School Innovation & Improvement Plan
An at-a-glance look at outcome goals for this academic school year
School Innovation & Improvement Plan
2023-2024
Laurel Hill ES
Region 4
Janice Dalton, Principal
English Language Arts |
Outcome: Ensure that students are reading on grade level by the end of 3rd grade. |
Goal: By May 2024, grades 1-3 will demonstrate a 5% increase as measured by the iReady diagnostic results. By May 2024, Kindergarten will demonstrate a 1% increase as measured by the PALS diagnostic results |
Strategy 1: Increase use of data (e.g., iReady, CORE, PASS, PRF, WIDA) to plan instruction and monitor progress for students demonstrating risk. (HLP 2-5) |
Strategy 2: Improve use of interactive read alouds for building knowledge and vocabulary through texts that affirm students' lived experiences. (HLP 1, 3) |
Strategy 3: Improve daily, systematic, explicit instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, and morphology in the core language arts block. (HLP 2) |
Mathematics |
Outcome: Ensure student growth and performance on state/national/international assessments in math. |
Goal: By May 2024, 90% of students will meet the math spring benchmark on iReady/EMAS. By May 2024, 97% of students in grades 3-6 will pass or pass advance on the spring math SOL. |
Strategy 1: Increase teacher implementation of explicit instruction and other components of effective mathematics intervention. |
Strategy 2: Improve teachers’ implementation of Framework for Engaging & Student-Centered Mathematics Instruction. |
Strategy 3: Use conversation structures to increase academic talk between students. |
Portrait of the Graduate (POG) |
Outcome: Ensure students will demonstrate growth with evidence in at least one self-identified Portrait of the Graduate skills. |
Goal: By May 2024, 80% of all students will be able to identify and explain the importance of a POG attribute. |
Strategy 1: Teachers will discuss and apply POG skills that will coincide with their instruction. |
Strategy 2: Teachers will build comprehension to implement POG skills in-depth for students. |
Strategy 3: Students will have opportunities to reflect on their learning of POG skills. |