School Innovation & Improvement Plan
Outcome goals for this academic school year
School Innovation and Improvement Plan At-a-Glance
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2018-2019
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Kent Gardens Elementary School
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Region 2
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Holly McGuigan, Principal
End of Year SMARTR Outcome: Reading
By June 2019, 100% of students will show a minimum of one year’s growth based on grade-level reading benchmarks measured by the Spring DRA2-PM scores. For those students who are below benchmark, they will show a minimum of 1.25 years growth.
Strategy 1
- Teachers and staff will implement a balanced literacy reading and writing workshop that targets differentiated instruction and is based on individual needs of students. All students will be challenged to utilize critical thinking skills.
Strategy 2
- Responsive instruction will be utilized to support students and help teams identify and meet the needs of students.
Strategy 3
- Relationships will be a focus through responsive classroom and community meetings. The common language of #kgpride #strongertogether will be a central focus in developing appropriate behavior and offer a common language throughout the school and community.
End of Year SMARTR Outcome: Math
By June 2019, all students in grade K-6 will make measurable progress (one plus years) in the area of mathematics as measured by a combination of methods that include grade level assessments, county assessments (math reasoning assessment) and state-wide assessments (Standards of Learning).
Strategy 1
- Teachers and staff will implement the ORIGO and DISCOVERY curricula, using the math workshop model to encourage student engagement and supports individual and small group instruction.
Strategy 2
- Ongoing assessments both formal and informal, including the use of exit tickets, with regular analysis of data in CLT grade-level team meetings
Strategy 3
- Differentiated small-group instruction and targeted interventions to remediate, expand and enrich learning in math, according to students’ individual needs.
End of Year SMARTR Outcome: Innovation—Portrait of a Graduate
By June 2019, all students in grades K-6 will develop skills in the areas of communication and collaboration as described in the Portrait of a Graduate attributes by expanding the focus of #kgpride to include #strongertogether to emphasize the value of positive relationships and teamwork.
Strategy 1
- Students will learn to develop collective efficacy by studying the twenty-four character traits of the Positivity Project and using the common language of #kgpride and #stronger together.
Strategy 2
- Students will collaborate on teams to complete open-ended PBL projects demonstrating creative and critical thinking skills.
Strategy 3
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Advanced academic lessons and activities, such as Socratic Seminar and the JASON Project, will be utilized across all grades to expose students to higher- level thinking activities and develop effective communication skills.