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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.

 

2025 - 2026 Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI)


School: FIVE FORKS MIDDLE           Principal: Dale Pugh
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

Five Forks Middle School will implement a comprehensive framework to fully operationalize a multi-tiered system of supports to address academic and non-academic student needs.
  1. The MTSS team consisting of administrators, counselors and teacher leaders will oversee supports and interventions for both academic and behavior. 
  2. Conduct monthly MTSS data review meetings with all grade levels and connections teachers. 
  3. The Tier 2 & Tier 3 PBIS/Restorative practices team will track behavioral data and develop targeted interventions specific to the needs of those students. The PBIS program will also encourage and reward positive behavior through Bronco Bucks and Positive Behavior Referrals.
  4. Utilize universal screeners to identify students who need additional academic and/or emotional support.
  5. Ensure high quality Tier 1 instruction/Explicit Instruction for all students that includes targeted small groups.  Planning for this will take place during weekly PLCs. 
  6. Use  ongoing formative assessments to remediate and enrich instruction.
  7. Continue to implement our Reteaching and Reassessment plan to ensure mastery of the AKS.
  8. Staff RBES Goals and Professional Learning Goals will align to our school's LSPI to measure progress in the areas of Supportive Community and Academic Press. 

     1. Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or Distinguished by 3 percentage points on the ELA GMAS at each grade level.

Grade Subject 2025 Baseline 2026 Target
6th  ELA 72.8 75.8
7th ELA 65.5 68.5
8th ELA 71.1 74.1

     2. Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or Distinguished by 3 percentage points on the MA GMAS at each grade level. 

Grade Subject 2025 Baseline 2026 Target
6th  MA 75.6 78.6
7th MA 66.5 69.5
8th MA 79.1 82.1

    3. Decrease the percentage of students scoring Beginning on the ELA GMAS by a minimum of 3 percentage points at each grade level.

Grade Subject 2025 Baseline 2026 Target
6th  ELA 8.2 5.2
7th ELA 14.0 11.0
8th ELA 9.0 6.0

    4. Decrease the percentage of students scoring Beginning on the MA GMAS by a minimum of 3 percentage points at each grade level.

Grade Subject 2025 Baseline 2026 Target
6th  MA 6.0 3.0
7th MA 10.0 7.0
8th MA 5.0 2.0

    5. The iReady Reading Goal for all three grade levels is to increase the percentage of students in the combined "At or above Grade Level" category by 10% - therefore decreasing the percentages of students who are in the below grade level range. 

Grade Subject 2025 Baseline 2026 Target
6th  Reading 51% 61%
7th Reading 57% 67%
8th Reading 62% 72%

    6. The iReady Math Goal for all three grade levels is to increase the percentage of students in the combined "At or above Grade Level" category by 10% - therefore decreasing the percentages of students who are in the below grade level range. 

Grade Subject 2025 Baseline 2026 Target
6th  Math 53% 63%
7th Math 45% 55%
8th Math 46% 56%

 
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access

Five Forks Middle School will expand student opportunities to engage in and access a high quality, rigorous curriculum including advance coursework and enrichment activities.
  1. Review academic data along with the universal screeners to identify additional students for gifted evaluation.
  2. Continue to implement our Reteaching and Reassessment plan to ensure mastery of the AKS.
  3. Continue to identify students for EOC courses - Spanish, Foundations of Engineering, Biology, and Math locally and partner with the Foreign Language Programs at the high school for students to take courses there. 
  4. Staff RBES Goals and Professional Learning Goals will align to our school's LSPI to measure progress in the areas of Supportive Community and Academic Press. 
  1. Maintain at least 33% of student population with eligibility for gifted program.
  2. 80% or more students will score 75% or higher on locally created and district summative assessments. Additionally, for District Assessments, our goal will for each curriculum area assessed, Five Forks Middle School will rank in the Top 6 of all GCPS Middle Schools.