2022-23 ESSER III/School Innovation and Improvement Plan at a Glance

• 2021-22

• West Springfield Elementary School

• Region 4

• Dr. Kelly Sheers, Principal

 

ESSER III English Language Arts Strategies

Outcome

Ensure students are making sufficient progress to be on grade level in English Language Arts.

Goal

By the end of the 2022-23 school year:

1. 40% of students will score pass/advanced on the Virginia Standards of Learning Assessment
2. 75% of Students with Disabilities and English Learners will meet grade level expectations on the iReady Reading screener

Strategy 1  

• Ensure staff have the training, and resources necessary to increase time dedicated to foundational skills instruction and practice (print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics, word recognition, and fluency) in the core language arts block.

Strategy 2

• Provide writing instruction that is systematic, explicit, and includes active practice through both guided and independent writing opportunities.

Strategy 3  

• Ensure staff have the training and resources necessary to explicitly teach high level language skills (inferencing, comprehension monitoring, and awareness of text structure) via interactive read-alouds of complex texts.

 

ESSER III Mathematics Strategies

Outcome

Ensure students are making sufficient progress to be on grade level in Mathematics.

Goal

By the end of the 2022-23 school year: 

1. 37% of students will score pass/advanced on the Virginia Standards of Learning Assessment
2. 90% of Economically Disadvantaged students, Students with Disabilities, and English Learners will meet grade level expectations on the iReady Math screener

Strategy 1  

• We will expand the use of AVMR to help support a shift from looking at correct answers toward looking for student thinking

Strategy 2  

• We will provide ongoing professional development opportunities to support staff in a shift from looking at correct answers toward looking for student thinking

Strategy 3  

• We will establish a Math Learning Team that models this shift and provides support to teams in implementing successful practices in support of looking for student thinking 

ESSER III Wellness Strategies

Outcome

Ensure students feel safe, included, and supported in the school environment.

Goal

Through a focus on Responsive Classroom; fostering student connectedness through a welcoming and inclusive environment; and widely accessible calming resources and strategies- by Spring 2023, 75% of grade 3-6 students will score in the 40th percentile or above in Skills and Competencies and Wellness on the SEL Screener.

Strategy 1  

• WSES will strengthen staff competencies and capacity in implementing Responsive Classroom practices more effectively, including developing a solid foundation during the first six weeks of school and increasing student access to reflection opportunities

Strategy 2  

• Align school resources and strategies to support the socioemotional and behavioral needs of students

Strategy 3  

• Develop staff's foundational knowledge regarding the rationale for required SEL practices and tools to support their implementation

Portrait of a Graduate (POG) Strategies

Outcome

All students will complete a POG Presentation of Learning (POL) by 2025-26. 

Goal 

By the end of SY 2022-23, 100% of students will have had at least four opportunities to engage in goal-setting and reflection around 4-8 teacher-selected POG skills within 1-2 of the POG attributes. 

Strategy 1  

• WSES 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 (including student goal-setting and self-reflection)

Strategy 3 

• Teachers will design and facilitate inquiry-based opportunities that elevate student voice and increase student engagement.