Social Emotional Learning aspect of the PBIS Committee:

Lovin Elementary School will work to ensure individualized, authentic instruction through the implementation of Social Emotional Learning and Restorative Practices, with an emphasis on student and staff well-being, self-care, physical and mental health, and social emotional learning.

1. Select members from the PBIS Committee, who will focus on the implementation of SEL instruction
2. Divide the social emotional competencies into instructional areas for their primary responsibilities within the school - Classrooms, Tiger Dens, Health Special, Counseling
3. Continue to utilize the Tiger Den structure to provide SEL Opportunities
4. Modify master schedule to create Connections Time of 15 minutes to implement daily SEL engagement activities
5. Create SEL lessons for staff to implement with students through the following areas - Classrooms, Tiger Dens, Health Special, and Counseling Lessons
6. Implement more school-wide "Check Ins" via surveys, since the EES Survey is only done once a year.

Increase percent Positive Responses on the following EES-STUDENT survey items:

Most students are respectful of others at this school

• 2023 Baseline - 15%
• 2024 Target - 25%

I enjoy coming to this school:

• 2023 BASELINE - 40%
• 2024 TARGET - 50%

There’s at least one adult in this school I can talk to if I have a problem:

• 2023 BASELINE - 73%
• 2024 TARGET - 76%

MTSS Enhancement

For healthy learning and development to take place, students must feel safe and supported across all domains of development—academic, cognitive, social-emotional, ethical, identity, and physical/mental health. This is more likely to happen when learning environments are structured in ways that support the whole child and are responsive to students’ strengths and needs.

1. Analyze the structure and processes from the initial implementation of the MTSS process in School Year 2022-2023
2. Create adjustments based on analysis of the previous year
3. Define scope of adjustments - Academic Press and Supportive Community
4. Align processes in which the processes/structures will operate, based on PBIS and GCPS AIR Rubric
5. Create training plan for staff
6. Present processes/structures to staff and implement
7. Implement new processes/structures
8. Create Interventions at each level of implementation - publish for staff knowledge
9. Conduct monthly MTSS review using the AIR Rubric by the MTSS Team and the Administrative Team
10. Conduct quarterly Data Chats with grade levels
11. Review the process at monthly staff meetings

Increase percent Positive Responses on the following EES-STAFF survey items:

Struggling students receive early intervention and remediation to acquire skills.

• 2023 Baseline - 64%
• 2024 Target - 70%

DECREASE the percentage of students scoring at the BEGINNING level on the Georgia Milestones Assessment based on their previous year’s performance:

Formative Assessments

Lovin teachers will develop a deeper understanding of matching specific instructional practices to student learning needs via small group instruction and strategic student independent learning tasks identified by effective formative assessments.  This approach will allow staff to address students' strengths and needs which will enable students to apply learning and strategies to solve real-world problems and explain and justify their thinking.

1. Define the components that comprise effective Formative Assessments - link to the new EL Education Literacy Pilot
2. Create a professional learning plan to build the capacity of teachers to implement effective Formative Assessments
3. Conduct monthly training for staff in creating effective Formative Assessments and utilizing the data for strategic instruction
4. Conduct Learning Walks to observe Formative Assessment (Individual Teachers, Grade Level Teams, Instructional Leadership Team, Administrative Team, GCPS Experts)
5. Provide opportunity for CLT's to share work samples of Formative Assessments and provide feedback/share ideas to build capacity via Working on the Work (W.o.W) Days.

Students - Increase percent Positive Responses on the following EES-STUDENT survey items:

All students have access to rigorous courses and supports:

• 2023 Baseline - 34%
• 2024 Target - 44%

Family - Increase percent Positive Responses on the following EES-FAMILY survey items:

My student is challenged with a rigorous course of study at this school:

• 2023 Baseline - 74%
• 2024 Target - 77%

INCREASE the percentage of students scoring at the PROFICIENT and DISTINGUISHED levels on the Georgia Milestones Assessment based on their previous year’s performance:

Small Group Strategic Instruction and Integration of STEM/STEAM purposefully into content areas

Small group strategic instruction and integration of STEM/STEAM will be Lovin’s Academic Press focus points for this school year.  Teachers will use both approaches to personalize instruction and engage each and every student.  The goal is to require students to apply strategies to solve real-world problems that support learning AKS Content and develop critical and creative thinking skills.

1. Create monthly Working on the Work (W.O.W.) Days to Define, design, and implement structures to facilitate small group instruction and STEM/STEAM integration
2. Establish STEM/STEAM Vertical Teams and give them charge to facilitate the planning and implementation of STEM/STEAM Integration lessons
3. Develop a STEM/STEAM Integration Block into the daily master schedule
4. Utilize one Just in Time professional learning/training per month to focus on small group instruction and integrating STEM/STEAM into the AKS Curriculum to provide engaging and strategic instruction for students
5. Identify one quarterly CLT planning session to allow teachers to effectively plan and implement STEM/STEAM PBLs
6. Conduct monthly learning walks with different professional learning teams to develop a culture of learning from our peers to increase effectiveness of this instructional approach.

Students - Increase percent Positive Responses on the following EES-STUDENT survey items:

In class we often work with other students to solve a problem/do a task:

• 2023 Baseline - 36%
• 2024 Target - 46%

INCREASE the percentage of students scoring at the PROFICIENT and DISTINGUISHED levels on the Georgia Milestones Assessment based on their previous year’s performance:

Two-Way Communication and Engagement

Forming positive relationships throughout the Lovin School Community will help us realize our vision of creating a community of students who love learning and who are prepared for their future through innovation, collaboration, and problem solving.  For the School Year 2023-2024, we will improve two-communication, engagement, and outreach that connects the entire Lovin School Community. 

1. Re-establish the Principal Advisory Team (PAT) 
   • Grade levels and departments will select members to represent them on PAT
   • PAT will be overseeing the Culture of Support aspect of Lovin's Three-Year Strategic Priorities Plan
   • PAT will meet monthly to monitor and adjust components of the Three-Year Strategic Priorities Plan
2. Enhance Pastries with the Principal (monthly meeting to celebrate the school, note the status of school improvement, and conduct a tour for parents)
   • Design a different monthly student recognitions or student-feature activity to increase parent participation
   • Randomly invite 20 families personally to attend, especially in underrepresented school groups 
3. Implement Parent Square as an engagement tool
   • Select staff to be trained on Parent Square
   • Provide staff-wide training on Parent Square
   • Advertise Parent Square with the school community, at least once a month
   • Utilize Parent Square frequently
4. Increase the use of Surveys to gather feedback from school stakeholders
   • Implement an Office Comment Card to receive feedback on our customer service for all stakeholders
   • Develop a survey on Lovin's LSPI to gather input/feedback.  Use a QR Code for parents at all school events
   • Create a Tech Team Survey to gather feedback on customer service for staff
   • Conduct a lunch with the Lovin Leaders Student Council to gather input/feedback from students 
5. Implement the Tenets of Effective Communication to establish the essentials for communication that will continue our foundation a strong school community
   • Develop the Tenets of Effective Communication
   • Share the Tenets of Effective Communication with staff at least once monthly

Increase percent Positive Responses on the following EES-STAFF survey items:

There is a willingness to address conflict in this school:

• 2023 Baseline - 51%
• 2024 Target - 61%

When there is a problem at this school, we talk about how to solve it:

• 2023 Baseline - 64%
• 2024 Target - 69%

Increase percent Positive Responses on the following EES-FAMILY survey items:

Parents/Families have input into plans for improving this school.

• 2023 Baseline - 77%
• 2024 Target - 80%

We will build our parents' capacity to support their children's academic achievement by implementing the activities identified in The Plan/The Promise.

1. Create a calendar, in conjunction with the Lovin PTA, to hold two family engagement events per month
2. Enhance Pastries with the Principal (monthly meeting to celebrate the school, note the status of school improvement, and conduct a tour for parents)
   • Design a different monthly student recognitions or student-feature activity to increase parent participation
   • Randomly invite 20 families personally to attend, especially in underrepresented school groups
3. Design and implement a quarterly Lovin Parent Night to build the capacity of parents to support their children academically.  The four focus areas for this year will include: Literacy, Mathematics, STEAM, and Technology

Increase percent Positive Responses on the following EES-FAMILY survey items:

Parents/Families have input into plans for improving this school.

• 2023 Baseline - 77%
• 2024 Target - 80%