - Lynda G
BUS Map For OMS
Reminders
Be sure to have students take
the Student Climate Survey
Student Climate Survey Link
OMS Belief Statements
OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOL
BELIEF STATEMENTS
We believe students will develop respect
for their community, environment, and
themselves.
We believe all staff, students, and
community will foster a positive attitude
and outlook.
We believe all staff, students and
community will be respectful and
responsible.
We believe all staff will model life-long
learning and engage students in high
levels of academic excellence.
Bashir made this kite including support
bamboo frame in 15 minutes!
shaped through our interactions with students, their
families and communities, and with professional
colleagues. Educators must reflect on the impact of
their presence in this community of learners, and
the extent to which they are contributing members
of a community primarily concerned with the
education and development of children and youth.
Reflection on the Context of Teaching and
Learning
• The development of a critical reflective capacity
predisposes practitioners to consider the moral and
ethical implications of educational practice, and
the subsequent educative value of those practices
for children and youth in a variety of learning
environments. Reflective educators are able to
assess the needs of different teaching and learning
contexts and generate approaches to teaching that
best suit the effective education of children and
youth in that context.
Reflection on Student Diversity
• Students bring multiple social, physical, and
cultural characteristics to school settings.
Reflection on student differences enables
educators to more clearly understand students and
their many pathways to learning. They are able to
recognize the importance of social and cultural
influences on learning, construct ways to utilize
differences to enhance learning, and incorporate
student’s experiences into the curriculum. In this
way, they are able to motivate and teach broader
numbers of students.
Reflection on Content
• Educators are exposed to the fundamental
knowledge, methods of inquiry and investigations,
important questions, and issues appropriate for the
various academic disciplines. Teachers' thorough
understanding of content facilitates reflection that
allows for flexibility in structuring learning
opportunities to foster meaningful learning among
students. Educators also reflect on content
knowledge across discipline areas for the purpose
of strengthening students’ understanding of
interrelated themes, concepts, and ideas among
the academic disciplines.
Reflection on Methods and Materials
•The development from an emerging professional
who is an expert learner well grounded in content
knowledge to a developing and maturing teacher
of content knowledge is a complex process.
Reflection on methods and materials aids
educators’ capability to make pedagogical
decisions that are driven as much by learner
attributes (e.g. prior knowledge, preconceptions,
approach to learning) as they are by the nature of
instructional strategies, as they are by the nature
of the content.
Reflection on Assessment as a Process for Change
• Reflection on assessment allows educators to
constantly be aware of the impact of the their
practice on student learning and performance.
Reflective educators engage assessment practices
that are purposeful, not only in terms of what can
be extrapolated about what students know and are
able to do, but practices that also serve as a direct
link to approaches to teaching, content accessed,
and materials used to aid student learning. The
link between teaching and assessment becomes
clearer as educators use assessment information to
plan for change in their professional practice.
Did you Know?
You can review the OMS Goal Report with
all types of data for your enjoyment?
Go to the OMS Moodle Site to view them
Recipee for Boulanee Katchalu (Bashir and
Renee)
OMS Vision
OREGON MIDDLE
SCHOOL VISION
Individualizing learning for parents, students
and staff
Navigating toward excellence
Sharing responsibility for success of all
students
Producing positive, collaborative energy
Including ALL
Reflecting and collaborating for continuous
improvement
Engaging students in rigorous learning

Resource Links for OMS Staff

RESOURCE LINKS GOOGLE CALENDARS Sub Evaluation Form OMS Protocol Documentation form
OMS Staff Only Page OMS Orange Black and Other Calendar OMS Field Trip Request Form (Word format)
OMS Staff Collaboration Site OMS Field Trip Calendar Guest Speaker Request Form OMS Team Minutes Interactive
OMS online DB (Refocus, etc) FORMS Team Meeting form (Google Doc) Form - fill in fields and click submit on
OMS PBIS Site NEWOnline Behavior Intervention Video Use Permission Form bottom of Staff Page
OMS Literacy Site Form OMS Committee Meeting Template SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES
OMS PLC Site NEW ONLINE CADs OMS Protocol Documentation Form to OregonMidSchool Twitter
Facilitate positive dialog (PDF) OMS E-Newsletter
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OMS Data for Week
May 10-14, 2010
(reflects data entered as of 5/13/2010)
# Grade Actual # %
of Referring Resident Gender Level of of
Data Area Referrals Ethnicity Team Team Actual Actual Students Students
7O=4 7M=
8O= M=4
Enc=3
REFOCUS ROOM Total=27 SPED=2
Reg=19 Black=8 Admin=1 7O=6
SPED=8 White=19
SUB=1 7M=11
At-Risk=14 Hisp=
GT=1 Indiana= EA=7 8O=6 F=5 7=10
504=1 Asian= Student=5 8M=4 M=12 8=7 17 3.1%
Teacher=14
STAFF MAKING EA=2
REFOCUS REFERRALS SUB=1 F=9
Total=18 Admin=1 M=6 15 (STAFF) 23%
Total=14
OFFICE REFERRALS Reg=8 Black=4 7O=4
(May include Duplicates from SPED=5 White=9
detentions, refocus room, ISS/ 7M=4
At-Risk=4 Hisp=
OSS) GT=1 Indian= 8O=2 F=2 7=7
504=1 Asian=1 8M=4 M=11 8=6 13 2.3%
7O= 7M=
8O= 8M=
Enc=1
DETENTIONS Total=4 SPED=
Reg=4 Black= Admin=3 7O=4
(These are assigned detentions) SPED= White=4
SUB= 7M=
At-Risk=1 Hisp=
GT= Indian= EA= 8O= F=3 7=4
504= Asian= Student= 8M= M=1 8= 4 0.7%
7O=17
7M=30
HEALTH OFFICE 8O=23 F=35 7=35
Total=96 8M=26 M=40 8=40 75 13.5%
Total=1
Reg=1 Black=1 7O=
SPED=0 White=
OSS At-Risk= Hisp=
7M=1
GT= Indian= 8O= F= 7=1
504= Asian= Admin 8M= M=1 8= 1 0.2%
Total=4
Reg=3 Black=2 7O=1
SPED=1 White=2
ISS At-Risk= Hisp=
7M=1
GT=2 Indian= 8O=1 F= 7=2
504= Asian= Admin 8M=1 M=4 8=2 4 0.7%
7O=1 7M=
8O= 8M=
Total=1 Enc=
Reg= Black=
CADS SPED= 7O=1
SPED=1 White=1
Admin= 7M=
At-Risk=1 Hisp=
GT= Indian= SUB= EA= 8O= F= 7=1
504= Asian= Student= 8M= M=1 8=1 1 0.2%
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