2022-23 ESSER III/School Innovation and Improvement Plan at a Glance

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 sufficient progress to be on grade level in English Language Arts.

Goal: 

By the end of the 2022-23 school year, pass rates for the following subgroups will rise 10% or more on the Reading SOLs:

Black (61 to 71%)

Hispanic (58 to 68%)

ELs (14 to 24%)

SWD (34 to 44%)

Strategy 1: Tier 1

Develop and reinforce High Quality, Differentiated Instruction through collaborative content teams (CTs).

Strategy 2: Tier 2

Leverage Panther Time as Intervention for students who are not performing at grade level.

Strategy 3: Tier 3

Provide targeted academic support outside of school hours, specifically supporting ELs.

Strategy 4: Tier 1, 2, 3

Create equitable opportunities for students of target subgroups to access and participate in rigorous academic practice.

ESSER III Mathematics Strategies

Outcome

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

Goal:

By the end of the 2022-23 school year, pass rates for the following subgroups will rise 10% or more on math SOLs:

Black (44 to 54%)

Hispanic (41 to 51%)

ELs (11 to 21%)

SWD (28 to 38%)

Strategy 1: Tier 1

Develop and reinforce High Quality, Differentiated Instruction through collaborative content teams (CTs).

Strategy 2: Tier 2

Leverage Panther Time as Intervention for students who are not performing at grade level.

Strategy 3: Tier 3

Provide targeted academic support outside of school hours, specifically supporting ELs.

Strategy 4: Tier 1, 2, 3, 4

Create equitable opportunities for students of target subgroups to access and participate in rigorous academic practice.

ESSER III Science Strategies

Outcome

Ensure students are making sufficient progress to be on grade level in Science.

Goal

By the end of the 2022-23 school year, our pass rate on the Science 8 SOL assessment will rise to 70%.

Strategy 1: Tier 1

Identify and focus on opportunities for students to practice and master the standards assessed by the Science 8 SOL.

Strategy 2: Tier 2

Utilize data to inform instruction.

Strategy 3: Tier 3

Cultivate test-taking strategies that will support student achievement.

ESSER III Wellness Strategies

Outcome

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

Goal

By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, our school will effectively utilize Panther Advisory Time (or RAM), to focus on establishing and and building trusting and authentic relationships with adults and peers, increasing schoolwide scores on the trusted adult/relationships topic of the SEL screener by 5%.

Strategy 1: Tier 1

Rubric/CASEL Theory of Action Section: Building a Foundation).

Set aside protected time to engage in required tier 1 practices schoolwide (RAM/PAT).

Strategy 2: Tier 2

Tier 2 (Rubric/Theory of Action Section: Building a Foundation/ Strengthen Adult SEL & Promote Student SEL)

Align content for required practices to student strengths and needs, including relationship skills and self management skills.

Strategy 3: Tier 3

Tier 2/3 (Rubric/CASEL Theory of Action Section: Building a Foundation) 

Develop adults’ foundational knowledge regarding the rationale for required practices and tools to support their implementation.

ESSER III Portrait of a Graduate (POG) Strategies

Outcome

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

Goal

By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, 100% of staff and students will demonstrate increased understanding of POG as reported on a survey given through Advisory and email at the beginning and end of the year.

Strategy 1: Tier 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: Tier 2

The school will continue to grow as a safe and positive learning community and use student voice structures to hear from students on their current school experiences.

Strategy 3: Tier 3

Teachers will design and facilitate inquiry-based opportunities that elevate student voice and increase student engagement.

Access & Opportunity End of Year SMARTR Goal Outcome

The enrollment in Algebra (or higher level) will increase to 50% of grade 8 students by Sept 2022.

Strategy 1 - Determining a focal group of students

1. Math 7 teachers will identify students in Q1 who are currently taking Math 7 and have the potential to be enrolled in Algebra 1 the following year. Math 7 Honors teachers will identify students in Q1 who require support to successfully engage and pass in 7H and be ready for Algebra 1 the following year. 
2. The student group will meet for Pre Algebra enrichment with a Math teacher during Panther Time in Q2, Q3, and Q4 (or as needed).
3. Data following the progress of the group will be analyzed quarterly by the Math 7, Math 7H and the Algebra teams to support Algebra readiness.

Strategy 2 - Leveraging the Young Scholars Program for Access to Rigor

1. Through the elementary transition process, school counselors will work with elementary feeder schools to help identify Young Scholars and encourage enrollment in honors coursework at the middle school level through the academic advising process; 
2. 7th and 8th grade Young Scholars will be identified, celebrated as a cohort, and supported at CSMS through events and after school tutoring/programming. 
3. Young Scholars with an interest and aptitude in mathematics will be provided supplemental enrichment during and/or after the school day to encourage high achievement and Algebra readiness.

SIIP/ESSER III Plan 2022-2023 (PDF)