Support for Students

1. At Annandale Middle School and Annandale High School, teachers continue an emphasis on strengthened literacy instruction (reading, writing, listening, speaking and viewing) in all content area instruction.

 2. Annandale High School operates an hour lunch plan in a closed campus, allowing students to access teachers for help as needed. Teachers and administrative staff are available in classrooms during half hour times posted, and they supervise the lunch area and all open areas on a rotating schedule. Students choose their lunch times, visit teachers for help, work in the media center, access computer labs, or gym.

3. Annandale Middle School operates the Power Hour, skills improvement, and learning program after the school day. Parents give approval and with the family of teh student make a plan for transportation at the end of the session. Older volunteer students, parents, administrators, and teachers helped to provide assistance to students who need help.

4. Annandale Elementary School supports students with interventions in an RTI path outlined in the Literacy Plan.

5. Annandale Community Education offers academic enrichment activities for students of all ages, including preparation for ACT tests. 

Best Practice Strategies

1.  Annandale Elementary School focuses on an RtI Framework in the area of reading, math, and behavior.  In general, all students or Tier I, receive an overall assessment in each area twice during the school year.  Students that are not making progress based on state, district, and building assessments are referred for a Tier II intervention.  These interventions are served through our Title I, Alternative Delivery of Specialized Instruction Services (ADSIS), Targeted services as well as general education interventions. Students who have not demonstrated the level of growth in reading, math or behavior will then be referred for a Tier III intervention.  This level of intervention is served through our ADSIS Program, Reading Recovery, Title I and Special Education intervention in math, and Fountas and Pinnell LLI – Leveled Literacy Instruction.   For behavior interventions our school uses our CARES  PBIS program implemented by our dean, specified general education staff member or school social worker.  The RtI Framework also collaborates closely with community resources, our EL Staff and Special Education staff in order to best coordinate efforts.

2. At the middle school level: Encore Math and Encore Reading interventions support identified grade 6 students in need of extra support.  Identified grades 7 and 8 students are also supported with integrated classroom interventions.  Co-taught math has been incorporated for the lower students who need more assistance and help.  High Potential learners in math will have extension activities or pull out help when there is time from the GT district teacher.

3. Under the St. Cloud Integration Collaborative District Plan, literacy intervention classes for identified grades 7 and 8 students emphasize comprehension of content area reading and writing.

Other 2022-2023 efforts included Title 1 and ADSIS--Alternative Delivery of Specialized Instructional Services at Annandale Elementary School, the continuing implementation of the Power Hour support program at Annandale Middle School, and the continuation of the College and Career Readiness plans at Annandale Middle School and Annandale High School.

Key Indicators of Progress

1. Annandale Elementary has taken part in the state MTSS survey to indicate our current readiness for full implementation of Response to Intervention in the areas of reading, math, and behavior.  Currently we have our foundation in place as well as practices which meet fidelity standards.

2. The program evaluation from our Annandale Elementary School ADSIS data has indicated a decrease in students being referred and placed in special education for Learning Disabilities in the areas of reading and math.