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School Improvement Plan (SIP) |
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The School Improvement Plan (SIP) is a live document that is subject to change based on School Advisory Council (SAC) recommendations.
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School Name |
New River MS (0881) |
School Year |
2018 - 2019 |
School Grade
(2017 - 2018) |
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Executive Summary |
Download/View Executive Summary
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BEST PRACTICE #1
A Focused and Authentic PLC
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLC)
A Professional Learning Community (PLC) is a process in which teachers
work in teams and use student information to develop strategies to improve their classroom practices.
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PLC Name |
Day(s) of Week |
Week(s) of Month |
Start/End Dates |
Start/End Times |
Grade |
7th Grade Science |
Friday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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7
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Departmental (ELA, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies) |
Friday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
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6, 7, 8
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Math All Grades |
Thursday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
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6, 7, 8
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8th Grade US History |
Thursday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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12:40 PM - 2:10 PM
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8
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7th Grade Civics |
Thursday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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11:45 AM - 12:25 PM
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7
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6th Grade Science |
Thursday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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6
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Marine Science |
Thursday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
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6, 7, 8
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6th Grade Social Studies |
Thursday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
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6
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Reading All Grades |
Thursday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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8:40 AM - 9:15 AM
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6, 7, 8
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ELA All Grades |
Wednesday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
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6, 7, 8
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8th Grade Science |
Wednesday
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2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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8
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Reading All Grades |
Wednesday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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8:40 AM - 9:15 AM
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6, 7, 8
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Math All Grades |
Tuesday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
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6, 7, 8
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6th Grade World History |
Tuesday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
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6
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8th Grade US History |
Tuesday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
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8
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7th Grade Civics |
Tuesday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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11:45 AM - 12:25 PM
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7
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Marine Science |
Tuesday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
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6, 7, 8
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6th Grade Science |
Tuesday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
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6
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ELA All Grades |
Monday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
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6, 7, 8
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7th Grade Science |
Monday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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7
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8th Grade Science |
Monday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/22/2018 - 6/4/2019
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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8
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BEST PRACTICE #2
An Embedded High Quality RtI Process
RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI)
Response to Intervention (RtI) uses student academic and behavior information to identify students with learning
and behavior needs to guarantee that those in danger of failure and/or retention are receiving assistance and support.
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Graduation/College and Career Readiness (Early Warning Indicators)
| Data For: 2017-2018 (Last updated: 9/18/2019) |
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Student Enrollment |
% of students with attendance below 90% |
% of students with 1 or more suspensions |
% of students with course failure in ELA or Math |
% of students level 1 in ELA or Math |
% of students exhibiting 2 or more Early Warning Indicators |
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563 |
91.00
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163.00
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10.00
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225.00
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38.00
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07 |
515 |
94.00
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141.00
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3.00
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211.00
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34.00
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08 |
522 |
106.00
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103.00
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16.00
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185.00
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59.00
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Describe all intervention strategies employed by the school to improve the academic performance of students identified by the early warning system.
- What specific school – level progress monitoring data is collected and how often at school level to determine that students are progressing toward the school and district goals? Data is collected monthly via Common Formative Assessments in each grade level and subject area. Teachers also perform weekly "check outs" which are informal assessments such as "tickets out the door" or summaries of the lesson to ensure progression toward the learning goal. In addition, teachers are having data chats with students as well as discussing the data in their professional learning communities (PLCs) when planning lessons collaboratively.
- What instructional materials including core, supplemental, and intervention programs are used to inform instruction based on students' needs? The core materials include the math textbook Go-Math, and for ELA Collections, Civics is Florida Civics, Science is Stemscopes, I-ready, Easy CBM for interventions, district Sharepoint resources.
- How does the school ensure the fidelity of students not progressing towards school and district goals receiving appropriate interventions? ELA and Math coach monitor the lowest quartile and schedule students appropriately. In addition, support facilitators push in to classrooms to assist struggling students. Those students are also encouraged to attend our morning tutoring program as well as Saturday camps in the Spring.
- How does the school ensure that all classroom instruction is accessible to the full range of learners using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles? Teachers provide muliple means of representation by using the online textbooks in addition to the hard copies. Many classrooms are equipped with technology such as laptop carts, Recordex, Promethean boards, and interactive response systems. In addition, we have district support facilitators that are training teachers on how to differentiate the ways that students can express what they know.
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RtI Team Meeting Schedule
Day(s) of Week |
Week(s) of Month |
Start/End Dates |
Start/End Times |
Tuesday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/21/2018 - 6/6/2019
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9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
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Tuesday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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8/29/2018 - 5/28/2019
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9:30 PM - 11:30 AM
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BEST PRACTICE #3
Optimal Internal/External Relationships
ACCREDITATION PROCESS
The Accreditation Process leads schools to critically evaluate teaching and
learning with a focus on academic excellence. All stakeholders (parents, students, staff, and community) are part of the accreditation process.
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Self-Assessment Ratings
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| Accreditation Standard |
Overall Rating |
| Purpose and Direction |
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| Governance and Leadership |
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| Teaching and Assessing for Learning |
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| Resources and Support Systems |
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| Using Results for Continuous Improvement |
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Explain the activities in which your school will participate to increase your overall rating. Include specific details.
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No Evidence/Artifacts
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SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL (SAC)
Each school has a School (SAC) to facilitate the development and monitor progress of the annual School Improvement Plan.
Agendas and minutes reflect annual needs assessment, SIP monitoring and allocation of Accountability Funds.
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SAC Upload Center
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BEST PRACTICE #4
Scaling Up BEST Practices
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
School improvement is based on a continuous improvement model, using research-based accepted best practices, which align with student
achievement needs, insure student progress, and may be revised when appropriate.
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Goals
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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?
SES Band Data indicates that Reading and Math should be a focus for improving student achievement. We are seeking to increase the percentage of students scoring level 3 or higher in ELA and Math by 3% as reported on the FSA.
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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 Professional Learning Community model will be scaled up amongst grade level and content areas to increase performance within the SES Band. Particular attention will be given to the "Super 7" strategies that demonstrate results in Reading and Math. NRMS will collaborate with other schools in our SES band such as Apollo Middle to learn more about their reading and writing clinics. The literacy coach will observe writing clinics in action.
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Describe in detail how the BEST Practice(s) will be scaled-up.
BEST practices including PLC and RtI will be scaled up through continued training and peer support. Video recording of exemplary lessons occurs. Teachers are encouraged to peer evaluate each other’s lessons.
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What specific school-level progress monitoring data is collected and how often?
Data is collected monthly via Common Formative Assessments in each grade level and subject area. Teachers also perform weekly "check outs" which are informal assessments such as "tickets out the door" or summaries of the lesson to ensure progression toward the learning goal. In addition, teachers are having data chats with students as well as discussing the data in their professional learning communities (PLCs) when planning lessons collaboratively.
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How does the school ensure the fidelity of students not progressing towards school and district goals?
ELA and Math coach monitor the lowest quartile and schedule students appropriately. In addition, support facilitators push in to classrooms to assist struggling students. Those students are also encouraged to attend our morning tutoring program as well as Saturday camps in the Spring.
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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)?
Teachers provide muliple means of representation by using the online textbooks in addition to the hard copies. Many classrooms are equipped with technology such as laptop carts, Recordex, Promethean boards, and interactive response systems. In addition, we have district support facilitators that are training teachers on how to differentiate the ways that students can express what they know.
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How does the school ensure Tier 1 Standards-Based classroom instruction is being implemented properly and effectively?
Teachers were trained by district personnel in the RtI/MTSS process and the use of BASIS to ensure that they had access to the data needed to effectively plan their lessons. All teachers are required to maintain a data binder that is periodically checked by department heads and administrators. The information in the data binder is updated monthly based on results from formal and informal assessments.
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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 materials include the math textbook Go-Math, and for ELA Collections, Civics is Florida Civics, Science is Stemscopes, I-ready, Easy CBM for interventions, district Sharepoint resources.
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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.
Our overall school score for reading proficiency increased by 2% from 45% to 47%. This was due to scaling up our BEST practices, including building our professional learning communities to increase progress monitoring and data-driven instruction. Particular attention was given to the literacy strategies that teachers were encouraged to use in the classroom. Our math score remained steady at 51%, however, there is a renewed focus on improving teachers’ understanding and use of differentiated instruction in the classroom. Teachers are organized in high-quality Professional Learning Communities and will continue to be provided with deliberate feedback focused on the effective implementation of differentiated instruction (small group, teach up, learning stations, open-ended questioning, and the use of task cards). This will lead to an improvement in our math score this year.
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Strategies & Activities
| Strategies |
Persons responsible |
Deadline |
Professional Development |
Budget |
| SEL Classes, Sharks 360, Check Ins with repeat offenders |
Administrators, SEL teachers, Counselors |
6/9/2019
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SEL Trainings bi-monthly with Fran Rubio-Katz,Teachers were training on Sharks 360 in the beginning of the year on Sharks 360. |
$2,000.00
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| Morning care program with tutoring specifically for ELA and Math. |
Mr. Garcia, Ms. Bennett, Ms. Lendick |
6/10/2019
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iReady trainings and PD on monitoring student use and teacher delivery. |
$5,250.00
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BPIE Files