Professional Documents
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School Improvement Plan
School Improvement Plan
Goal 2:
Riverwood Elementary will promote students' self-respect, management of emotions,
concern for others, and responsibility by providing professional learning opportunities
(instruction, modeling, and support/intervention) for staff. Riverwood Elementary
School will reduce the number of office referrals by 10% from the 2018-2019 school
year.
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ALL teachers are attentive to students' emotional states, guide students in managing
their emotions, and arrange for supports and interventions when necessary.
The counselors currently provide K-5 students with a social/emotional lesson every seven
days. Riverwood Buddy classes (PreK-5 and EC) meet once per month as a minimum.
Grades K-5 students, with a social/emotional need, are provided a staff mentor to meet with
weekly. Ramtastic kudos are provided by staff members to recognize students for exemplary
choices and actions. Students in grades 3-5 are given the opportunity to choose a club, based
on their interest, to participate in during the year. The clubs are hosted by teachers and are
based on the teachers’ interest in students.
8/6/19 The Benefits of Being an Octopus Book Every teacher and TA has
Study-Book study discussions weekly in PLC to read this book and discussed
provoke reflection and better meet the in PLCs the connection to our
social-emotional needs of each student. All students and the importance
staff members, certified and classified, will of looking beyond what we
participate in this book study. Questions see. Every student has a
pertaining to the book will be discussed story and motivation for what
monthly with teacher assistants. (Fall 2019 they do and how they
behave.
1/10/20 Book Study of choice by the staff - options are: Teachers were given the
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, option of books to read for
Innovator's MIndset, Kids Deserve It, the spring that will help inform
Empower, Hacking School Discipline, or choice their understanding of
(Spring 2020) students. Teachers met in
Staff meeting for mini book
clubs. (Interrupted by
COVID19)
8/16/19 Restorative Justice - Create and utilize an ISS A staff member has created
room (titled Reflections). Within this room, daily check-ins for students
there will be a person who will follow up on who struggle within the
students after behaviors have been displayed classroom setting. This
or a visit to the office has been made. She will support has been an integral
also help teach students about self-monitoring part of student success this
and regulating their own feelings and bring school year. The Reflections
awareness to potential issues that will affect room is a place where
their ability to focus in the academic setting. students are spending time
outside of the classroom but
also have the chance to
reflect on their behavior and
ways they can react
differently. Time spent in
reflections depends on the
individual incident and needs
of the child.
8/16/20 Student Ramtastic Kudos - These are given to Ramtastic Kudos are a way
students by any staff member during their day, to honor students for doing
including bus drivers. Students are announced what they should be doing
over the intercom, their picture is taken and when they don’t know anyone
displayed on social media for recognition. is looking. The shout out
connects to our culture at
RES and is a way for
teachers to notice and
celebrate students in a
positive way. Students have
their photo taken for our
school social media and they
can keep the kudos!
8/16/20 Teacher Ramtastic Kudos - These are given to Teachers recognizing the
staff by any other staff member during their hard work that their peers are
day. Teachers are announced over the doing is one way to help
intercom, their picture is taken and displayed create a supportive culture for
on social media for recognition. the adults in the building.