The overall goal of our academic safety net program is to provide extra assistance to those students in grades K-5 who consistently do not meet the standards.  We use six criteria to make this determination:

1. School-based Screening and Progress Monitoring Assessment (Reading, Math, Science)

2. Standardized Test Results (FCAT)                                   

3. Report Card Grades                             

4. Daily In-class Performance

5. Learning Leader Judgment

6. Special Education Accommodations and Modifications

We currently employ six distinctive safety net programs that are available before, during and after school hours:

       School-based academic/behavioral TARGET Team  

Ø    Composed of our school psychologist, school counselor, grade level regular education  and special education learning leaders, presenting teacher and school ESE liaison

Ø    Learning Leaders bring individual student issues to the team for intervention suggestions and assistance

Ø    Interventions range from in class student and teacher suggestions to the initiation of ESE services

Ø    Team follows-up on interventions and tracks results

       Tutoring before, during, and after school / SES Tutoring  

Ø    Two full-time certified learning leaders provide individualized tutoring, utilizing push-in models, to students identified as at-risk in grades 3-5 during school in reading, writing, science, and mathematics. These student are identified from the bottom 25% in reading and mathematics performance as indicated on FCAT and the FAIR Screening and Progress Monitoring Assessment

Ø    An Academic Coach provides in class support with small group instruction while paraprofessionals provide individualized tutoring in reading, writing, and mathematics during school to students identified as at-risk.

Ø   Timucuan Elementary School learning leaders provide before/after school tutoring to select students in grades K-5 in reading, writing, science, and mathematics.

       Fast ForWord and Orchard

Ø    Orchard is provided during and after school in grades 3-5 for the lowest 25% of readers at each grade level.

Ø    Fast ForWord is provided during Extended Day Program before/after school for the lowest 25% of readers at each grade level.

Ø    Facilitated in small groups by trained paraprofessionals

       Inclusion and Small Group Instruction

Ø   Team teaching, the presence of regular education and ESE learning leaders in the classroom coaching and providing daily opportunities for small group instruction in all subject areas to at-risk students

       Individualized Progress Monitoring Plan (PMP)

Ø    Individual Academic Plan created by collaborating with learning leaders, parents, and students for students considered to be at-risk for academic performance in reading, writing, math, or science

Ø    Specific interventions outlined in a signed, binding contract between the parent, school, and district

Ø    School-based PMP at-risk profile sheet of every PMP/at-risk student in grades K-5 is maintained and monitored by the principal; sheet includes retention history, previous year’s teacher, child study team history, current grade history, standardized test history, and current safety net history for each at-risk student

       Special Education Services (ESE)      

Ø    One ESE learning leader provides support in an Inclusion classroom setting in Kindergarten through 2^nd grade and three learning leaders dedicated to grades 3, 4, and 5

Ø    Intensive small groups are held for reading and mathematics for all ESE students needing a modified curriculum in addition to support during general education instruction

Ø    Inclusion ESE learning leaders provide extensive small group and individualized instruction