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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.

 

2023 - 2024 Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI)


School: LILBURN ELEMENTARY           Principal: Mike Bender
District Strategic Priorities/Goals Rationale Action Steps
(Implementation Design)		 How will you measure growth?
Growth Factors (Baseline & Targets)
Empathy 1.B - Staff and Student Well Being

At Lilburn Elementary School, we believe in promoting student and staff wellbeing through prioritizing self-care, physical
and mental health, and social-emotional learning.
  1. We have four counselors on staff, one more than is allocated to our school by the district. 
  2. We will revise and implement a new attendance program that will improve student attendance.

  3. We will continue to implement Joyful Learning, our school's unique approach to morning work for all students.

  4. All staff will be trained in Restorative Practices.

  5. We will survey all students and staff in order to measure wellness and perceptions.

We will decrease the number of students who miss 20+ and 30+ school days.
20 or more days absent- Baseline: 146          Target: 120
30 or more days absent- Baseline: 80            Target: 70

We will increase the percentage of students and staff who respond positively to survey items in the following domains:

Staff
Effective Leadership
Baseline 93%     Target >90%

Supportive Learning Environment
Baseline 95%     Target >90%

Collaboration and Communication
Baseline 86%     Target 90%

Students
Social Awareness
Baseline 65%     Target 68%

Self-Awareness
Baseline 61%     Target 64%

Supportive Learning Environment
Baseline 53%     Target 56%
Equity 2.A - Multi-tiered System of Supports

It is essential to 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. We will reconfigure our intervention time to allow for both math and literacy support for students.

  2. Our counselors will be strategic in creating and conducting small-group sessions for students' academic and social needs.

  3. We will continue to implement PBIS.

  4. We have an Instructional Coach position. The coach will support teachers during collaborative planning sessions and will provide feedback and support to teachers throughout the school. 

  5. We will survey all students and staff in order to measure wellness and perceptions.

  6. 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.

For this goal, we will measure academic data. Specifically, we will measure student performance on the Georgia Milestones Assessment.

Our goal is to increase the percentage of students reading on grade level or above grade level expectations.
3rd Grade     Baseline% 66       Target% 68
4th Grade     Baseline% 47       Target% 49
5th Grade     Baseline% 57       Target% 59

Math- Our goal is to decrease the percentage of students scoring at the Beginning level.
3rd Grade     Baseline% 18      Target%  16
4th Grade     Baseline%  30     Target%   28
5th Grade     Baseline%  39      Target%  37

English/Language Arts- Our goal is to decrease the percentage of students scoring at the Beginning level.
3rd Grade     Baseline%  36     Target%  34
4th Grade     Baseline%  38    Target%  36
5th Grade     Baseline%  39    Target%  37
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access

At LES, we want to expand student opportunities to engage in and have access to high-quality, rigorous,
and culturally relevant curriculum, advanced coursework, and enrichment activities.
  1. We will partner with external partners to provide after-school programming opportunities to students. 

  2. We will offer both Computer Science and STEM courses to all students. 

  3. We will train all staff in Restorative Practices and renew our PBIS training for staff.

  4. We will redesign our New Teacher Induction program to include three years of support.

  5. We will increase our offering of advanced content math courses.

Increase the percentage of Gifted-identified students at LES
Baseline: 8%     Target:  10%

Increase the number of students served through advanced content math courses
Baseline: 65      Target:  75

Minimize the number of discipline referrals resulting in exclusionary consequences
Baseline: 22 ISS, 2 OSS       Target: Less than 20, total
Effectiveness 3.A - Results-Based Evaluation System

LES is redesigning 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. We will increase family engagement through our Family Center outreach and school programming.

  2. Our new instructional coach will support effective Tier 1 instruction in all classrooms, including supporting the planning of math and language arts for all grade levels.

  3. We will utilize both academic and behavioral screeners to identify students in need of support and/or enrichment.

We will increase the percentage of staff who respond positively to survey items in the following domains:

Staff
Effective Leadership
Baseline 93%     Target >90%

Supportive Learning Environment
Baseline 95%     Target >90%

Collaboration and Communication
Baseline 86%     Target 90%

Clear and Shared Focus
Baseline 93%     Target >90%

Parent and Community Involvement
Baseline 89%     Target >90%

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Baseline 87%     Target >90%

Monitoring of Teaching and Learning
Baseline 84%     Target 87%

Focused Professional Development
Baseline 79%     Target 83%

 

Math- Our goal is to increase the percentage of students scoring at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the Georgia Milestones Assessment.
3rd Grade     Baseline%  45     Target% 47
4th Grade     Baseline%   40    Target% 42
5th Grade     Baseline%   28    Target% 30

English/Language Arts- Our goal is to increase the percentage of students scoring at the Proficient and Distinguished levels on the Georgia Milestones Assessment.
3rd Grade     Baseline% 31      Target% 33 
4th Grade     Baseline%  27     Target% 29 
5th Grade     Baseline%  29     Target%  31
Excellence 4.C - World-Class Communication and Engagement

LES wants to promote world-class communication and engagement through modeling transparent, two-way communication to build
stakeholder trust and confidence.
  1. We will increase the number of community partners that support our school, and we will recognize them publicly for their work with us.

  2. Through our social media outreach, we will continue to encourage two-way communication and engagement with stakeholders.

  3. We will increase the number of opportunities we offer for families to engage in programming through our Family Center.

  4. We will continue to elevate employee voice through initiatives such as Meet with Mike listening sessions.

We will increase the number of community partners that support our school, and we will recognize them publicly for their work with us.
Baseline: 0       Target: 10

We will increase the percentage of families who respond positively to survey items in the following domains:

Effective Leadership
Baseline 89%     Target >90%

Supportive Learning Environment
Baseline 90%     Target >90%

Collaboration and Communication
Baseline 93%     Target >90%

Clear and Shared Focus
Baseline 90%     Target >90%

Parent and Community Involvement
Baseline 91%     Target >90%

Monitoring of Teaching and Learning
Baseline 94%     Target >90%

High Standards and Expectations
Baseline: 88%     Target: 90%

 
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. Provide an opportunity for our community to give feedback related to the types of programming they would like offered through our Family Center.
  2. Offer programming to our community through our Family Center.
  3. Offer academic enrichment nights for families, including nights for math, literacy, and STEM.
  4. Provide families with the opportunity to volunteer at our school through the Family Center. 

Number of Family-Centered Evening Classes/Seminars Offered

Baseline: 0     Target: 4

Number of Volunteers Supporting our Family Center

Baseline: 0     Target: 20