2023-2024 ESSER III/School Innovation and Improvement Plan

Outcome goals for this academic year.

Complete ESSER School Funding Plans

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Fairfax County Public Schools

School Innovation and Improvement Plan At-a-Glance

2023-2024

Louise Archer ES

Region 1

Michelle Makrigiorgos, Principal

English Language Arts 
Outcome: Ensure students are making sufficient progress to be on grade level in English Language Arts.
Goal: By June 2024, the subgroup of K-3 English Language Learners will meet within-year growth targets in reading as measured by the iReady.

Strategy 1

Expand use of skills-based grouping to ensure students demonstrate mastery of foundational skills.

Strategy 2

Expand use of conversation structures to increase academic talk and build relationships among students.

Strategy 3

Increase impact of tier 2 interventions for students demonstrating risk by using FCPS-recommended programs and practices with fidelity (e.g., Lexia, UFLI).

Mathematics 
Outcome: Ensure students are making sufficient progress to be on grade level in Mathematics.
Goal: By June 2024, the subgroup English Language Learners will meet within-year growth targets in math as measured by the iReady.

Strategy 1

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

Strategy 2

Increase teachers' implementation strategies related to shifting from looking for correct answers towards revealing student thinking.

Strategy 3

Increase systems of support during the school day, after school and summer to help students achieve success in mathematics.

Wellness 
Outcome: Ensure students feel safe, included, and supported in the school environment.
Goal: By May 2024, explicit instruction in self-management skills during morning meeting, and other whole group activities, will lead to a 10% reduction in office referral data for all students.

Strategy 1

MTSS Schoolwide and Site Intervention teams will review behavior/wellness data bi-monthly to evaluate implementation of Tier 1 SEL/wellness initiatives and identify students in need of Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions (MTSS).

Strategy 2

Improve implementation fidelity of Tier 1 explicit skills instruction and application opportunities related to SELF MANAGEMENT (Instructional Practice: Explicit Instruction).

Strategy 3

Provide evidence-based, Tier 2 and Tier 3 behavior/wellness interventions and referrals to community partners for students with demonstrated needs (MTSS).