2023-2024 Irving MS | Region 4

Cindy Conley, Principal

English Language Arts Strategies

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

Goal: By the end of the school year, 100% of our students will show growth in literacy through at least once of the common assessments - WIMS English Common Assessment, VGA/SOL, No Red Ink and/or RI. Students already passing advanced will maintain this high performance level.

Strategy 1:

Increase the frequency of formative and summative assessments that include integrated reading and writing tasks.

Strategy 2:

Maximize daily instruction and practice in word recognition, reading comprehension, and grammar (Lexia PowerUp).

Strategy 3:

Increase the frequency of formative integrated reading and writing tasks (i.e., reading responses, annotations).

Mathematics Strategies

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

Goal: By the end of the school year, the number of students who are prepared to enroll in and successfully complete Algebra in 8th grade will increase by 5%.

Strategy 1:

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

Strategy 2:

Increase students' self-efficacy around the ability to be successful in mathematics.

Strategy 3:

Improve teacher's implementation of the Framework for Engaging & Student-Centered Mathematics Instruction.

Portrait of a Graduate (POG)

Outcome: All students will complete a POG Presentation of Learning (POL) by 2025-2026.

Goal: By the end of the school year, all students will show growth in at least one attribute and two skills within Portrait of a Graduate through Presentations of Learning held in Rock Block (3rd period) throughout the school year.

Strategy 1:

Students will review POG and select the skills that they will be working toward showing growth in advisory.

Strategy 2:

Students will participate in quarterly mini-POG POLs.