East Moriches Middle School

School Demographics (2015-2016)
During the 2015-2016 school year, 360 students were enrolled at East Moriches.  The student body is predominately White (84%). In East Moriches Middle School, 12% of the student population are considered economically disadvantaged and 13% receive special education services. A small number of the student population are considered English Language Learners (2%).  The average class size at East Moriches Middle is 23 students. Other demographic information is available on the NYS Report Card

School Demographics (2016-2017)
During the 2016-2017 school year, 352 students were enrolled at East Moriches. The student body is predominately White (86%). In East Moriches Middle School, 11% of the student population are considered economically disadvantaged and 14% receive special education services. A small number of the student population are considered English Language Learners (1%). The average class size at East Moriches Middle is 23 students. Other demographic information is available on the NYS Report Card

School Demographics (2017-2018)
During the 2017-2018 school year, 352 students were enrolled at East Moriches. The student body is predominately White (84%). In East Moriches Middle School, 13% of the student population are considered economically disadvantaged and 14% receive special education services. A small number of the student population are considered English Language Learners (2%). The average class size at East Moriches Middle is 23 students. Other demographic information is available on the NYS Report Card

School Demographics (2018-2019)
During the 2018-2019 school year, 341 students were enrolled at East Moriches. The student body is predominately White (84%), with a small percentage of students who are Hispanic or Latino (11%), Black or African American (2%), Multiracial (2%), or Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (1%). In East Moriches Middle School, 16% of the student population are considered economically disadvantaged and 12% receive special education services. A small number of the student population are considered English Language Learners (3%). The average class size at East Moriches Middle is 23 students. Other demographic information is available on the NYS Report Card

2019-2020 RTI Leadership Team

• Dr. Charles Russo | Superintendent
• William Holl | Building Principal
• Muriel Rountos | RTI Coordinator

• Emily Eich | Assistant Principal/Curriculum Coordinator
• Michelle Pepey | Director of Special Education/PPS
• Edward Vinski | School Psychologist
• Sally Lourenco | General Educator (Grade 5)
• Katy Graham | General Educator (Math 7/8)
• Sheryl Walz | General Educator (ELA 7/8)
• Trish Costanzo | Guidance Counselor
• Eneida Mirra | Art & ENL Educator
• Sara Hempson | General Educator (Grade 5)
• Hannah Braun | General Educator (Grade 6)

RTI/MTSS Purpose Statement
The purpose of the RtI process at our middle school is to be able to create a shared understanding among teachers, students, and parents in order to create measurable goals, to assist students in reaching their unique academic potential.

SMART Goals
We will know we have succeeded when the Middle School RTI Program creates a multi-tiered support system that fosters student desire and motivation in achieving their individual goals (literacy, mathematics, and social/emotional), with 100% success, shown through data collection using researched-based interventions, regular benchmarking, and consistent (shared) progress monitoring.

Specific Student Achievement Goals:

• Eighty-five percent of all students will achieve Tier 1 status (as determined by AIMSWEB National Norms - 45th Percentile) on rCBM, MAZE, MCOMP, and MCAP benchmark assessments.
• Students at or below the 45th percentile will achieve 75th percentile rate of improvement (ROI) of Average Growth based on AIMSWEB Growth Norms Table (Fall to Spring) for the rCBM benchmark.
• A 15% increase in NYS assessment passing rates in the areas of ELA and Mathematics.
• A 15% increase in Mastery levels in Algebra and Earth Science on the NYS Regents Exams

Specific Student Motivation, Behavior and Engagement Goals:

• At-risk students identified based on discipline incidents, absences, and lack of engagement (inconsistent HW, low participation in class and events, etc...) show improvement in each area and self-assessments and goal tracking forms.
• Decreased disruptive incidents to classroom instruction based on the team created Teacher Behavior Report Cards (Non-Negotiables).

Specific Programmatic Goals:

• Needs-Based Instruction periods will be created in which faculty and staff utilize consistent research-based interventions to increase literacy and mathematic skills of students at various levels as evident through classroom observations and prescribed interventions during initial student referral and follow-up meetings.
• Shared understanding of the 3 RtI Tiers, the use of data and making data-driven decisions, and the benefits of utilizing research-based interventions within a multi-tiered support system as evident in a comparison of the initial survey and follow-up survey data of faculty, students, and parents, and classroom observations.

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RTI/MTSS Abbreviated Self-Assessment Survey Results

• Fall 2017

Annual Action Plan

• Action Plan (2017-2018)
• Action Plan (2018-2019)
• Action Plan (2019-2020)