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?

Lakeside will be focusing on small group instruction during all subject areas.  Our Learning Gains in ELA (45) and Math (63.  The learning gains in ELA decreased by 6 points, while the learning gains in Math decreased by 9. Both areas for the Lowest 25 students also decreased.  Our focus is on small group instruction so that teachers are meeting the precise needs of all students in both areas.  

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?

Teachers will work on implementing an effective instructional blocks by introducing the lesson in whole group for 15 - 20 minutes, and then break into centers, small group, and independent work.  During small group instruction, teachers will target specific skills and components of standards where students are struggling.  

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

Teachers will be encouraged to visit other classrooms. The Pineapple Chart will be on display which will welcome staff members to other rooms to observe best practices.  Key rooms for small group instruction will be identified and suggested to specific teachers.  

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

iReady Diagnostic is given 3x per year.  Teachers will use the initial iReady to determine baseline.  Then they will measure progress with 2nd Diagnostic.  

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

Ongoing CARE assessments will provide formative data to drive instructional decisions.  

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)?

Frequent classroom walkthroughs during math block in all grade levels without evaluative measures will be used to provide feedback to teachers.  

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

Tier 1 instruction is monitored through frequent walkthroughs by admin & the curriculum coach providing feedback to teachers and support from the Curriculum Coach. 

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?

Lakeside Elementary has an extensive resource room with leveled readers for teachers to use during small group instruction.  Additionally teachers use the anchor texts provided with the science and social studies curriculum materials for shared reading and read aloud activities with the whole class.  Science A-Z readers and Social Studies readers are used to support all components of balanced literacy.  

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.

According to our FSA data from 2018-2019, our learning gains in both ELA and Math increased.  In ELA, our learning gains increased by 7 percentile points.  In Mathematics, our learning gains increased by 13 percentile points, while our lowest quartile learning gains increased by 16 percentile points.  These improvements occurred because we targeted specific needs of students and gave them small group interventions as appropriate from their classroom teachers and other support personnel.