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 area chosen for focus this year is ELA and Mathematics K-5 in an effort to maintain the present upward trend in overall proficiency, learning gaings and learning gains of 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?

ELA
ELA Camps for targeted students will be increased.
PLC's For Intermediate Grades and Primary Grades will incorporate ELA school wide and Small Group Instruction in Reading
Early Birds iReady lab from 7:30-8 for students in grades 3-5
Intermediate Resource Teacher
Primary Literacy Resource Teacher

Math
Math Camps for targeted students in fall and spring.
PLC's For Intermediate Grades and Primary Grades will incorporate math school wide and Small Group Instruction.
Increase use of manipulatatives
 

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

ELA
10 New teachers attend district training on small group guided reading nstruction.
Focus walks with Team leaders and support staff with feedback to teachers
Teachers will use iready data to modify instruction of small groups based on student need
Focus on standards in lowest scoring reporting category on FSA in Interdisciplinary Units of Study

Math
10 New teachers attend district training on small group math instruction.
Focus walks with Team leaders and support staff with feedback to teachers
Teachers will use iready data to modify instruction of small groups based on student need
School Wide initiative, Word Problem Wednesday and Calendar Math K-5
 

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

iReady Diagnostic/3 times a year
On-going Portfolio Meetings (data chat) with each teacher K-5 every 5 weeks
Quarterly writing samples
BAS assessments (ELA)
 

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

On-going Portfolio Meetings (data chat) with each teacher K-5 every 5 weeks
RTI/MTSS Meetings weekly

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)?

Effective Instructional Design:
ELA, Social Studies and Science Standards at each grade level are identified and paced out in quarterly interdisciplinary Units of study.  Grade level teams collaborate in team planning on a regular basis to identify performance tasks and artifacts that will provide students with authentically engaging activitties. 


The evidence collected to insure that classroom instruction is aligned to grade level instruction standards as follows:
Interdisciplinary Units of study Pre test and post tests are are utilized to asess mastery.  Student Artifacts and performance task are used to insure alignment of classroom instruction and and alignment of grade level standards.

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

Support staff walk throughs bi-weekly with a curricular focus. Team debreifs and gives feedback to teachers.

Monthly Team Leader Peer Walk throughs with a curricular focus. Team debreifs and gives feedback to teachers. Test

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?

Describe texts used for core, supplemental, and intervention programs in classes K-5
-Scholastic Leveled Bookroom
-Social Studies text
-Science A-Z text
-Journeys tool kit and leveled text
-Informational texts are available through classroom libraries, texts checked out at the media center, as well as online resources such as NewsELA and Read Works
 

How does your school implement the Broward County Public Schools Social and Emotional Learning Standards to ensure students are developing social and emotional skills?

Teachers at Nob Hill are implementing the school's Social and Emotional Plan which includes the standards. The plan ensures students are developing social and emotional skills.