2024 - 2025 Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI)
School: SOUTH GWINNETT HIGH Principal: Rodney Jordan
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
South Gwinnett High School will expand its comprehensive framework to operationalize a multi-tiered system of supports to address academic and non-academic student needs and remove barriers to success.
CLT Implementation & Development
Collaborative Learning Team (CLT) work will have increase focus on small group Tier 1+ instruction.
Bite-sized learning around small group instruction and effective learning targets
Data talks timing will be adjusted to focus on formative assessment data.
Small group focus will be included on the eClass lesson plan template.
Monthly CLT's will be scheduled for "Looking at student Work" sessions.
New Teachers will be supported through a variety of systems: mentoring, ongoingprofessional learning and monthly meetings.
Instructional coaching cycles will be completed for all teachers with a tailored focus for new and developing teachers.
New teacher induction meetings will focus on instructional strategies and pedagogy
New and developing teachers will be provided with a mentor.
2. Working collaboratively with Office of Behavior Support & Interventions
Monthly meetings with GCPS Behavior Coach and the Office of Behavior Support and Interventions for best practices and professional development.
Monthly data collection and analysis of student behavior incidents, interventions, and outcomes.
Distribution of surveys to teachers, students, and parents to gather feedback on the effectiveness of behavior support and interventions.
3. MTSS; Utilize peer observations, classroom walkthroughs and feedback (informal and formal) to enhance and monitor Tier 1 instruction (GTES)
4. Consultants will provide instructional support to students in the following areas:
Improving academic improvement
Social emotional wellbeing
Goal Setting
5. Continue implementation of local school PBIS and Restorative Practices tointegrate Social Emotional Learning (SEL) signature practices within classroom instruction
6. High Schools Only: Equal Opportunity Schools increasing participation in AP/Dual Enrollment
We will increase the percentage of students taking and passing advance placement exams with the data and feedback derived within the EOS survey with 90% participation.
We will increase instructional accountability for teachers, to effectively align instructional practices and strategies through:
Gradebook monitoring with 20% or below of students in the failing category for each teacher.
100% of teachers will utilize e-class as a supplemental educational resource for all schedule classes.
90% of teachers will utilize the designated instructional framework to guide instructional practices.
90% of teachers will submit artifacts on data analyzing during CLT's.
We will increase the percentage of stakeholders responding positively for the following questions derived from Gallup Q12 Survey BOY and EOY Staff SY 24-25:
Q04 – In the last seven days, I have received recognition or praise for doing good work.
Q05 – My supervisor, or someone at work, seems to care about me as a person.
Q09 – My associates are committed to doing quality work.
We will decrease the number of all students scoring in the beginning categories on the Georgia Milestones End of Course Assessment as follows:
Content Area
2024 Milestone
Baseline
2025 Milestone
Target
Biology
40%
38%
Algebra I
42%
40%
American Literature
33%
31%
US History
27%
25%
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access
South Gwinnett High School believes that when students are given support and enrichment to demonstrate mastery of academic knowledge and skills, each and every student will have opportunities to succeed.
Reviewing assessment data at least twice a year to identify students for additional services including gifted screening.
Increased participation in the Professional Learning Communities for teachers.
Focus Fridays will be monthly meetings dedicated to professional development for teachers.
Outside Professional Consultants will work with the Administrative Team regarding best practices for instruction, assessments, and/or effective strategies for student success to include resources.
Weekly Collaborative Learning Team meetings to review data and ensure aligned AKS and QPTS strategies.
Analyzing student work
Utilizing pacing calendar to stay on track
Lesson planning
3. High Schools Only: Equal Opportunity Schools increasing participation in AP/Dual Enrollment
Identified students will receive additional support through interventions.
We will increase the percentage of students taking and passing advance placement exams with the data and feedback derived within the EOS survey with 90% participation.
We will increase the percentage of teacher endorsements by 5%.
Increase the percentage of faculty indicating positives respones on the the Educational Effectiveness Survey's (EES) High Standards and expectations domain as follows:
EOY Staff SY 2024 Baseline: 78%
EOY Staff SY 2025 Basline: 90%
Effectiveness 3.A - Results-Based Evaluation System
South Gwinnett High School will focus on high-quality instruction for all students while working to eliminate variance among classrooms to support all students in learning at high levels.
Collaborative Learning Team (CLT) work will be re-normed and have increase focus on all tier instruction.
CLT leads will map out CLT sessions for each unit to ensure the CLT work cycle is planned for.
Bite-sized learning around small group instruction and effective learning targets will be provided.
Peer classroom observations will be incorporated in the professional development plan
Data talk protocol process and timing will be adjusted to focus on formative assessment data.
Release time will be provided as needed to CLTs to plan for effective instruction.
2. New Teachers will be supported through a variety of systems.
Instructional coaching cycles will be completed for all teachers with a tailored focus for new and low performing teachers.
New teacher induction meetings will focus on instructional strategies and pedagogy
New teacher induction meetings will focus on instructional strategies and pedagogy
Measure progress and provide support for 100% of teachers who score a Level I and II in GTES on the standards below:
Standard 2: Instructional Planning
Standard 3: Instructional Strategies
Standard 5: Assessment Strategies
Standard 6: Assessment Uses
Instructional Accountability Monitoring of 85% of teachers completing lesson plans and posting of grades weekly.
We will increase instructional accountability for teachers, to effectively align instructional practices and strategies through:
Gradebook monitoring with 20% or below of students in the failing category for each teacher.
100% of teachers will utilize e-class as a supplemental educational resource for all schedule classes.
90% of teachers will utilize the designated instructional framework to guide instructional practices.
90% of teachers will submit artifacts on data analyzing during CLT's.
Increase the graduation rate from:
2024 Rate: 87.3%
Projected 2025 Rate: 90%
Family Engagement/Building Parent Capacity -
We will build our parents' capacity to support their children's academic achievement by implementing the activities identified in The Plan/The Promise.
South Gwinnett High School will offer multiple opportunities for families to be informed and attend school-wide events, curriculum night, Title I parent workshops, cultural celebrations, fine arts presentations, principal and school feedback meetings, and competitive sports events.
South Gwinnett High School will provide academic curriculum resources for families, as well as resources to support the social, physical, emotional, and mental well-being of all students, as needs arise during the school year.
We will increase the percentage of stakeholders responding positively on Educational Effectiveness Survey for the following question:
This school communicates effectively with my family.
EOY Family SY 2024 Baseline: 63%
EOY Family SY 2025 Target: 70%
We will increase the percentage of stakeholders responding positively on Educational Effectiveness Survey for the Parent and Community Involvement and in the Collaboration and Communication domains as follows:
