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?

As evidenced in the SES Band Data, the content area in need of most improvement is ELA lowest quartile. While Riverland Elementary's overall ELA proficiency increased by 8 percent and math proficiency increased by 3 percent, the lowest quartile learning gains in math content area showed a decrease by twenty percent for 2017-2018. This data demonstrates that this content area needs to be focused on for improvement with focused attention on the lowest quartile. 

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?

The BEST Practice that will be implemented to improve teaching and learning is the continuous implementation of Balanced Literacy with a focus on Shared Reading. Additionally, we will continue to implement Interactive Read-alouds and Small Group Guided Reading instruction. This practice will be scaled up for all grade levels. The implementation of Instructional Focus Calendars (I.F.C.) will continue to be a BEST Practice that will be scaled up. This implementation allows the continuous enrichment and remediation of standards-based instruction.

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

This BEST Practice will be scaled up through our C.A.R.E. meetings, along with professional development that will focus on effective student center work analysis and support facilitation. Teachers may also work collaboratively to observe implementation of centers in different grade levels.

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

The Benchmark Assessment System (BAS) is administered quarterly to students in grades kindergarten through fifth. The results are used to design lessons that will enhance students' areas of weakness.

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

The school ensures the fideltiy of students not progressing towards school and district goals by providing a common planning time for teachers to analyze student data, share best practices, and collaborate on developing lessons that are aligned to the Florida State Standards. This time is also used to identify resources to use during small group guided reading. Teachers track students' progress as they work towards meeting set goals.

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)?

All lessons are data driven. After analyzing the student data teachers develop lessons to fit the needs of the various learning styles of their students. Teachers conference regularly with students to set goals for success, give feedback on assignments, and remediate in a small group setting. Students are allowed felixble work space through independent learning centers as well as through the use of technology. Riverland provides teachers with a common planning time so that they can share best practices and develop effective lessons for their students.

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

Riverland ensures Tier 1 Standards-Based classroom instruction is being implemented propery and effectively through the implementation of the Balanced Literacy program. This ensures that all components of literacy are being addressed throughout the day. We provide a diverse range of materials to fit the various learning styles of the students to foster critical thinking skills. 

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?

The core text used for each grade level is Journey's. The Journey's text covers all components of the Balanced Literacy along with leveled  readers for small group instruction. Journey's is also equipped with a toolkit that includes flashcards, vocabulary cards, and writing materials. Our supplemental texts include the scholastic readers housed in our resource room for grades kindergarten through fifth and leveled scholastic readers for each classroom library. In addition to the scholastic readers, we use the social studies independent readers. The students also use technology resources such as i-ready and Science-4us to enhance lessons previously implemented. For the primary grades (K-2), Fundations has been adopted to increase phonics skills.

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.

Riverland Elementary will continue to focus on our lowest quartile as it relates to English Language Arts.  We will strengthen our small group guided reading instructional practice to increase the proficiency of our lowest quartile students.