ALICE VAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME OF THE FALCONS

ALICE VAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME OF THE FALCONS DECEMBER 4, 2019 E VE RY STUDENT SUCCEEDS

WELCOME Today we are sharing two types of information. 1. Historic – information about past student performance, letter grades, and school labels. 2. Prospective– Our school has the good fortune to receive additional federal funds to support our students. These funds provide us numerous opportunities to improve and enhance instructional programs and resources. We will share how we use federal funds to access additional instructional materials and supplies, technologies, professional development for our teachers, and support services such as additional support personnel in ways that position our school to support student outcomes.

INTEGRATED ACTION PLAN “IAP” Per ARS 15 -241, the State of Arizona assigns letter grades to schools: Our school letter grade for 18 -19 SY (determined in June 2018) is: D (56. 05 PTS) Our school letter grade for 19 -20 SY (determined in June 2019) is: D (58. 29 PTS) ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) requires schools needing improvement/support be identified. Our school has been identified under ESSA as a Targeted Support school. Our school leadership team will be updating our comprehensive Integrated Action plan in June and September to address our student needs and allocate our school Title I resources to support: 1. Struggling learners with additional resources and help in reading and mathematics, particularly for our focus groups: Ex Ed and ELD 2. Educating and training families so that they may better support their students to achieve at high academic levels. 3. Initiatives which ensure that all students receive a high quality education from appropriately certified, effective, well-trained staff using evidence-based instructional methods through an increased number of math and reading intervention classes, smaller Study Skills classes grouped by ability and grade, increased ELD support grouped by ability, and the use of support technology such as IXL for all students. **You are invited to participate in our planning process through Site Council. **

TITLE I PROGRAM INTENTS & PURPOSE Under the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESSA) our school has been allocated $280, 000 in Federal Title I dollars for use during this school year. These funds are given to schools with the specific purposes of: 1. Supporting struggling learners with additional resources and help in reading and mathematics. 2. Educating and training families to better support their students to achieve at high academic levels. 3. Ensuring that all students receive a high quality education from appropriately certified, effective, well-trained staff using evidence-based instructional methods.

Plan Overview Reading & Math To ensure that all students receive a high quality education from appropriately certified effective staff using research based instructional methods, our school plan includes the following: a. 59 minutes of regular reading instruction per day. b. 59 minutes of regular mathematics instruction per day c. Teacher Training in Math Pathways and Pitfalls and Reading Intervention instruction. d. Teacher Coaches to support teachers with professional development and

Plan Overview Reading & Math To support struggling learners with additional resources and help in reading and mathematics, our school plan to improve reading and mathematics achievement includes the following: a. Reading/Math Intervention Classes 59 minutes of additional instruction daily b. Reading/Math Tutors – Tutoring is held every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday in the Library, dismissal -5 pm – To inquire about our tutoring program, please contact the principal (584 -5400) – We are adding additional reading and math intervention classes for 2 nd semester at each grade level.

PLAN OVERVIEW ACADEMIC FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Our plan includes steps to promote academic family engagement such as: a. Site Council communication and participation. We meet every month at 7: 30 am, usually the 3 rd Wednesday of the month. b. Title I Parent Compact commitment to communicate with teacher(s) regarding questions and concerns about student progress. These documents are reviewed and revised annually. We hope you will consider working with us on this. For more information contact the Principal at 584 -5400.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR STUDENT AND OUR SCHOOL FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO ACCESS THE SCHOOL INTEGRATED ACTION PLAN, PLEASE CONTACT MS. LARISSA FILLER, PRINCIPAL, AT 520 -584 -5400 OR VIA EMAIL AT LARISSA. FILLER@TUSD 1. ORG WEBSITE IS: WWW. TUSD 1. ORG/VAIL