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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: MOUNTAIN PARK ELEMENTARY           Principal: Brian Walker
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

Mountain Park ES will meet the academic needs of our students through a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) that remove barriers to success.
  1. High-quality Tier I instruction for all students that includes target small groups, grade-level curriculum, ongoing formative assessments, and progress monitoring.
  2. Increase opportunities for small group, targeted instruction which supports the effective implementation of the MTSS process and/or provide additional interventions and supports to students.
  3. MTSS data is reviewed quarterly to make informed decisions based on student needs.
  4. Extended Learning Time supports students with identified programs that target individual student needs.
  • iReady Growth:  Percent Meeting Typical Growth (+5% from Spring 2024)
    • ELA Grades 1-5 Target - 60%
    • Math Grades 1-5 Target - 62%
  • iReady Growth:  Percent Meeting Stretch Growth (+5% from Spring 2024)
    • ELA Grades 1-5 Target - 37%
    • Math Grades 1-5 Target - 32%
  • Georgia Milestones:  Percent Reading on Grade Level (+5% from Spring 2024) 
    • Grade 3 Target - 77%
    • Grade 4 Target - 71%
    • Grade 5 Target - 85%
  • Georgia Milestones:  Language Arts Percent Proficient/Distinguished (+5% from Spring 2024) 
    • Grade 3 Target - 50%
    • Grade 4 Target - 48%
    • Grade 5 Target - 64%
  • Georgia Milestones:  Math Percent Proficient/Distinguished (+5% from Spring 2024) 
    • Grade 3 Target - 66%
    • Grade 4 Target - 75%
    • Grade 5 Target - 61%
  • Georgia Milestones:  Science Percent Proficient/Distinguished (+5% from Spring 2024) 
    • Grade 5 Target - 61%
Equity 2.A - Multi-tiered System of Supports

Mountain Park ES will meet the non-academic needs of our students through a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) that remove barriers to success.
  1. Continue utilizing Postive Behavioral Intervention & Supports to support the behavioral needs of our students, including monthly team meetings (including parent representatives) that include data analysis, data sharing, and providing assistance in regards to PBIS implementation; information shared at monthly Building Leadership Meetings.
  2. Implement a PBIS store where students redeem their behavior points - in-person shopping for kindergarten through 2nd grades and online shopping for 3rd-5th grades.
  3. Continue implementation of restorative practices by administrators and counselor to include Navigate 360, restorative circles, and re-entry conferences.
  4. Continue implementation of check-in/check-out & behavior charts with administration and counselor as identified through MTSS.
  5. Continue monitoring student attendance through our check-in system and schedule Student Attendance Review Committee meetings as needed.
  • PBIS Implementation/Distinguished Status 
    • Spring 2024 – Operational
    • Spring 2025 Target - Operational 

  • Percentage of students who are Chronically Absent (10% of enrolled days)

    • 2023-2024 - 12%
    • 2024-2025 - 10%
  • Number of student In-School Suspensions (ISS)
    • 2023-2024 - 4 incidents
    • 2024-2025 - 2 incidents
  • Number of student Out-of-School Suspensions (OSS) 
    • 2023-2024 - 21 incidents
    • 2024-2025 - 15 incidents
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access

Mountain Park ES strives to expand the opportunities to access high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum and coursework.
  1. Implement and continue kindergarten readiness programs (Play2Learn/Rising K Academy) that expand opportunities and access to all families in the community. 
  2. Utilize the universal screener to increase opportunities for underrepresented groups to demonstrate eligibility for the Gifted program.
  3. The Mountain Park Culture Crew will continue to share information about various cultures with staff and students through books, scrolling announcements, and Google slides.
  • Play2Learn Enrollment
    • 2023-2024 - 27 students
    • 2024-2025 Target - 40 students
  • Rising K Academy Enrollment
    • Summer 2024 - 38 students
    • Summer 2025 Target - 45 students
  • Increase the percentage of gifted-identified students
    • 2023-2024 - 14%     
    • 2024-2025 Target - 17%
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.
  1. Family engagement opportunities:  such as Curriculum Night, Building Parent Capacity Workshops, and International Night.
  2. Mountain Park's Family Center will provide families with the space and resources to support student learning at home.
  3. Foster two-way communication between the school and family using ParentSquare and ClassDojo.
  4. Enhance two-way communication practices with all stakeholders in multiple languages.
      • Parent Square
      • Parent Center Resources
      • Newsletter
      • Social Media
      • Conferences
      • PTA Events
      • School Events
  5. Encourage family participation regarding surveys during on-campus events.
      • Programs
      • Conferences
      • Evening events
  6. Through monthly Family Engagement Activities, Mountain Park staff will:
      • build family members capacity with at-home learning
      • provide at-home learning activities for families
      • help families create make & take activities with supplies
  • Family Interpreters and Translations – EES Family Survey
    • Spring 2024 - 97%
    • Spring 2025 Target – 98%
  • Family Survey Participation
    • Spring 2024 - 16%
    • Spring 2025 Target - 20%