2024-2025 School Innovation and Improvement Plan at a Glance

• 2024-2025
• Halley Elementary School 
• Region 4
• Katherine Case, Interim Principal

Language Arts-Reading By 3rd Grade

Outcomes:

● By the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, students with disabilities participating in the grade level SOLs will achieve an increase in the unadjusted pass rate of 39% on the Reading SOL of 5% or higher as measured on the Spring 2025 SOLs.
● By the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, the percentage of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding VALLSS screener benchmarks will increase 5% from fall 2024 to spring 2025 as measured by the VALLSS screener.

Strategies:

● Increase intentional use of multisensory, visual, verbal, written and/or interactive scaffolds and supports in whole group settings.
● Use embedded formative assessments in the new core curriculum to guide tier 1 and tier 2 instructional decisions.
● Increase teacher content knowledge of evidence-based literacy instruction aligned with science-based reading research to improve implementation of new core curriculum.                            
                                                    
                                                                        

Mathematics-Algebra by 8th Grade

Outcomes:

● By the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, students with disabilities participating in the grade level SOLs will achieve an increase in the unadjusted pass rate of 37% on the Math SOL of 5% or higher as measured on the Spring 2025 SOLs.
● By the end of the 2024-25 school year the percentage passing the G 3-6 Mathematics SOL will increase from 68% to 73% (unadjusted).  

Strategies:   

● Increase teachers' content knowledge and implementation of the 2023 FCPS mathematics program of studies.
● Improve teachers’ implementation of Framework for Engaging & Student-Centered Mathematics Instruction.  

Chronic Absenteeism  

Outcomes: 

● By June 2025, our school will reduce its chronic absenteeism rate 5 percentage points from 15.9% in June 2024 to 10.9% in June 2025.                         

Strategies:

● MTSS Schoolwide and Site Intervention teams analyze attendance along with behavior and wellness data bi-monthly to identify students in need of Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions.
● Schools will implement practices to recognize good and improved attendance to reinforce attendance and strengthen student and family engagement.                 

For additional information regarding this School Plan, please contact Kathleen Case, Interim Principal