SELF-REPORTED INDICATORS

Schools may choose to describe up to two additional pieces of information about how their school is supporting students. These self-reported indicators are not factored into school accountability calculations but provide the opportunity for schools to highlight successful programs or practices in addition to the indicators included in school accountability.

STUDENT FACTORS #We’veGotThis As an administrative team we know and believe that it is vital to keep the main thing the main thing each day. For our school we want to ensure that our students are an active part in reaching their individual learning goals. We began with a student check-in (#We’veGotThis) each week with at least three students in each teacher’s class. The purpose of our meeting is to have a brief conversation about the student’s annual reading goal, their weekly progress towards this goal and the time they spend weekly discussing their goal with their teacher. Evidence of our check-in is kept in a shared Google Sheets in order for our team to track this data. Each quarter a summary of our conversations are shared with our teachers. We are confident that by keeping a laser-like focus on our students' sharing in the process of setting goals, working toward these goals and weekly monitoring their progress toward reaching their goal students will have a shared ownership in their learning and ultimately will reach or exceed their goals.

INSTRUCTIONAL FACTORS #Widely Important Goal (WIG) At Heritage Elementary we work every day to provide excellent instruction, instill shared values, and collaborate with parents and community members to give students the best educational experience possible. As we work together to ensure success, we focus on the needs of individual students in a positive learning environment. Our goal is to ensure that every student makes significant growth during the school year, allowing them to achieve personal goals they set for themselves in reading. Our teachers meet with each student to review their progress and set new goals, guiding them through updating their graphs, thinking through ambitious action steps, and ensuring the students know what his/her goal is. When students have a voice in their learning they’re more invested in their education and are more likely to achieve academic success. All of this information is tracked and monitored as teams report their progress and post it on the “WIG” board displayed in the main hallway of our school. The systems we have set in place have helped us improve as a school and have helped us have manageable ways to track and see progress. The work we do for our students helps them in so many different ways! It’s exciting to see the effects of the hard work of our teachers, staff and students.