About Us

5200 Yorktown Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22207

CEEB NUMBER – 470130

Vision:

We achieve Equity, Excellence and Empowerment.

Mission:

Empower students to cultivate knowledge, skills and passions; Support students by name, strength and need; Prepare students to thrive at Yorktown and in the future.

2024-2025 YORKTOWN GOALS

• Universal Literacy: SOL Pass Rates (Writing – 95%; Reading – 98%)
• Eliminate Gaps between subgroups (ELs, SWDs, Black, Hispanic students) and all students by 50% in all content areas

STRATEGIES

• Implement Equitable Practices and Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Implement Excellence in Teaching and Learning practices
• Explicit Social Emotional Learning (SEL) instruction in each unit and advisory
• Monitor student progress using common assessments to inform instruction and interventions

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM COMMITMENTS

• Support teachers and CLTs, provide access to resources, and foster accountability
• Meet with CLTs quarterly to provide support, resources and guidance
• Visit each teacher’s classroom quarterly, share feedback
• Follow up on student, teacher and parent concerns promptly
• Meet monthly with Leadership Team and also with Department Chairs and Lead Teachers

COLLECTIVE COMMITMENTS

Collaboration

• We collaborate in teams to identify content standards, skills and SEL approaches.
• We implement effective strategies for teaching and learning content and skills.
• We reflect on our practice and seek ways to improve.
• Co-teaching teams meet weekly to co-plan, determine responsibilities and reflect on their teaching practices.
• We support, provide, and engage in professional learning to improve teaching and learning and our work as a Professional Learning Community.

Instruction – Equity and Excellence

• We implement culturally responsive teaching and equitable practices: Awareness,
• We establish clear learning objectives and teach students to make meaning, to commit learning to memory and to evaluate learning.
• We build positive relationships, foster Respect for Others, the Community and Self and explicitly teach SEL skills: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making.
• We deliver engaging and relevant lessons, foster diverse perspectives and use inclusive materials with appropriate technology integration.
• We incorporate critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, communication skills and citizenship skills (5 Cs).
• We ensure all students participate actively in all classes and apply learning through a balance between student engagement and teacher-led activities.
• We maximize learning time and differentiate for students with diverse learning or linguistic needs in collaboration with co-teachers.

Assessment and Data Analysis

• CLTs deliver common assessments on a quarterly basis that align to standards and essential skills.
• We communicate how to prepare for assessments and how assessments measure student knowledge and skills.
• We implement best practices for grading that are accurate, motivational and bias-resistant.
• We provide specific and timely assessment feedback to students.
• We collect, analyze, discuss, and act upon data to evaluate and improve instruction, implement interventions and improve student outcomes.
• We provide targeted intervention during class, Patriot Period or other times to address learning needs.
• We monitor and adjust interventions as needed and share progress with students, parents, school counselors, and administrators.

Partnering with Students and Parents

• We partner with students and parents by communicating regularly about student progress, highlighting positive outcomes.
• We update grades bi-weekly in advance of regularly scheduled progress reports (emailed automatically).
• We notify students and parents of academic or other concerns in a timely manner and work with counselors, administrators, or other support staff as needed.
• We consider students’ and parents’ communication and language needs and utilize the best methods to establish two-way communication.