Riverside ES

Region 3

LaRonda Peterson, Principal

Reading by 3rd Grade

Outcomes

• The percentage of Multi-Lingual Learners in grades K-3 meeting or exceeding VALLSS screener benchmarks will increase by 5 percentage points from fall 2024 to spring 2025.
• The percentage of students in grades K-3 meeting or exceeding the VALLSS screener benchmarks will increase by 5 percentage points from fall 2024 to spring 2025.

Strategies

• Use embedded formative assessments in the new core curriculum to guide tier 1 and tier 2 instructional decisions.
• Increase efficiency of instructional delivery to ensure all students have daily access to all components of the language arts block as outlined in the new core curriculum.
• Increase opportunities for English Language Development through use of embedded strategies during whole group instruction and intentional small group instruction focused on specific student needs.

Mathematics

Outcomes

• By the end of the 2024-25 school year the percentage multilingual students passing the G 3-6 Mathematics SOL will increase from 38% to 50%.
• Riverside will continue to achieve SOA level 1 in math for all subgroups (at least 70% adjusted pass rate on grade 3-6 math SOL tests).  By the end of the 2024-25 school year the percentage of students (G4-6) making SOL growth in mathematics (SOL) will increase from 34% to 45%.                         

Strategies

• Increase teachers' content knowledge and implementation of the 2023 FCPS mathematics program of studies.
• 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 teacher implementation of explicit instruction and other components of effective mathematics intervention.                       

Chronic Absenteeism

Outcome

By June 2025, our school will reduce its chronic absenteeism rate by 2 percentage points or more from 15.8% in June 2024 to at least 13% 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.
• Teachers will use a variety of culturally-responsive practices and communication methods to provide supportive outreach to students and families when student attendance concerns arise."