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?

By June of 2019, Riverglades Elementary students with diabilities will show gains in there ELA assesment performance data.

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?

Riverglades ESE teachers will both be trained in the Orton Gillingman program. A research based program designed to help students with dyslexia and difficulty with reading. During PLCs, we will focus on balanced literacy best practices.  First grade teacher utilize LLI to help struggling learners. 

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

Both ESE teachers will now be trained.
Teachers are going to Balanced Literacy workshop and best oractices are shared at PLCs.
The ESE teachers are sharing best practice strategies with genreal education teachers.

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

All teachers submit monthly data to administration. The assessment data is discussed and reviewed during PLCs. The data collected is BAS, wriitng samples, and program assessments.

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

Observations and collection of common assessments.

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)?

The teachers plan for the individual needs of students and to their differnet modailites of learning.  Teahcers participate in project base dlearning an dmany hands on apporaches.

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

Teachers attend Balanced Literacy, small group instruction, standards based instruction, and share best practices during PLCs and grade level meetings. 

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?

We have the Scholastic Leveled Book room.  In addition, each grade level has a book room of ficiton and non fiction resources to use with students.  We utilize science and socail studies books to integrate into the ELA block.

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.

All of Riverglades' subgroups scored above 45% of the Subgroup Federal Index (SFI). However, the Students with Disabilities subgroup did not make gains and their performance will be an area of concern for the coming year.