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?

Literacy will contunue to be the focus for improving student achievement.  Students demonstrated the most deficit areas based on the 2018 ELA FSA and iReady diagnostic 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?

i-Ready will be utilized with all students enrolled in reading.
PLCs will disaggregate specific student data related to the standards and target strategies to improve those skills.
NewsELA and Vocabulary.com will be utilized to increase vocabulary skills and informational text comprehension.
Middle school students will participate in the Middle School All-Star Challenge monthly to increase academic achievement and motivation.
Literacy Coach will analyze student data on a bi-monthly basis to develop remediation plans and review differentiation strategies.
 

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

i-Ready will be implemented at least 45 minutes per week for all students enrolled in reading.
PLCs will disaggregate specific student data related to the standards and target strategies to improve those skills.
The Literacy Coach will disseminate and assist teachers to apply the information obtained from the Professional Learning Series for Instructional Coaches.
Monthly iReady data will be reviewed to ensure that students are making gains and instruction will be adjusted based on individualized needs.
The Literacy Coach will pull out and work with targeted students on deficit skills weekly.

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

iReady diagnostics will be conducted three times per year.  Additional growth monitoring data will be collected through iReady.  
Monthly iReady data will be reviewed to ensure that students are making gains and instruction will be adjusted based on individualized needs.
Teachers administering the assessments shall meet with each student after each assessment to discuss his/her results and encourage improvement.
Teachers will be including students in setting individual growth targets in reading. 

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

Monthly iReady data will be reviewed to ensure that students are making gains and instruction will be adjusted based on individualized needs.
Incentives will be given school-wide based on individual gains.
Teachers will review individual growth target with students after each assessment.   
The Literacy Coach will pull out and work with targeted students on deficit skills, weekly.
The Literacy Coach will assist teachers in analyzing student data and implement teaching strategies to focus on deficit skills.
 

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)?

All students have an IEP (Individual Educational Plan) that delineates specific accommodations each student requires to maximize their learning.
All teachers collaboratively participate in each students' IEP development and are given access to all of their students' IEP.
The ESE Specialists have provided professional development regarding accommodations and strategies on how to implement them.
The Literacy Coach will assist teachers in differentiating to match individual needs and learning styles with the goal of all students meeting the same high expectations.  
Teachers will explore and implement processes considering multiple ways for demonstrating understanding in their PLC groups.
Reading, English, Social Studies, and Science that will keep portfolios that support students through scaffolding.

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

Flexibility is provided in the time and support each student needs to meet the standard. Teachers follow a cycle of instruction— assessment, planning, instruction, assessment, and re-teaching-so all students meet specific, clearly stated and understood, high academic standards in each content area.

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?

Grades K-5 use Journeys for Reading and ELA instruction.
Grades 6-8 use Collections for ELA and Edge for Reading.
Grades 9-12 use Collections for ELA and Edge and Ten Steps to Improve College Reading Skills.
Other supplemental/remedial programs include Newsela, i-Ready, Flocabulary, newspapers, Scholastic readers. 
Access is through the media center, online textbooks, technology on site and at home as well.

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.

Cross Creek School