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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: DACULA HIGH           Principal: Jeanne O Hidalgo
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

Dacula High will use instructional strategies in the classroom to meet the needs of each and every student and provide intervention to support learning needs. 

 

  1. Universal Screeners in LA and Math will be given twice per year to 9th graders
  2. Targeted Tier 1, 2, and 3 interventions developed by the MTSS Team based on screener data will be put in place
  3.  Targeted intervention to improve skills based on screener data
  4. Advisement Lessons will be based on needs identified by Wellness Screener

Baseline: Pass rate at various points in the semester 

Target: Increased pass rate at the end of the semester  

 

Data from progress monitoring tools will show a positive impact from MTSS programs.

 

Continue to have a Graduation Rate above 90%

Class of 2024 Baseline - 90.5%
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access

Dacula High will expand student opportunities to engage in and have access to high quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum and enrichment activities.

1. Increased number of ML sections to improve ML student success

2. Increase number of teachers who are gifted and ML endorsed

3. Continue to seek to identify gifted students

4. Continued focus on differentiated lessons

5. The Diversity Day program and Diversity celebrations through Falcon LiveWire

6. Focus on Specially Designed Instruction (SDI)

7. Robust School Plus/Credit Recovery program

8. Increase EOC scores

Number of ML and Sheltered sections offered

Baseline: 15 sections

2024/25 Target: 18 sections

Number of teachers who are gifted endorsed

Baseline: 40 teachers

2024/25 Target: 46 teacher

Increase Percent Positive Responses (% Often True + % Almost Always True) on the following EES survey items:  

Student

All students have access to rigorous courses and supports

2023 Base 61%

2024/25 Target: 66%

Parent

Teachers accommodate my student’s individual needs by adjusting instruction. 

Baseline: 58%

2024/25 Target: 61%

EOC Top 2 Achievement Levels

Baseline: Amer Lit 63, Bio 58, US History 64

Goal: Amer Lit 65, Bio 60, US History 66

 
Effectiveness 3.B - Talent Management

Dacula High will support faculty and staff in a manner that will allow for employee retention and district goal attainment.

    1. Induction Professional Development on the “Dacula Way” 

    2. Instructional Coaching through the New Teacher Program, peer mentors, and a robust GTES process

    3. Instructional Specialist to support teachers in classroom culture and instruction

    4. Robust Recognition/Appreciation program

    5. Extended Department and Course Team Support

     

Increase Retention Rate for Staff:

2023-2024 Baseline: 87% Retention

2024-2025 Target: 89%

 
Excellence 4.C - World-Class Communication and Engagement

Demonstrate world-class communication and engagement through modeling the value GCPS leadership places on transparent, two-way communication to build stakeholder trust and confidence.

  1. Dacula Dispatch for faculty and staff

  2. Parent Newsletter for parents and community members

  3. Friday Fly-er for freshmen every other week

  4. Academic Planning Night

  5. Orientation for Spanish Speakers to include question and answer session

  6. Highly engaging and informative social media presence
  7. Student-Principal Advisory Committee

Increase Percent Positive Responses (% Often True + % Almost Always True) on the following EES-PARENT survey items:

 

Teachers accommodate my student’s individual needs by adjusting instruction. 

Baseline: 60%

2024/25 Target: 61%

 

Increase school-wide events where parents are invited and encouraged to attend.

Baseline: 6 annually

2024/25 Target: 7 annually

 

 

This school communicates with me about my student’s progress

Baseline: 87%

2024/25 Target: 88%