| School Learning Focus for the 25-26 school year | McNeely has focused on connection and belonging for the last few years. We have seen the positive effects that this focus has had on student engagement and our school community. For the 2025-2026 school year, we will be shifting our focus to the area of literacy- specifically in the area of reading comprehension. |
| Evidence-Informed Rationale (WHY) | 2024 Student Voice Survey for Grades 2-7 students indicated lower confidence in literacy skills (more students described themselves as confident or “good at” Math over Reading/Writing) Fall Richmond Formative Reading Assessment (RFRA) results indicated a need to focus on building proficiency in various areas of reading comprehension across grades 2-7 |
| Priority Learners | We will be focusing on our students who are in the Developing range for the reading comprehension skills highlighted in the data below. |
| Baseline Data | Grades 1-3 Fall Reading Assessment Data Grades 4-7 Fall Reading Assessment Data  |
| Action Statement (HOW) | Teacher professional development and collaboration with the Pillars of Literacy to support direct reading instruction Direct and intentional instruction in classrooms and small groups to increase proficiency in areas of reading comprehension (identifying/retelling main ideas; making connections; responding) |
| Intended Impact (SO WHAT) | To increase our learners’ proficiency and confidence as readers To increase our learners’ ability to transform and use what is being read into meaningful learning (making connections and responding) |
| Evidence of Impact (HOW WE WILL KNOW) | Students demonstrate improvement in ability to make predictions and connections; identifying the main idea and purpose; responding and making inferences; and asking questions Comparing Spring RFRA to Fall RFRA results, data from other assessments for particular grades (ie. FSA’s) Tracking Reading Proficiency through Written Learning Updates/Final Summaries of Learning Student Voice Scans (How do you feel about yourself as readers?Do you think you have improved/are more confident as a reader? How do you know?) |
| Alignment Statement | Improve literacy outcomes for all learners to support success in all areas of the kindergarten to Grade 7 curriculum |