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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: MEADOWCREEK ELEMENTARY           Principal: Adrienne Tedesco
District Strategic Priorities/Goals Rationale Action Steps
(Implementation Design)		 How will you measure growth?
Growth Factors (Baseline & Targets)
Empathy 1.A - Cultural Competence

Meadowcreek ES will increase the cultural competence and proficiency of our organization and individual staff members to improve service delivery, strengthen programs, and enhance engagement across the full spectrum of our diverse community.
  1. Increase staff cultural competence through professional learning opportunities throughout the year.
  2. Increase family engagement and involvement by increasing attendance and participation in cultural and curricular-based events and programs during and after school.
  3. Integrate SEL signature practices into family and community engagement programs and events.
  4. Increase opportunities for student, staff, and family voice and leadership.

Increase in the percentage of students indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey to the following survey items:

  • I am comfortable interacting with people from different backgrounds.
    • Student SY 2024 Baseline: 50%
    • Student SY 2025 Target: 60%

Increase in the percentage of staff indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey to the following survey items:

  • We are provided training to meet the needs of a diverse student population in our school. 
    • Staff SY 2024 Baseline: 87%
    • Staff SY 2025 Target: 90%

Increase in the percentage of families indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey to the following survey items:

  • This school has a welcoming environment that embraces the diversity of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation.
    • Family SY 2024 Baseline: 99%
    • Family SY 2025 Target: 99%
  • Adults in this school value and respect my racial/cultural identity.
    • Family SY 2024 Baseline: 98%
    • Family SY 2025 Target: 99%
  • My student learns about the cultures of our community at their school.
    • Family SY 2024 Baseline: 94%
    • Family SY 2025 Target: 95%
  • This school respects the different cultures represented in our community.
    • Family SY 2024 Baseline: 96%
    • Family SY 2025 Target: 97%
  • This school addresses issues of diversity in a timely and effective manner.
    • Family SY 2024 Baseline: 91%
    • Family SY 2025 Target: 95%
Equity 2.A - Multi-tiered System of Supports

Implement a comprehensive framework to fully oper­ationalize a multi-tiered system of supports to address academic and non-academic student needs and remove barriers to success.
  1. Utilize universal screener data to identify areas of need and giftedness.
  2. Reduce variability and increase the fidelity of High-Quality Tier 1 instruction implementation for all students, including targeted small groups, grade level curriculum, ongoing formative assessments, and progress monitoring.
  3. Utilize GCPS approved interventions and tools to monitor student progress provided by the district for 2024-25.
  4. Continue to schedule our data review processes to ensure more frequent monitoring of student progress and the development of more flexible groups of students.
  5. Continue to schedule interventions based on student need through the Student Support Team (SST) process to maximize the academic, social emotional, and communication support provided to students.
  6. Continue to implement PBIS with high levels of fidelity.

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS):
GOAL: We will maintain distinguished ranking for PBIS

Baseline: Distinguished ranking for the 2023-24 school year.

Target: Distinguished ranking for the 2024-25 school year.

 

Student Improvement – iReady Universal Screener

GOAL: Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade will exceed 100% median progress toward typical growth between initial and final administration.

Baseline: % of all students in Kindergarten - 5th grade median progress toward typical growth during the 2023-24 school year.

Kindergarten - 104%

1st- 74%

2nd- 79%

3rd- 82%

4th- 90%

5th- 111%

Target: All students in Kindergarten - 5th grade will exceed 100% median progress toward typical growth between initial and final administration during the 2024-25 school year.
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access

Expand student opportunities to engage in and access high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum, advanced coursework (e.g., Advanced Placement and dual enrollment), and enrichment activities (e.g., the arts, gifted, STEM, career technical education).
  1. Use the universal screener to identify students to participate in the gifted program.
  2. Train and support teachers in the identification of gifted and talented students through coaching and professional learning.
  3. Offer additional clubs for students (art club with a focus on digital arts, chorus club, garden club, intramurals, mentoring, etc.).
  4. Increase students’ opportunities to learn and achieve by consistently implementing a high-quality curriculum that reflects grade-level expectations, focusing on early literacy and reading science.
  5. Improve English learner resources and supports to accelerate language acquisition.
  6. Continue to implement PBIS with high fidelity and incorporate strategies from Marcus Crisis Prevention Program training to maintain low levels of exclusionary discipline.
  7. Use KREP Data to monitor Kindergarten Readiness and support with Early Learning Interventions.

Gifted and Talented representation

GOAL: We will increase the identification of gifted and talented students.

Baseline: 7% of the total population at MES participated in the Gifted and Talented program during the 2023-24 school year.

Target: 10% of the total population at MES will participate in the Gifted and Talented program during the 2024-25 school year.

 

Discipline:

We have maintained a low number of exclusionary discipline incidents over the past 5 years.

GOAL: We will continue to maintain a low number of discipline incidents during the 2024-25 school year.

Baseline: 2023-24 - 16 incidents, 2022-23 - 5 incidents, 2021-22 – 22 incidents, 2020-21 – 6 incidents, 2019-20 – 20 incidents, 2018-19 – 69 incidents

Target: We will maintain the number of discipline incidents (not including bus referrals) to 20 or less for the 2024-25 school year.

 

EL Learner Progress Towards Language Proficiency: CCRPI

GOAL: We will improve our progress towards English language proficiency rate by 5% over the 2023-24 school year.

Baseline: Progress towards English language proficiency rate - 83% for 2023-24 school year

Target: Progress towards English language proficiency rate – 88% for the 2024-25 school year
Effectiveness 3.A - Results-Based Evaluation System

Redefine the inputs, behaviors, and outcomes that determine the standards for student success as measured by the Results-Based Evaluation System (RBES) to support school improvement and student growth.
  1. All teachers will use our school's LSPI to develop two goals: academic press and supportive community. 
  2. All teachers will collaborate weekly with grade level teams using the CQI model.
  3. Implement the use of an MTSS Data Notebook that will document student progress in academics, behavior, communication, and attendance and help students set goals for learning during the 2024-25 school year.
  4. We will analyze data by AKS and structured literacy cycles to determine adjustments needed to support students. 
  5. Teachers will continue to implement community circles, SEL lessons, and mindfulness practices daily with fidelity.

Student Improvement – iReady Universal Screener

GOAL: Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade will make progress toward typical growth between initial and final administration.

Baseline: % of all students in Kindergarten - 5th grade meeting typical growth during the 2023-24 school year.

Kindergarten - 56%

1st- 31%

2nd- 38%

3rd- 39%

4th- 47%

5th- 54%

Target: At least 50% of students in Kindergarten - 5th grade will meet their typical growth between initial and final administration during the 2024-25 school year.

 

EL Learner Progress Towards Language Proficiency: CCRPI

GOAL: We will improve our progress towards English language proficiency rate by 5% over the 2023-24 school year.

Baseline: Progress towards English language proficiency rate - 83% for 2023-24 school year

Target: Progress towards English language proficiency rate – 88% for the 2024-25 school year
Excellence 4.A - Preferred Education Destination

Be the first choice of students and families for excellent schools and the employer of choice for educators and staff to fulfill their careers.
  1. Maintain a Student Council, Teacher 2 way communication processes, School Improvement Team, and Parent Volunteers.
  2. Provide specific opportunities to all stakeholders to provide input in school decisions.
  3. Celebrate staff and students through planned recognitions.
  4. Communicate learning and extracurricular opportunities with families. 
  5. Build parent capacity through parent workshops and English classes. 
  6. Keep parents updated on school and community events through the use of ParentSquare and grade level and community newsletters.

Increase in the percentage of students indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey to the following survey items:

  • Adults in this school help me plan and set goals for my future.
    • Student SY 2024 Baseline: 53%
    • Student SY 2025 Target: 60%
  • Work I do in this school is useful and interesting to me.
    • Student SY 2024 Baseline: 34%
    • Student SY 2025 Target: 50%
  • This school is doing a good job of preparing me to succeed in my life.
    • Student SY 2024 Baseline: 61%
    • Student SY 2025 Target: 65%

Increase in the percentage of families indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey to the following survey items:

  • The principal of this school is committed to quality education.
    • Family SY 2024 Baseline: 93%
    • Family SY 2025 Target: 95%
  • I believe adults in this school care about my student.
    • Family SY 2024 Baseline: 87%
    • Family SY 2025 Target: 95%
  • School employees are respectful and courteous of one another.
    • Family SY 2024 Baseline: 91%
    • Family SY 2025 Target: 95%
  • This school is doing a good job of preparing my student for a successful future.
    • Family SY 2024 Baseline: 94%
    • Family SY 2025 Target: 95%
  • This school addresses issues of diversity in a timely and effective manner.
    • Family SY 2024 Baseline: 91%
    • Family SY 2025 Target: 95%
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. Offer workshops to our community through our Family Center.
  2. Provide outreach to the community to increase communication about events, registration, and involvement in the school processes.
  3. Provide an opportunity for our community to give feedback related to the types of programming they would like offered through our Family Center.
  4. Offer academic enrichment nights for families, including nights for math, literacy, and STEM as well as our Scavenger Hunt (Curriculum Night).

Increase in the percentage of families indicating positive responses on the Educational Effectiveness Survey towards the following question:

There is a high level of community support for this school.

  • Family SY 2023 Baseline: 91%
  • Family SY SY 2024 Target: 95%