School Innovation and Improvement Plan At-a-Glance 2023-2024

• Freedom Hill Elementary School, Region 5
• Dr. Nicholas Zapadka, Principal

Elementary Reading

Goals:

By the end of the 23-24 school year (80%) of English Learners in kindergarten will meet grade level expectations on PALS-K.

By the end of the 23-24 school year (100%) of English Learner students in grades 1-6 will meet their typical growth target on iReady or make progress on the VGA/SOL

By the end of the 23-24 school year (100%) of all students in grades 1-6 will meet their typical growth target on iReady or make progress on the VGA/SOL

Strategy 1

Improve daily, systematic, explicit instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, and morphology in the core language arts block. (HLP 2)

Strategy 2

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 3

Expand use of skills-based grouping to ensure students demonstrate mastery of foundational skills. (HLP 2, 5)

 

Elementary Math

Goal: 

By the end of the 23-24 school year (100%) of students in grades 1-6 will demonstrate one year of growth on the iReady assessment and/or on the VGA/SOL assessment sequence.

Strategy 1

Increase teachers implementation strategies related to Shift 8: from looking for correct answers towards revealing student thinking.

Strategy 2

Improve teachers’ implementation of Framework for Engaging & Student-Centered Mathematics Instruction.

Strategy 3

Increase teacher implementation of explicit instruction and other components of effective mathematics intervention.

 

Elementary Science (Grades 4/5)

Goal:

In the 23-24 school year, our goal will have a 71% SOA pass rate, or higher, on the Science Grade 5 SOL on students’ first attempt.

Strategy 1

Increase student access to high quality science instruction through sufficient time on the master schedule and use of up-to-date FCPS curriculum

Strategy 2

Increase content and/or pedagogy knowledge in science for all teachers (advanced, general, ESOL, special education)

Strategy 3

Expand the type and frequency of formative assessments to evaluate progress throughout units

 

Chronic Absenteeism

Goal:

100% of students will have an absentee rate of less than 20% for the 23-24 school year.

Strategy 1

Increase family and staff use of the Talking Points translation app to support absenteeism and absence reporting

Strategy 2 

Develop community partnerships to promote engagement opportunities for increased student attendance.

Strategy 3

Increase opportunities for personalized attendance outreach utilizing a Multi-Tiered System of Supports.