Arizona School For The Arts

Learning Loss Interventions: The school has planned new ELA and Math Curriculums that will be directly tied to comprehensive benchmark data that we will collect on all students.  The school will monitor the effectiveness of interventions implemented through NWEA benchmark testing 3 times a year, September, December and April. Using the data from NWEA, AzM2, IXL, and Common Lit, teachers  will create specific targets for all students. Moreover, specific attention will be afforded to those students that align with our vulnerable student population. 

The vulnerable population was identified at the beginning of the school year and is currently 55.6% of our students. All grade level team leaders and department chairs will have access to the vulnerable student list.  In addition, the teachers who provide tutoring will have the same benchmark information. During the weekly team meetings, the teachers will review the student level data and use interventions to grow students.  The Special Education team works collaboratively with the grade level teaching teams. They will use the benchmark and progress information to support their case load during push-in class time and small group work, using additional resources or tutoring time as needed. The tracking of all student progress will be summarized by each team and presented to the Department Chairs and Principal; these leaders will determine any changes needed in the program/ resources to support students.  Copy of the school year 2021-22 Learning Remediation Plan available upon request.

SEL Interventions: ASA implemented a new Social Emotional Learning Team to address the SEL needs of all students. This team is comprised of the School Social Worker, SEL Teacher and two (2) Student Support Specialists. These professionals are regular staff members of the school that work directly with the school leadership team. The teaching teams primary function is to create and oversee systems of support to promote student success by teaching adaptive strategies that help students adjust academically, socially, and emotionally as they navigate the school environment. School administrators will conduct an evaluation for the effectiveness of our project with the school planning team (Executive Team, Governing Board, Advisory Council, SEL Team) as needed but no less than annually over the two-year period.