Y.E. Smith Elementary has successfully implemented the following practices.
These Indicators are our norms, what we Date of Report: 4/10/2018
do routinely and with high quality.
Core Function: Dimension A - Instructional Excellence and Alignment
Effective Practice: Curriculum and instructional alignment ALL teachers build student's metacognitive skills by teaching learning strategies and tools and their appropriate application A2.11 Objective Met 05/12/2017 as well as providing students with processes for determining their own mastery of tasks. Core Function: Dimension B - Leadership Capacity Effective Practice: Strategic planning, mission, and vision B1.01 The LEA has an LEA Support & Improvement Team. Full Implementation 05/20/2016 A Leadership Team consisting of the principal, teachers who lead the Instructional Teams, and other professional staff meets B1.03 Objective Met 03/27/2017 regularly (at least twice a month) to review implementation of effective practices. The school has established a team structure among teachers B2.03 Objective Met 03/27/2017 with specific duties and time for instructional planning. The principal focuses on building leadership capacity, achieving B2.05 Objective Met 04/10/2017 learning goals, and improving instruction. Core Function: Dimension C - Professional Capacity Effective Practice: Quality of professional development The LEA/School regularly looks at school performance data and aggregated classroom observation data and uses that data to C2.01 Objective Met 04/10/2017 make decisions about school improvement and professional development needs. The LEA/School provides all staff high quality, ongoing, job- C2.03 Objective Met 04/10/2017 embedded, and differentiated professional development. The LEA/School has established a system of procedures and C3.04 protocols for recruiting, evaluating, rewarding, and replacing Objective Met 04/10/2017 staff. Core Function: Dimension D - Planning and Operational Effectiveness Effective Practice: Resource Allocation The principal provides optimum conditions for the Leadership D1.03 Objective Met 05/12/2017 Team to make decisions and act on their decisions. Core Function: Dimension E - Families and Community Effective Practice: Family Engagement The school regularly communicates with parents/guardians about its expectations of them and the importance of the E1.06 Objective Met 04/10/2017 curriculum of the home (what parents can do at home to support their children's learning).