Forks Elementary principal outlines school improvement plan, cites low proficiency rates

Forks Elementary staff laid out a yearlong plan to boost literacy, behavior supports and early-grade outcomes at the Sept. 23 Quillayute Valley School District board meeting.

Presenter S7 told the board, “We’ve got 412 kids,” and described student demographics and needs, including 84 multilingual learners and 48 students on individualized education plans. The presentation summarized end-of-year I-Ready screening results that show many students below grade level in both reading and math and framed the school’s SMARTIE goals around that data.

The presenter said the top SMARTIE goal is “to continue the delivery of MTSS systems across our FES campus ... showing an annual improvement of 20% as measured by the I-Ready assessments in both math and reading,” and described related targets for reducing students identified as at some or high risk. Staff outlined planned teacher training cycles, adoption of phonics curricula (Wilson) and expanded multilingual supports including dedicated MLL paraprofessionals and small Spanish-language literacy groups led by Sandra Velasquez.

Board members asked clarifying questions about the ambition of a 20% annual gain; the presenter explained the focus on “low-hanging” students one grade level below as an initial lift while higher-need students would require longer-term interventions. The presentation also noted schoolwide PBIS expectations and a split assembly schedule intended to better serve ECAP and early-grade students.

The board accepted the school-improvement plan with a motion and vote during the meeting’s action items.