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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: LAWRENCEVILLE ELEMENTARY           Principal: Candace Haynes
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

Lawrenceville Elementary will promote the wellbeing of students and staff through prioritizing self-care, physical and mental health, and social emotional learning.

We will increase and/or maintain positive responses in the EES student and staff survey. 

 

 

 

 

Staff Well-Being

  1. Counselors will lead Take Time Tuesday each month.  
  2. LES will be adding a Wellness Room for staff. 
  3. Staff shoutouts are included in the weekly Knight News.
  4. Administrators handwrite notes to individual staff members weekly.
  5. New teacher induction program supports new staff and staff with less than 3 years of experience.
  6. Staff share "Why I do what I do where I do it" during meetings to keep staff members focused on their "why".
  7. Staff have the opportunity to share feedback and be involved in decision-making via the principal’s comment box.
  8. LES will provide activities for the staff through the Sunshine Committee.
  9. Staff outings will be planned each semester to promote community and belonging.
  10. Teacher led culture committees will continue to plan activities to promote a sense of belonging. 

Student Well-Being

  1. Joyful Learning takes place every morning in every classroom schoolwide in grades PreK through 5th grade.
  2. Morning meetings take place each morning in every classroom and is kicked off during morning announcements,
  3. Counselors provide whole and small group lessons.
  4. Counselors provide SEL support during Knight Time in 4th and 5th grades.
  5. LES has added an SEL lead teacher to support SEL instruction.
  6. Counselors have refined the attendance program, which is called LEADers are popping up everywhere. Counselors will provide virtual and in-person parent workshops.
  7. LES will support student behaviors with full implementation of PBIS program.
  8. LES teachers will monitor supportive community data to make necessary changes to  support students.
  9. LES staff will celebrate students through recognition activities such as student of the week and class of the week.
  10. LES will continue student before and after school clubs including the addition of a Robotics Team and Girls Who Code Club..
  11. Teachers greet students at the door upon arrival.
  12. Students will participate in the production of The Lion King.

The vestibule with enhanced camera monitoring provide a safe teaching and learning environment for students and staff. 

 

 

 

Student Wellbeing

Educational Effectiveness Survey (EES Survey) - Student

Increase the % of students indicating positive responses on the Supportive Learning Environment questions of the Educational Effectiveness Survey


Survey Question

Baseline - 2023

Goal – 2024

I feel safe at school.

51%

61%

Student success is celebrated at this school.

48%

58%

Work I do at this school is useful and interesting to me.

44%

54%

I enjoy coming to this school.

43%

53%

Most students are respectful of others at this school.

20%

50%

All students are held to the same behavior rules and expectations.

52%

62%

 

Staff Support 

Goal: LES will increase the % of positive responses in the Bottom 5 Areas of the EES Survey.

Educational Effectiveness Survey (EES Survey) Results – Staff – EOY 2023

Staff Completion Rate: 71 Overall

Expected Responses: 97

Completion Rate: 73%

 

Survey Question

% Positive Responses

Goal % of Positive Responses

 

Our staff believes that all students can meet state standards.

72.7%

82%

Staff share a high sense of urgency around the need to improve.

74.2%

84%

I believe that all students can meet state standards.

71.4%

81%

There is a willingness to address conflict in this school.

73.9%

83%

I receive training on instruction to support social emotional learning.

75.4%

85%

 
Equity 2.A - Multi-tiered System of Supports

Lawrenceville Elementary will Implement a comprehensive multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) to address academic and non-academic student needs and remove barriers to success. Through MTSS, we will implement processes and procedures to identify student needs in order to develop plans to meet the needs of students resulting in an increase in the number of students performing at the proficient and distinguished levels.

1. MTSS structures will remain in place led by teachers and supported by instructional support staff :

  • We will build teacher capacity to support and fully integrate academic press and supportive community structures and processes for tiers 1 & 2.

  • We will increase strategic alignment, accessibility, and impact of integrated student supports for students identified for tiered interventions.

  • We will formalize academic response to intervention (RTI) process to reduce variability and improve fidelity of implementation.

2. LES commits to analyzing and celebrating student academic growth.

3. Administrators will conduct individual and group learning walks with specific observation learning targets to support instructional practice.

4. Instructional coaches will observe in classroom weekly to support implementation of CLT learning.

5. LES teachers will use assessment tools to derive timely diagnostic data (iReady, Amplify, DA's, etc).

6.  The LES staff will provide Intervention/Extension during our CQI block (Knight Time) for 30 minutes per day.

7. The instructional coaches will continue to build teacher capacity and leadership during CLT to include more time collaborating; gathering/interpreting data; sharing/modeling instructional practices. 

8. Teachers will continue the EL Education curriculum which engages students in reading, thinking, talking, and writing about engaging grade level texts on meaningful/culturally responsive topics. 

9. LES will encourage teachers to participate in district professional development.

10. Students in grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade will be invited to attend extended learning opportunities at the GGC campus - 21st CCLC Grizzly Academy: Dreamers program.

11. Students will participate in the ELT program according to their needs.

12. LES staff will invite families to participate in school events and workshops in order to increase family engagement and build parents’ capacity to support their students' academic achievement.

 

Student Group Achievement

We will increase the percentage  of students achieving at the proficient and distinguished levels on the LA and Math Milestones

SY 2023

KPI Baseline

GMAS LA (EOY ’23)

 

% Beginning

% Developing

% Proficient

% Distinguished

Goal

% Proficient and Distinguished

Grade 3

45%

36%

14%

5%

23.5%

Grade 4

52%

32%

12%

4%

24.4%

Grade 5

42%

31%

24%

3%

31.3%

 

 

GMAS Math (EOY ’23)

 

% Beginning

% Developing

% Proficient

% Distinguished

Goal

% Proficient and Distinguished

Grade 3

37%

39%

19%

6%

35.6%

Grade 4

47%

32%

16%

5%

37.9%

Grade 5

45%

36%

13%

6%

29.3%

 

LES will increase the percentage of teachers completing instructional and classroom management coaching cycles.

Goal: 100% of teachers who are switching careers will participate in instructional and/or classroom management coaching cycles.

Student Behavior

LES will decrease the percentage of students serving in ISS and OSS.

2022-2023

Percentage of students with disciplinary incidents - 3.7% (29 students)

Goal - 2%

 
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access

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

 

1. LES will improve kindergarten readiness through expanding access to purposeful playing experiences by adding Joyful Learning to Pre-K classes.

2. LES will increase opportunity to learn through consistently implementing a high-quality curriculum that reflects grade level expectations, focusing on early literacy and the science of reading by continuing EL Education.

3. LES will increase opportunities for students to demonstrate eligibility for gifted/talented program.

  • LES will train staff how to identify gifted/talented students.
  • LES will continue to identify potential qualifiers using the iReady screener.
  • LES will utilize portfolio assessments.
  • LES will continue to provide Advanced Content Math classes for grades 3-5.
  • LES will add an Advanced Content Reading class for grades 3-5, thereby providing increased opportunity for enrichment. 

 

LES will increase the percentage of students scoring 70% or above in the KREP assessment

SY 2023

KPI Baseline - 48%

Goal - 70%

LES will increase the percentage of students achieving proficient and distinguished on the Language Arts and Math Milestones in federal accountability student groups.

SY 2023

KPI Baseline - LA                                  KPI Baseline - MA

Black - 21%                                              Black - 17%

Hispanic - 19%                                         Hispanic - 21%

Multiracial - 21%                                      Multiracial - 29%

EL - 10%                                                    EL - 18%

Free Meals - 20%                                      Free Meals - 19%

Special Ed - 2%                                         Special Ed - 2%

 

LES will increase the percentage of students in the  Gifted & Talented program

SY 2023

KPI Baseline  - 6%

Goal - 10%

 

Reading - LES will increase the number of students performing in the Tier 1 (on or above grade level) category as measured by the iReady screener to include all students who are currently performing one grade level below.

SY 2023-2024 BOY - iReady Screener Data

IReady Screener Data - Reading

LES will increase the number of students performing in the Tier 1 (on or above grade level) category as measured by the iReady screener to include all students who are currently performing one grade level below.

 

On or Above Grade Level

One Grade Level Below

Two or More Grade Levels Below

Goal

Grade K

16%

84%

0%

70%

Grade 1

9%

61%

30%

70%

Grade 2

14%

42%

44%

56%

Grade 3

22%

19%

59%

41%

Grade 4

19%

41%

40%

60%

Grade 5

13%

27%

60%

40%

Schoolwide

16%

45%

40%

61%

Mathematics - LES will increase the number of students performing in the Tier 1 (on or above grade level) category as measured by the iReady screener to include all students who are currently performing one grade level below.

IReady Screener Data - Math

LES will increase the number of students performing in the Tier 1 (on or above grade level) category as measured by the iReady screener to include all students who are currently performing one grade level below.

 

On or Above Grade Level

One Grade Level Below

Two or More Grade Levels Below

Goal

Grade K

10%

90%

0%

70%

Grade 1

4%

64%

32%

68%

Grade 2

4%

53%

43%

57%

Grade 3

5%

28%

68%

33%

Grade 4

13%

41%

46%

54%

Grade 5

6%

39%

55%

45%

Schoolwide

7%

52%

42%

59%

 
Effectiveness 3.A - Results-Based Evaluation System

Lawrenceville Elementary staff will use the Results-Based Evaluation System (RBES) to define inputs, behaviors, and outcomes of our students to determine successes of academic press and supportive community implementations.

 

1 - LES staff will revise and implement updated classroom practices for progress monitoring, with proactive opportunities to course-correct to provide additional resources and support as needed within the academic year.

  • AKS aligned instruction

  • Differentiated instruction

  • EL Education 

  • Daily small groups in LA and MA

  • Grade level common assessments

  • Formative assessments 

  • Academic interventions (EIP, RR, Gifted, CQI)

2 - LES will commit to celebrating student academic growth.

3 - LES will record behaviors and monitor academic press data to make necessary changes to how we support students.

  • Screener data will be used to move students across achievement bands

  • Teachers will develop and revisit goals and implementation strategies specific to their students. 

  • Teachers will regularly monitor students quadrant data to assess needs and provide intervention and enrichment. 

 

Reading - LES will increase the number of students performing in the Tier 1 (on or above grade level) category as measured by the iReady screener to include all students who are currently performing one grade level below.

SY 2023-2024 BOY - iReady Screener Data

IReady Screener Data - Reading

LES will increase the number of students performing in the Tier 1 (on or above grade level) category as measured by the iReady screener to include all students who are currently performing one grade level below.

 

On or Above Grade Level

One Grade Level Below

Two or More Grade Levels Below

Goal

Grade K

16%

84%

0%

70%

Grade 1

9%

61%

30%

70%

Grade 2

14%

42%

44%

56%

Grade 3

22%

19%

59%

41%

Grade 4

19%

41%

40%

60%

Grade 5

13%

27%

60%

40%

Schoolwide

16%

45%

40%

61%

Mathematics - LES will increase the number of students performing in the Tier 1 (on or above grade level) category as measured by the iReady screener to include all students who are currently performing one grade level below.

IReady Screener Data - Math

LES will increase the number of students performing in the Tier 1 (on or above grade level) category as measured by the iReady screener to include all students who are currently performing one grade level below.

 

On or Above Grade Level

One Grade Level Below

Two or More Grade Levels Below

Goal

Grade K

10%

90%

0%

70%

Grade 1

4%

64%

32%

68%

Grade 2

4%

53%

43%

57%

Grade 3

5%

28%

68%

33%

Grade 4

13%

41%

46%

54%

Grade 5

6%

39%

55%

45%

Schoolwide

7%

52%

42%

59%

 

Student Group Achievement

We will increase the percentage  of students achieving at the proficient and distinguished levels on the LA and Math District Assessments.

SY2023

 

 

Interim DA - ELA

Interim DA - Math

Summative DA (MOY) - ELA

Summative DA (MOY) - Math

Interim DA - ELA

Interim DA - Math

Summative DA (EOY) - ELA

Summative DA (EOY) - MA

Goal - % Proficient/Distinguished - ELA

Goal - % Proficient/Distinguished - MA

1st Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5th Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will increase the percentage  of students achieving at the proficient and distinguished levels on the LA and Math Milestones

SY 2023

KPI Baseline

GMAS LA (EOY ’23)

 

% Beginning

% Developing

% Proficient

% Distinguished

Goal

% Proficient and Distinguished

Grade 3

45%

36%

14%

5%

23.5%

Grade 4

52%

32%

12%

4%

24.4%

Grade 5

42%

31%

24%

3%

31.3%

 

 

GMAS Math (EOY ’23)

 

% Beginning

% Developing

% Proficient

% Distinguished

Goal

% Proficient and Distinguished

Grade 3

37%

39%

19%

6%

35.6%

Grade 4

47%

32%

16%

5%

37.9%

Grade 5

45%

36%

13%

6%

29.3%
Excellence 4.C - World-Class Communication and Engagement

Lawrenceville Elementary will improve two-way communication, engagement, and outreach to reach the target audiences of families, students, teachers and the community.

 

Families

1. Grade levels will develop a plan for communication with families.

  • - ParentSquare and/or email communication.
  • - Use of SIS for parent communication log.
  • - Teachers and/or grade levels will send newsletters to parents with timely communication.

2. Posting will be made weekly to the LES social media sites to encourage more social media followers.

3. Monthly parent newsletters will be sent by the principal to provide timely updates.

4. The LES staff will provide communication in English and Spanish.

5. Teachers will have access to the language bank for other languages.

6. LES staff will use translation equipment for family workshops and events.

  • Learning Nights - Fine Arts Night - Lion King Production, Literacy & Math Nights
  • Multicultural Night
  • Annual Title I Parent Meeting
  • Title I Planning Meeting
  • Building Parent Capacity events hosted by the Family Center

Staff

1. Weekly newsletter will be sent to staff (Knight News).

2. Principal comment box is available to staff.

3. Committee meetings will take place monthly.

4. Staff meetings will take place monthly (as needed) to provide necessary information to staff.

5 - Staff will encourage more social media participation and visits to the LES website.

  • A space is provided for for staff to upload pictures.
  • Posts will be made online a minimum of three times per week.

6. The addition of GroupMe is provided for staff to communicate.

Students

1. Teachers will meet with students to develop goals for their academic success.

2. Teachers will provide feedback to students on the academic and non-academic performance.

3. Students will have leadership and involvement opportunities through clubs, media ambassadors, and safety patrol.

4. Students are provided opportunities to connect with high school students through the Peer Leader group from Central Gwinnett High School.

 

LES will increase the percentage of positive Responses in the Student Educational Effectiveness Survey Belonging & Engagement Characteristic

SY 2023

KPI Baseline -55%

Goal - 70%

LES will maintain the percentage of positive Responses in the Staff Educational Effectiveness Survey.

SY 2023

KPI Baseline

85%

Goal

90%

LES will maintain the percentage of positive responses on all characteristics of the Educational Effectiveness Educational Survey Results.

SY 2023

KPI Baseline

85-90%

Goal

90%

LES will increase the the Number of  Responses in the Family Educational Effectiveness Survey Results.

SY 2023

KPI Baseline - 100

Goal - 125

Social Media Analytics

SY 2023

LES will increase the number of Followers, Likes, and/or Posts on Social Media platforms.

Facebook Followers - 363; Goal - 400

Facebook Likes - 282; Goal - 300

Instagram Followers - 256; Goal - 300

Instagram Posts - 371; Goal - 450