Promote student and staff wellbeing through prioritizing self-care, physical and mental health, and social
emotional learning. 

• Continue efforts to build an intentional, well-established,
  exemplary social and emotional learning (SEL) program
  that strategically provides professional learning and resources for staff, students, and families.
• Develop additional resources through the human resources department and the SEL office to provide mental
  health supports for staff, e.g. employee assistance programs, wellness coaching, stress management, etc. 
• Provide additional opportunities to elevate student voice,
  ownership, and agency in the design of their school experience and be responsive to their requests

1. Sugar Hill's supportive community committee will focus on staff and student well-being.  The committee will create events, environments, and experiences aimed at improving staff and student well-being. The committee will collaborate to implement a local school International Night and cluster community event to showcase the cultures and talents of students and staff at Sugar Hill. 
2.  Sugar Hill will host three staff well-being days with opportunities for staff to connect with one another and community partners. 
3.  Sugar Hill will designate time during August Roundup to establish routines and procedures that build classroom community through morning meetings and SEL lessons.  Sugar Hill will identify a school-wide monthly SEL focus and implement lessons from Character Strong.  Staff will utilize new technology for content creation during Roundup to engage students.
4.  Sugar Hill Elementary will partner with the city of Sugar Hill and Lanier High School to implement field trips in the local community. 

• Sugar Hill will increase the percentage of students responding "Almost Always True" on the EES Student Survey Item "I enjoy coming to this school" from 47% during the 22-23 school year to 52% or higher during the 23-24 school year. 

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.

• Identify academic and non-academic strengths, needs, and interests of each and every student to ensure whole learner, whole
  child focus. 
• Build capacity to support and fully integrate non-academic tier 1 structures and processes such as school-wide positive behavior interventions and
  supports (PBIS), SEL curriculum/competencies, school counseling programs, etc. 
• Increase strategic alignment, accessibility, and impact of integrated student supports for students identified for tiered
  interventions, including, but not limited to, after school enrichment programming, full-service community school
  models, mentoring programs, family resources/supports, behavior specialists, social workers, counselors, psychologists, clinic workers, etc. 
• High-quality tier 1 instruction for all students that includes targeted small groups, grade level curriculum, ongoing
  formative assessments, and progress monitoring.
• Develop targeted universalism strategies and supports for multilingual learners and students with disabilities.
• Embed supports for multilingual learners and students with disabilities into grade-level instructional materials with appropriate scaffolding. 
• Increase capacity building for effective co-teaching practices and universal design strategies.

1.  Sugar Hill teachers will implement EL Curriculum with fidelity, receive professional development on building vocabulary and comprehension with informational texts, deconstruct and analyze new math standards in kindergarten thru fifth grade.
2.  Leaders will facilitate professional development on co-teaching and differentiation that includes training on the WIDA standards and six models of co-teaching.
3.  Sugar Hill will host two parent workshops to increase parent capacity and improve communication.

• Sugar Hill will retain status as a Distinguished PBIS school.
• Sugar Hill will decrease the percentage of students scoring at the beginning level on the Georgia Milestones by 5% in ELA and math. 

Expand student opportunities to engage in and access high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum, advanced coursework, and enrichment activities (e.g., the arts, gifted, and STEM). 

• Increase opportunity to learn through consistently implementing a high-quality curriculum that reflects grade level
  expectations, focusing on early literacy and the science of reading, and identifying subjects and grades to target for
  improvement through third-party curriculum audits. 
• Increase opportunities and pathways for all students to demonstrate eligibility for gifted/talented programming. 

1. Increase enrichment opportunities during Roundup by adding the following offerings: robotics, environmental education, gamification, intro to drones, etc.).
2. Increase the number of career presenters at Career Day.
3. Reduce disruptions to learning through restorative practices.

• Sugar Hill will add two additional robotics team to increase access.  
• Sugar Hill will create enrichment opportunities using drones to 15+ students. 
• Sugar Hill will provide environmental enrichment opportunities through the use of tower gardens to 30+ students. 

Robotics Teams

Baseline: 22-23 SY - 3 teams

Target: 23-24 SY - 6 teams

Drones

Baseline: 22-23 SY - 0 students

Target: 23-24 SY - 25 students

Tower Gardens

Baseline: 22-23 SY - 30 students

Target: 23-24 SY - 40 students

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. 

• Revise and implement updated systems, structures, and processes for progress monitoring of LSPI implementation,
  with proactive opportunities to course-correct with additional resources and support within the academic year. 

1. Implement quarterly grade-level data talks to review District Assessment data. 
2. Plan and implement individual data talks with homeroom teachers and MTSS team members after the mid-year universal screener to make adjustments and monitor student progress. 

• Sugar Hill students will show a 30% increase from the BOY to EOY universal screener in the vocabulary domain scoring "Mid or Above Grade Level" or "Early on Grade Level."

• Sugar Hill students will show a 25% increase from the BOY to EOY universal screener in the Comprehension: Informational Text domain "Mid or Above Grade Level" or "Early on Grade Level."

Demonstrate world-class communication and engagement through modeling the value GCPS leadership places on transparent, two-way communication to build stakeholder trust and confidence. 

• Strategically use social media and digital communications to connect with more stakeholders
• Improve two-way communication, engagement, and outreach that connect the community, the schools, and the
  district office. 

1. Implement Parent Square to streamline communication channels. 
2. Implement regular parent workshops during the school day with the parent liaison. 
3. Improve two-way communication with the City of Sugar Hill, Lanier Middle School, and Lanier High School on social media and school newsletters.

• 100% of certified teachers will be trained on Parent Square.
• Increase the percentage of families who have an active portal account to 95%.

Parent Square

Baseline: 22-23 SY - 0 teachers

Target: 23-24 SY - 100% of teachers

Active Portal Account

Baseline: 22-23 SY: 92.7%

Target: 23-24 SY: 95%