Brevard Public Schools - 2014-15 - School Improvement Plan School Based Objectives
SCHOOL
Apollo
Atlantis
Audubon
Cape View
NORTH AREA
SCHOOL BASED OBJECTIVE
Professional Learning Communities will integrate Differentiation to engage the students
through all core subjects to meet the intent and rigor of the Florida Standards.
Professional Development
 Differentiation/Engagement
 Unpacking standards
Professional Learning Communities will be used as our means of improving our lesson
planning and instructional effectiveness while focusing on standards-based instruction.
Focus: We will grow in lesson plan development to include extended thinking strategies,
vocabulary, and summarizing (school-wide instructional strategies).
Year 2 2014-2015: Our expectation this year is for instructional staff to plan and
implement seven lessons together (by grade levels) on a standard of their choice and
applicable to the pacing and sequence. After the implementation, teacher teams will
review student products and informal assessment to determine the effectiveness of the
shared lesson.
Teachers at Audubon Elementary will gain increased knowledge and use of writing
integrated with reading and writing across the curriculum and its effect on student
achievement.
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Standards-based instruction
Rigor
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Max Thompson LEARNING
FOCUSED strategies
Teachers will utilize a variety of high yield strategies with fidelity in order to increase the
rigor and conceptual understanding of all students. These strategies will be utilized across
all content areas with interactive notebooks for vocabulary and writing.
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Math content knowledge
Marzano strategies for
increasing rigor
Max Thompson – High Yield
strategies: Analyzing
Relationships
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Carroll
We will increase the effectiveness of school-wide instruction by teachers collaboratively creating
lesson plans that include opportunities for students to demonstrate rigor and a deeper understanding of
the Florida Standards.
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Rigor – Using book Rigor is
Not a Four Letter Word
Challenger 7
Challenger 7 teachers will implement Positive Behavior Support (PBS) school wide, beginning with
Tier 1 in the 2014/2015 school year, to increase student achievement along with the implementation
of anchor charts as a support strategy to increase student engagement. This will result in a reduction
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PBS
Student engagement via
Anchor Charts
Coquina
Enterprise
of office referrals and suspensions, fewer tardies, an increase in the percentage of students wanting
to succeed, and an increase in the percentage of students scoring at or above grade level, in reading,
math and science on state-wide assessments.
Rigorous standards-based instruction
All classroom teachers at Enterprise Elementary will provide writing instruction across the content
areas with an emphasis on monitoring student progress formatively using rubrics, providing
effective feedback, and reinforcing student effort toward goals. Teachers will become more
competent in action planning, goal setting and providing effective feedback. This initiative will
result in increased percentages of teachers conferencing with students about their writing progress
using the rubrics and an increase in district writing scores on the BELLA (1-6) and the Florida
Standards Assessment (4-6).
Freedom 7
Teachers will differentiate teaching and learning of the content, process and product throughout the
PYP transdiciplinary curriculum with continued development of writing across the disciplines.
Imperial
Estates
Site based teacher planning will include developing lessons with planned and purposeful
differentiation, using a variety of instructional approaches to modify content, process, and
specifically product. The need for differentiated instruction will be determined through formative
assessment, developing pre-assessments to determine interest to match the learners with
appropriate activities, and developing activities where students are empowered and provided
choices in product to demonstrate their knowledge.
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Standards-based instruction
Writing
Growth Mindset
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Standards based
instruction/Text based
writing
Differentiation
Differentiation
MILA
Through Professional Learning Teams, MILA Elementary will utilize Standards-Based
Instruction with rigor and fidelity emphasizing the use of effective teaching practices through
planning, doing, reflecting and revising, known as the Continuous Improvement Cycle.
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Standards based
instruction
Mims
Standards-based instruction; student engagement
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Standards-based
instruction
Student engagement
Standards based
instruction
PBS
Oak Park
Through collaborative planning, the quality of instruction will improve by implementing standards
based instructional practices by designing lessons with the end in mind and analyzing data to inform
instruction.
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Pinewood
Elem
Roosevelt
Stevenson
Tropical
Fieldston
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All teachers at Pinewood Elementary will gain in depth knowledge of grade level specific standards
and implementation will be demonstrated through class instruction, assessments, student activities,
work samples, and strategies.
Using the full intent of the Florida standards with text complexity and rigor, Roosevelt Elementary
teachers will plan, implement and assess lessons that use writing across content areas to engage students
and develop their higher order thinking, therefore increasing student achievement.
Teachers will work collaboratively to develop and implement cohesive learning modules using the
Literacy Design Curriculum Framework where through the use of backward design by taking into
consideration the product and writing pieces that students will produce will be addressed
Tropical Elementary School will increase academic rigor through the consistent implementation of
research-based student engagement strategies to support demonstration of learning at high levels
and positively impact professional growth within our learning community.
Fieldston Preparatory School will improve academic achievement for all students through schoolwide implementation of Universal Design of Learning (UDL) framework that incorporates higherorder thinking curriculum across all content areas in response to readiness, learning style, and
interest of academically diverse students.
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Standards based
instruction
Parent Involvement
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Standards-based instruction
Writing across content areas
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Literacy Design Collaborative
Student engagement
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Kagan structures
Rigor
Student Engagement
Higher Order thinking
Differentiated Instruction
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Extended thinking and
summarizing strategies.
Writing
Rigor
Differentiation
CENTRAL
Andersen
Elem
Utilize 21st century skills with an increased focus on reading and writing strategies that promote
analyzing, summarizing, and comparing/contrasting texts in various formats across the curriculum.
Cambridge
Elem
To maximize the capacity of each learner to master the Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS)
and Math Florida Standards (MAFS) at a deep conceptual level, Cambridge teachers will engage in
standards based instruction through differentiation by content, process, and/or product.
Creel Elem
Dr. W.J. Creel will provide standards based instruction with a focus on higher order thinking
questions and quality questioning strategies, academic vocabulary and writing in response to text.
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Standards Based Instruction
High Yield Strategies
Croton Elem
All teachers at Croton Elementary School will implement focused standard-based teaching that
includes the instructional strategy of Thinking Maps within lessons as appropriate to increase
literacy and student achievement across the curriculum. In addition, all school stakeholders, all
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Thinking Maps
PBS
those who may come in contact with students, will be aware of PBS and trained in the basics of
implementation.
Endeavour
PBS. Rigorous Standards-based Instruction. Writing across the content areas
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Fairglen
All Fairglen teachers will incorporate summarizing strategies consistently across all content areas
daily, while continuing to increase rigor with higher order questions.
Golfview
Rigorous Standards-based instruction
Holland
Continuing with the goal from last year, Holland Elementary School will use engagement strategies
to increase rigor across all content area over the next two years.
Longleaf
Longleaf teachers will utilize differentiated instructional strategies of process, product and content
across content areas to ensure all students are appropriately challenged and are receiving rigorous
instruction in the Florida Standards. This will result in the increased proficiency of all students.
To implement high quality writing tasks to create deeper conceptual understanding in all subject
areas to increase writing proficiency as measured by the FSA scores in grades 4-6 and the BELAA
scores in grades 1-3.
Manatee
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PBS
Rigorous Standards Based
Instruction
Writing
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Summarizing/ Student Data
Notebooks
Standards Based Instruction
Rigor
PBS
Standards based instruction
Highly Effective Teaching
Model (HET)
AVID
Engagement
Rigor
Lesson study
Differentiation
Standards based instruction
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Writing across the content areas
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Ocean
Breeze
Teachers will establish their baseline norm for the frequency of use of the Problem-Based Learning
model and will increase implementation of that model by at least one lesson per week through May
2015.
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Problem based learning
Standards-based instruction
Quest
All teachers, through the Professional Learning Community at Quest Elementary School, will
continue to execute the use of differentiation by content, process, and product across all curriculum
areas.
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Standards based instruction
Differentiation
Sabal
Sabal Elementary teachers will increase student engagement in learning by developing lessons that
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Kagan Structures
reflect the full intent of grade-level content standards.
Saturn
Sea Park
Sherwood
Suntree
Surfside
Williams
All of Saturn's Teachers will continue to incorporate explicit vocabulary instruction, graphic
organizers, higher order questioning and writing across all areas so that it becomes second nature in
all of the lessons taught at Saturn. Each teacher will begin to differentiate instruction in the area of
Reading and Math.
All teachers at Sea Park Elementary will focus on consistent and pervasive standards based
instruction, with emphasis on increased rigor, differentiated instruction, and continued use of
standards based essential questions when designing engaging lesson plans.
To strengthen the student achievement and learning gains in the Math Florida Standards (MAFS)
and Writing, Sherwood teachers will integrate a systematic model of research-based practices for
continuous improvement of instruction.
All Suntree teachers will increase their depth of knowledge of the strategies and processes involved
in addressing the rigor of the Florida Standards through writing in response to reading across the
curriculum.
Every teacher at Surfside Elementary will implement the use of higher order questions with fidelity
across the curriculum in order to assist in the implementation and communication of the FSS and
FSA.
Williams’ teachers will utilize data driven standards-based instruction emphasizing the use of
positive effect high yield instructional strategies through peer collaboration and a PLC schedule that
will focus on maximizing student achievement.
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DBQ’s
Standards Based Instruction
Differentiation
Higher order questioning
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Standards Based Instruction
Rigor
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Student Engagement (book
study: Language of Learners)
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Standards based instruction
Writing instruction
Daily 5/STEAM
Expanding Expression Tool
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Higher order questioning
Feedback
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Standards-based instruction
High Yield instructional
strategies
Daily 5
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SOUTH
Allen, Roy
Elem
RIGOR/SBI The staff at Roy Allen will focus on the rigor of the new Florida Standards through
standards based instruction utilizing data driven Differentiated Instruction.
Columbia
Columbia’s faculty and staff will utilize Standards Based Instruction through quality Common
Planning. We will incorporate Curriculum Experts, coaches, into teams where they become part of
the planning teams. They will model SBI and what a SBI classroom looks like. Within the next three
to five years years Columbia will continue to implement Learning Focus Strategies and incorporate
Kagan Cooperative Learning Strategies while using Florida Standards as the main focus when
planning learning units.
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Standards-based instruction
Rigor
Differentiated instruction
Standards Based Instruction
Kagan Cooperative
Learning/Engagement
Differentiated Instruction
In order to design and deliver standards-based lessons that ensure all students are engaged and
challenged, the instructional staff at Discovery Elementary will use the LEARNING-FOCUSED
Acquisition Lesson Plan model to connect the most effective instructional strategies for learning in
every lesson, every day.
The faculty of Gemini Elementary will ensure its lowest 25% students achieve an annual learning
agin and move toward closing the achievement gap. Teachers will collaborate to implement
Differentiated Instructional Strategies in content, process, products, delivering a laser focus with
rigor on specific needs across all subject areas to increase student achievement.
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Harbor City
Indialantic
Discovery
Gemini
Jupiter
Lockmar
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Engagement Strategies – Kagan
Structures
Rigor
Learning Focused classrooms
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Differentiated Instruction
Rigor
We will implement the Positive Behavior Support program within a multi -tiered system of
support. The implementation of this system school-wide will increase time for teaching and
learning. This will be the key for teachers’ to increase the use of highly engaging
instructional strategies therefore, keeping students actively engaged in their learning.
The administrators realize with the implementation of the Florida Standards, teacher-to-teacher
and student-to-student discussion plays an integral part in instruction and learning acquisition. In
visible learning: a synthesis of over 800 meta-analysis relating to achievement, hattie states that
the simplest prescription for improving teaching is to provide “dollops of feedback.” As 2014
FCAT data reveals the need for improvement in all content areas, we plan to increase our feedback
about effective instructional practices.
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PBS
Feedback/Standards based
instruction
The data analysis clearly illustrates a need for a school-wide focus in the areas of learning gains in
both reading and math (especially level 5’s) and the lowest 25% in math. As we begin the 20142015 school year we will further develop Number Talks, Summarizing and Extended Thinking
Strategies as well as expanding the implementation of the Florida State Standards (LAFS and
MAFS) through Standards Based Instruction.
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All staff at Jupiter Elementary will provide rigorous, standards based instruction, with an emphasis
on reading, utilizing cooperative learning strategies in all content areas. This will result in an
increase in student engagement as well as student achievement.
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Standards-based instruction
Teacher engagement in
Classroom Walkthroughs
Max Thompson High Yield
strategies
Engagement
Standards-based instruction
Lockmar’s objective is to provide more rigor in classroom instruction to prepare students to
appropriately respond to text-based writing assignments and to have the ability to understand
domain-specific vocabulary that will be needed to comprehend complex text. This objective will be
achieved by teaching standards based vocabulary, by using higher order questions to extend thinking
and by using Marzano’s highest yield strategy: Identifying Similarities and Differences.
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Rigor
Marzano strategies
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McAuliffe
All teachers at Christa McAuliffe Elementary will use standards based instruction focusing on the
use of strong essential questions and writing across the curriculum areas. This will lead to rigorous
lesson plans, instruction, and learning which will lead to improved student achievement in all
curriculum areas. Progress will be measured based on standards based assessments.
Meadowlane Through purposeful implementation of school wide standards based focus walls, Meadowlane
Primary will increase the effectiveness of exemplary teaching practices. We will boost school wide
Primary
reading comprehension skills, throughout all content areas, using research and evidence based
strategies that are aligned with The Florida Standards.
Meadowlane One hundred percent of Meadowlane Intermediate staff will be accountable for standards based
Intermediate planning and implementation of cognitively complex instructional strategies maintaining student
engagement.
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Marzano strategies
Data notebooks
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Kagan Structures for Student
Engagement
Standards based instruction
Focus Walls
Kagan Structures for Student
Engagement
Standards based instruction
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Palm Bay
Elem
Palm Bay Elementary will implement the standards-based instruction to the full intent and rigor of
the standards. Teachers will continue to utilize student active engagement strategies within their
daily instruction.
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Standards-based instruction
Student Engagement
Port
Malabar
Every teacher at Port Malabar Elementary will ensure that quality core instruction is aligned to
meet the academic demands of the standards through the use of standards based lesson planning,
progress, monitoring, classroom relationships, and instructional best practices including
differentiation, essential questions and higher order questioning.
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Higher order questioning
Rigor
Differentiation
Riviera
All teachers at Riviera Elementary will teach to the rigor of the standards through the use of
collaborative shared planning.
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Sunrise
Using collaborative planning the teachers at Sunrise will achieve the rigor of standards-based
instruction. Evidence will include classroom walkthrough observation data. Data will be collected
based on the walkthrough. At the beginning of the year we expect to observe at least 20% of
teachers using a standards-based approach to lesson planning and instruction. After professional
development and team planning, mid-year data should show an increase to 40%. At the end of the
year it is expected that 100% of teachers will be utilizing a standard-based model for lesson plans
and instruction.
Standards-based instruction, positive learning culture – positive behavior support
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Standards-based instruction
Thinking maps
Higher order questioning
Standards-based instruction
Feedback
PBS
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Standards-based instruction
PBS
Turner
Univ. Park
Standards-based instruction, positive behavior support
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W. Melb
School for
Science
Westside
Teachers will implement standards based instruction to increase student achievement and rigor, and
thus, student learning gains.
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Standards-based instruction
PBS
Literacy Design Collaborative
Rigor
Florida’s plan of action for educating its children for the 21st century is centered on standards based
instruction. Therefore, the Faculty of Westside Elementary will deliver an instructional program that
implements Florida’s adopted academic standards in a manner that is rigorous, while continuing to
align researched based instructional practices to improve student learning and increase student
success across all grade levels and content areas.
Across all subject areas, the staff at Riverdale Country School will deliver instruction to students at
their ability level. The teachers will use peer assisted learning strategies and differentiated
instruction in a small group setting. The teachers will also demonstrate cultural awareness towards
our students so that lesson plan delivery is not only meaningful but also impactful.
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Standards-based instruction
Rigor
Higher order questioning
Riverdale
6 + 1 Trait Writing Workshop, Ruby II
Learning Structures, Current, Best Strategies
for Teaching Reading Comprehension, The
Highly Engaged Classroom, Assessment for
Learning, Word Study in the Elementary
Grades, Literacy Centers for Reading Skills,
Guided Reading in the Intermediate Grades,
Differentiated Instruction, and Classroom
Management that Works.
CHARTERS, ETC.
For all teachers to use a similar style of approach, consistency, monitoring, in their instruction
delivery which in turn will be a non-negotiable, which will help them be able to see a problem
before it arises. By using this approach and asking essential questions and using variety of
problem solving strategies will help the teacher to be able to identify what students are in need
of extra support in the reading, writing, and math.
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Standards based
instruction
Essential questions
Problem solving
Educational
Horizons
The teachers, staff, stakeholders, and administrators of Educational Horizons Charter
School will develop plans to incorporate an increased use of Montessori methods and best
practices to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners. They will use differentiated
instruction and a variety of approaches to modify lessons and plans for students. They
will continue to use the Units of Study in daily writing experiences and use a variety of
activities to give students opportunities to demonstrate writing in all areas of instruction.
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Differentiated Instruction
Writing
Emma Jewel
Standards-based instruction; student engagement; culture of high expectation
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Standards-based
instruction
Student engagement
Campus
Charter
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Imagine
Odyssey
Charter
Lower &
Upper
Odyssey
Prep
Palm Bay
Academy
Charter
Standards-based instruction; rigor; feedback; differentiation
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Standards-based
instruction
Differentiation
Rigor
Standards-based
instruction
Vocabulary /Writing
The reading proficiency for Odyssey Prep for 2013-2014 was 51% and the annual reading learning
gains were 47%. OPA’s learning gains for the lowest 25% was 48%. Our goal is to increase the
percentage of students’ Reading proficient to 56% or higher. According to the recent academic
outcomes data our Reading performance percentile rank is 35%. Our goal is to increase our
Reading performance percentile rank to 45% or higher.
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Palm Bay Academy staff will continue to implement Florida Standards by
balancing the instructional use of literary and informational text while
embedding written response requirements throughout lessons in all
content areas.
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Standards-based
instruction
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Writing
Standards based
instruction
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Rigor
Higher order questioning
Student engagement
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Royal Palm
Charter
Sculptor
Charter
This year, based on John Hattie’s contemporary research on Visible Learning, Max Thompson’s Learning
Focused Model, and Barbara Blackburn’s Rigor, we will continue the two-year plan we introduced last year.
This year, the focus will be consistent use of Extended Thinking Strategies in the classroom. This year, we
will build a common understanding of “rigor” where we all recognize good instructional practices that expect
students to learn at high levels, give students support to learn at high levels and expect all students to demonstrate
their learning at high levels
Viera
Charter
The goal is to increase the percentage of students scoring at a level 3 or higher by 2 percentage points from an 84% to an
86% on the 2015 Florida State Standards in English/Language Arts.
The goal is to increase the percentage of students scoring at a level 3 or higher by 2 percentage points from an 82% to an
84% on the 2015 Florida State Standards in Mathematics.
The goal is to increase the percentage of students scoring at a level 3 or higher by 1 percentage point from a 78% to a
79% on the 2015 FCAT Science 2.0.
The goal is that the average percent correct will be at least 55% on the 2015 Civics EOC.
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Standards-based
instruction
Writing
Rigor
Rigor
Close reading
Higher order questioning