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Goal Area 1: Student and Academic Success Goal Area 2: Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

Performance Objective 1: Ensure high-quality, engaging curriculum and instruction for all students.
Performance Objective 1: Refine and sustain effective communication processes with all stakeholders.
Initiative 1: Implement new Georgia state standards and best practices Initiative 2: Expand literacy initiatives and early learning collaborative.
and monitor for standards-based classrooms. Action Steps Initiative 1: Refine and improve the usage of communication methods Initiative 2: Develop a consistent communication structure for business

Action Steps • Develop job-embedded professional learning with common language (Unified Home Connection-UHC) at the teacher, school, and district levels. and industry partners.
• Implement exemplary practices for standards-based instruction that and strategies to ensure consistency of practice across all grade levels Action Steps Action Steps
is rigorous, promotes problem solving and critical thinking. in structured literacy. • Conduct a data review of teacher messaging content and frequency. • Create and maintain a business and industry email group.
• Implement a system of monitoring instruction where monitoring results • Expand birth to five early learning initiatives. • Conduct a data review of school messaging content and frequency. • Host a business and industry meeting with district leadership.
guide improvement practices. • Identify and implement a screener for dyslexia in grades K-2. • Conduct a data review of district messaging content and frequency. • Provide quarterly communication to business and industry that is relevant,
• Provide behavior and academic support. • Build and monitor a Unified Home Connection direction and expectation branded, and professional (Newsletter-Sips of Coffee).
Performance Measures plan built upon best practice. • District leaders continue to attend meetings and sessions to bolster
• Conduct communication and training around the revised plan.
engagement in both directions.
• Increase the percent of teachers in grades K-12 who implement standards- Screeners in grades K-2 three times yearly to identify at-risk students. • Investigate opportunities (i.e., billboards, marquees) throughout the
based instruction protocols with fidelity, based on the district’s Learning • Conduct a yearly Professional Development Needs Survey to align strategies community to increase community awareness of school system events.
Focused Checklist. and resources to improve teaching and learning outcomes. Performance Measures
• Increase the percent of Leadership Teams monitoring teaching and learning • Increase the percent of teachers in grades K-12 who implement the
in grades K-12, using the district’s Teacher Observation Tool. components of Structured Literacy Instruction based on the district’s • Decrease the percentage of communication duplications between • Increase the percentage of parents who feel satisfied with communication
• Increase the number of proficient readers by administering Acadience Universal literacy checklist. teacher, school, and district by complying with the communication plan. through UHC based on parent feedback.
• Increase the percent of parent feedback by training staff to share • Increase the percentage of email communication with all stakeholders
information that encourages responses and engagement. regarding school and district events and opportunities.
Performance Objective 2: Implement a high-quality assessment system which includes all content areas. • Increase the percent of parents who report on the Parent Needs Survey
that their child’s school keeps them informed of their child’s progress.
Initiative 1: Identify and implement a District Assessment Plan in all administrators to support the development of increased pedagogy and
K-12 classrooms. instructional leadership practices.
Action Steps • Provide continued differentiated training and support for new and Performance Objective 2: Continue to strengthen plans and processes for effective engagement with families.
• Create a focus team to review assessments. non-traditionally trained teachers in instructional best practices. Initiative 1: Align effective family engagement opportunities in Initiative 2: Work with business partners and industry to enable increased
• Research available data collection programs that align with the needs of district. • Use student performance data to evaluate the use of instructional programs. all schools. parent attendance at parent teacher conference (PTC).
• Streamline System Assessment Plan in which all assessment data collected • Use data to diagnose areas of strength and customize instruction to address
is supported by identified need. areas of need. Action Steps Action Steps
• Develop and implement system-wide assessments for grades 3-8 for • Continue usage of the comprehensive needs assessment and parent survey • Communicate with business partners and industries to renew agreements for
science and social studies. Initiative 3: Define and develop a framework for project-based data to develop common but differentiated and impactful school-level family parent attendance at parent-teacher conferences.
learning in K-5. engagement activities. • Review business and industry meeting feedback to provide support and
Initiative 2: Monitor & adjust instruction to differentiate for individual Action Steps • Provide supports for schools to meet the objectives of the planned parent make adjustments regarding parent-teacher conference timing
learners’ needs. • Develop a framework for Project-Based Learning in grades K-5. and family engagement events, including language translation. and opportunity.
• Enhance media outlet postings with branding, design and language
• Research alternative parent-teacher conference methods and options.
Action Steps • Train teachers and staff in grades K-5 in Project-Based Learning. translation for family engagement activities.
• Incorporate Professional Learning Communities for teachers and • Develop opportunities for all students in grades K-5 to participate in
performance-based assessments. Performance Measures
Performance Measures • Increase the average percent of parents who participate in parent teacher • Increase the percentage of parents who report on the Parent Needs Survey
• Increase the percent of students scoring at or above grade level on • Increase the amount of job-embedded professional learning conferences each school year. that family nights are effective for encouraging family involvement.
Curriculum Based Measures & STAR Reading/ Math assessments. based on classroom observations.
• Increase the percent of students scoring at or above grade level on the • Increase the usage of Data Collection Platform Reports to track student
Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) in 5th & 8th grades performance on GMAS, STAR Reading, STAR Math, & Curriculum Based Measures. Performance Objective 3: Expand and sustain meaningful relationships with community partners.
science & 8th grade social studies.
Initiative 1: Expand community/industry partnerships within Initiative 2: Enhance K-5 community events focused on the shared
Performance Objective 3: Expand Academy and Workforce Development model. elementary schools. vision of creating college and career ready graduates.
Action Steps Action Steps
Initiative 1: Provide career awareness within each grade band. Initiative 2: Work collaboratively with post-secondary institutions and the • Refine college and career teachings with most relevant local opportunities. • Design career awareness activities with grades 3-5 students in mind
Action Steps community workforce for the benefit of academy students. • Utilize school governance councils to expand community partners. • Invite more representative community partners to support an event at
• Develop career fairs in K-12 and explore collaborative opportunities Action Steps • Expand the types of career related guest speakers. the school level.
across grade levels. • Create opportunities for student awareness of certificates, pathways, • Select grade level elementary and middle school students attend the • Connect event to employability skills with hands on activities for students.
• Schedule guest speakers to expose students to various career opportunities. and dual enrollment provided by post-secondary institutions. Academies of Coffee & WRCCA Tours. • Include post secondary providers in career awareness events to
• Create opportunities for field trips in grades K-8. • Create collaborative opportunities for business and industry. • Develop a quarterly district event calendar for community/industry partners encourage college options.
• Build an awareness of civic and social responsibilities and how • Develop aviation-related pathways through the University System of to increase awareness and provide opportunities for support. • Enhance recognition of community business partners in and around
they contribute to the well-being of the community and our country. Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia. • Maintain a list of sponsors by schools for support and to enhance recognition schools, clubs, and sporting.
Performance Measures of community/industry partners in and around schools. clubs, and sporting events.
• Increase the percentage of Technical College Certifications/ • Increase the number of students who are enrolled in Dual Enrollment. Performance Measures
Pathway Completers. • Increase the number of students in an apprenticeship. • Increase the average amount of the various types of career guest speakers each year.
• Increase the percentage of work-based learning participants.

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