COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT of the entire school (including the needs of migrant children) with information about the academic achievement of children in relation to the state academic content standards.
Describe the process utilized to conduct the comprehensive needs assessment for this school.

Driftwood Elementary prior year's assessment data from the FSA sores, BAFS scores, reading/math internal assessments and diagnostics tests were organized with graphs, tables, and charts. Information was organized to show individual teacher, grade level, and school wide results at our annual back to school meeting with staff. Individual student results were given to classroom teachers for their review.

Parents are also a vital part of the process. A school wide parent survey is sent home each spring to gather input concerning curriculum, environment, and communication. The results from this survey are used to help write goals and objectives for the upcoming school year.

Parents are invited and encouraged to meet with administration to discuss student achievement results and strategies for improving their student's scores at monthly SAC meetings. Suggestions are discussed with the staff and considered for the upcoming school year.

Instruction by HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS in all core content area classes
List instructional staff and paraprofessionals that are NOT highly qualified (instructional staff only).

All instructional staff and paraprofessionals are highly qualified at Driftwood Elementary.

ATTRACT HIGH-QUALITY, HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS to the school.
Describe strategies that will be used to attract high-quality, highly qualified teachers.

Driftwood Elementary uses a variety of strategies to attract high-quality, highly qualified teachers.  The strategies include:
(1) Maintaining an open door policy for teachers to share successes and concerns throughout the year;
(2) Assigning peer teachers  to mentor other teachers;
(3) Scheduling grade level, staff and leadership meetings for discussion forums and to enable instructional staff to stay abreast of current educational trends;
(4) Developing and participation in Professional Learning Communities by instructional staff;
(5) Selecting candidates who have highly qualified credentials during the interview process;
(6) Establishing  rapport with local colleges to facilitate placement of  Student Teachers for possible future employment at Hollywood Central;
(7) Continuing to  address  teacher skills in  the areas of technology, best practices, data analysis, planning, instructional strategies and curriculum development.

Title I, Part A
Title I funds provide additional teachers to assist students, particularly low performing students.

Staff Development funds are used to develop a comprehensive professional training program to improve delivery of instruction through a variety of workshops designed to move teachers to mastery and improve student achievement.

Parental Involvement funds are utilized to fund monthly academic parent nights that provide parents with new skills to support student learning at home. Improving the frequency and quality of family participation and increasing family literacy are also goals of our parental involvement component. Monies are used to purchase food, supplies/materials and provide stipends for teacher presenters.

Title I, Part C- Migrant
(Migrant-Title I schools have been advised if Migrant students attend their school)

Currently no migrant students have been identified. Driftwood Elementary will collaborate with community agencies to ensure that needed services such as health and nutrition are provided. Remediation and tutoring services will be provided as needed.

Title I, Part D
Neglected and Delinquent

Students identified as neglected and/or delinquent will be connected to a school social worker through the Student Services Department who will provide support and community resources.

Title II
(District professional development)

Teachers participate in professional development linked to improved student achievement in the Florida State Standards.

Title III
(ESOL)

All ELL students receive reading and developmental language arts instruction by a certified ESOL teacher. ELL camps will also begin for students in grades 1 and 2 to improve student achievement.

Title X- Homeless
(Homeless- All Title I schools may complete with this statement)

Teachers and staff members are responsible for helping to identify homeless students and referring them to the Homeless Education program offered by the district. The purpose of the Homeless Education Program is to identify homeless students, remove barriers to their education, including student enrollment, provide them with supplemental academic counseling case management services as well as linkages to their school social worker while maintaining school as the students' stable environment. 

Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI)

SAI funds will be utilized to fund an eighteen-week content area camps for reading and math two times a week to assist struggling students in grades 3-5. Funds will also be used to provide additional before and after school tutoring for ELL students in grades 1-2.

Violence Prevention Programs

Driftwood Elementary implements the district's Student Code of Conduct and follow the district-wide Discipline Matrix. Driftwood Elementary enforces the district's Anti-Bullying Policy and has a zero tolerance for bullying and violence. Bullying prevention programs are supported through Peer Counseling/Conflict Mediation programs, guest speakers, and school wide student assemblies with the coordinates of the school's guidance counselor.

Driftwood Elementary also builds a violence prevention culture through classroom instruction in anger management, conflict resolution, Anti-Bullying week, and the Broward County adopted character education program. In addition to the classroom instruction, all teachers and staff members received training on the Anti-Bullying policy and CHAMPS I training. 

Nutrition Programs

Pack a Sack - Driftwood currently provides bags of food to identified students/families on a weekly basis.  Food is donated from a local charity food pantry (partners) which is delivered to Driftwood Elementary to be distributed to the students/families.  The program designee is the school's guidance counselor.

Housing Programs

Referrals are made to the school's social worker, when parents are in need of housing or food.  Additionally, the front office staff takes note of families expressing a need and passes this information on to administration and/or the guidance counselor.

Head Start

To ensure school readiness, the Head Start Program provides literacy, math, and science curricula that align with the K-3 national standards to improve educational outcomes. This connection between curricula and child expectations has contributed to better prepare students to succeed in Kindergarten. An end-of-the year Creative Curriculum Continuum report, detailing students’ ongoing assessment, is placed in the students’ cumulative folder to familiarize kindergarten teachers with the Head Start students’ progress in the program.

Adult Education

Parents and other adults of the community requesting ESOL, GED, or other continuing education programs are referred to the district's community school for services through our school social worker.

Career and Technical Education

All fifth-grade students will receive instruction through the Junior Achievement Biztown Program. Driftwood Elementary receives a comprehensive lesson plan through the Junior Achievement Biztown program where they learn how to be responsible citizens that teach elementary students about their roles as individuals, workers, and consumers and to prepare middle grade and high school students for key economic and workforce issues they will face.

Job Training

Driftwood Elementary participates in Career Day, annually, where the students learn about careers from their peer's parents/guardians. The Fifth-Grade students also participates in Junior Achievement (Biztown) in annual trip to Junior Achievement (JA) Finance Park. 

Other

No Place for Hate - Selected students participate in program as recommended through their teachers and guidance counselor. These listeners are trained through the district to work with students to assist students who may be being bullied to feel safe and comfortable while in school. 

Just Say No Club - Selected students participate in program to highlight Just Say No to drugs and Red Ribbon Week. The students and guidance coordinate activities and projects for students in grades K-5. The guidance counselor provides monthly meetings and assemblies to students to encourage the district's anti-drug policies. 

Pre-School Transition

Driftwood Elementary School services one Pre-K Head Start class, one ESE Intensive class and one ESE Specialize class. The teachers conduct vertical articulation meetings throughout the school year, with the Kindergarten team, to ensure that the transition from the early childhood programs to Kindergarten program is smooth at Driftwood Elementary.
A Kindergarten Round Up, an orientation, is also held prior to the beginning of the school year. This gives the incoming Kindergarten students an opportunity to meet their new teacher and get acclimated to their classroom. Additionally, parents are given an overview of the Kindergarten curriculum and expectations. 

Parent Involvement Goal:
Based on the analysis of the parent involvement data, identify and define an area in need of improvement.

The goal for Driftwood Elementary is to increase parental involvement in all aspects/events of school to at least 50% for the 2018-2019 school year. All parent involvement activities will include engaging activities that offer opportunities to learn about student achievement and available resources.