Strategic Plan Implementation Focus: Safe and Welcoming Schools

Shiloh Elementary School will provide additional opportunities to elevate student voice, ownership, and agency in the design of their school experience and be responsive to their requests.

1. Provide SEL lessons to teachers for classroom implementation during intervention block as scheduled or embedded into lessons as appropriate.  The administration will work with the PBIS committee to monitor the implementation of the lesson resources.
2. Provide substitutes as needed for required staff to attend SEL or PBIS trainings.
3. Plan monthly teambuilding activities for staff.  Poll the faculty about the staff appreciation and team-building events desired.  Work with PBIS and Sunshine committees.  
4. Add staff appreciation and teambuilding events to the staff calendar for the year.
5. Provide opportunities for students in non-academic areas of interest.  Create a plan to implement clubs once a month, school-wide.
6. Provide before and after-school activities/clubs for students.
7. Review and implement school counseling lessons or interventions at the different levels: Tier 1 (whole class, all school), Tier 2 (targeted small groups), and Tier 3 (individual or documented interventions for students).  
8. Re-evaluate our attendance incentives, information, and outreach with stakeholders (staff, students, and families).  Include student challenges, informational campaigns for students and families, awards, and student check-in programs.

Strategic Plan Implementation Focus 2025-2026:  College and Career Readiness

Shiloh Elementary will identify academic and non-academic strengths, needs, and interests of each and every student to ensure a whole learner, whole child focus.

1. Implement a 45-minute daily intervention block in the instructional schedule to provide additional intervention and enrichment support in reading, math, and SEL.
2. Utilize a grade-level Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) model for the intervention block in all grade levels.  Teachers will use formative and summative assessment data to determine the standards to address for both intervention and enrichment groups.
3. Implement after-hours opportunities that provide extended learning.  (i.e. Extended Learning Time (ELT), Camp Success Before/After school program, Saturday Tutoring, Rising Kindergarten Academy, or Kinder Camp Program.
4. Monitor student data monthly to determine intervention needs during the intervention block.  This work may be embedded in grade-level team meetings and/or in weekly CLTs. 
5. The Monthly Tier II and Tier III team meetings will monitor implementation of small group, targeted instruction that supports the effective implementation of the GAMTSS process, and/or provide additional interventions and supports for students.  
6. Counselors will analyze data from the Wellness Screener.  The resulting data will be used to determine improvement strategies and the timely support(s) needed.
7. Local School Attendance Council (LSAC) will meet weekly to review student attendance data.  Once a month, this team will formally complete the GAMTSS Agenda.
8. The PBIS committee will continue to meet monthly to use discipline and survey data to determine necessary training, lessons, and student/staff activities.
9. Support student social and emotional well-being through SEL lessons, modeling expectations, and recognizing positive behaviors.
10. The GAMTSS Leadership team will meet monthly to review data provided by CLT leads, Local School Attendance Council, PBIS, Tier II Kid Talks, and Tier III meetings. 
11. Identify instructional materials needed in Special Area classrooms, including but not limited to: supplemental materials, Lu Interactive learning system for the gym, and storage.

Strategic Plan Implementation Focus 2025-2026: Literacy and Academic Proficiency

Shiloh Elementary School will 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.

1. Implement collaborative planning sessions and "Work on the Work" (WOW) planning days for K-5th-grade classroom teachers.  Three WOW days for teachers, two WOW days for ILT, and 2 WOW days for HOST and SILT.
2. Classroom teachers participate in two CLTs a week.  One CLT will focus on ELA data, intervention, planning, and timely professional development.  One CLT will focus on Math data, intervention, planning, and timely professional development.
3. Purchase storage and furniture as needed to create/update collaborative learning spaces.
4. Purchase materials and resources to support the curriculum and student learning as needed.
5. Lead support staff (ML, Gifted, Media Specialist, MTSS, and ITIC) will participate in CLTs quarterly, at a minimum, to support teachers of students needing interventions.  A monthly schedule will be assigned when the lead program staff participate in CLTs K-5.    
6. Purchase web-based subscriptions to support the instructional needs of the school.  The ITIC will provide training and support as needed.
7. The Administrative Team will support the work of our Theory of Action through training, communication, and monitoring.

Strategic Plan for Implementation Focus 2025-2026: Literacy and Academic Excellence

Shiloh Elementary School will increase students' opportunities to learn and achieve by consistently implementing a high-quality curriculum that reflects grade-level expectations, focusing on early literacy and the science of reading.

1. The administrative team will include gradebook checks as part of the weekly Admin agenda, at a minimum of twice a month. 
2. Classroom teachers will share student progress reports twice a month via email. 
3. Administration will support teachers with family communication, progress reports, and gradebook best practices.
4. The Administrative team will complete two to three walkthroughs using the Shiloh ES Classroom and Instructional Essential form per week, or a minimum of 70 for the school year.
5. Administration and the ILT will create the Shiloh ES Instructional Framework.  Portions of the Instructional Framework that directly align with the current year's LSPI will be highlighted.
6. Instructional Coaches and Administration will create a CLT pacing guide for the year that will be adjusted quarterly, as needed.  This will include days dedicated to grade-level pacing/planning, assessment review, data review, and flex CLTs. 
7. Instructional Coaches will meet/check in with grade-level chairs once a week to plan upcoming CLTs.
8. Instructional Coaches will share a weekly CLT agenda created in collaboration with the grade chair.
9. Grade-level teams will use the GAMTSS CLT rubric to rate the effectiveness of team planning during collaborative learning time.

Strategic Plan for Implementation Focus 2025-2026: Literacy and Academic Excellence

Shiloh Elementary School will evaluate current professional development (PD) efforts to identify strengths and opportunities and develop an improvement plan.

1. A subcommittee within our Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) created a first draft for a minimum of a three-year Staff Development Plan.  For the 25-26 school year, the administration has defined a Staff Development focus of Explicit Instruction. 
2. Staff development will be offered for all staff once a month after school.  At this time, we plan to assign the staff development for each team.
3. Micro-PD opportunities will be provided as appropriate during Faculty meetings, team meetings, and CLTs. 
4. Opportunities for staff to participate in Professional Development at GCPS or outside conferences.  This may include: Administration, Speech Teachers, Special Area Teachers, Program Leads, and Classroom teachers.
5. All staff will complete a professional learning goal, including classified staff such as front office and instructional clerks.  The professional learning goal will be determined by the 25-26 staff development plan.  
6. Continue to encourage certification, endorsements, and participation in the Coaching, ESOL, Gifted Endorsement Program, SPED, GA Literacy Requirement, and GCPS Cohorts.
7. Continue to implement our vertical team, the Shiloh Internal Learning Team (SILT), for the 25-26 school year, with the addition of looking at school-wide data. 
8. SILT will share data with recommendations with the faculty and the staff development team.
9. Create a way for SILT to provide its staff development recommendations to the Staff Development Committee and Administration.
10. Continue to implement our peer observation learning model, or HOST (Helping Our Students Think) for the 25-26 school year, with the addition of looking at school-wide data.
11. The administrative team and CLTs will follow up with teachers regarding personal goal-setting following a HOST round.
12. Add the calendar dates and focus for each round of learning walks for both SILT and HOST.

We will build our parents' capacity to support their children's academic achievement by implementing the activities identified in The Plan/The Promise.

1. Plan Title I events that support the vision and mission of the school.
2. Plan family events in collaboration with POL, PTO, and staff.
3. Add events to the school calendar in August (i.e. Open House, Curriculum Night, Multilingual Learner (ML) informational sessions, Math Carnival, Math and Literacy. Night, Black History Program, International Night, Title I family nights, 5th-grade celebration, Shiloh ES dances, registration dates, Award Ceremonies or recognitions, and the musical).
4. Administration, POL, and ITI Coach will communicate events to all stakeholders through a variety of methods, such as Parent Square, the electronic sign, and newsletters provided a minimum of once a month.
5. Consider the purchase of a portable stage, chairs, and chair storage for family events.
6. Provide stakeholder communication tools such as the post-cards, student agendas, and flyers.
7. Continue to improve the functionality of the Family Center.  This will include supplies and resources for checkout.
8. Improve the functionality of the Front Office and Front Desk area.  Create a safe and welcoming environment for families.
9. The administration will work to increase participation in the School Council and sustain our PTO.
10. Work to increase community partners, volunteer opportunities, and quarterly "Meet and Greet with the Principal" events held in the Family Center, coupled with a tour of the school grounds through the Family Center, Local School Council, and PTO.
11. Community Projects: Work with the PTO, PBIS Team, and ILT to determine community or school projects that support the vision and mission of the school.
12. The Title I Parent Outreach Liaison will provide monthly academic and SEL tips for families via the Family Newsletter.
13. Provide family communication via Parent Square, Newsletter, Website, social media, postcards, and paper flyers.  As an additional communication tool for faculty, offer staff agendas.
14. The school will monitor languages spoken by families and provide communications in the home language.