2022-2023 ESSER III / School Innovation and Improvement Plan

Outcome goals for this academic year.

Complete ESSER School Funding Plans

School Innovation and Improvement Plan

  • 2022-2023

  • Braddock Elementary School

  • Region 2

  • Keesha Jackson-Muir, 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: 

SOL Goal: For the 2022-23 SY, 80% of students will score pass-proficient or pass advanced on the Reading SOL.

 

PALS Goal:

  • 100% of eligible students in Kindergarten will make at least 54 points growth or reach benchmark, as measured by PALS.
  •  Kindergarten: By the end of SY 22-23, 80% students will make the EOY benchmark of 83 or more and/or make their growth goal of 54 point or greater gain as measured by PALS.

 iReady Goal: 100% of students in grades 1-5 will make their targeted growth goal as measured by iReady.

  • Grade 1: At the EOY 21-22 SY 69% of students made EOY benchmark of 83 or more on PALS and/or made their growth goal of 54 points or greater gain.
    • By the end of SY 22-23, 80% of students will meet their typical growth goal as measured by iReady.
  • Grade 2: At the EOY 21-22 SY, 23% of students met their typical growth goal (average of 57%).
    •  By the end of SY 22-23, 80% of students will meet their typical growth goal.
  • Grade 3: At the EOY 21-22 SY, 48% of students met their typical growth goal (average of 97%).
    • By the end of SY 22-23, 80% of students will meet their typical growth goal.
  • Grade 4: At the EOY 21-22 SY, 51% of students met their typical growth goal (average of 100%).
    • By the end of SY 22-23, 80% of students will meet their typical growth goal.
  • Grade 5: At the EOY 21-22 SY, 49% of students met their typical growth goal (average of 96%).
    • By the end of SY 22-23, 80% of students will meet their typical growth goal.

 

Strategy 1: We will strengthen Tier 1 instruction, in an effort to decrease the number of students in Tier II and Tier III.

Strategy 2:We will strengthen our Tier II and III instruction by providing before/during/after school intervention and enrichment for students who are reading below grade level.

Strategy 3: Students and families will be included in tracking their academic and social emotional growth in the area of reading and writing.
 

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

Goal: 

SOL Goal: For the 2022-23 SY, 80% of students will score pass-proficient or pass advanced on the Math SOL.

 

EMAS Goal:

  • 100% of eligible students in kindergarten will make at least 9 points growth or reach benchmark as measured by EMAS.
  • Kindergarten: By the end of SY 22-23, 80% students will make the EOY benchmark of 24 or more and/or make their growth goal of 9 points or greater gain as measured by EMAS.
 

iReady Goal: 100% of students in grades 1-5 will make their targeted growth goal as measured by iReady.

  • Grade 1: At the EOY 22-23 SY, 80% of students will make their EOY benchmark of 402 or higher on the iReady assessment.
  • Grade 2: At the EOY 22-23 SY, 80% of students will make their EOY benchmark of 428 or higher on the iReady assessment.
  • Grade 3: At the EOY 22-23 SY, 80% of students will make their EOY benchmark of 449 or higher on the iReady assessment.
  • Grade 4: At the EOY 22-23 SY, 80% of students will make their EOY benchmark of 465 or higher on the iReady assessment.
  • Grade 5: At the EOY 22-23 SY, 80% of students will make their EOY benchmark of 480 or higher on the iReady assessment.

 

Strategy 1: We will strengthen Tier 1 instruction in an effort to decrease the number of students in Tier II, and Tier III.

Strategy 2: We will strengthen our Tier II and III instruction by providing before/during/after school interventions for students who are performing below grade level in mathematics.

Strategy 3: Students and families will be included in tracking their academic and social emotional growth in the area of mathematics.
 

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

Goal: By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, we will increase our students feeling safe, respected, and responsible by 5% or more on the BES Promise Survey (Quantitative data). 

 

By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, we will increase the number of students being able to describe at least one example of what it means to be safe, respectful, and responsible by 5% on our BES Promise Survey (Qualitative data).

 

Strategy 1: We will build a strong school-wide community where students feel safe, respected, and responsible (BES Promise and Creed).

Strategy 2: We will strengthen adult SEL practices.

Strategy 3: We will promote SEL development for students and families.

Strategy 4: We will practice school-wide continuous improvement in the areas of wellness and behavior with a focus on attendance.
 

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

Goal: By the end of SY 2022-23, 100% of students will show growth as Communicators & Collaborators on POG self-reflections scored with the reflection on POG skill using the rubric given at the beginning of the year and the end of the year.

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

Strategy 2: Collaborative teams will align content knowledge and skills with POG attributes and skills.

Strategy 3: The school will provide a balance of different types of assessments to all students, to include student-led assessment practices of goal-setting, feedback, and reflection.