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School Renaissance (SR): Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) model to improve student achievement in elementary and middle schools

School Renaissance (SR) is a comprehensive school reform model that incorporates various programs, including Reading Renaissance and Math Renaissance, to improve student achievement. The model includes professional development, formative evaluation, faculty buy-in, curriculum alignment with state standards, and resource allocation. SR aims to increase students' motivation and ability to read and learn mathematics through programs such as Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math software.

Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade

Published: 2003

English Language Arts

Literacy Learning Cohorts (LLC): Improving Special Education Teachers' Content and Pedagogical Knowledge for Providing Reading Instruction to Upper Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities

Literacy Learning Cohorts (LLC) is a professional development (PD) innovation designed to improve special education teachers' content and pedagogical knowledge for providing reading instruction to upper elementary students with learning disabilities (LD). LLC includes a 2-day PD institute, six monthly cohort meetings, and individualized coaching to support teachers in implementing evidence-based strategies for teaching word study and fluency. The LLC model provides active learning opportunities, collective participation, and coherence, and is designed to deepen special education teachers' knowledge of how to teach reading using evidence-based strategies.

Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade

Published: 2017

Non-Academic Area

College Possible: A 2-year after-school curriculum to serve low-income high school students

College Possible is a 2-year after-school curriculum designed to serve low-income high school students. It provides SAT and ACT test preparation services, college admissions and financial aid consulting, and guidance in the transition to college. The program is free for participants, but participants agree to provide 8 hours of community service each year in exchange for program services. Over the course of 2 years, each participant is scheduled to receive a total of 320 hours of direct program services.

Eleventh Grade Twelfth Grade

Published: 2014

Science & STEM

SNUDLE: A Science Notebook in a Universal Design for Learning Environment to Support Active Science Learning for Elementary Students with Disabilities

SNUDLE is a science notebook that provides students space to collect, organize, and display observations and data; space to reflect and make sense of inquiry experiences; and multiple opportunities to demonstrate understanding at every stage of the investigation through text answers, data tables, photo uploads, and drawing tools, and receive formative, interactive teacher feedback on their work. SNUDLE is intended to target elementary school students, particularly those with disabilities, to support their active science learning.

Fourth Grade

Published: 2019

Non-Academic Area

FLIGHT: Helping Low-Income Middle School and High School Students Stay on Track for Graduation, Apply to College, and Enroll and Succeed in College

FLIGHT is a program that targets low-income middle school and high school students to help them stay on track for graduation, apply to college, and enroll and succeed in college. FLIGHT offers students individualized assistance and group workshops during the school day from volunteer mentors, student advocates, and College Enrollment and Retention Specialists. The program includes several components, such as mentorship, academic monitoring, college preparation workshops, and financial assistance through Florida Prepaid Scholarships. Students who participate in FLIGHT can receive a two-year scholarship to college or vocational training. The program also provides continued mentoring and support services in the freshman year of college.

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Published: 2019

English Language Arts

Lexia Reading: A Computerized Supplementary Reading Software Program

Lexia Reading is a computerized, supplementary reading software program designed for regular use, consisting of two to five weekly sessions of 20 to 30 minutes each, in a lab or classroom setting. The program is intended for use twice per week for students reading on grade level or above, three to four times per week for students who are at-risk or are English as Second Language/English Language Learners (ESL/ ELL) students, and five times per week for special education, Title I, and ESL/ELL students with serious reading deficiencies. Students work independently, and the software tracks student responses and automatically provides additional practice when needed.

Kindergarten First Grade

Published: 2009

English Language Arts

Web-Based Intelligent Tutoring for the Structure Strategy (ITSS)

Web-Based Intelligent Tutoring for the Structure Strategy (ITSS) is a web-based program that aims to improve students' comprehension of factual (nonfiction) text. ITSS includes several components, such as lessons that model how to use the structure of the factual text to improve understanding and recall, and practice exercises with immediate feedback. ITSS is designed for students in grades K-8 and is typically used during class to supplement the English language arts curriculum.

Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Seventh Grade

Published: 2020

English Language Arts Math

School Closing Policy

School Closure Policy

Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade

Published: 2009

English Language Arts Math

Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS): Supplemental peer-tutoring program to improve reading and math skills of students with learning disabilities

Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) is a supplemental peer-tutoring program that targets reading and math skills of students with learning disabilities. PALS consists of a structured set of activities in reading or math, where student pairs take turns acting as the tutor, coaching and correcting one another as they work through problems. Teachers train their students in PALS procedures using training lessons from the teacher's manual, and then form student pairs based on teacher judgment of student needs and abilities. PALS activities vary for reading and math classes, and include activities such as Partner Reading/Retelling, Paragraph Shrinking, and Prediction Relay for reading, and Coaching and Practice for math.

Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth Grade

Published: 2012

Math Science & STEM

Learning by Making (LbyM) Project: A Project-Based Learning Approach Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education to Improve Student Learning Outcomes in Rural High Schools

Learning by Making (LbyM) is a curriculum that integrates the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Scientific and Engineering Design Practices and Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSS-M) Standards for Mathematical Practice into a modified project-based learning approach. The curriculum uses a Logo network to support data transfer from sensors used during student-designed investigations, and students write Logo code to read the sensors and obtain data. The LbyM curriculum includes six units that cover topics such as electricity, heat transfer, and computer programming. Teachers are supported in using this project-based curriculum through a Summer Institute and follow-up training sessions.

Eighth Grade Ninth Grade Tenth Grade Eleventh Grade Twelfth Grade

Published: 2018