School Innovation and Improvement Plan At-a-Glance

2022-23

Fox Mill Elementary School

Region 1

Brian Moose, 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.

 

ESSER III English Language Arts Strategies

Outcome: Ensure students are making continuous achievement growth in Language Arts

 

Goal: By the end of the 2022-23 school year, 100% of students identified on beginning of year assessments (Reading Inventory and Fall Reading VGA) will meet intended growth measures on either assessment.

 

Strategy 1: Use evidence-based literacy practices to explicitly and systematically teach the skills necessary for fluent word reading in the core language arts block

 

Strategy 2: Use evidence-based literacy practices to explicitly and systematically teach language comprehension skills in a small group setting

 

Strategy 3: Vertical Articulation days for staff members.

 

ESSER III Math Strategies

Outcome: Ensure students are making continuous achievement growth in Mathematics.

 

Goal: By the end of the 2022-23 school year, 100% of students identified on beginning of year assessments (Math Inventory and Fall Math VGA) will meet intended growth measures on either assessment.

 

Strategy 1: Use evidence-based mathematical practice to explicitly and systematically teach the foundation of numbers.

 

Strategy 2:  Use evidence-based mathematical practice to explicitly and systematically teach the foundations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a small group setting

 

ESSER III Wellness Strategies

Outcome: Strengthen adult wellness and promote student learning by using Morning Meeting & Closing Circles and CASEL’s 3 Signature Practices.

 

Goal: By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, our school will utilize Morning Meeting effectively to teach self-management subskills, increasing schoolwide scores on the self-management topic of the SEL Screener by 10% from 31 to 41 percent favorable.

 

Strategy 1: Strengthen tier 1 school wide responsive classroom practices and instruction.

 

Strategy 2: Provide targeted Tier 2 and tier 3 interventions on self management skills.

 

Strategy 3: Provide opportunities to build a positive relationship with the school community.

 

 

Portrait of a Graduate

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

 

Goal: By June 2023, as a school-wide initiative, students at Fox Mill Elementary School will focus on being Ethical and Global Citizens to understand diverse perspectives and deepen their understanding of their community.

 

Strategy 1: All students will complete the Ethical and Global Citizen self-assessment to see if they grow in their understanding.