Self-care, physical and mental health, and social emotional learning are essential components for prioritizing student and staff well being.

Staff:

1. Provide professional learning opportunities to certified and classified staff to address social emotional learning.
2. Establish a Staff Well-Being Committee with attention to physical and mental health.
3. Establish a "Fun"shine Committee and implement monthly activities for staff engagement.
4. Counselors Virtual Calming Room for staff and students.

Students:

1. First 20 Days: Dedicated time daily for connecting with students via restorative circles.
2. Utilize restorative practices to develop social emotional well-being (restorative circles, restorative chats, apology templates, Restoration Room).
3. Small groups conducted by counselors to address student needs.
4. REAL Time (formerly known as Falcon Friday) to recognize students for positive behaviors.
5. Advisement lessons developed for specific and timely topics.
6. Disaggregation of survey data to appropriately provide tiered supports to students.

Staff Support—Staff Survey

Student Well-being—Student Survey

The academic and non-academic needs of our students are as diverse as the students themselves. As such, a system of various/tiered supports are necessary to address these diverse needs and remove barriers to help each and every student succeed.

1. Conduct a universal screener in reading and math to identify needs of students.

2. Monthly MTSS meetings to monitor progress of tiered students.

3. Weekly (formal/informal) KidTalk meetings to discuss student needs and progress.

4. Utilize REP to address students’ academic needs as determined by specific data points (ELT, Connections, and Augmented Model)

5. Utilize PBIS and Behavior Interventionist for tiered behavior support

Spring 2023 ELA GMAS (% Proficient/Distinguished)

Spring 2023 Math GMAS (% Proficient/Distinguished)

Each and every Dacula Middle School student deserves the opportunity and access to high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum, advanced coursework, and enrichment activities.

1. Utilize restorative practices and behavior interventionist to address unfavorable student behaviors.

2. Incorporate culturally relevant passages and examples into lessons

3. Consider multiple entry points/factors for Gifted criteria.

4. Provide a variety of Carnegie Unit opportunities for students beyond HS Physical Science and HS Algebra I.

5. Restoration Room with mindfulness and restorative activities to provide students an opportunity to "reset" prior to returning to class.
6. Provide students opportunities within the school day for mentoring and clubs.

Percent of overrepresented students in ISS/OSS 

Goal 2B:  Opportunity and Access

% of students with 3 or more in-school or out-of-school suspensions.

% of students who were offered and earned a Carnegie Unit

Supportive Learning Environment- Student Survey (% of positive responses)

Strategic attention is necessary for potential candidates and current staff to offer adequate support that includes staff well-being and professional growth.

1. Provide opportunities for teacher leadership

2. Use New Teacher Mentor/Falcon Friend program to support teachers/staff new to teaching and new to Dacula Middle.

3. Utilize GTES to facilitate professional growth.

4. Provide ongoing professional learning  opportunities from Instructional Coach

5. Provide coaching cycles with behavior coach
6. Provide feedback opportunities for staff as "check-ins" 

Local School Survey

EES Staff Survey

In an effort to build stakeholder trust and confidence, transparent two-way communication is a necessary piece for world-class communication and engagement.  

1. Provide opportunities for two-way communication for parents to meet with the principal and also engage in classroom walk-throughs.
2. Weekly communication (Grade reports, electronic newsletter, etc).
3. Family Engagement opportunities (Donuts with Dads, Muffins for moms, timely workshops, etc).
4. Communication via social media, ParentSquare, and website to share information and recognitions).
5. Timely training for classified staff related to customer service.

Responsive Communication—Family Survey (Percentage of positive responses)

Family Survey Participation