RBCS Success Area 1

Every student has access to high-quality, culturally responsive, and engaging learning experiences across all subject areas

RBCS Objectives RBCS Commits to

↠ 1.1 Every student has access to high-quality learning	Acquire a high quality (as determined by EdReports) ELA curriculum for grades 4K - 5, Evaluate the Science curriculum and reinforce or adjust as needed, maintain current Math curriculum.
	Ensure that high quality instructional materials are in use across all content areas
	Design scope and sequences for all content areas that prioritize the most important work of the grade.
↠ 1.2 Every student is seen and acknowledged for their lived experiences	Ensure that all staff receive professional learning on culturally responsive teaching practices and that those learnings are implemented with fidelity
	Create opportunities in the curriculum for students’ lived experiences to be utilized
	Seeing each student as an individual with individual needs and aspirations
↠ 1.3 Every student attends school regularly	Creating attendance initiatives that support regular attendance and celebrate student engagement
↠ 1.3 Every student attends school regularly	Connecting families with aligned resources for common reasons for student absence: Access to preventative healthcare options Uniform assistance Tutoring support Transportation
↠ 1.4 Every student finds value in their learning experiences	Designing student centered learning experiences as well as student centered school-based activities
	Connecting students and families to out of school opportunities that enhance learning and overall wellbeing

RBCS Success Area 2

Every student has access to math experiences consistent with the three key common core mathematics shifts and that allow them to develop math agency and a positive math identity

RBCS Objectives RBCS Commits to

↠ 1.1 Every student is empowered through math experiences that are meaningful and engaging	Developing a math vision that empowers students to reach their true potential


	Maintaining a focus on real world problems that engage students with the eight mathematical practices and allow them to find meaning in the math


↠ 1.2 Every student has opportunities to develop a love for math	Ensure that both teachers and students have a growth mindset about math ability
	Incorporate small group math instruction into the math block to allow students to explore math concepts through multiple modalities; such as math games and puzzles
↠ 1.3 Every student develops mathematical problem-solving skills	Emphasize open ended math problems
	Employ a top-heavy emphasis on process over product.

RBCS Success Area 3

Every professional educator has deep content knowledge in their area of appointment and will deliver effective instruction that exemplifies academic excellence

RBCS Objectives RBCS Commits to…

↠ 1.1 Every professional educator is certified in their area of appointment	Maintaining certification plans for any non-certified staff or staff that are appointed outside of their area of certification
	Hiring certified teachers and highly qualified staff
	Rostering teachers to their areas of appointment
↠ 1.2 Every professional educator maintains their professional license through ongoing professional development	Providing high-quality professional learning experiences for all staff on an on-going basis
	Employ a professional educator evaluation system that monitors educator performance and aligns support as appropriate
↠ 1.3 Every professional educator has high expectations and the belief that all students can succeed at a high level	Engage all adults in a continuous series of professional learning experiences that target an equitable approach to teaching and learning PL that focuses on high expectations Access for all students Collective teacher efficacy
	Ensuring inter rater reliability amongst the administration staff regarding observations and feedback pertaining to high expectations and equitable teaching practices
↠ 1.4 Every professional educator feels valued as a member of the RBCS team	Setting aggressive retention goals for all staff
	Employing a differentiated retention system that centers gratitude and values staff members’ contributions
	Acquiring a consistent staff feedback system such as Panorama

RBCS Success Area 4

Every student is socially and emotionally equipped to thrive in school and in life

RBCS Objectives RBCS Commits to…

↠ 1.1 Every student feels a sense of belonging	Ensuring that teachers cultivate community in each classroom by utilizing CREW effectivity and consistently


	Celebrating each student for who they are and having unlimited expectations about who they can become


↠ 1.2 Every student learns to better understand their thoughts and emotions, becomes more self-aware, and develops more empathy for others within their community and the world around them.	Employ a preventative/proactive classroom management system Reinforce the PBIS system across all grades Ensure that all adults receive trauma-informed and restorative classroom strategies training
	Engage in staffing structures that support social-emotional learning (SEL) School counselors (upper and lower) Social worker Trauma Specialist Training for all adults on integrating SEL practices

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