2025 - 2026 Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI)
School: HARMONY ELEMENTARY Principal: Emily Nelson
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
Harmony Elementary 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.
MTSS Leadership Team - Team consisting of administration, instructional coaches and counselor will meet regularly to monitor effective implementation of the schoolwide MTSS plan, including the development of a Harmony MTSS manual to guide processes, define roles, and support implementation.
Data Analysis - Use universal screener, historical and progress monitoring data to identify students in need of additional tiered supports for academics, behavior, and attendance.
Jag Time - Implement Jag Time into the master schedule for 30 minutes daily to focus on high-priority AKS for literacy and math in intervention and enrichment groups.
Attendance - Develop and communicate a clear attendance plan and implement monthly attendance incentives.
ML Instruction - Use Imagine Learning, strategic ESOL scheduling, and Emerging Bilingual Jag groups to ensure ML students receive daily language intervention with support from an ESOL teacher.
Decrease the percentage of students scoring at the Beginning Level on Georgia Milestones
ELA
Baseline
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY25-26 Exceeds Target
3rd Grade
20.7%
17.6%
15.6%
4th Grade
15.4%
12.3%
10.3%
5th Grade
20.9%
17%
15%
Math
Baseline
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY25-26 Exceeds Target
3rd Grade
5.7%
5%
4%
4th Grade
10.6%
8.5%
5.5%
5th Grade
20.9%
17%
15%
Science
Baseline
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY25-26 Exceeds Target
5th Grade
26.1%
23.1%
21.1%
Attendance Data
Maintain or reduce chronic absenteeism rate of our student body
SY 24-25 Actual
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY 25- 26 Exceeds Target
% of Students Chronically Absent
4%
4%
3.5%
ML Progress Towards English Language Proficiency on CCRPI
SY 24-25 Actual
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY 25-26 Exceeds Target
Progress Towards English Language Proficiency
100
100
100
Equity 2.B - Opportunity and Access
Harmony Elementary 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 science of reading.
1. CLT Meetings - Teachers participate in CLT meetings 2x weekly to analyze student work to monitor student performance for mastery of the AKS and collaboratively plan differentiated student tasks and small group responsive instruction.
2. HQT1 Professional Learning - Teachers engage in professional learning of High Quality Tier 1 instructional practices to include QPTS, Elements of Explicit Instruction, and Quality Interactions using coaching cycles and bite-size staff development.
3. Instructional Walks - Teachers and administrators will engage in grade level learning walks, peer observations, and reflective feedback to monitor Tier 1 instruction and reduce variability between classrooms.
4. Scheduling - Intentional scheduling of AC Math (2-5) and AC Reading (3-5) as well as Thinking Skills courses to ensure students have access to extension opportunities.
5. Gifted Identification - Continued use of talent development during Jag enrichment, universal screeners, and portfolios to identify gifted and talented students.
Increase Proficient/Distinguished % on Georgia Milestones
ELA
Baseline
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY25-26 Exceeds Target
3rd Grade
62.1%
65.8%
68.9%
4th Grade
51%
53.4%
56%
5th Grade
50.4%
53.9%
56.4%
Math
Baseline
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY25-26 Exceeds Target
3rd Grade
72.4%
76.8%
80.5%
4th Grade
66.3%
69.6%
72.9%
5th Grade
53%
56.6%
59.3%
Science
Baseline
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY25-26 Exceeds Target
5th Grade
54.8%
58.5%
61.3%
iReady Typical and Stretch Growth
Increase the percentage of K-5 students meeting iReady Typical Growth over the previous year or demonstrate at least 55% demonstrate typical growth.
iReady ELA Typical Growth
Grade
Baseline
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY25-26 Exceeds Target
K
83%
87%
90%
1st
60%
63%
66%
2nd
71%
75%
78%
3rd
71%
75%
78%
4th
64%
67%
70%
5th
55%
58%
61%
iReady Math Typical Growth
Grade
Baseline
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY25-26 Exceeds Target
K
86%
90%
94%
1st
64%
67%
70%
2nd
73%
77%
80%
3rd
77%
81%
85%
4th
59%
62%
65%
5th
53%
56%
58%
Increase the percentage of K-5 students meeting iReady Stretch Growth over the previous year or demonstrate at least 35% demonstrate stretch growth.
iReady ELA Stretch Growth
Grade
Baseline
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY25-26 Exceeds Target
K
59%
62%
65%
1st
39%
42%
45%
2nd
48%
51%
54%
3rd
44%
47%
50%
4th
35%
38%
41%
5th
32%
35%
38%
iReady Math Stretch Growth
Grade
Baseline
SY25-26 Meets Target
SY25-26 Exceeds Target
K
60%
63%
66%
1st
48%
51%
54%
2nd
32%
35%
38%
3rd
45%
48%
51%
4th
23%
35%
38%
5th
23%
35%
38%
Improve the participation of underrepresented racial/ethnic groups in gifted and talented programs.
Demographics
% Gifted
% of School-Wide Population
Asian
33.99%
20.03%
Black
13.73%
25.12%
Hispanic
9.8%
17.41%
Multi-Racial
6.54%
6.32%
White
35.95%
31.12%
Excellence 4.B - Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
Harmony Elementary intentionally incorporates opportunities for students to develop competencies defined by the Portrait of a Graduate.
AI-Readiness Framework - Embed the AI-Readiness framework into instruction with upgraded learning targets in the reading and math. Use AI upgraded lessons in core lesson plans and beyond the core courses.
SKG Vertical Team - Participate in the Seckinger AI Vertical Team to establish and monitor alignment to shared cluster goals.
Professional Learning - Teachers engage in bite-size professional development and coaching cycles to support implementation of AI Learning Framework and Continuum.
AI Influencers - AI Influencers collaborate with AI coaches to integrate AI-readiness framework into classroom instruction.
Student Clubs - Develop a variety of extracurricular student club experiences for students to promote creativity, collaboration, and problem solving.
EES Student Survey
My teacher tells me the purpose for each lesson or activity
Baseline: 77.7%
Goal: 81.7%
Adults in this school help me plan and set goals for my future
Baseline: 81.6%
Goal: 85.6%
Setbacks don’t discourage me
Baseline: 86.1%
Goal: 85.6%
Work I do in this school is useful and interesting to me
Baseline: 87.4%
Goal: 91.4%
I solve problems by first breaking them into smaller steps
Baseline: 81.2%
Goal: 85.2%
GMAS Reading Status - Increase % of students On or Above Reading
