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?

Based on SES Band Data, the content areas that we will be focusing on for improving student achievement is lowest 25% learning gains for both reading and math.
We chose these area because students in the lowest 25% are not making gains at the same rate as student's not in the lowest 25%.  Additionally, our goal is for the lowest 25% students to have 60% gains.  This will contribute towards our efforts of becoming a "B" school (53 percentage points, where we currently have 48 percentage points, therefore needing +5 percentage points).  

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 specific BESTpractice #1 that will be scaled up is Authentic Professional Learning Communities (PLCs).

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

 During PLC's we look at student evidence and data to make decisions about curriculum.  We also support teacher's development by providing feedback on lesson plans and activity alignment to standards.  Teacher's share best practices about small group instruction and research based instructional practices.  

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

Through our SEAD collaboration, we identify target groups and progress monitor their learning.  Instructional coaches collaborate to support teacher's in implementing Formative assessments which we will review to identify if we are on track to meeting our goals.  Adminstrators meet with teacher's through building capacity to have data chats with teachers.  Additionally, teachers and instructional leaders review diagnostic data for both i-Ready and Achieve 3000 to create small groups for classrooms and provide targeted remediation. 
 

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

Item Specs are utilized to provide feedback to teachers and create formative assessments.  Conversations around assessment limits are had to ensure fidelity of assessments. Lowest 25% classes have a "para scorecard" in which we track at risk students and determine if they are meeting their remediation goals on i-Ready and Achieve 3000. Additionally, all students are met with twice a quarter by their Life Coach Ambassador to determine if students are on track to making learning gains in both Math and Reading utilizing i-Ready and Achieve 3000 pathways. 
 

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)?

Teacher's are supported with standards based planning during Power Hour by instructional coaches.  Teacher's unwrap standards and identify standards-based activities.  During PLCs teacher's collaborate on best practices and resources for small group instruction (delivery).  During Power Hour teacher's also collaborate on cross-curricular planning which supports diverse learners.  Technology is also utilized on  a daily basis for small group instruction (blended learning).  

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

The FAST Pass feedback cycle is utilzied with the Lowest 25% teachers in both ELA and Math to support teacher's by providing timely feedback. Teacher's utilze Power Hour which is progress monitored through instructional coach support to ensure the fidelity of Tier 1 practices.  Administrators conduct informal observations to provide teachers with feedback on Tier 1 instructional practices, as well as meet with teacher's through building capacity sessions to provide feedback and identify next steps.  

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 utilzied is Collections in the ELA classrooms.  For interventions we utlize the Inside textbook.  For supplemental material for Lowest 25% classes we utilze Achieve 3000.  LAFS is used as a supplement for push-in support by the instructional coach/AP small group instruction.

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 focus was on for improving student achievement in the lowest 25% , for both ELA and Math; the goal was for 40% and 50% respectively, which resulted in 35% and 45%.