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?

We are continuing to focus on ELA.  We want to maintain the high degree of performance we achieved last year in the performance in all grades.  We want to maintain this progress this school year to ensure this trend continues.  We will also be focusing on Mathematics for all grade levels based on our FSA 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?

The BEST practices that will be implemented to improve teaching and learning in order to increase performance in the SES band are as follows:
Differentiated Instruction
The effective scaffolding of literacy instructional strategies
Data chats with teachers and students to analyze data and identify areas of improvement.
Utilizing the RtI early warning signs to identify students 

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

Sawgrass Springs Middle Literacy teachers will continue in August 2018 with district support with a strong focus on scaffolding standards and lessons through effective lesson planning and through authentic PLC's.  Lesson modeling and intervisitations will occur on an ongoing basis throughout the year.

The math and science team will work with a strong focus on differentiated instruction.  Both the i-Ready development team and district support with plan, model, and assist monitor this process within both departments.

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

Common assessments are given at the end of each Unit in each grade level, about once every 4 weeks. In between the common assessment, PLC time the teachers will create share best practices to close the gap with small projects, activities and other resources to enhance the day-to-day lessons. Data from these in class supplements are also discussed and analyzed to remediate and enrich students.

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

Invited to Saturday Camp- extended learning opportunity
scheduled for pull-out opportunity with instructional coach
assigned staff member as a mentor (mentor role includes one-on-one conferencing regarding academic progress)
monitor student with daily progress report to be completed by each teacher and reviewed by both parent and counselor or administrator
request parent conference
Administrative data chat with 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)?

The school will ensure that all classroom instruction is accessible using UDL through lesson plan checks, classroom observations, walkthroughs, and formative and summative assessments.

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

The school will ensure that all classroom instruction is accessible using UDL through lesson plan checks, classroom observations, walkthroughs, and formative and summative assessments.

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?

Collections  - 6th, 7th, 8th grade Language Arts and Reading
Inside Book B & Book C – 6th, 7th, 8th grade Reading
Newsela – Internet-based instructional program providing thousands of news articles with activities and questions aligned to Florida standards
 The Instructional Focus Calendars for both Language Arts and Reading include the standards for informational text as well as literature and include the anchor texts for each collection of stories which are a variety of literature and nonfiction. Newsela and CommonLit.org are supplemental materials used in both Language Arts and Reading.

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.

Sawgrass Springs Teachers will contue our Literacy approach using UDL process. We will continue to use Lesson plan checks, aligned curriculum texts approved by the district.  Administration will continue with classroom observations using formative and summative assessments. Our new plan will continue to support Ell and SWD students through small subgroups and following state stantards , and assessments. Sawgrass will contine to monitor parent and stalkholder communication.