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Accountability and flexibility are hallmarks of Gwinnett County Public Schools' success. Key to that success is ensuring that each school community understands the progress being made by its schools, as well as what plans will drive improvement. Each school creates a collaborative Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI) to increase student achievement results, with targeted goals based on the four strategic priorities within the district’s Blueprint for the Future: Empathy, Equity, Effectiveness, and Excellence. All schools across the district will focus on goals 2A- Multi-tiered Systems of Support and 2B- Opportunity and Access. Additionally, schools are required to select one goal from each of the other strategic priorities. LSPI goals are dynamic, like our schools, and are updated to reflect changes that occur in schools. Multiple data points are used to determine areas needing improvement and to identify specific, measurable, annual objectives. Schools then determine how to use research-based strategies to achieve these goals, using flexibility as needed. The LSPI development process involves teachers, parents, students, and community members, so the entire school community has the opportunity to be involved in conversations about school improvement.

 

2023 - 2024 Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI)


School: ROBERTS ELEMENTARY           Principal: Dion Jones
District Strategic Priorities/Goals Rationale Action Steps
(Implementation Design)		 How will you measure growth?
Growth Factors (Baseline & Targets)
Empathy 1.B - Staff and Student Well Being

We believe a positive work and learning environment results in positive learning outcomes for students.

 

  1. The school will continue to support, improve, and expand our wellness program for students and staff. We will offer school events, both during and after the school day around self-care, inclusion and connecting, physical and mental health, and social emotional wellbeing. We will continue to integrate wellness in the school.

  2. All students will engage in lessons in the areas such as: Life Skills, SEL and other lessons to increase student sense of belonging.

Percent of staff responding positively to the following EES Staff Survey items (weighted average): 

When there is a problem in my school, we talk about how to solve it 

Baseline: 76%

Target: 79%

 

 

Percent of students responding positively to the following EES Student Survey items (weighted average):

I enjoy coming to this school

Baseline: 57%

Target: 60%

 

 
Equity 2.A - Multi-tiered System of Supports

Students at our school have unique needs and through several support systems in place, we plan to ensure their individual needs are met throughout the year. 

 

  1. Academic Press Support 

    Common Formative Assessments as well as universal screeners will be administered to determine enrichment and acceleration interventions through the iReady program and classroom activities.

  2.  Student Wellness Screener 

    Students will complete the student wellness screener to identify areas to support their overall social emotional well being. 

  3. PBIS

    Roberts Elementary will recognize and celebrate positive student behaviors through the Positive Behaviors Intervention and Supports (PBIS).

  4. Early Intervention support is provided to students who are below grade level through a push in or pull out model weekly.
  5. Roberts has an intervention block (CQI-Continuous Quality Improvement) each morning from 8:45-9:15 daily to support all students academically.

Increase percent of 3rd-5th grade students scoring Proficient and Distinguished  as measured on the Georgia Milestones in the areas of ELA and Math.

3rd Grade ELA

Baseline: 78%

Target: 81%

3rd Grade Math

Baseline: 82%

Target: 85%

4th Grade ELA

Baseline: 78%

Target: 81%

4th Grade Math

Baseline: 78%

Target: 81%

5th Grade ELA

Baseline: 79%

Target: 82%

5th Grade Math

Baseline: 82%

Target: 85%

The percent of students in grade K-2 performing on or above grade level on the Reading and Math  iReady assessment will increase from the fall to the spring administration.

Baseline:

Grade          % On or above grade level in Math

K                  34%

1                  21%

2                  36%

Grade          % On or above grade level in Reading

K                  45%

1                  37%

2                  63%

Target: (Spring%)

Percent of students completing the student wellness screener. 

Baseline: 96%

Target: 98% 

PBIS

Roberts Elementary will be recognized as an “Installing” school in the PBIS program.

 

 
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access

Roberts will expand student opportunities to engage in and access high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum, advanced coursework, and enrichment activities. 

Roberts will continue to support our students speakers of other languages through appropriate instructional strategies supporting their academic success.

  1. Gifted/Talented and ESOL 

    RES will continue to serve students in the pull out model who have been identified for the Gifted and Talented Program in grades 2nd - 5th (Math), 3rd-5th (LA)

     

  2. Teacher Certification

    RES will continue working towards increasing the % of teachers who are gifted certified. This will provide teachers with strategies to accelerate and enrich learning for all students. RES will continue working towards increasing the % of teachers who are ESOL endorsed. This will provide teachers with strategies to support students who speak another language as well as strategies to support all students. 

  3. Play2Learn

    RES will add the Play2Learn program for children birth-to-5 for 90 minutes each week to build foundational school skills. 

  4. Before and After School Clubs

    RES will continue to offer before and after school clubs for students in grades K-5.

Gifted Endorsed Teachers

Increase the percentage of teachers with a Gifted Endorsement

Baseline: 98%

Target: 100%

ESOL Endorsed Teachers

Increase the percentage of teachers with a ESOL endorsement

Baseline: 98%

Target: 100%

Gifted/Talented: 

Increase the percentage of students in the Gifted and talented Program

Baseline: 22%

Target: 25%

 

 
Effectiveness 3.B - Talent Management

Roberts will transform human resources function into a strategic talent management organization that supports educators and staff to achieve district goals.

 

  1. Educator Support

    New Teacher Network (NTN)

    New teachers will receive support and mentoring through our new teacher program called New Teacher Network(NTN). This support group will meet monthly to focus on various “just in time” topics.  

  2. Teacher Leaders

    Teacher leader cohort for teachers who are looking for leadership opportunities either locally or district level. 

  3. Collaborative Learning Teams

    Teams will receive training in the areas of small group instruction and differentiation to support the individualized needs of the students they serve. Teachers meet weekly to collaborate on the new literacy curriculum and materials in additions to all subject areas with the goal of increasing student achievement.

  4. Training

          Teachers in grades K-5 attended literacy and math training over the summer in an effort to prepare for the upcoming school year learning new and innovative ways supporting student achievement. 

Increase percent of 3rd-5th grade students scoring Proficient and Distinguished  as measured on the Georgia Milestones in the areas of ELA and Math.

3rd Grade ELA

Baseline: 78%

Target: 81%

3rd Grade Math

Baseline: 82%

Target: 85%

4th Grade ELA

Baseline: 78%

Target: 81%

4th Grade Math

Baseline: 78%

Target: 81%

5th Grade ELA

Baseline: 79%

Target: 82%

5th Grade Math

Baseline: 82%

Target: 85%

The percent of students in grade K-2 performing on or above grade level on the Reading and Math  iReady assessment will increase from the fall to the spring administration.

Baseline:

Grade          % On or above grade level in Math

K                  34%

1                  21%

2                  36%

Grade          % On or above grade level in Reading

K                  45%

1                  37%

2                  63%

 

Target: (Spring%)

 

 
Excellence 4.C - World-Class Communication and Engagement

We will continue to model and support communication best practices through our social media platforms, school meetings, parent nights, School Council and PTO Board. 

We value stakeholder input and engagement, and will continue to seek feedback for programs and school initiatives throughout the year. 

 

  1.  Support transparent, two-way communication and feedback with all school stakeholders. 

    We seek to improve social media communication to ensure our positive story is highlighted in public forums which include our website, facebook, and instagram.

    Our newsletter will continue to be sent via two mediums: video and electronic print. 

    We will continue to host school events that allow the community a chance to come into the building, meet our staff, and experience Roberts fully beyond the classroom.

    Parent Square will be used by all staff to communicate with our school community. 

         Quick 3 (Q3) will continue to be a part of the daily routine where office staff gather to debrief on calendar, school operations and stakeholder  communications.

         Our school marquee will continue to be used as a tool to communicate with our school community regarding upcoming events and celebrations. 

 

Percent of families that complete the EES Parent Survey. 

Baseline: 49%

Target: 60%

Percent of families responding positively to the following family satisfaction EES Family Survey items (weighted average).

I feel welcome at this school

Baseline: 87%

Target: 90%