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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: LANIER HIGH           Principal: Christopher D Martin
District Strategic Priorities/Goals Rationale Action Steps
(Implementation Design)		 How will you measure growth?
Growth Factors (Baseline & Targets)
Empathy 1.A - Cultural Competence

Lanier High School is a diverse community.  The need to enhance engagement and educate our staff and students is critical as we seek to increase our cultural competence and proficiency in improving service delivery and strengthening programs.

 

  1. The Principal’s Advisory Council, consisting of members of our diverse student groups, meets monthly to make recommendations toward increasing the cultural competency of the students of Lanier High School.
  2. The Principal’s Culture and Climate Council, composed of diverse staff members, meets monthly to make recommendations toward increasing the cultural competency and awareness for Lanier High School staff members.

Percent of students responding positively to the following cultural proficiency EES Student Survey item.

  • I enjoy coming to this school. Baseline: 45%Goal:  50%
  • I feel safe at this school..Baseline: 64%Goal: 70%

Percent of Staff responding positively in the EES Staff survey item. 

  • Staff at this school value and respect all students. Baseline: 86 %Goal: 89%
Equity 2.A - Multi-tiered System of Supports

Lanier High School will implement a comprehensive framework to fully operationalize a multi-tiered system of supports to address academic and non-academic student needs and remove barriers to success.
  1.       Intervention Time (Longhorn Time) will be used for enrichment and remedial blocks of learning to assist with implementing academic support for struggling students.
  2.       Administer local formative assessments. Course teams that teach EOC courses will use the data to drive instruction. 
  3.       Student Wellness Screener data will be used to determine general and individual student needs. 
  4.       Through PBIS, the school will implement restorative practices to assist with student discipline. 
  5. The school will develop a structure to support the REP and the delivery of REP programs for student support.

Decrease the % of students scoring in the beginning area on the Milestones Assessments. 

Language Arts

Baseline: 19% Goal: 15%

Math (Algebra 1)

Baseline: 31.5% Goal: 25%

Biology

Baseline: 10.6% Goal: 5%

 

U.S. History

Baseline: 17.2 Goal: 12%

 

Percentage of Students Participating in Academic Wellness Screener and Universal Screener (MAP). 

Wellness Goal: 95%

Universal Screener Goal: 95%

Decrease the number of Disciplinary Tribunals through the use of PBIS. 

Baseline: 13 tribunals Goal: 11 tribunals

 
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access

Lanier High School will  strive to increase the opportunity to learn through consistently implementing high quality instruction with a focus on rigorous and advanced coursework.

  1. Counseling Department will host student/parent informational sessions to continue highlighting opportunities for students to enroll in Dual Enrollment, Grayson High School Technical Education Program, and Maxwell High School of Technology.
  2. Career Interest Profiler for 9th-grade students (Part of Naviance Program)
  3. College and Career: Student and Parent Event
  4. Academy Interests and Career Events/Activities

CTE End of Pathway Assessments Rate

Baseline: 77% Goal: 82%

Dual Enrollment Participation

Baseline: 130 students Goal: Increase by 5%

 

 
Effectiveness 3.B - Talent Management

Lanier HS will transform our human resources function into a strategic talent management organization that supports new educators and staff to promote high student achievement and engagement for the students of Lanier High School. 

  1. New Teacher Mentoring Program 
  2. Access district behavioral specialist resources to provide professional development for classroom management
  3. Provide opportunities for professional development connected to instructional practices (accessing county office personnel)

Retention Rate for first-year teachers

2022: 10 New Teachers (80% retention rate)

2023: 6 New Teachers (Goal is 90% Retention)

 
Excellence 4.B - Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness

Lanier High School will prepare each and every student for postsecondary and workforce readiness so that they have multiple pathways to success based on their demonstrated knowledge, skills, abilities, and interests.
  1. Credit Recovery After School Program
  2. Work-Based Learning/Internships
  3. Student Support Programs (Lanier Latino Partnership, Distinguished Gentlemen, Leading Ladies, First Generation)

Credit Recovery Completion Data

Baseline: 227 credits recovered in 2022-23 Goal: Increase by 10%

Work-Based Learning Data

Baseline: 67 students Goal: 80 Students

Graduation Rate

Baseline: 90% Goal: 92%