Ashburnham Westminster Regional School District

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Theory of Action: If we create a system for addressing the varied academic and social emotional needs of our students by fostering a learning environment that provides opportunities for academic and SEL growth for all students, then our student screener data will improve.
Strategic Initiative 3.1: Develop and articulate consistent tiered systems of academic support throughout the district.
Priority Initiatives	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline	Resources	Evidence of Effectiveness
Year 0 (2023-2024)
Make academic data digitally accessible to staff in all elementary schools and ensure it continues to be collected with students	MTSS Coordinator, Director of Technology	January 2024	Branching Minds	Data Meetings using data in Branching Minds
Strengthen Data Meetings, SST Meeting and Child Study Processes	MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Teachers	SY 2023-24	MTSS Guide, Existing Meeting Structure	A process where teachers feel empowered and student achievement is positively impacted
Make academic data digitally accessible to math teaching staff in Overlook and ensure it continues to be collected with students	Building Administration, Teachers, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Support Team	January 2024	i-Ready Diagnostic	Data Meetings using program data
Strengthen Data Meetings, SST Meeting and Child Study Processes	MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Teachers	SY 2023-24	MTSS Guide, Existing Meeting Structure	A process where teachers feel empowered and student achievement is positively impacted
Document all assessments in a consistent format	Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Oakmont Administration, Oakmont Teachers	SY 2023-24	PD Time for teachers to collaborate and training on proper curriculum documentation	All courses in the program of studies will be documented in a consistent format with assessments and pacing
Year 0 (2023-2024), continued
Strengthen Data Meetings, SST Meeting and Child Study Processes	MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration, Teachers	SY 2023-24	MTSS Guide, Existing Meeting Structure	A process where teachers feel empowered and student achievement is positively impacted
Perform Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis on systems at Oakmont	MTSS Coordinator, Building Administration	Summer 2024	Administrative Cabinet Time	An identified path to improve high school systems and structures around MTSS
Create school-based and district-based data teams to support the use of data to inform instruction, intervention and improve student learning	MTSS Coordinator, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Building administration, Curriculum Coordinator, Teachers, Educational Support Team	SY 2023-24	Existing Data Meeting Structures	Data Meeting Calendar, Data Meeting Protocols
Year 1 (2024-2025)
Use Math and ELA program data to establish interventions	MTSS Coordinator, Educational Support Team,	January 2025	Program Data Systems	Intervention that is tied directly to curriculum
Make academic data digitally accessible to ELA teaching staff in Overlook and ensure it continues to be collected with students	Building Administration, Teachers, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Support Team	January 2025	ELA Program Diagnostic	Data Meetings using program data
Document all curriculum in a consistent format	Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Oakmont Administration, Oakmont Teachers	SY 2024-25	PD Time for teachers to collaborate and training on proper curriculum documentation	All courses in the program of studies will be documented in a consistent format with assessments and pacing
Year 1 (2024-2025), continued
Create a list for SEL and academic intervention for every building within the district	MTSS Coordinator, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Building administration, Curriculum Coordinator, Teachers, Educational Support Team	Fall 2024	MTSS Manual and current DCAP	A list that is used by teachers to document data and bring that data to child study meetings
School-based and district-based data teams set benchmarks for improvement based upon data	MTSS Coordinator, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Building administration, Curriculum Coordinator, Teachers, Educational Support Team	Fall 2024	MTSS Manual and current DCAP	A list of benchmarks that team members can use to gauge student proficiency
Year 2 (2025-2026)
Use ELA data from updated report cards k-5 to create an intervention plan and calendar that is in alignment with curriculum materials.	Director of Curriculum and Instruction, MHS/WES and JRB administration, Curriculum Coordinator, Teachers, Elementary Educational Support Team	Summer 2025	Leadership cabinet time and time with teachers to ensure engagement with the process	Intervention plan from data on report cards across the elementary schools
Use reading data to identify students who are below benchmark and intentionally group students for targeted intervention	MTSS Coordinator, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, all building administrators, Curriculum Coordinator, Teachers, Educational Support Team	SY 2025-26	Data meeting time, PD time on using data to effectively group students	Student groupings based on reading data and calendar of interventions with a new Schedule that includes rotating focus areas within Math and ELA.
Use math data to identify students who are below benchmark and intentionally group students for targeted intervention	MTSS Coordinator, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, all building administrators, Curriculum Coordinator, Teachers, Educational Support Team	SY 2025-26	Data meeting time, PD time on using data to effectively group students	Student groupings based on math data and calendar of interventions with a new Schedule that includes rotating focus areas within Math and ELA.
Year 2 (2025-2026), continued
Provide quality professional development to improve instruction on an MTSS model in the elementary schools	Director of Curriculum and Instruction, MHS/WES administration, Curriculum Coordinator, Teachers, Educational Support Team	SY 2025-26	Training, finances	PD Calendar that focuses on MTSS in the elementary schools
Revise district DCAP	Director of Student Support, Assistant Director of Student Support, Director of Health and Safety, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Counselors, Administration	Summer 2025	Previous DCAP, Current MTSS Manual	A Revised DCAP plan posted to the district website
Year 3 (2026-2027)
Provide quality professional development to improve instruction on an MTSS model at Overlook	Director of Curriculum and Instruction, MHS/WES administration, Curriculum Coordinator, Teachers, Educational Support Team	SY 2025-26	Training, finances	PD Calendar that focuses on MTSS at Overlook
Provide quality professional development to improve instruction on the use of data and teaching using an MTSS model at Oakmont	Director of Curriculum and Instruction, MHS/WES administration, Curriculum Coordinator, Teachers, Educational Support Team	SY 2026-27	Training, finances	PD Calendar that focuses on MTSS at Oakmont
School-based and district-based data teams evaluate benchmarks for improvement based upon data	Director of Curriculum and Instruction, MHS/WES administration, Curriculum Coordinator	SY 2026-27		Explicit benchmarks identified and included in the revised MTSS Manual.