Student Supports

Multi-Tiered System of Supports is a comprehensive continuum of evidence-based, systemic practices to support a rapid response to students’ academic, emotional and overall wellness needs, with regular observation to facilitate data-based instructional/program decision making. The MTSS teacher will provide targeted instruction to small groups of EL and SED students and include additional opportunities to practice the skills necessary for core instruction or strategies for enrichment and assist in progress monitoring.

• Increase school psychologist services for 2022-2023 by an additional 0.20 FTE (0.40 FTE total see Goal 3.7- (Increased in order to further support all general education students in need of Tiers 2-3 support services.)

• COVID Recovery and Accelerated Learning (Provide priority registration in the following new services for EL, SED, FY and SWD students): 6-week Camp University (AVID centered) for the Summers of 2021 and 2022 (tier 1-; Summer Tutoring services (i.e. 6-week Learning Lab) (tier 2); After School Tutoring (Math & English Language Arts) (tier 2); Additional intervention support services via coordinated referral process (Tier 3), etc. 

• Instructional assistants provide small group (tier 2) and 1:1 (tier 3) support in ELA and Math for EL/low-income students and support students with AVID Strategies: academic support structures, WICOR, tutorial, and goal setting.

• The SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phoneme Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words) program will be used as an intervention reading program resource.

(See Goal 3.3 for additional student services)

Ensure we work collectively to implement Schoolwide K-8 Full AVID implementation and work towards becoming an AVID Demonstration Site.

• Support for all AVID Schoolwide Domains: Instruction, Systems, Leadership, Culture

• Develop AVID systems that support governance, curriculum and instruction, data collection and analysis, professional learning, and student and parent outreach to ensure college readiness for AVID Elective students and improved academic performance for all students.

• Provide 6th-8th grade students with a College & Career Readiness Course that provides college awareness opportunities, community activities, and support in WICOR strategies.

• Summers 2022/2023- All teachers are invited and compensated to attend AVID Summer Institute(s).

• Through 30-day summer ELOP (Extended Learning Opportunities Program) experiences, integrate the AVID tenets into summer learning experiences via 'Camp University' model. To further encourage a college-going environment, all 'campers' receive a free 'College Tee' annually. 

A community-based school functions as the hub of its community. Community partners collaborate to ensure that both academic and nonacademic needs are met for the students and families so that students can focus on learning and educators can focus on teaching. 

Via our district’s growing Community School Collaborative, a local multi-agency/community partnership, we will further implement the four cornerstone approaches of a Community-Based School as indicated below.  Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year we will further expand student and family services in all four areas as we begin the 5-year implementation of the California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) grant that the district was recently awarded as well as a 2-year (2022-2024) County ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) grant. 

1.  Integrated Student Supports: (aka "Wrap Around Services"): "Whole Family Health Approach"

• 1.0 FTE Community Health Worker --West County Health Center co-located Wellness Center (50% CCSPP funded)

• Increased behavioral health family therapeutic services @ >.60 FTE (ARPA/CCSPP funded)

• Continue  MTSS Academic Intervention Assistant Position (CCSPP- 50% funded)

• Social and Emotional Learning Materials/Training (CCSPP)

2. Expanded Learning Time and Opportunities:

   • Increase enrichment opportunities by providing afterschool sign-ups (4-8 week courses) for student-driven options (i.e. cooking club, ballet Folklorico, arts and crafts, athletic clinics, etc.). (ELOP)

   • Provide afterschool tutoring opportunities K-8 at least 1 day per week for identified students. (Extended Learning Opportunities Program- ELOP)

   • Offer afterschool Homework Club opportunities for middle grades and others as needed (ELOP) and resources allow.

3. Family and Community Engagement:

• Partner with Raizes Collective community-based organization to provide bilingual parent workshops, parent leadership opportunities/training, and support/train new community promotores (outreach program) as well as 'resiliency' through the Arts. (ARPA)

• Provide 6 Farmworker Clinics and 4 Wellness Workshops from 2022-2024. (ARPA)

• Bilingual Family Liaison/Office Assistant position increased by .50 FTE beginning in 2022/23. (CCSPP)

4. Collaborative Leadership and Practice:

• Whole Family Health/Community-Based Schools Coordinator @ .40 FTE (CCSPP/ARPA) 

• Teacher On Special Assignment (TOSA) to coordinate student services and provide coaching for Positive Behavior Interventions and Systems (PBIS) schoolwide program.  (Stipend-CCSPP)

To learn more about Community-Based Schools visit: https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/

Continue  to develop a K-8 school-wide STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) continuum of learning skills that build in complexity from one level to the next.

• Seek ongoing opportunities and resources to further integrate and highlight the Arts in the schoolwide STEAM program.

• Provide STEAM/Maker-related activities to all students (i.e. STEAM Lab, enrichment courses, coding opportunities in grades 3-8, garden enrichment, computer lab, etc.) 

• Encourage and provide ongoing staff training opportunities in the area of STEAM education and ever-developing technologies. ACELLUS online program provides an effective way to differentiate instruction to learners, especially our SWD (students with disabilities), EL (English Learners) and SED (Socially Economically Disadvantaged) students. Students will spend approximately 1 hour per week using ACELLUS to focus on math and science differentiated instruction.

Further personalized learning experiences by giving students “voice and choice” in determining what, how, when, and where they learn; tailoring learning to each student’s strengths, needs, and interests; ensuring mastery of high academic standards, and promoting student agency:

• Provide designated Classroom PBE (Place-Based Education) budgets as one-time funds become available

• Librarian/Media services enhance student learning experiences to help personalized learning (.50 FTE)

• Provide both onsite and offsite experiences for students to enhance literacy, college exploration, coding, inquiry, stewardship, and to facilitate research skills.  

Implementing ELD standards English Language Learners (EL’s) with fidelity is important and will be done by: providing professional development to teachers (see action 1.1 for detailed description), providing additional resources to students, and providing additional support to EL students (IA's, MTSS Teacher, ACELLUS, AVID).

• EL Family Support: Provide support and resources to EL families by: 1) holding two informational meetings on how to help students, 2) providing a resource guide to families,  3) conducting check-in phone/remote sessions 4 times per year. 

• Instruction: Direct EL instruction and support services based on student’s identified English proficiency level

• Language acquisition program: Structured English immersion programs for English learners in which nearly all classroom instruction is provided in English, but with curriculum and a presentation designed for pupils who are learning English. Our program is designed to ensure English acquisition as rapidly and as effectively as possible, and provides instruction to students on the state-adopted academic content standards, including the English language development standards.

• English Language Development and strategy (refresher) training is identified as a 2022-2023 professional development priority area. 

• Students with Disabilities (SWD): Our on-site Learning Center/RSP teacher(s) provide ongoing intervention in the least restrictive environment focused on targeted instruction, assist in progress monitoring and the possible identification of students with special needs and facilitate the IEP (Individual Education Plan) process and identified services for all students residing in the Guerneville School District.  These MTSS tier 2 and tier 3 services may also include the following supports:

• West County Special Education Consortium Membership (e.g. PreSchool programming, Special Day Classes, .20 FTE nursing services, .20 FTE school psychologist services, .40FTE speech/language pathologist)

• Non-Public Schools (NPS) service agreements 

• Non-Public Agency(NPA) service agreements

• SCOE Special Education placements

• SWD transportation

• Education Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS)

• IEP case management and technical support