Kanoheda Elementary School will promote student and staff wellbeing through social emotional learning (SEL) opportunities, physical and mental health resources, and prioritizing self-care so that student achievement will reflect positive improvement.

Student Wellbeing

1. Morning Meetings: To support student wellbeing, we will provide daily opportunities for students to learn needed social and emotional lessons through our Morning Meetings. Staff will participate in professional development (PD) focused on restorative practices. We will continue to fund an additional counselor to reduce our student to counselor ratio and provide more support to students and families.
2. SEL Instruction: Implement daily instruction to support student growth and development socially and emotionally.
3. Schoolwide Professional Development: Staff members will participate in professional development focused on culturally responsive teaching and restorative practices.
4. Staffing to promote collaboration: Maintain consistent support teams per grade level that will include a counselor, assistant principal, and instructional coach to better support student needs and families.

Staff Wellbeing

To support staff wellbeing, we will offer resources and opportunities for all to focus on self- care, healthy decision making, and meaningful rest. Through our SEL Leaders, Adult SEL Team, and leader support, we will foster staff wellness and promote a positive School Climate.

1. 1.  SEL Leader Team: Select teacher leaders will participate in ongoing training and develop PD sessions for the staff based on their trainings.
2. 2.  KES Adult SEL Team: The Adult SEL Team will continue to assess the needs of the staff and identify ways to promote wellness and a positive work environment.
3. 3. Staff Book Study: As a staff, we will read and apply positive strategies to support our school climate, student experience, and individual health and outlook.
4. Wellbeing Wednesdays: We will intentionally plan ongoing opportunities for the staff to focus on self- care. Staff members will have the opportunity to select opportunities that support their individual needs.
5. 5. Action Research Leadership Team: The ALT will meet regular to discuss school climate, organizational management, and communication and community relations. As a team they will promote a focus on Supportive Community.

Student Attendance

• Draft attendance processes
• Monitor student attendance monthly
• Celebrate positive reduction in absences.
• Incentivize attendance for all students
• Provide supports to students and families with chronic or compulsory attendance concerns.

Counselors

Staff Wellbeing-

Administrators Counselors ALT (Action

Research Leadership Team)

SEL Leaders SEL Team

From Time Line: 08-04-2025 00:00:00.000

To Time Line: 05-22-2026 00:00:00.000

Budget Implication:

General and Title I Funds will be used to support this priority.

Student Wellbeing-Student Survey

(1) I feel safe at this school

• 2025-46.8%
• Target 2026- 57%

(2) I enjoy coming to this school

• 2025- 36.5%
• Target 2026- 39.8%

(3) I am hopeful about my future

• 2025- 68%
• Target 2026- 69%

(4) I can calm myself down when I am excited or upset

• 2025- 41. 2%
• Target 2026- 43%

Staff Wellbeing-Staff Survey

(1)    When there is a problem in my school, we talk about how to solve it.

• 2025-81.7%
• Target 2026-84%

(2)    My principal/administrator cares about me as a person.

• 2025- 88.9%
• Target 2026- 91%

(3)    My principal facilitates systems/processes to support school improvement

• 2025- 89.0%
• Target 2026- 91%

(4)    Support from my principal/supervisor leads to progress on instructional improvement (or professional growth)

• 2025-93.5%
• Target- 95%

Absentee Rate

17.8% Percent of students chronically absent 2024-2025.

Target 2025-2026- 13.7%

Kanoheda Elementary School will continue to provide a multi-tiered system of supports to address academic and non- academic student needs and remove barriers to success.

Instructional Focus- CQI

1. Instructional Practices to promote student performance:
   • Gradual Release of Responsibility
   • High Quality Tier 1 Instruction 
   • Science of Reading (EL for Education)
   • Instructional Conversation
   • QPTS
2. Continue to provide an Intervention Block in the daily schedule that supports intervention & enrichment opportunities for students.
3. Continue implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) including training on Universal Classrooms.
4. Staffing to promote student achievement: Implement MTSS (Multi-Tier System of Supports) Team and provide an SST Coordinator position.
5. Assessments to support practice: Universal Screeners- utilize iReady screeners, and Beginning of the Year, Midyear, and End of year Data
6. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Data Talks will discuss schoolwide implications from screener data

MTSS Screening: Academic

Participation 700 students

Baseline 96%

2026 Target 98%

MTSS Screening: Wellness

Baseline Participation: 95.7%

2026 Target Participation: 98%

 Student Improvement: Percent of Beginning on Milestones

Baseline: 40.3% (All students)

2026 Target Beginning Score: 37.83%

 English Language (EL) Progress Towards Language Proficiency: CCRPI

Baseline: 82.6% (Progress Towards ELP Rate)

2026 Target: 92.2%

Kanoheda will expand the number of opportunities provided for students to engage in and access high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum, advanced coursework and enrichment activities (e.g., the arts, gifted, computer science, robotics).

We will promote student access by offering:

1.  Gifted cluster classes and pull out support

2. Enrichment classes

3. Play 2 Learn for the community families

4.  Guided Play for Kindergarten students

5.  School Clubs- including academic after school clubs offered to students for enrichment and interventions for MLs.

6. Field Trip experiences

7. Online Instructional Programs

Gifted & Talented Representation: Number of Student Racial/Ethnic Groups Underrepresented in Gifted and Talented Programs

Baseline Data: 11% of students (Gifted Students)

Target 2026: 16%

Kanoheda Elementary will foster a culture of excellence to promote world-class communication and engagement for families.

Parent Engagement

To engage families in a variety of experiences that support their child’s growth and development, we will implement the follow

1. Welcoming, functioning Parent Center
2. Ongoing Parent-Teacher Conferences
3. Frequent Parent Communication
4. Build staff and parent capacity to support learning at home.
5. Implement family engagement events to support literacy and math.
6. Provide monthly family engagement learning opportunities.
7. Foster two way communication between the school and family using ParentSquare.
8. Provide opportunities for family voice through Muffins with Morrow quarterly events.
9. Title I Meetings to support family and school needs
10. Develop a Parent Engagement Team: The Parent Engagement team will plan a variety of ways to increase parent participation in and access to our school and resources.

Percent of families responding positively to EES Family Survey item:

"Communication/materials I receive from the school are in a language I can understand."

Family Survey Participation Rate

Baseline Data: 18.9% of Families

2026 Target: 35% of Families 

Percent of families responding positively to the following communication EES Family Survey items (weighted average):

(1)    When I share concerns with my student’s teacher, they listen

(2)    Parents/families have input into plans for improving this school

(3)    I am given opportunities to discuss my student’s progress at school

(4)    I am encouraged to collaborate with my student’s teachers about my student’s learning

Percent of parents and guardians of GCPS students who downloaded the ParentSquare app.