2022-2023 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) / School Innovation and Improvement Plan At-a-Glance

• Washington Mill Elementary School
• Region 3
• Bradley Bennink, 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 sufficient progress to be on grade level in English Language Arts.

Goal: By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, Washington Mill will achieve a pass rate of 75% or higher on the Standards of Learning Reading assessment in grades 3-6. In grades 1-2, 75% of students will make a minimum of 1 year's worth of growth as measured by the iReady Universal Screener.

Strategy 1:

• Students will participate In a literacy block aligned to the Science of Reading with explicit instruction in Word Reading and Language Comprehension.

Strategy 2:

• Develop oral language skills through explicit language instruction and by engaging with complex text.

Strategy 3:

• Students will engage in targeted intervention groups for reading.

 

ESSER III Mathematics Strategies

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

Goal: By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, Washington Mill will achieve a pass rate of 75% or higher on the Standards of Learning Math assessment in grades 3-6.  In grades 1-2, 75% of students will make a minimum of 1 year’s worth of growth as measured by the iReady Universal Screener.

Strategy 1: 

• Students will engage in mathematical problem solving.

Strategy 2: 

• Teachers will plan and implement targeted small group instruction using high-yield resources.

Strategy 3: 

• Students will engage in targeted intervention groups for math.

 

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, 100% of students Grades PreK - 6 will identify a minimum of one trusted adult within the building.

Strategy 1:

• All staff will implement Responsive Classroom (RC) practices and “The Wolf Pack Way” within their classrooms and in non-classroom areas.

Strategy 2: 

• Supporting wellness and mental health of students through extra curricular activities in areas of interest with a trusted adult.

Strategy 3: 

• Students will develop and utilize strategies for helping to ease feelings of sadness, overwhelming, and worry.

 

Background

All Fairfax County schools are also required to complete an access and opportunity goal as part of their School Innovation and Improvement Plan (SIIP) and can also capture additional goals.  These are shown below.

End of Year SMARTR Outcome

• Goal:  By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, Washington Mill will achieve a pass rate of 75% or higher on the Standards of Learning Science assessment in grades 5.

  Strategy 1: 

• Students will complete all of the grade level lessons with a focus on concept emphases (big ideas).

  Strategy 2: 

• Students will consistently engage in experiments in the science lab that align to content taught in the general education classroom.

 

Portrait of a Graduate (POG) - End of Year SMARTR Outcome

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 our students will increase by one band  in their development of their Portrait of a Graduate attribute, communicator  as measured by the FCPS rubric.

Strategy 1: 

• Students will develop an understanding of the Communicator skills and develop oral language skills.

Strategy 2: 

• Teachers will increase understanding of the POG attribute, Communicator.

 

For additional information regarding this School Improvement plan, please contact our school principal.