Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32

Blue Ridge will insure that the interventions it implements to address the academic impact of lost instructional time, will respond to the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of all students and particularly those impacted by the pandemic through Summer School, extended Day, and Counseling services.

Provide Summer School at three school sites 2021-2024 .

Summer academic support in Reading and Math to address the impact of learning loss/unfinished learning, focused on student subgroup populations, including students from low-income families, students with disabilities, English learners, students experiencing homelessness, children in foster care, and students from major racial and ethnic groups, and other students at high risk of not meeting the standards. Data used for student selection is as follows: attendance, Local Benchmark scores, Grades, Acadience, DIBELS, Merit Scores, and Discipline issues. Estimated student participation @ 350 plus students

Evidence based programs to be used are: Accelerated Reader/Math, ALEIX Math, Leveled literacy intervention

EXTENDED Day for Three Schools OCT /May 2021-2024:

Extended day academic support in Reading and Math to address the impact of learning loss/unfinished learning, focused on student subgroup populations, including students from low-income families, students with disabilities, English learners, students experiencing homelessness, children in foster care, and students from major racial and ethnic groups, and other students at high risk of not meeting the standards. Data used for student selection is as follows: attendance, Local Benchmark scores, Grades, Acadience, DIBELS, Merit Scores, and Discipline issues. Estimated student participation @ 150-200 students
Evidence Based programs to be used are: Freckle Reading/Math, 95% Group, Accelerated reader, ALEX Math/Reading, Level Literacy Intervention.

1 FTE guidance Counselor at BRES, BRJH, and BRHS to provide additional counseling to students from vulnerable populations and/or have been affected by COVID 19 or other mental health challenges. This position is designed to ensure all students have access to the resources necessary for them to be successful in the school setting. This position will connect students experiencing homelessness, foster youth, low SES, and those with disabilities to services, engage parents, and contacting missing students. Students will be selected to see the counselor through a referral process. Referral process will be monitored for effectiveness as per student behavior, referrals (discipline) and anxiety as reported and monitored by staff members.