School Innovation and Improvement Plan At-a-Glance

• 2022-2023

• Deer Park Elementary School

• Region 5

• Bob D'Amato, Principal

 

Background: The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) is a federal grant which requires that spending be used in specific areas.  Part of the Fairfax County Public Schools spending plan identifies funding to be used for Unfinished Learning and Student Academic and Social, Emotional, Mental Health (Wellness) Needs.  Schools have been given funding allocations to support the academic and wellness needs of students.  Schools are required to create plans in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Wellness highlighting the strategies they will use to support these areas using their ESSER III funding.  These strategies are shown below.

 

English Language Arts

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

Goal: By June 2023, 100% of students in grades K-6 will make at least one year's growth, as determined by i-Ready, PALS, WIDA, or the SOL.

• Strategy 1 Strengthen tier 1 strategies and best practices

• Strategy 2 Strengthen tier 2 and tier 3 instruction and support

• Strategy 3 Provide staff professional development to build teacher capacity and knowledge surrounding the Science of Reading

 

Mathematics

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

Goal: By June 2023, 100% of students in grades K-6 will demonstrate proficiency on a team created post-assessment aligned with a content emphasis that directly aligns with Number Sense. In addition, students will have opportunities to show proficiency in number sense as measured by SOL, iReady, VGA, and/or EMAS.

• Strategy 1 Strengthen tier 1 strategies and best practices

• Strategy 2 Strengthen tier 2 and tier 3 instruction and support

• Strategy 3 Utilize Add+VantageMR (AVMR)

 

Wellness

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

Goal: By June 2023, our school will increase schoolwide scores on the Self-Management Topic of the SEL screener by 10% from 36% to 46% favorable. 

• Strategy 1 Strengthen Tier 1 instruction using school-wide PBIS and MTSS strategies

• Strategy 2 Strengthen Tier 2 and 3 instruction through Intervention and support focused on social emotional learning (SEL)

• Strategy 3  Increase Family Engagement

 

Portrait of a Graduate

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

Goal: By June 2023, 100% of students in grades K-6 will demonstrate increased proficiency by at least one level in identified Communicator attribute as measured by POG communicator self-assessment and FCPS POG teacher scoring guide. Students receiving a 4 at the time of baseline or midyear will choose another skill under the attribute of Communicator to focus on and show growth.

• Strategy 1 The school will build an understanding with students, staff, and the community about why Communicator attributes and skills positively impact students within and beyond school

• Strategy 2 Teachers will design and facilitate inquiry-based opportunities that elevate student voice and increase student engagement

• Strategy 3 Provide all students access to rigor by using Socratic Seminar in all classrooms K-6