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, our area of focus will be lower quartile mathematics due to significant drop in lower quartile learning gaines from 16/17 - 17/18.

By May 2019, 68% of lowest quartile mathematics students in grades 4 and 5 will meet their typical growth target.  Baseline:  For 2017-2018, 57% of these students met their target growth goal.

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?

Best Practice # 1 Focused and Authentic PLCs
Collaboration between instructional coaches and classroom teachers to offer support and modeling of best instructional practices.  Instructional coaches meet monthly with classroom teachers to facilitate PLC meetings to address mathematics, reading and science. Student data is evaluated and instruction is targeted to meet individual student needs.

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

Collaboration between instructional coaches and classroom teachers to offer support and modeling of best instructional practices.  Instructional coaches meet monthly with classroom teachers to facilitate PLC meetings to address mathematics, reading and science. Student data is evaluated and instruction is targeted to meet individual student needs.

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

iready data is collected three times a year (beginnig of the year diagnostic, mid year, and end of year). 
Growth monitoring assessments are also schedule to gauge student ongoing progress in math and ELA. 
Science assessements 5th grade (beg.middle end) in addition to mini-benchmarks throught the year (Grade 2-5)
Go Math chapter tests
Journeys weekly assessments (e.g.cold reads)
6 Brain Battle assessment and 3 diagnostic assessments (reading)
Benchmark assessment ( three times a year)
Monthly writing prompts 

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

Student progress is being monitored and discussed during PLC meetings with individual grade levels and instructional coaches, RtI meetings and Data Chat meetings.

Individual student data/goal setting folders

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)?

Classroom teachers attend to studetns' different learning styles by implementing Universal Designs for Learning for effective instruction:
Posted lesson goals
Assignment options
Flexible work spaces
Ongoing feedback to students
Variety of materials (audio, visual, manipulatives, digital text)
Small group instruction (math/reading)
variey of activities in learning centers

**Administration visits classroom formally and informally to ensure UDL is implemented and best instructional practices are used in daily teaching.

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

Reading coach works collaboratively will classroom teachers to offer support and guidance through modeling, coaching, and ongoing professional development opportunities.
Classroom teachers attend distict professinal develoment workshops such as Balanced Literacy, Guided Reading, etc.
Ongoing administration observation in classrooms
Data Chat/PLC meetings to gather student data and ensure instructional focus calendar is followed

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?

Core instruction: Journeys, Leveled Readers
Supplemental: iready performance coach, iready support coach, LAFS Ready books
Intervention: LLI, Phonics for Reading, Super QAR, iready Tool Box, Scholastics non fiction instructional cards (aligned with BAS)

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

***See SEL plan
Each month students participate in week long activities that are aligned with SEL goals and standards such as Gratitude Week , Friendship  Week, Leadership Week and others.

In which ways are the five competencies of the Social Emotional Learning explicitly taught and/or integrated school-wide and in the classroom?

Each month students participate in week long activities that are aligned with SEL goals and standards such as Gratitude Week , Friendship  Week, Leadership Week and others.
Classroom teachers faciliate specific lessons using research based curriculum that address the five competencies of Social Emotional Learning. Additionally, school wide events and activities throughtout the year support the competency on an on going basis.

How does your school-wide policy and practices support the social emotional learning for students?

**See attached SEL plan

Caugh Being Good Program
Kids of Character
School -based mentoring program
Monthly school wide initiative (e.g. Peace Week)
Zone of Regulation support groups
Sanford Harmony curriculum Grades PK-2