Sarah Blanshan

This document outlines Rochester Public Schools' comprehensive framework for student success, integrating essential mindsets and behaviors with a grade-level specific roadmap for post-high school readiness. It details the development of social skills, learning strategies, and self-management capabilities from early childhood through 12th grade. The plan systematically guides students through career exploration, academic planning, financial literacy, and post-secondary application processes, fostering a holistic approach to student development and preparing them for long-term success.

This document describes a school's framework for continuous improvement planning, detailing the roles of various teams to achieve educational goals. It outlines the functions of the School Continuous Improvement Planning Team for goal setting and monitoring, Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) for data-driven instructional adjustments, an Academic & Wellbeing Leadership Team for resource alignment and support, and a Problem Solving Team for intensive student interventions. The overarching aim is to foster a unified vision, enhance student achievement, and ensure comprehensive support through a multi-tiered system.

The Rochester Public Schools' Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Process Guide outlines a comprehensive framework for ensuring positive academic and social-emotional outcomes for every student. Aligned with the district's 2022-2025 Strategic Action Plan, this guide details five core components: Infrastructure for Continuous Improvement, Collaborative Linked Teams, Multi-Layered Practices and Support, Assessment, and Data-Based Decision Making. It provides specific processes, practices, and tools to support consistent and sustained implementation of equity-centered MTSS.

This document details how the Quarry Hill science curriculum aligns with the Strategic Plan of Rochester Public Schools, focusing on 'Deeper Learning' and 'Creating Community'. It provides students with locally relevant, real-world, phenomena-based science opportunities aligned with state standards. Key strategic pillars include fostering Mastery of core concepts and foundational skills, promoting Creativity through problem-solving using science and engineering, and developing Identity by cultivating a sense of place and connection with the outdoors through a continuous 8-year learning program (grades K-7).

This document outlines the 2025-2026 Literacy Annual Assessment Cycle for grades Kindergarten through 12, in accordance with the READ Act. It details a structured approach for literacy assessment throughout the academic year, specifying various tools such as earlyReading English, CBMreading English, aReading, AUTOreading, and ReadBasix. The plan defines administration schedules for Fall, Winter, and Spring, often with criteria for targeted student populations, aiming to monitor and support literacy development across all grade levels.