Local Literacy Plan
for
Upper Little Caillou Elementary
Trisha Melancon
(Principal)
5/29/2023
Section 1a: Literacy Vision and Mission Statement |
Guiding Questions: - What is your school/system’s focus and mindset around literacy?
- What is your primary, overarching goal and expected or intended outcomes for your school(s) around literacy?
- Is your vision and mission statement inclusive of all leaders, teachers, students, and families?
Literacy Vision | All students will be reading on grade level by the end of 3rd grade.
| Literacy Mission Statement | Students will have improved literacy outcomes through high-quality instruction and interactions by an effective teacher who is supported by leaders and families. |
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Section 1b: Goals |
Guiding Questions: - What are your overall literacy goals?
- Are you creating SMART goals for grade bands, subgroups, diverse learners, and teachers?
- How are you measuring the performance of birth through grade 12?
- What subgroups are most in need of literacy intervention?
- How are you addressing the literacy and language needs of diverse learners?
- How do you plan to measure teacher performance based on your literacy goals?
Goal 1 (Student-Focused) | Every student who struggles to read receives research-based literacy interventions. | Goal 2 (Teacher-Focused) | Every teacher uses literacy assessment data to monitor students’ progress and inform instruction. | Goal 3 (Program-Focused) | School uses a high-quality curriculum to teach students the foundations of reading and language and literacy. |
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Section 1c: Literacy Team |
Guiding Questions: - Who will serve on the school/system literacy team?
- What is the role of each member?
- What is your plan for conducting regular meetings, including location, time, availability, and topics?
- How are you monitoring the effectiveness of the plan?
Member | Role | Trisha Melancon | Principal | Crystal Theriot | Assistant Principal | Felecia Spiers | Instructional Coach | K - 3 teachers | Grade level teachers |
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Meeting Schedules
Date & Type of Meeting (Plan Review, Data Analysis, etc.) | Frequency of Meetings (Weekly, Monthly, etc.) | Topic(s) | August 2023 |
| Beginning of year benchmarking/reviewing of scores/create individual student literacy plans | August 2023 - May 2024 | Weekly | PLCs focused around student data/progress monitoring data/revise action plans | December 2023 |
| Middle of year benchmarking/reviewing of scores/revising individual student literacy plans | April 2024 |
| End of year benchmarking/reviewing of scores/revising individual student literacy plans |
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Section 2: Explicit Instruction, Interventions, and Extensions |
Guiding Questions: - For each specific plan and activity around literacy, what is/are your:
- action steps?
- timeline?
- person(s) responsible?
- resources?
- alignment to literacy goal(s)?
- evidence of success?
- When implementing literacy curriculum and assessments, how are you ensuring:
- alignment to current research on foundations of reading and language and literacy?
- cultural responsiveness?
- connections across content areas?
- When utilizing literacy screeners, what are your plans for:
- deciding which components will be measured in each grade band or subgroup?
- how often screeners are administered?
- progress monitoring?
- screening and supporting students in upper grades effectively?
- When planning for and providing literacy interventions for struggling readers and writers, are you including specifications for:
- students with dyslexia?
- the EL population?
- special education students?
- cultural and dialectical sensitivity?
The action plan table on the next page can be used to plan out specific action steps related to literacy goals.
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Action Plan
Timeline | Action Steps | Person(s) Responsible | Resources | Evidence of Success | June 1 - June 30 | Review prior year data to establish school system goals. | Data manager and Academics team | Literacy screeners; LEAP scores | Students and subgroups demonstrate growth in year-to-year data. | August 2023 | Prepare and execute Fall Benchmarking | Admin Team + teachers | Literacy screeners | Student scores | Sept 2023
| Create intervention groups based on skills | Teachers | MClass database | Students grouped according to starting skill | Oct - Dec 2023 | Plan and track students and interventions | Teachers | MClass database/PLC notes | Students moving through tiers in intervention | Jan 2023
| Prepare and execute Winter Benchmarking | Admin team + teachers | Literacy screeners | Student scores | Feb - Mar 2023 | Adjust intervention groups, plan, track students and interventions | Teachers | MClass database/PLC notes | Students grouped accordingly and moving through tiers in intervention | April 2023
| Prepare and execute Spring Benchmarking | Admin team + teachers | Literacy screeners | Student scores |
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Section 3: Ongoing Professional Growth |
Guiding Questions: - On what are you basing your professional development needs? Are you considering:
- teacher performance data
- student performance data
- observation cycles
- teacher background knowledge and experience levels
- When planning opportunities for ongoing professional growth for leaders and teachers, are you including plans for:
- ongoing training and support?
- coaching?
- various types of PD offerings?
- by whom, when, and how PD will be provided?
- PD specific to foundations of reading and language and literacy?
- PD on high-quality interactions (such as CLASS® for birth-grade 2)?
- monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of professional development?
- tailoring opportunities to individual needs of teachers?
Potential PD Planning
Month/Date (When can PD be scheduled throughout the school year?) | Topics (What topics are most needed and should be covered and/or prioritized?) | Attendees (Who would benefit most from this PD? Consider also who can redeliver to other teachers/faculty.) | Aug 2023 - May 2024 | PLC - specific to the needs of teachers/student data | Teachers + admin team | District Staff Development Days | Curriculum information | Teachers in those specific content areas |
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Section 4: Family Engagement Around Literacy |
Guiding Questions: - To improve family engagement around literacy, how are you:
- including families in focus groups and other discussions with teachers, students, and leaders around:
- specific programs to address the school’s mission?
- families’ concerns about literacy achievement?
- students’ attitudes toward reading and writing?
- teachers’ beliefs about student literacy and learning?
- providing ongoing support and communication to families?
- considering diverse families and their specific needs or challenges in regards to communication, technology, transportation, etc.?
- using communication methods that accommodate all families?
- How are you working directly with community partners to:
- engage families and the community?
- invest in the literacy of our youth?
- improve access to resources?
- What resources and tools are you sharing with families and community partners to enhance literacy?
Month/Date | Activity | Accessibility Opportunities | Community Partners | Aug 2023- May 2024 | Monthly Calendar | Website, sent home in communication folder | Families | Dec 2023 | Winter Family Fun Day | In-person opportunity @ school | Families | Aug 2023 | Open House | In-person opportunity @ school | Families |
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Section 5: Alignment to other Initiatives |
Guiding Questions: - To successfully implement, communicate, and monitor this literacy plan, what are some other district or school initiatives and plans to which you should be sure to connect? Consider:
- School Improvement Plan
- Early childhood programs
- Cross-curricular connections
- Community programs
- Alignment across schools within the system
Initiative Alignment
Other Programs/Initiatives | Connecting to Literacy | Plan to Monitor/Evidence of Success | School-wide plan | Tier 1 curriculum and supports | 3 checkpoints throughout the school year to evaluate student data and make adjustments. |
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Section 6: Communicating the Plan |
Guiding Questions: - What are the implementation expectations for schools?
- Will schools have school-based literacy teams?
- How will district-level personnel support schools in meeting those expectations?
- How will you communicate the plan to families and community members?
- How will you communicate the progress being made throughout the school year?
- How will you ensure ongoing monitoring and implementation of this plan at the school-level?
- Will you hold quarterly meetings?
- Will you report on progress monitoring of the plan components and goals?
Communication Plan
Stakeholder Group | Plan for Communicating | Timeline | Families + Community | Facebook, JCall, Website | Oct 2023, Jan 2024, April 2024 | Staff | Presentation + results | SDD in Aug, Oct, and Jan |
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Review the School System Literacy Roadmap for recommended timelines for action steps to promote literacy.
For additional guidance and resources, visit the Louisiana Literacy’s webpage, Literacy Library, or email louisianaliteracy@la.gov. Updated A 2022
