Snellville Middle is committed to promoting student and staff well being by creating opportunities that focus on self-care and social-emotional learning. 

1. Implement classroom Community Circles to cultivate a sense of belonging for all students.
2. Implement Character Strong, PBIS and Advisement lessons for direct instruction for social-emotional learning.
3. Provide increased opportunities for faculty to participate in wellness activities to support their overall well-being. 

We will increase the percentage of stakeholders responding positively for the following questions:

I received training on instruction to support social emotional learning. 

• EOY Staff SY 2023 Baseline: 51.7%         
• EOY Staff SY 2024 Target: 70%

Most students are respectful of others at the school.

• EOY Student SY 2023 Baseline: 31.6%   
• EOY Student SY 2024 Target: 40%

Snellville Middle is committed to providing each and every student instruction that meets his or her academic and non-academic needs by implementing a comprehensive framework that fully operationalizes a multi-tiered system of leveled supports. 

1. Provide professional learning to teachers of effective Tier I & 2 instructional strategies.
2. Provide professional learning that focuses on strategies(PBIS, Community Circles) to support non-academic needs in the classroom.
3. MTSS team will meet regularly to ensure appropriate supports and interventions are identified and provided for students in a timely manner.
4. Use diagnostic data and AKS assessments to identify students for tiered academic or non-academic support.

We will increase the percentage of stakeholders responding positively for the following questions:

Feedback from classroom observations leads to meaningful change in instructional practice   

• EOY Staff SY 2023 Baseline: 67%
• EOY Staff SY 2024 Target: 75%

We will increase the number of all students scoring in the proficient and distinguished categories on the Georgia Milestones End of Grade Assessment as follows:

We will increase the number of gifted students scoring in the proficient and distinguished categories on the Georgia Milestones End of Grade Assessment as follows:

Snellville Middle is committed to providing students opportunities and access to advanced coursework, culturally relevant materials/text and enrichment activities. 

1. Provide increased opportunities for students to participate in enrichment activities and field trips.
2. Utilize a variety of diagnostic testing and achievement data to increase student access for gifted evaluation.
3. Increase number of enrichment(Connections) classes, clubs and activities for students to access.

Increase the percentage of stakeholders indicating positives responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey's High Standards and Expectations domain as follows:

• EOY Staff SY 2023 Baseline: 84%
• EOY Staff SY 2023 Target: 90%

• EOY Family SY 2023 Baseline: 62%
• EOY Family SY 2024 Target: 70%

• EOY Student SY 2023 Baseline: 80%
• EOY Student SY 2024 Target: 85%

Snellville Middle is committed to providing high quality instruction for all students and providing teachers and leaders opportunities for high levels of collaborative learning and planning. Teachers and administrators are committed to engaging and providing professional learning that impacts student academic achievement and growth.   

1. Monitor and ensure high levels of collaborative learning and planning is consistently taking place.
2. Provide professional learning opportunities that provides teachers strategies for effective small group instruction, formative assessments and includes peer observations. 

We will increase the percentage of stakeholders responding positively for the following questions:

My professional learning community work results in improved student learning.

• EOY Staff SY 2023 Baseline: 71%
• EOY Staff SY 2024 Target: 

Peer observation/coaching and feedback is a tool we use to improve instruction.

• EOY Staff SY 2023 Baseline: 54%
• EOY Staff SY 2024 Target: 

Snellville Middle continues to be committed to actively communicating and engaging the school community in a variety of ways to support student success.

1. Host events/cultural nights/programs that highlight and recognize families and students from a variety of ethnic/cultural backgrounds.
2. Engage the school community by increasing business partnerships with the school.  
3. Provide weekly newsletters to families that highlight teaching and learning and upcoming events at the school.
4. Host Principal Chats & Workshops throughout the school year for parents and families.
5. Create a Principal Student Advisory Council comprised of students in grades 6-8.
6. Providing students with increased opportunities to co-author their school experience(surveys, club choice, community circles, listening campaign)

We will increase the percentage of stakeholders responding positively for the following questions:

I feel welcome at this school.

• EOY Family SY 2023 Baseline: 68%
• EOY Family SY 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. Snellville Middle will offer multiple opportunities for families to be informed and attend school-wide events, curriculum night, Title I parent workshops, cultural celebrations, fine arts presentations, principal and school feedback meetings, and competitive sports events. 
2. The South Gwinnett Cluster will implement the Comet Community Connection. South Gwinnett Cluster schools will facilitate a listening campaign to allow families to share their aspirations for their children in the South Gwinnett school community.
3. Snellville Middle will provide academic curriculum resources for families, as well as resources to support the social, physical, emotional, and mental well-being of all students, as needs arise during the school year.

We will increase the percentage of stakeholders responding positively on Educational Effectiveness Survey for the following question:

This school communicates effectively with my family.

• EOY Family SY 2023 Baseline: 63%
• EOY Family SY 2024 Target: 70%

We will increase the percentage of stakeholders responding positively on Educational Effectiveness Survey for the Parent and Community Involvement and in the Collaboration and Communication domains as follows: 

Parent & Community Involvement Domain:

• EOY Family SY 2023 Baseline: 61%
• EOY Family SY 2024 Target: 70%

Collaboration and Communication Domain:

• EOY Family SY 2023 Baseline: 74%
• EOY Family SY 2024 Target: 80%
• EOY Staff SY 2023 Baseline: 85%
• EOY Staff SY 2023 Target: 90%