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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: SUGAR HILL ELEMENTARY           Principal: Nick Boyers
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

  • Sugar Hill has a changing ML population.  During the 2022-23 school year there were 19 Level 1 ML students.  During the 2023-24 school year there were 61.

  • Previous school data shows a positive correlation between Imagine Learning usage and increased student achievement.

  • Throughout the Lanier Cluster there are opportunities to increase ML achievement.

 
  1. A cluster multilingual (ML) XFAT team will analyze current ML performance and make recommendations for increased achievement.
  2. All Level I ML learners will spend 60 minutes per week on Imagine Learning.
  3. ML teachers will conduct data talks with homeroom teachers after each Imagine Learning Benchmark and provide bi-weekly Imagine Learning reports.
  4. The school will increase texts available to students in Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Russian.
  5. Teachers will meet two times per week with their Collaborative Learning Team (CLT) to plan instruction, analyze data, and engage in professional development.
  6. Teachers will focus on responsive teaching through differentiation during Module Block, All Block, and Skills blocks. 
  7. ELA leads will receive two half-day planning sessions during the first semester.

  • Increase the percentage of ML students that moved one more more bands on ACCESS:

    • Baseline: 43%

    • Target: 46-48%

    • Stretch: 49-51%

  • CLT assessment

 
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access

  • Based on student feedback, achievement, and classroom observational data there is a need to increase access to higher order technology implementation. Teachers will incorporate technology components that allow students to apply, analyze, evaluate, and create.   

  • Students had the opportunity to attend an Explore Sugar Hill field trip last school year.  The Explore Sugar Hill initiative will continue in year two to provide enhanced learning experiences in the local community around important grade level standards. 

 
  1. Enrichment opportunities during Roundup will focus on creation tools and design thinking that focus on applying, analyzing, and evaluating. Preferred tools include: Adobe Poster/Flyer, Adobe Video Creator, Adobe Presentation, Tinkercad, and Audacity. 
  2. Each Sugar Hill student will experience one Explore Sugar Hill trip in the local community. 
  3. Embed one higher-order technology component into each social studies and science unit using preferred technology tools. 
  4. Each grade level will have a minimum of one enrichment specialist during Roundup.

  • 100% of students will attend one Explore Sugar Hill trip

  • 100% of teachers will embed one higher-order technology component into each social studies and science unit.

 
Effectiveness 3.A - Results-Based Evaluation System

  • Fourth grade students will take the Gwinnett Writes Assessment for the first time. 

  • Sugar Hill will improve student outcomes on the Georgia Milestones and iReady Assessments. 

 
  1. All fourth grade teachers will participate in two half-day Professional Development sessions about Gwinnett Writes.  Teachers will analyze rubrics, student work samples, and develop lessons to prepare students for Gwinnett Writes.
  2. Use iReady Instructional Groupings to identify students for Roundup placement.  Teachers will use suggested iReady lessons to remediate and enrich as needed.

  • Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or Distinguished on GMAS in ELA, math, and science (5th)

      Baseline Target Stretch Range
    3rd ELA 52% 55% 56-58%
    3rd Math 61% 64% 65-67%
    4th ELA 48% 51% 52-55%
    4th Math 68% 71% 72-74%
    5th ELA 59% 62% 63-65%
    5th Math 65% 68% 69-71%
    5th Science 69% 72% 73-75%

  • Increase the percentage of students making typical and stretch growth on iReady during 1st semester

  ELA Math
Typical Goal Baseline 39% 27%
Typical Goal Target Range 42-44% 30-32%
Typical Goal Stretch Target 45-47% 33-35%
Stretch Goal Baseline 18% 8%
Stretch Goal Target 21-24% 11-14%
Stretch Goal Range 25-27% 15-17%
  • 100% of 4th grade students will complete Gwinnett Writes.