Pendergast Elementary District

Intervention programs will be included in the LEA Integrated Action Plan. A monitoring and evaluation action step will be determined for each program to include student data analysis in order to ensure programs are meeting the academic, social, emotional and/or mental health needs of students with an emphasis on students disproportionately impacted by COVID-9

Extended Day Programs
Extended day programs (e.g. after school tutoring, summer school program, e-sports program) at PESD school sites will focus on meeting the needs of students significantly impacted by COVID-19 (e.g. EL learners, students experiencing homelessness, students in foster care, students with disabilities, etc.) Data will be collected and analyzed by leadership teams to determine which students would benefit from inclusion in the site extended day program. Extended day lessons are evidence-based and data driven and are designed to meet student academic, social, emotional and/or behavioral health needs. Extended Day plans and progress will be monitored by the building level principal, the Director of Curriculum & Innovation and the Director of School Improvement and Program Development.

Preschool Scholars Program
Teaching Strategies GOLD online assessment portfolios will be utilized to document preschool student growth in 38 research-based objectives aligned with state early learning guidelines in order to determine student needs based on developmentally appropriate milestones. Classroom and individual classroom reports will be utilized to inform instructional changes to support preschool student achievement. Preschool teachers will communicate student achievement to the parents/guardians of preschool students related to developmental milestones through the use of a student portfolio which will include Teaching Strategies Gold assessment results. In addition, the star rating of each school site preschool program will be made public annually and will be posted at the program location and the Quality First website.

All schools within our District are Title I schools and therefore serve the students that were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. PESD will ensure that the interventions it implements, including but not limited to the interventions within the required 20% set aside (under section 2001(e)(1) of the ARP Act) to address the academic impact of lost instructional time, will respond to the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of all students, and particularly those students disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including students from low-income families, students of color, English learners, children with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, children in foster care, and migratory students. PESD will do so by regular communication with all stakeholders during community meetings to include parent luncheon and community breakfast events