School Innovation & Improvement Plan
Outcome goals for this academic school year
School Innovation and Improvement Plan At-a-Glance
2023-2024
Kent Gardens Elementary School
Region 2
Holly McGuigan, Principal
Reading
Goal: Students reading on grade level by the end of third grade.
Outcome: By Spring 2024, 80% of all students in grades 1-3 will make their within-year growth target on iReady reading.
Strategy 1
- Increase impact of tier 2 interventions for students demonstrating risk by using FCPS-recommended programs and practices with fidelity.
Strategy 2
- Expand use of skills-based grouping to ensure students demonstrate mastery of foundational skills.
Strategy 3
- Strengthen systematic and explicit writing instruction and provide opportunities to write throughout the day.
Mathematics
Goal: Growth and performance on state/national/international assessments in math. Successful completion of Algebra I by eighth grade.
Outcome: By Spring 2024, 80% of all students in grades 1-6 will make their within-year growth target on iReady math.
Strategy 1
- Improve teachers’ implementation of Framework for Engaging & Student-Centered Mathematics Instruction.
Strategy 2
- Increase teachers implementation strategies related to Shift 8: from looking for correct answers towards revealing student thinking.
Strategy 3
- Increase teacher implementation of explicit instruction and other components of effective mathematics intervention.
Academic Growth and Excellence
Goal: Growth with evidence in at least one/two self-identified Portrait of a Graduate skills, annually
Outcome: By the end of SY 2023-24, 100% of students will show growth as Communicators on POG self-reflections scored with the reflection on POG skill use rubric given at the beginning and end of the year.
Strategy 1
- The school will build an understanding with students, staff, and the community about why POG attributes and skills positively impact students within and beyond school.
Strategy 2
- Collaborative teams will align content knowledge and skills with POG attributes and skills.
Strategy 3
- Teachers will design and facilitate inquiry-based opportunities that elevate student voice and increase student engagement, to include initial learning about POG POL.