School A80% School B80% School C78% School D77% School E77% School F77% * From the School Report Card, Virginia Department of Education

 Use context clues to identify the meaning of a word  Compare and contrast characters  Make predictions/draw conclusions  Identify a question that is answered in the text  Use reference sources/guide words, contents

 Principals of 6 elementary schools met twice 1)Brain storming session 2)Principals from higher achieving schools shared their strategies/programs  Data disaggregated - by Subgroups - by Student Performance by Question  Examined Curriculum Framework and Blueprints  Suggested resources such as Enhanced Scope and Sequence

 Initiated training for Teachers in early grades K – 1 – 2  Planned additional training for Your Day at School as well as other Professional Development activities  Scheduled follow-up meetings with the Principals in November, February, and April  Monitoring progress with monthly visits by Central Office Team

* From the School Report Card, Virginia Department of Education School A70% School B72% School C73% School D78%

 Structure of American government – branches, powers, functions  Principles of government and citizenship – documents, civic participation  Political parties and the role of media in politics  Economic principles/economic effects  Role of government in economic policies

 Disaggregated Data by Student Performance by Question  Scheduled and planned meetings every 9 weeks  Examined Curriculum Framework and Blueprints  Distributed Resource Notebooks to each Civics Teacher  Suggested other Resources including Enhanced Scope and Sequence  Instituted Benchmark tests to be administered every 9 weeks

 Sharing of resources among the Civics Teachers  Planned sessions at Your Day at School on strategies to teach Civics vocabulary and share ideas  Planned visits to other school divisions where Civics is taught in seventh grade  Monitoring progress with monthly visits by Central Office Team

Increase achievement and improvement in SOL improvement in SOL results for students in results for students in grade 3 Reading grade 3 Reading and grade 7 Civics and grade 7 Civics