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?

For the 2018-2019 school year, our focus is to continue to improving student achievement is in the area of Math as  well as growing in the amount of students that score proficent in math. Our focus within math is not just improving the amount of students in grades 3-5 that score proficient on the FSA, but as well as improving and shrinking our lowest 25% percentile. When looking specifically at the reading data, the trend shows that across the board our weakest area comes within comprehension for reading and fluency for math.  As a leadership team, it was decided that this would be our school wide focus since when looking at the data math has made the smallest amount of gains.  We believed as a leadership team that having the school wide focus be math, it would allow for a variety of learning both at thestudent level and  the professional level as well.

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?

During the 2018-2019 school year, we will have a variety of different best practices being implemented to improve teaching and learning to increase our reading data in the SES
Band. Throughout the entire school we have implemented a fact fluency challenge. This allows us to go back to the basics for building the foundation for math concepts to be laid.
Not only are we focused on improving our fact fluency across the board, we are also working on utlizling small group instruction for math to be able to remediate and reteach those standards that are not being mastered.  Besides a variety of computer based programs to help increase performance, we are focusing our PLCs in math as well. Having teachers conduct their PLC in math allows the teachers to see specifically where as a grade level they had their defecate and then grade levels are able to collaborate together to find ways to successfully implement those math standards and strategies in the classroom for all levels.

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

Throughout the school year, there will be a variety of ways in how our BEST practices will be scaled up. First off, teachers will be expected to submit quarterly progress
monitoring tests to their lowest 25% in math. Additionally each month we conduct a item analysis on the standards that are being assessed and are able to create a focus within the classroom on how to remediate those standards either as a whole group or in small group. Teachers will additionally have quaterly data chats with their lowest 25% and continue to track their students progress on both chapter assessments, progress monitoring assessment and within our fact fluency challenges. 

PLC groups will be implemented focusing on a variety of math standards. Within the PLCs teachers will be highly encouraged to conduct coaching cycles to support the content
and data discussed at the PLCs. An administrator or Coach will attend each PLC in grades 3-5, to monitor that teachers collaborate and share their best practices.

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

Currently for the 2018-2019 school year we have a variety of ways we collect and monitor student data. Every month for both reading and math, students take a progress monitoring assessment wherer then the teachers are required to upload student scores to the one drive where the leadership team and other grade level members are able to share and talk about best practices for what worked and what did not work. Additionally, teachers meet with the leadership team monthly to discuss student data and any trends they are starting to notice. 

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

To ensure the fidelity of students not progressing towards the school and district goals we provide a wide range of resources. This school year we were able to add on a Math Resource teacher who is able to both pull out and push in support to classrooms with students not progressing towards the school and district goals. On top of push in/pull out support and RtI we additionally open our ELO enrichment camp for those struggling students in either the lowest 30% or those who are ELL students. 

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)?

Teachers use the UDL Process to plan instruction in tier PLC's.  Teacher have been availed the Test Specifications for each standard and use this infraction to determine rigor and the necessary scaffolding steps needed to assist our most struggling learners make progress.  Teacher are also provided ongoing support throughout the school in several areas by both the Literacy Coach and outside trainers brought in to provide robust professional development.

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

 Every month for both reading and math, students take a progress monitoring assessment where  the teachers are required to upload student scores to the one drive. This data is used to drive conversations about data and specific misconceptions when teaching selected standards.  The overall goal is regularly reflect on data and teaching in order to effect Tier 1 instruction. 

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 school makes available all core programs in each content area.  Additionally, each teacher has received training on how to access and use resources found in the new Canvas course created by the Elementary Learning Department which has enabled staff to access even more resources with the additional support they may need already built in to the Canvas Course

The school and district have invested in a guided reading book room and other supplemental resources such as Scholastic Story Works, i-Ready LAFS books and interactive read aloud texts.  While all of these resources are critical in implementing a sound balanced literacy program the training and support ours teacher receive in the areas of balanced literacy are even more important to the implementation of a balanced literacy culture in each classroom.