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Welcome to Moody Middle School

Click on the school image to see a tour of the inside of the school created by two eighth grade students

School Description George H. Moody Middle School, serving grade 6 through grade 8, is located in the central portion of Henrico County. The student population and demographics are unique because Moody is home to the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The IB program allows students from around the county to apply and attend this school. The school population comprises of approximately 65% IB students and 35% “zone” students. The “zone” students are children that live in the surrounding neighborhoods and zoned to attend Moody Middle School. This is one of three middle school specialty centers in the county and accepts students from all elementary schools.

Additional data analysis shows an almost even split between male (49%) and female (51%) students. 23% of the students are economically disadvantaged. This is calculated from the number of students that receive free and reduced lunch services. In addition, 13% of students reside in a single-parent home, and 8% are students with disabilities. Students have a high attendance rate of 97% during the previous school year, which shows they are coming to school regularly. The graphic below demonstrates the demographic population in regards to ethnicity. It gives a breakdown of the different subgroups present at Moody Middle for the 2009-2010 school year. The graphic shows the majority of the students are classified as White (55%), with the next two prominent groups as Black (18%) and Asian (16%). This data was used to determine how many students fall into each subgroup as test results are analyzed. Although over half of the students fall into the same category, the other half of the school is blend of many different ethnicities.



 Instructional Use The teachers at Moody Middle School are active users of technology and have high expectations of student use in the classroom daily. In addition, it is an IB requirement for students to log 50 hours of technology use. It is an expectation of the school administration for teachers and the ITRT collaborate on at least one project each semester to ensure the 50 hour requirement is met. We maintain a student gallery of teacher lessons and student work to share with the staff, parents, and community. Visit the Moody student product page for 2009-2010: []

We believe that all children will respond to high expectations within a program that:
 * Moody Middle School Mission Statement **
 * fosters the discovery of individual strengths;
 * creates autonomous, reflective learners;
 * promotes collaboration and communication for the 21st century; and
 * encourages active involvement in a culturally diverse international community.

Henrico County middle schools will focus on the following areas:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Focus Areas for the Year **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Continued growth in SOL achievement including pass/advanced rates
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Henrico 21 -- Pervasive integration of 21st century learning
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Implementation of reading and math programs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Rigor and relevance

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">HCPS is in the process of approving a district-wide strategic plan that will guide our school system for the next five years. Our continuous school improvement plan will tie in and support the district’s plan. Moody’s focus areas are being drawn from the survey data collected from parents, students and teachers, as well as from results of our testing data and on-going initiatives. As a result of this data, we are focusing our attention next year on:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Implementation of RtI (Response to Intervention) specifically in the areas of reading, overall expectations of our students and the inclusion of all students in extra- and co-curricular activities.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Academic performance of exceptional education students
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Benchmark testing
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">HCPSchoolspace

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I really liked tis video and thought it went along with President Obama's message of the importance of math and science in America. media type="custom" key="6674177" align="center"

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">President Obama has also charged our country to excel in math and science. He has made this a focus for educators across the nation.

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Student Access <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students are issued laptop by the county in grade six to be used as an instructional tool, the following three items must be complete in order to receive the computer. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Parent must attend a county laptop training session. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. $50 insurance fee; An application to waive this fee due to economic deprivation is available. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. Students and parents must sign and return the Acceptable Use Policy form to the school technology administrator.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wireless internet available in all Henrico County schools with a strict filter to block inappropriate sites for student view following the Acceptable Use Policy. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/staffdev/jessup_k/moody_student/home.html <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@http://staffdev.henrico.k12.va.us/students/indexms.html
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Student Resources **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Internet Safety <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The state of Virginia requires a minimum of one hour of internet safety training to all students. The school resource officer, ITRT, media specialists, and teachers will facilitate this training during school hours. In addition, the school resource officer and ITRT will offer training for parents in evening sessions to educate them on safety tips for their household.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Student Resource: [] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Parent Resource: []

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Professional Development <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Moody will continue with our Professional Learning Community protocols. Our PLC topics will draw from either the county-wide or school-level focus areas. In addition, teachers will be focusing on the technology platform transition from Mac to Windows 7. This will require training by the ITRT. This training will be completed during the work weeks before school begins. Another big push will be teacher and student submissions to the [|Henrico 21] initiative, showing progress and growth of implementing technology and 21st century skills. media type="custom" key="6673511" width="130" height="130" align="left"

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Funding & Resources <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">$20, 893, 701 <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">The technology budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year is up 4.4% from the year before. The technology funds fall under the Instruction department and the school board must approve the funds that were spent. These funds are used for the hardware, software, and eLearning resources available to the elementary, middle, and high schools. Additional funds can be acquired by the school PTA and fundraising.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Resources <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">Henrico County eLearning department funds the following web-based programs with an annual subscription: School Space, Quia Accounts, Study Island, Word Press blogs, Apangea, Discovery Education, Explore Learning, SAS Curriculum Pathways, HCPS Link

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">Software
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">Windows 7
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">Microsoft Office 2010
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">Adobe Education Package (Soundbooth, Premeire Elements, Photo Shop)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">Windows Movie Maker
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">iTunes
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">Internet Explorer
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">FileMaker Pro 10

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Hardware
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Laptops
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Printers
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Projectors
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1-Promethean Board
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">TV and telephones in every classroom
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1 Computer lab with 25 computers
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">10 desktop computers in the library