School Innovation & Improvement Plan
School Innovation and Improvement Plan At-a-Glance
Glasgow Middle School | Fairfax County Public Schools | Region 2 | Victor Powell, Principal
2023-2024 SIPP At-A-Glance
English Language Arts Strategies
Outcome:
By June 2024, the percentage of students who did not pass the Reading SOL and demonstrated growth, will increase by 25% ( this is an increase from 24% to 49% growth) By June 2024, the percentage of students who pass the Reading SOL will increase from 54% to 75%. By June 2024, the percentage of special education students who pass the Reading SOL will increase 10% or from 29% to 40%. The SOA pass rate for SWD will increase 7% from 32.89% to 39.6%
- Strategy 1: Effective use of the engagement model as a structure for student learning
- Strategy 2: Increase the frequency of formative integrated reading and writing tasks (i.e. reading responses, annotations)
- Strategy 3: Plan and implement a Reading Boot camp specifically for special education students who scored 350-399 on the 2023 Reading SOL
Mathematics Strategies
Outcome:
By June 2024, the number of students who are taking Algebra for the 2024-2025 school year will increase by 10% from 41% to 51%. This would be increasing the enrollment by about 55 students. By June 2024, the overall SOL scores of students with disabilities in math 6 and math 7 will increase by 15%
- Strategy 1: Improve teachers’ implementation of the Framework for Engaging & Student-Centered Mathematics Instruction
- Strategy 2: Increase school communication about open enrollment to ensure all school staff (including elementary schools) communicate a shared message around open enrollment and mathematics course pathways
- Strategy 3: Improve academic advising processes to encourage students to open enroll in Math 7 Honors or Algebra 1/H
Science Strategies
Outcome:
ELL pass rate will increase from 8% to 18%. Pass rate for all students will increase by 10% as measured by the Science 8 SOL
- Strategy 1: Increase opportunities for students to develop and apply disciplinary literacy skills of reading, writing, critical thinking, and discourse
- Strategy 2: Develop tier 3 vocabulary through explicit vocabulary instruction and small group lessons
- Strategy 3: Expand the type and frequency of formative assessments to evaluate progress throughout units
Chronic absenteeism Strategies
Outcome:
By the end of the 2023-2024 school year, we will lower chronic absenteeism from 24.6 (Level 3) to 20% (Level 2)
- Strategy 1: Strengthen school team practices to monitor attendance data and determine need for intervention and additional support
- Strategy 2: Develop community partnerships to promote engagement opportunities for increased student attendance
- Strategy 3: Strengthen school team practices to monitor attendance data and determine need for intervention and additional support
School Selected Strategies:
Outcome:
By the end of 2023-2024 school year, our school will utilize Responsive Advisory Meetings (RAM) and restorative practices effectively to create a caring and empathetic school culture, increasing schoolwide scores on the Supports and Environment Domain of the SEL screener by 5%; from 54% (Spring 0f 2023) to 59% (average middle school Score in FCPS)
- Strategy 1: Partner with teacher leaders to develop Responsive Advisory Meeting (RAM) lessons aligned to VDOE SEL standards and deliver those lessons schoolwide with fidelity
- Strategy 2: Implement the Restorative School Project
- Strategy 3: Conduct Tier 2 Restorative Practices Attendance or Tardy Circles twice a year with progress monitoring