School Innovation & Improvement Plan

An at-a-glance look at outcome goals for this academic school year.

Our school goals have been set after collecting data from our fall assessments.

By spring 2026, the % of students in second grade scoring in the high-risk category on the VALLSS screener will decrease by at least 5%, with particular focus on students with a Tier 3 reading plan.
- 8 students out of 77 (10%) total are at high risk in second grade.
- We will reduce the percentage by at least 5% with a goal of showing growth with all 8 students.
By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, the percentage of students in grades K-2 meeting or exceeding VALLSS screener benchmarks will increase by 5 percentage points from fall 2025 to spring 2026.
- Fall data showed 64.6 % of students in grades K-3 met or exceeded the VALLSS screener benchmark.
- By the spring 2026, students in grades K-3 who meet the benchmark will increase from 64.6% to at least 70%.

Use of data from formative and summative assessments in the core curriculum to guide instructional decisions during tier 1 and tier 2 reading and writing instruction. (Ex. Data dialogues, CT Data discussions)
Improve integrity of implementation of new core curriculum: tailoring instruction to meet student needs aligned with evidence based literacy instruction. (Ex. Classroom walkthroughs, CT Planning, Coaching)

By spring 2026, the percentage of students in grades 3-6 scoring pass advanced on the math SOL will improve by at least 5% from 30% to 35% in those grades, as measured by the spring 2026 SOL test.
By spring 2026, % of students in grades 1-6 meeting or exceeding spring grade level benchmark will increase at least 5%, according to MAP testing, from fall benchmark.
- 426 students tested: 2% scored 1st-20th percentile, 3% scored 21st-40th percentile, 10% scored 41st-60th percentile, 26% scored 61st-80th percentile, 59% scored greater than 80th percentile.
- Our school goal will be to decrease the percentage of students scoring between the 1st and 60th percentile by at least 5%. That would increase the percentage of students in the 61st-80th percentile from, at least, 26% to 31% (5 percent). Additionally, we will set a goal to increase the number of students who score greater than 80% from 59% to 64%.

Increase teacher implementation of explicit instruction and other components of effective mathematics intervention.
Improve alignment of instructional planning based on analysis of common assessments.
Increase teachers' implementation of balanced assessment strategies as related to Shift 8: from looking for correct answers towards revealing student thinking.

By the end of School Year 2025 - 2026, 100% of students in Kindergarten - Grade 6 will engage in Portrait of a Graduate - Presentations of Learning - quarterly reflections and 100% of student reflections will be measured by the POG POL rubric in RUBI. Each grade level will organize a sharing session for the end of year culminating activity.

Select a POG skill from the vertical articulation charts (Resource 1) to focus on with students and explicitly teach the skill.
Design and implement meaningful learning experiences such as performance tasks and Project Based Learning, where projects (Resource 1) will begin with a driving question and culminate in students creating a product, solving a problem, or delivering a presentation that can be shared with the wider community.
Engage students in reflections and planning (Resource 1) to share their growth in a Presentation of Learning.

For additional information regarding this School Plan, please contact Principal Maggie Grove .