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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.

 

2024 - 2025 Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI)


School: ALCOVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL           Principal: Jacquetta R Baldwin
District Strategic Priorities/Goals Rationale Action Steps
(Implementation Design)		 How will you measure growth?
Growth Factors (Baseline & Targets)
Equity 2.A - Multi-tiered System of Supports

Alcova ES will continue to build on our 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. Tier II students will use Classworks for progress monitoring for I-Ready in reading and math.

  2. Provide quarterly professional learning to staff about the MTSS process. 

  3. Support Staff (case managers) will be assigned to facilitate monthly grade-level kid talk.  

  4. Professional learning on understanding and using I-Ready reports. 

  5. Track grade level typical and stretch I-Ready goals in reading and math. 

  6. ESOL case managers will provide differentiated support to students and content teachers to close language gaps for multi-language learners. 

  7. The counseling team will work with individual students and parents to develop a check-in system to support school attendance of students with absences greater than 10.

 

Diagnostic Assessment-

  • Increase the percentage of students performing at Tier 1 on I-Ready reading and math when comparing the beginning of year to end of year results. 

ACCESS Assessment-

  • Increase the percentage of MLL students moving one or more levels on the ACCESS assessment each year.

Attendance-

  • Alcova will work to decrease the percentage of students with 10 more absences.

*See LSPI Spreadsheet
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access

Alcova will expand student opportunities to engage in and have access to high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum advanced coursework and enrichment activities.
  1. Extended learning opportunities for grades 3-5. 
  2. Enrichment learning opportunities for grades 4-5. 

  3. Refine and clarify the process for school-wide student goal setting. Provide individual coaching support for teachers where applicable.  

  4. Organize monthly workshops focusing on extended learning and enrichment opportunities to support parents and families. 

  5. Alcova will increase the number of clubs offered to students for the 24-25 school year. 

  6. Increase teacher participation in district endorsement programs (coaching, ESOL, & gifted)

Educational Effectiveness Student Survey 

  • Positively increase the student perception survey results in the categories of Student Belonging, Student Well-Being, and Student Satisfaction.  

 

*See LSPI Spreadsheet
Effectiveness 3.A - Results-Based Evaluation System

Alcova will implement a Results-Based Evaluation (RBES) focusing on academic press and a supportive community to increase student achievement, overall well-being, and success. 

 

  1. Differentiated CLT professional learning based on the needs of the grade level. 

  2. Create a CLT environment where staff feel comfortable sharing personal misunderstandings and can gain support with clarification. 

  3. Include teacher leaders in on-grade level and vertical learning walks. 

  4. Intentionally increase planning time with half days.

  5. Partner with the student council to review EES student survey results and reflect on the next steps.

  6. Create opportunities for topic-specific writing in science, social studies, and reading to enhance students' understanding and engagement in these subjects effectively.

 

District Assessments- 

  • Increase the percentage of students performing at the proficient and distinguished levels. 

Georgia Milestones Assessment- 

  • Increase the percentage of students reading on or above grade level according to GMAS results.
  • Increase the percentage of students performing at the proficient and distinguished levels. 
  • Decrease the percentage of students performing at the beginning level.

*See LSPI Spreadsheet
Excellence 4.C - World-Class Communication and Engagement

Alcova will demonstrate world-class communication and engagement by modeling the value GPCS leadership places on transparent communication to build stakeholder trust and confidence. 

 

  1. Grade-level common newsletters. 

  2. Increase student voice on class meeting topics. 

  3. Use video messaging to advertise community events and share important information. 

  4. Communicating the goals of GCPS Portrait of a Graduate with all stakeholders. 

  5. Communicating the difference between typical and stretch growth on I-Ready benchmarks with all stakeholders.

Educational Effectiveness Family & Staff Survey 

  • Increase the percentage of families who participate in the survey. 

  • Positively increase the family perception survey results in the category of Family Satisfaction. 

  • Positively increase the staff perception survey results in the categories of Staff Support and Staff Satisfaction. 

*See LSPI Spreadsheet