School Innovation and Improvement Plan At-a-Glance

2024-2025

Newington Forest Elementary School

Region 4

Angela Thompson, Principal 
 

Reading by 3rd Grade

Outcome: 

• Percentage of students (K-3) with disabilities meeting VALLSS (LLS) reading screener benchmark will increase by 5% fall 2024 to spring 2025.
• Percentage of students (K-3) meeting VALLSS (LLS) reading screener benchmark will increase by 5% fall 2024 to spring 2025. 

Strategies:

• Increase intentional use of multisensory, visual, verbal, written and/or interactive scaffolds and supports in whole group settings.
• Improve integrity of implementation of new core curriculum, English Language Development program, and/or intervention programs by using FCPS-adopted resources with fidelity.
• Leverage use of daily, explicit language comprehension lessons from the new core curriculum for building knowledge and vocabulary.

Elementary School Math

Outcome:

• By the end of the 2024-25 school year the percentage of students in grade 3-6 with disabilities meeting or exceeding the Spring 2025 Math SOL will increase from 76%-SOA/49%-unadjusted in the fall to 81%- SOA /54%-unadjusted in the spring. 
   
• By the end of the 2024-2025 school year, all students will meet grade level typical growth progress on the following assessments:
  - 81% of kindergarten students will be on and/or above benchmark on the EMAS assessment
  - 76 % of first and second grade students will be on and/or above grade level as measured in iReady
  - Grade 3-6 Standards of Learning Math adjusted pass proficiency rate will increase from 92% to 97% and unadjusted 81% to 86%.

Strategies:

• Increase teacher's implementation of strategies and conversation structures that increase academic talk between students related to Shift 4: from show and tell to share and compare.
• Increase teachers' content knowledge and implementation of the 2023 FCPS mathematics program of studies.
• Increase teacher's implementation strategies related to Shift 8: from looking for correct answers towards revealing student thinking.

School Choice 

Outcome:

• The percentage of students who pass the Grades 4-6 Reading SOL will increase by 5 percentage points from spring 2024 to spring 2025. Unadjusted 79% to 84% Adjusted 93% to 98%

Strategies:

• Increase intentional use of multisensory, visual, verbal, written and/or interactive scaffolds and supports in whole group settings.
• Improve the integrity of implementation of new core curriculum, English Language Development program, and/or intervention programs by using FCPS-adopted resources with fidelity.
• Leverage use of daily, explicit language comprehension lessons from the new core curriculum for building knowledge and vocabulary.

For additional information regarding this School Plan, please contact Principal@email.