Brookwood Elementary is committed to a positive school environment where a focus is placed on student and staff well-being through prioritizing self-care, physical and mental health, and social emotional learning. We want all students and adults to feel safe, productive, and happy at school.

1. Promote strong, positive classroom communities through embedded opportunities to develop relationships.(morning meetings, joyful learning, brain breaks, etc..)
2. Counselor interventions for students as part of the multi-tiered system of supports.
3. Promote staff well-being by building relationships among faculty and staff across teams. 
4. Work collaboratively in teams weekly to support colleagues and students implement effective instructional improvement across classrooms.
5. Use of counselors and resources to support the well-being of all students and staff.

Brookwood Elementary will maintain or increase the percentage of students indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey in the following areas:

Student Well-Being Survey Questions-

1. I feel safe at this school. (Baseline/Spring 2023: 93% “Almost Always or Sometimes True.” 

Goal: 95% “Almost Always or Sometimes True.”)

2. I enjoy coming to this school. (Baseline/Spring 2023: 89% “Almost Always or Sometimes True.” 

Goal: 91% “Almost Always/Sometimes True.”)

3. In my school I feel that I belong to a group of friends. (Baseline/Spring 2023: 88% “Almost Always or Sometimes True.” Goal: 90% “Almost Always or Sometimes True.”)

4. In this school, there is at least one adult that knows and cares about me. (Baseline/Spring 2023: 94% “Almost Always or Sometimes True.” 

Our goal is to maintain at 94% or higher in this area.) 

Brookwood Elementary will maintain or increase the percentage of staff indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey in the following areas:

1. Our staff can count on one another when help is needed. (Baseline/Spring 2023: 94% “Almost Always or Often True." Our goal is to maintain at 94% or higher in this area.)

2. My principal/administrator cares about me as a person. (Baseline/Spring 2023: 94% “Almost Always or Often True.” Our goal is to maintain at 94% or higher in this area.) 

3. I receive training on instruction to support social emotional learning. (Baseline/Spring 2023: 76% “Almost Always or Often True.” Goal: 78% "Almost Always or Often True.”)

4. Struggling students receive early intervention and remediation to acquire skills. (Baseline/Spring: 79% “Almost Always or Often True.” Goal: 81% "Almost Always or Often True.")

Brookwood Elementary will use a multi-tiered system of supports to address academic and non-academic needs and remove barriers to success. Brookwood Elementary will use observational data, anecdotal, and performance data to ensure that every student demonstrates growth and has a clear path to content mastery. 

1. Refine the roles, duties, and responsibilities of the MTSS team.
2. Continue to provide professional development for 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. Continue dedicated 30 minute (minimum) "Colt Time" used for intervention and acceleration in all classrooms.
4. Implement evidence-based interventions at increasing levels of intensity as needed for students. 
5. The MTSS Team and the PBIS Team will track academic and behavioral data trends to facilitate Tier II Conversations to support student growth. 

1. Increase the percentage of students in grades 3-5 reading on or above grade level as measured by the Georgia Milestones. (Baseline: 83% in grades 3-5 reading on/above grade level. Goal: 85% in 3rd-5th grades reading on/above grade level on the 2024 Georgia Milestones assessment.) 
2. Decrease the percentage of students in grades 3-5 scoring in the beginning range on the English Language Arts portion of the Georgia Milestones. (3rd Grade Baseline:18%, Goal:15%; 4th Grade Baseline:15%, Goal:12%; 5th Grade Baseline:14%, Goal:11%)

Brookwood Elementary will have a variety of opportunities for students to engage in high quality, rigorous, culturally relevant curriculum and enrichment activities.

1. Brookwood Elementary will continue to offer a variety of clubs, classes, and activities to enhance student growth and involvement. Brookwood Elementary will offer 2 weekly classes of Play2Learn Early Learning for our community. 

2. Additional Early Intervention staff members have been added to implement supports.
3. Additional staff members have been added to reduce class size. 
4. Brookwood Elementary offers an entrepreneurship specials class for K-5 students to encourage creativity and an entrepreneurial mindset.  

Brookwood Elementary will maintain or increase the percentage of students indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey in the following areas:

Student Well-Being Survey Questions-

1. In class, we often work with other students to solve a problem or do a task. (Spring 2023 Baseline: 96% “Almost Always or Sometimes True.” Goal: maintain at 96% or increase.)
2. My teacher expects all students to succeed no matter who they are. (Spring 2023 Baseline: 99% “Almost Always or Sometimes True.” Goal: Maintain)
3. My teacher provides lessons and activities that challenge me to learn. (Spring 2023 Baseline: 97% “Almost Always or Sometimes True.” Goal: Maintain)
4. Work I do in this school is useful and interesting to me. (Spring 2023 Baseline: 89% “Almost Always or Sometimes True.” Goal: 91% in “Almost Always or Sometimes True.”)

Brookwood Elementary will utilize the Results-Based Evaluation System (RBES) comprised of inputs, behaviors, and outcomes to support school improvement and student growth.

1. Focused walkthroughs to monitor and provide feedback on instructional implementation toward goals. 

2.    Coaching cycles

3.  Data Talks with Collaborative Learning Teams to determine next steps for instruction. 

4. Classroom observations of colleagues to admire and acquire instructional strategies

5. Implementation of tiered interventions based on the Multi-Tiered System of Supports

6. Collaborative Learning Team (CLTs) to include assessment review, work sample analysis, data review/talks, AKS analysis, explicit modeling for teachers with Math/ELA strategies.

Increase the percentage of students scoring in Proficient and Distinguished levels on the Georgia Milestones ELA assessment in 3rd-5th grades.3rd Grade: Baseline:60%, Goal: 64%; 4th Grade: Baseline:61%, Goal: 65%;  5th Grade: Baseline:62%, Goal: 67%. 

Brookwood Elementary and the Brookwood Cluster Schools strive to create positive, inclusive, high performing schools that are the preferred education destination for students, staff, families and community. 

1. Cultivate a positive climate and culture that is student centered.

2. Create high quality engaging lessons aligned to the grade level standard.
3. Active PTA that supports students and staff at Brookwood Elementary.
4. Use the school and classroom newsletters as a way to increase family engagement and school partnership in teaching and learning. 
5. Continue family events that encourage involvement and active participation from our families in their child's education.

Brookwood Elementary will maintain or increase the percentage of students indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey in the following areas:

1. Teachers have high expectations for student learning at this school. (Family Survey)  (Baseline Spring 2023: 87% “Almost Always True and Often True” Goal: 90% “Almost Always True and Often True.”)

2. I feel welcome at this school. (Family Survey)

(Baseline Spring 2023: 88% “Almost Always True and Often True.” Goal: 91% “Almost Always True and Often True.")

3. I feel proud of my school. (Student Survey) 

      (Baseline Spring 2023: 91% “Almost Always True and Sometimes True.” Goal: 94% “Almost Always True and Sometimes True.”)