At the beginning of year Acadience assessment for the 2020-21 school year, 61% of our students were reading on grade level. By the end of year assessment, 72% were on grade level.  Our goal was to have 80 % of our students on grade level. 

Kindergarten … 72 %

1st Grade ………. 72%

2nd Grade ….…… 68%

3rd Grade ….…… 75%

4th Grade ….…... 63%

5th Grade ….…....81%

RISE assessment percentage of students who are proficient. 

3rd grade … ELA … 37%     Math … 45%

4th grade … ELA … 35%     Math … 39%

5th grade … ELA … 51%     Math … 38%

All students at GVES receive 60 minutes of Tier 1 reading instruction in their regular classroom. They also receive 45 minutes of reading and /or math instruction at their instructional level (Tier 2/enrichment). Students who are below grade level receive extra help in small groups. Students who are above grade level receive enrichments. IPads are used to help individualize learning for students in both reading and math. Teachers received professional development in reading, writing and math to help them meet the needs of each student. 

Paraprofessionals helped with Tier 2 instruction during Power Hour (45 minutes of individualized instruction for each grade level)

Training in math, reading and writing was provided for teachers and paraprofessionals.

The ACADIENCE assessment, which is given three times a year, will be used to measure student progress. Progress monitoring probes are also used monthly to check student progress. The end of year assessment will be used for the final evaluation.

RISE assessments and benchmarks will be used to determine growth in math and language arts in 3rd to 5th grade. Common benchmark tests will be given in k-2 to determine growth.

1- Tier 1 instruction using our basal text. 

2- Tier 2 instruction for all students who are not proficient.  Paraprofessionals will provide extra support in reading and math during Power Hour (60 min. small group instruction for all students)

3- Extensions for advanced students during Power Hour as well. 

4- Students use iPads to help with and practice reading and math skills in Power Hour and in their regular class. (Accelerated Reader, Lexia, Reflex Math)

5- Accelerate Reader will be used to help build and monitor reading comprehension.

6- Professional development focused on reading, writing and math will be provided to teachers and paraprofessionals.