School Innovation & Improvement Plan

Outcome goals for this academic school year

FCPS Region 2
Farris Thomas, Principal

Of the 29 students identified as MLLs in grades 1-6, 100% will demonstrate overall progress as measured on WIDA by the February 2025 administration.
Universal Goal: 80% of students in grades K-6 will perform on or above grade level expectation as measured by their designated state or district assigned universal screener by spring 2025.

Increase teacher content knowledge of evidence-based literacy instruction aligned with science-based reading research to improve implementation of new core curriculum.
Increase opportunities for English Language Development through use of embedded strategies during whole group instruction and intentional small group instruction focused on specific student needs.
Increase use of data to plan instruction and monitor progress during intervention to ensure that students demonstrating risk master foundational skills.

By Spring 2025, the pass rate on the Math unadjusted SOL scores will increase from 89% to 95% for students in grades 3-6 as measured by the SOL pass/fail benchmark.
By Spring 2025, the pass rate on the unadjusted Math SOL/VAAP will increase from 69% to 74% for students in grades 3-6 with disabilities (35 students total), and 73% to 78% of English Learners (51 students total) as measured by the SOL/VAAP pass/fail benchmark.

Increase teachers' content knowledge and implementation of the 2023 FCPS mathematics program of studies.
Increase teacher's implementation strategies related to Shift 8: from looking for correct answers towards revealing student thinking.
Increase teacher implementation of explicit instruction and other components of effective mathematics intervention.

100% of students in Grades K-3 will participate in Portrait of a Graduate Presentation of Learning (POG POL) through direct instruction on POG skills and the opportunity to reflect based on the five POG attributes and skills.
100% of students in Grades 4-6 will participate with POG POL through direct instruction on POG skills and the opportunity to participate in a POG POL activitiy. Additionally, students will complete a self-reflection based on a component of their POG instruction during the academic year.

Select a POG skill from the vertical articulation charts (Resource 1) to focus on with students and explicitly teach the skill; if at an IB school, select an ATL skill from the IB & POG Crosswalk (Resource 2) to focus on with students and explicitly teach the skill.
Utilize POG Reflection Cards (Resource 1) and Sentence Strips for Reflection (Resource 2) to create opportunities for students to reflect on growth in POG skills; if at an IB school, utilize ATL Reflection Cards and ATL Sentence Strips for Reflection (Resource 3).
Create opportunities for students to share their growth in a POG POL (Portrait of a Graduate Presentations of Learning - Resource 1) or, for IB schools, ATL POL (Approaches to Learning Presentation of Learning - Resource 2).