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?

As evident of the SES Band 3 data, Literacy will be chosen to imprive student achievement.  Currently only 26% of students in grades 3, 4 and 5 are proficient.

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?

• Visit the top 2 schools in the same SES 3 to improve our practice at Thurgood Marshall
• Planning and Teaching the standards with rigor and relevance at every grade level
• Correlating the standards with activities and assessment

• Tracking and monitoring the progress of our lowest 25% to increase learning gains.
• Focus on instructional strategies by using Marzano High Frequency Elements.
• Implementating monthly CARE cycles
• Monitoring quarterly data templates to track students progress
• Monthly data chats -individual and team chats to discuss progress of all students, remediation and enrichment activities based on Schoolcity and Iready Standards mastery Assessments
• Streamlining online resources to meet the needs of all students - implementing iReady to drive targeted instruction- Grades K,1,2, 3, 4, 5.
• Writing Program -grades 4 & 5

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

Professional Development will be provided to teachers that focus onstandards based instruction.  Teachers will also be trained in BAS to successfully screen their students for deficiencies and to provide the targeted intervention. During data chats teachers will be shown how to analyze their students scale scores and compute how many points they will need to make a learning gain. The team will also analyze the weakest strands for each student, group them acordingly and plan instruction to teach the strand with rigor. . Will organize a Family Academic Nights to keep parents informed of all the schools initiatives and programs. 
Professional Learning Community(PLC) will tke place bi-monthly utilizing Florida Standard Learning Progression to identify gaps and correct the learning necessary to close the gaps.

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

Data is collected on a bi-weekly basis to monitor the school-level progress.  Grades 3-5 use SchoolCity to assess and monitor progress.  Grades K-2 use resources provided by the instructional coaches to assess and monitor thier students.  Teachers then participate in data chats with administration to discuss class and indvidual student progress a  s well as interventions and resources used.

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

To ensure the fidelity of students that are not progressing, the school implements Response to Intervention (TRI) strategies.  We strive to have a strong Tier 1 instructions and inplement Tier 2 and Tier 3 strategies for those studnts not progressing towards school and district goals. 

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 school encourages teachers to implement the four curricular pillars of UDL: (a) instructional goals, (b) instructional delivery methods, (c) instructional materials, and (d) student assessments. May classrooms also implement thngs like, posting goals. assignment options, flexible work spaces, regular and specific feedback, and digital/audio text.  

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

Literacy is focused on all the components of Balance Literacy.  We a train our teachers (every other Thursday)on a different component to ensure the program is being taught with fidelity.  

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 for the district is Journeys,but we use Balance Literacy model in our literacy block.  It is supplemented with LAFS books.   Our intervention resource is Wordly Wise that is implemented daily.

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

All teachers at Thrgood Marshall implement a morning meeting to ensure students developing social and emotional skills.  The guidance counselor and Social Worker has provided different activities and resources teachers can use.