Priority Goal (Academic)Reading:

Due to 77% of students not reading on grade level at Highland we will have a granular focus on small group and tier one core instruction to increase students reading on grade level.

Strategies/Actions:

1. Grade level planning (including backwards planning) around common assessments both formative and summative

2. Coaching around the ELA structure and small group instruction

3. Scaffolding for tier one instruction during whole group

Success Criteria (This will happen to signal we are achieving our goal):

• Coaching evidence will reflect best practices in tier one core instruction and small group interventions.
• Consistency in pacing across grade levels, shown through lesson plans
• Teachers embedding engagement strategies in lesson planning

Progress Monitoring Measure:

• Coaching data and notes
• Module and weekly assessment
• Lesson plans check to ensure pacing and alignment to the assessment
• MAP Data

Professional Development:

• Data informed planning and pacing conversation during GLM
• Backwards Planning
• Ongoing ELA structure and small group professional development
• Scaffolding ie-visuals/language frames/unpacking LT/visual glossary

Priorities/Looks Fors*

Strong Tier One Instruction:   

 Student Facilitated Learning

*Gradual Release of Instruction- (modeled/shared/guided/independent)

Ex. Modeling- Unpacking the Learning Goal & Think Aloud

Deep Engagement:

Lessons that are interesting, enjoyable, and warrant deep concentration

* Visuals, manipulatives partners, white boards, talking chips, games,

journals, Anchor Charts/exit tickets/scaffolding

Grade appropriate tasks-High Expectations:

Content that reflects college and career ready standards

*HMH materials

Classroom Environment/Procedures & Routines

*Class meeting/Encouraging on task behaviors (4:1)/smooth transitions

Small Group Look Fors

• Table Top Mini Lessons
• Rigby Leveled Readers
• Word Study Studio Foundational Skills
• Phonics Mastery Guide

Priority Goal

(Academics) Math:

Due to 63% of students not working on grade level in Math we will have a granular focus on effective teaching strategies during whole group instruction

Strategies/Actions

1. Math instruction will incorporate parts of math structure
2. Grade Level planning around common assessments both formative and summative that align with the scope and sequence of envision (components in the math block with clarity on teacher and student moves)
3. Teachers will implement the parts of math structure

Success Criteria (This will happen to signal we are achieving our goal):

• Coaching evidence will reflect best practices in tier one core instruction and small group interventions.
• Consistency in pacing across grade levels, shown through lesson plans
• Teachers embedding engagement strategies in lesson planning

Progress Monitoring Measure:

• Coaching data and notes
• EnVision topic Assessments
• Lesson plans check to ensure pacing and alignment to the assessment
• MAP Data

Professional Development

• Breaking Down Components of Math Structures

Priorities/Look Fors*

Strong Tier One Instruction

Deep Engagement

Grade Appropriate Tasks

Implementation of EnVision Math structure:

*Solve and Share

 -Students are doing the work

 -What do students know

 -This structure guides instruction-

* Visual Learning

 -Core instruction-Teachers are

   instructing (modeled/shared/guided)

-video for alignment

 -student talk/manipulatives

*Assess and Differentiation

 -checking for understanding (which

  students need additional support)

 -1 to 2 small groups or Success Maker

Priority Goal 2(Staff Retention and Development):

Increase morale and staff retention through schoolwide efforts.

Strategies:

• Staff Meetings every 3 weeks instead of bi-monthly
• Friday Focus (weekly note from administration about upcoming events)
• Morning Message

Success Criteria (This will happen to signal we are achieving our goal):

• Increased staff attendance and retention

Progress Monitoring Measure:

• Monthly survey during Staff/GLMs/and available on one FF per month
• Climate Survey
• Common Lesson Planning

Professional Development:

• Courtesy committee will continuously communicate their focus and events
• Shout Outs and Good News will start every staff meeting

Priority Goal 3(Increase Attendance and Reduce Behavior Events):

Strategies:

• Attendance Team Meetings
• Target chronic absentees from past year
• MTSS-B Team Meetings
• Clearly define school-wide behavior management plan
• Increase staff awareness and understanding of behavior management strategies
• Increase staff awareness of attendance supports while aligning efforts from ALL stakeholders

Success Criteria (This will happen to signal we are achieving our goal):

• Utilizing attendance dashboard 
• The students in the mentor programs will have increased attendance
• Continual decrease in office referrals throughout the school year utilizing the behavior dashboard

Progress Monitoring Measure:

• Attendance and Behavior dashboards

Professional Development:

• Ongoing MTSS-B PD on areas of need-Rotation Station review
• Weekly Review of Skill of the week (introduced by Admin during morning message)
• PD on strategies for behavior management
• Through guidance lessons, morning meetings, students are exposed explicit self-regulation instruction

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