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?

The content areas that are the focus based on SES Band Data are ELA and Math. This area was chosen because in the past we have had a lack of consistent growth in both areas. During the last 3 years, the school's improvement goal has and will continue to be: "If all learners are actively engaged in effective literacy instruction to include listening, speaking, reading, and writing across all content areas, then learners will demonstrate gains as evidenced by assessments." Due to acquiring an additional Math Coach, teachers are provided intensive support in mathematics (k-2 and 3-5). With this, we add Math as an area of focus for improving student achievement. 

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 practices that are being implemented to improve teaching-learning are:

• Coaching Cycles
• Collaboration
• PLC's

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

• Weekly coaching cycles with all teachers on campus utilizing our 3 instructional coaches and Assistant Principal
• Data Chats per cycle to anlayze data and inform future instruction.
• Collaboration among with coaches.
• Weekly PLC's by content and grade level teachers.

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

School-wide progress monitoring data will be collected as follows:
ELA - Monthly comprehensive Assessments
Math - Monthly Alternating Assessments - (Acaletics Scrimmages (comprehensive), Interim Assessments (previously taught standards)
Science - Monthly Interim Assessments - Previously taught standards

All subjects will also participate in the BSA and a Mock Assessment. 
 

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

To assist in all scholars progressing toward goals, we utilize an "all hands on deck" approach. Utilizing all 4th and 5th grade teachers and support staff for Writing Cafe and all 3rd-5th teachers and support to teach Math Clubs. 

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)?

Our school ensures that all classroom instruction is accessible to the full range of learners by:

• Posted Lesson Goals
• Differentiated Lessons Assignments
• Flexible workspaces 
• Regular or ongoing feedback
• Digital and audio text
• Adaptive devices for ESE
• Voice to Text

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

All staff has attended balanced literacy professional development courses. The concepts of BL are integrated throughout the PLC's and monitored through the coaching cycle and administrative walkthroughs. 

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?

Core  - Journey's K-5/ Go and Go Math K-5

Supplemental - LLI, Phonics for Reading, and iReady

Intervention - LLI,  Journey's Tool-Kit

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.

Through the scaling up of the following BEST practices:

• Weekly coaching cycles with all teachers on campus utilizing our 3 instructional coaches and Assistant Principal
• Data Chats per cycle to anlayze data and inform future instruction.
• Collaboration among with coaches.
• Weekly PLC's by content and grade level teachers.