Findley Oaks Instructional Expectations

Engage. Connect. Grow

From tiny acorns grow mighty OAKS

Findley Oaks instructional expectations are in place to create a school community
of engaged, connected, and growing learners.

Engage
• Weekly Teacher
• Weekly PLC Meetings
Newsletters
• Respond Within 24
• Parent Conferences
Hours
• Findley Flyer (Bi-Monthly)
• Findley Flyer (Every
• Professional Learning Monday)
• Committees

Connect
• Implement Character • Classroom Setup For Success:
Education o 3 – 5 Classroom Expectations
• PBIS clearly defined and posted
• Student Success Skills o Classroom procedures in place
• Counseling Lessons o Discipline Cycle with
consequences posted
o Teacher greets/connects with
every student every day
o Take a Break station available and
students understand how to use
o PBIS (CARE) implemented
Grow o Student Success Skills implemented
with fidelity
• Apply Professional Learning in Classroom
Instruction
• Standards Mastery Framework
• Align resources to GSE Standards and Five • Technology Integration
Pillars of Reading. • Intervention/Enrichment Block
• Implement Five Pillars of Reading: • iReady Reading and Math 45 Minutes/
o Phonemic Awareness Week
o Phonics • Unit Planning in PLCs
o Fluency o Standards Review
o Vocabulary o Assessment Items
o Comprehension o Plan for Initial Learning
• Formative Assessments o Common Formative Assessments
• District Unit Assessments and Data Analysis
• Special Areas o Summative Assessment Analysis
o Art
o Music
o PE
o Media
o STEM
 Findley Oaks Instructional Expectations
Cross Curricular
Lesson plans are aligned to FCS curriculum maps, unit plans, standards mastery framework,
and pacing guides.
• Weekly lesson plans are uploaded to Teams
Mini Whole Group Lesson
• Objective/teaching point clearly stated
• Connect to prior knowledge
• Demonstrates skill(s)
• Opportunity for students to engage

Small Group Instruction

• Flexible groupings
• Hands on
• Strategy small groups based on assessment and student needs are documented in weekly
lesson plans
• Tier 2 and 3 interventions implemented with fidelity
Independent/Group work
• Stations/rotations with differentiated activities to apply specific skills where students can self-
check/reflect on their work
• 45 minutes iReady reading and math per week
• Enhance student learning with instructional technology
Student work/Grading
• Feedback is given on student work and returned to students to review in a timely manner
• Student work sent home for parent review
• Grades being entered in Infinite Campus are aligned to grade level/continuous achievement
levels and scores reflect the level of mastery
• Common formative assessments are given and analyzed for all prioritized standards to guide
instruction
• Unit assessments are given and analyzed after each unit
• Students are given opportunities to make their own learning goals and reflect on their learning

Reading Writing Math

Implement the five pillars of • Graphic organizers • Provide students with
reading: • Writer’s checklists, a variety of strategies
1. Phonemic Awareness rubrics, exemplars • Use real world word
2. Phonics • Editing and revision of problems for students
3. Fluency writing [Peer editing to apply math
4. Vocabulary and teacher knowledge
5. Comprehension feedback] • Use of manipulatives
• Response to Literature to teach concrete
• Shared reading • Grammar concepts
• Use assessment flow • Writing conferences
chart to identify

•
specific learning gaps
Give students
Social Studies Science
opportunities to • Use primary sources • Science Experiments
choose books based • Integrate reading and • Inquiry
on their interests writing • Vocabulary word
• Use of phonics study [prefixes and
manipulatives and root words]
drills