Explain the activities in which your school will participate to increase your overall rating. Include specific details.

As evidenced in the SES Band Data, which content area(s) will be the focus for improving student achievement and why was this area chosen?

We are focusing on guided reading mastery with teaching targets and small group instruction.  This year we will delve into shared/modeled/ interactive reading to increase our reading proficiency. 

What specific BEST Practice(s) will be implemented or scaled-up to improve teaching and learning in order to increase performance within the SES Band?

Scaling up process continues with guided reading.  Our expectation is to have 100% of staff master the use of the continuum and BAS analysis.  We will add the interactive read alooud for 18-19.

Describe in detail how the BEST Practice(s) will be scaled-up.

Teachers will have opportunity for training, and discussion in PLC.  Teachers will share best practices especially for intervention groups and scheduling.

What specific school-level progress monitoring data is collected and how often?

Iobservation data results will be collected monthly and shared with teachers individually.  

How does the school ensure the fidelity of students not progressing towards school and district goals?

Students not meeting goals are serviced by many means.  

Literacy coach assists teachers and students as an on needed basis.  RtI team assists teachers to identify teaching targets for children.

How does the school ensure that all classroom instruction is accessible to the full range of learners using Universal Designs for Learning (UDL) for effective instructional design (planning) and delivery (teaching)?

Administration is responsible for identifying areas of need and providing support and training for teachers.  All students are expected to be taught at a level they can understand.

How does the school ensure Tier 1 Standards-Based classroom instruction is being implemented properly and effectively?

Administration monitors this through obseravtion and data collected through Iobservation tool.

Describe texts used for core, supplemental, and intervention programs at each grade level. How does the school ensure students have access to a balance of literary and informational text in a variety of mediums?

Scholasitic leveled libraries and classroom libraries as well as intervention tools of LLI, Journeys Tool kit, phonics for reading, wilson, fundations.

Please complete this section based on 2018-2019 end-of-year results.
Instructional Implications: Discuss the success of specific strategies/activities and provide a rationale as to why those academic improvements occurred as a result of those strategies.

100% of our teachers implemented Guided Reading during the 2018-2019 school year. Our ELA scores increased to 76% proficient. Our ELA learning gains increased to 71% and our low 30 learning gains increased to 64%.

100% implementation allowed us to meet the individual reading needs of our learners.