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Evans and Riverside principals outline data-driven instructional shifts under UVA partnership
Summary
Principals from Evans and Riverside described protected planning time, DDI action plans, coherence maps and video-based academic monitoring as part of district-wide work to align standards, assessments and instruction; Riverside aims to move monitoring fully electronic by fall 2026.
Principals from Evans and Riverside schools described instructional changes underway through the district’s UVA partnership, focusing on systemizing planning, data review and classroom reflection.
"Eagles do not fly aimlessly. They soar with a purpose," Evans Principal Schultes said as he outlined protected weekly backwards planning time, a DDI action plan template that ends each meeting with who will do what by when, and strategies to "document action" through short-cycle 90-day plans. He noted the school is intentionally "sprinkling" geometry standards throughout the year to build readiness ahead of assessments.
Riverside Principal Jessica Hughes described semestral progress and the school's shift from establishing systems to strengthening execution: master schedules that include DDI and unit planning time, weekly academic monitoring tied to one priority standard per subject, rotating team roles for facilitation and live documentation of notes to increase transparency. Riverside staff said they record short classroom videos for collaborative reflection and aim to move to a fully electronic tracking system by fall 2026.
Board members praised the work and asked for clarity on tools like coherence maps and recording methods. Riverside staff explained they use a swivel robot with an iPad for short lesson recordings; teams then watch clips during DDI meetings to create action steps.
Why it matters: District leaders said these system-level shifts are designed to align instruction and assessment tightly and to produce observable evidence of implementation and student growth across classrooms.
