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 have examined our math performance results, we looked at teacher placement and made some adjustments in the scheduling of teachers.  We are also pairing up our new teachers with our high performing teachers. The math department coach is monitoring the  vertical planning within their grade levels at weekly plc's to insure lessons are planning creative, rigorous lessons that match the standards begin taught. 
 

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?

Our administrators and academic coaches are frequently monitoring the authenticity of PLC's to ensure alignment with content standards. Teachers are asked to share their own best practices in PLC's so that ideas are shared within departments. 

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

We share our best practices with the schools in the Dillard Zone by inviting their coaches and teachers to our instructional rounds. We also have a professional development day that we share with our feeder elementary schools and the zone's high schools.
 

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

FAIR-FS is administered three times per year (fall, mid-year, and spring) to students in grades 6-8.The administration of these assessments is done by the classroom teacher, but is overseen by the literacy coach. Additional progress monitoring is done with the assessments in the reading program in and teacher made assessments. Each department coach will create assessment using computer based programs to assessed students understanding of the standards being taught. These assessment will be conducted quarterly.
 

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

In order to ensure the fidelity of students not progressing towards school and district goals, students are referred to the RTI process.  Theteam meets biweekly to monitor the progress of the students to ensure that the interventions are implemented with fidelity.  The Literacy Coach provides support and professional development as needed.

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)?

William Dandy Middle focuses on standards-based instruction.  Each grade level maps out their curriculum to ensure that all standards are taught.  Curriculum is aligned to the standards.  The PLC's monitor the standards being covered and mastered in the classrooms.Teachers provide differentiated instruction by using learning stations and centers based on best practices and learning standards. 
* Small group learning.
* Technology incorporated into instructional time.
* Incorporating Project Based Learning.
* Providing complex informational and literary text within the classroom.

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

The school focuses on standards-based instruction.  Each grade level maps out their curriculum to ensure that all standards are taught.  Curriculum is aligned to the standards.  The PLC's monitor the standards being covered and mastered in the classrooms. Students that are not meeting tier 1 strategies for learning in the classroom are recommended for tier 2 strategies and monitored on RtI.

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?

6th- Newsela, Collections, Common Lit, Inside textbook and workbooks
7th- Newsela, Collections, Common Lit, Inside textbook and workbooks
8th- Newsela, Collections,Common Lit, Inside textbook and workbooks

All materials are either core or supplemental materials infused with informational or literary texts.

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.

Math proficiency decrease from 42% to 39%. We did not meet our goal.
Math proficiency decreased from 42% to 39%. We did not meet our goal. Even though our goal wasn't met, we worked really hard on the following stategies.

* Specific strategies include:
o Literacy Coach modeling in classrooms

o Team Teaching 

o Extended learning opportunities (Saturday Academy) targeted specific students and specific standards (Algebra and Geometry)   

Academic improvement occurred because students received instruction from more than one teacher.