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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: MAGILL ELEMENTARY           Principal: Guerlene Merisme
District Strategic Priorities/Goals Rationale Action Steps
(Implementation Design)		 How will you measure growth?
Growth Factors (Baseline & Targets)
Empathy 1.A - Cultural Competence

Increase the cultural competence and proficiency of our organization and individual staff members to improve service delivery, strengthen programs, and enhance engagement across the full spectrum of our diverse community.
  1. Increase family engagement and involvement by providing more frequent cultural and curricular-based events and programs during and after school.
  2. Integrate SEL signature practices into family and community engagement programs and events.
  3. Increase opportunities for student, staff, and family voice and leadership.

Increase in the percentage of students indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey towards these domains:

  • Social Awareness

    • Student SY 2023 Baseline: 69%

    • Student SY 2024 Target: 79%

  • Relationship Skills

    • Student SY 2023 Baseline: 58%

    • Student SY 2024 Target: 68%

Increase in the percentage of staff indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey towards these domains:

  • Parent and Community Involvement

    • Student SY 2023 Baseline: 86%

    • Student SY 2024 Target: 96%

Increase in the percentage of families indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey towards these domains:

  • Parent and Community Involvement

    • Student SY 2023 Baseline: 82%

    • Student SY 2024 Target: 92%

  • Supportive Learning Environment

    • Student SY 2023 Baseline: 85%

    • Student SY 2024 Target: 95%

 
Empathy 1.B - Staff and Student Well Being

Promote student and staff well being through prioritizing self-care, physical and mental health, and social emotional learning.
  1. Staff will engage in SEL training.
  2. Staff will engage in Restorative Practices training and conduct Restorative Circles to reduce disruptions to learning.
  3. SEL strategies will be implemented across the curriculum and our schoolwide Comet Connection Time.
  4. Daily announcements will be used to implement positive affirmations, promote feelings of belonging, and increase cultural awareness.
  5. School counselors will conduct small group lessons.

Increase in the percentage of students indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey in the following domains:

  •  Relationship Skills

    • Student SY 2023 Baseline: 58%

    • Student SY 2024 Target: 68%

  • Supportive Learning Environment

    • Student SY 2023 Baseline: 49%

    • Student SY 2024 Target: 59%

  • Social Awareness

    • Student SY 2023 Baseline: 68%

    • Student SY 2024 Target: 78%

Increase in the percentage of staff indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey in the following domains:

  • Collaboration and Communication

    • Staff SY 2023 Baseline: 70%

    • Staff SY 2024 Target: 80%

  • Focused Professional Development

    • Staff SY 2023 Baseline: 63%

    • Staff SY 2024 Target: 73%
Equity 2.A - Multi-tiered System of Supports

Implement a comprehensive framework to fully operationalize a multi-tiered system of support to address academic and non-academic student needs and remove barriers to success.
  1. Refine the roles, duties, and responsibilities of the MTSS team.
  2. Train staff in rigorous Tier I instruction, differentiation, small group instruction, formative assessments, data collection, and data-driven instructional decisions to meet the needs of diverse learners. 
  3. Provide professional development on various differentiation, intervention, and progress monitoring tools, programs, resources, and materials for Tier 1+, Tier II, and Tier III academic and behavior concerns.
  4. Train the MTSS Team and the PBIS Team to track academic and behavioral data trends to facilitate Tier II Conversations.
  5. Begin a PBIS Tier II and Tier III Check-In and Check-Out program for behavior concerns.
  6. Hire additional staff and purchase additional programs to provide intervention, data collection, and progress monitoring.
  7. Purchase instructional technology software programs that will help students close learning gaps and show mastery of the AKS.


See attached document.
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access

Expand student opportunities to engage in and access high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum, advanced coursework.
  1. Continue to provide teachers training in Gifted Portfolio assessments and data collection.
  2. Continue to provide teachers training in data analysis using iReady diagnostic assessments to increase Gifted eligibility.
  3. Increase opportunities for students to attend field trips and join various clubs to have access to enrichment activities that support the arts, STEM, and career technical education.

Increase the number of students who qualify for gifted services

  • SY 23 Baseline: 8% 

  • SY 24 Target: 10%

Increase in the percentage of stakeholders indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey in the High Standards and Expectations domain:

  • Student

    • Student SY 2023 Baseline: 69%

    • Student SY 2024 Target: 79%

  • Staff

    • Staff SY 2023 Baseline: 80%

    • Staff SY 2024 Target: 90%

  • Family

    • Family SY 2023 Baseline: 79%

    • Family SY 2024 Target: 89%
Excellence 4.C - World-Class Communication and Engagement

Demonstrate world-class communication and engagement through modeling the value GCPS leadership places on transparent, two-way communication to build stakeholder trust and confidence.

 
  1. Communicate with families in multiple languages.
  2. Increase stakeholder engagement through various opportunities to share opinions and solve school issues.
  3. Create student leadership and mentorship opportunities.
  4. Create family leadership and mentorship opportunities.
  5. Use the school newsletter as a way to increase family engagement and school partnership in teaching and learning.

Increase in the percentage of stakeholders indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey in the Parent and Community Involvement domain:

  • Student

    • Student SY 2023 Baseline: 66%

    • Student SY 2024 Target: 76%

  • Staff

    • Staff SY 2023 Baseline: 86%

    • Staff SY 2024 Target: 96%

  • Family

    • Family SY 2023 Baseline: 82%

    • Family SY 2024 Target: 92%

Increase in the percentage of students indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey in the Relationship Skills domain:

  • Student

    • Student SY 2023 Baseline: 58%

    • Student SY 2024 Target: 68%

Increase in the percentage of staff and families indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey in the Collaboration and Communication domain:

  • Staff

    • Staff SY 2023 Baseline: 70%

    • Staff SY 2024 Target: 80%

  • Family

    • Family SY 2023 Baseline: 87%

    • Family SY 2024 Target: 97%

 
Family Engagement/Building Parent Capacity -

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

  1. Our Parent Instructional Coordinator and Family Engagement Team will facilitate programs and events for families that will help them engage their students in learning at home.