Instructional Focus

P.S. 99's Priority Focus 2026-2027

To strengthen schoolwide literacy achievement through a coherent, data-driven instructional framework that ensures rigorous, differentiated, and responsive literacy instruction for all learners.

Priority Focus Action Steps:

• Data Driven Instruction

• Targeted Interventions

• Professional Development in Literacy

• Parental Involvement - Lexia and Daily Reading Assignments

• Literacy Rich Environment

• Progress Monitoring

• Team Effort Approach

• DEAR time before dismissal

• Mindset focus on Literacy, Enrichment & AIS

School Instructional Focus

To build teacher capacity utilizing Hallmark # 2 of Advanced Literacies Instruction: 

Classroom Discussion across all grades, which will enable all students to actively participate in classroom discussions, utilizing ENL protocols, “Think, Jot, Pair, Share,” “Two Cents Protocol” and “Echo, Explain, Elaborate.