FY25 S.L. Mason Elementary SIP Goals and Action Steps
Literacy Goal
Implement differentiated instruction to increase the percentage of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scoring at proficient learner or above learner on the English Language Arts GA Milestones from____ to____ by the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
Level 3 and Level 4:
3rd grade: FY24__17%__ to FY25_27%__
4th grade:FY24_20%___ to FY25_30%__
5th grade: FY24_23%__ to FY25_33%__
Implement differentiated instruction to decrease the percentage of students scoring at the beginning level learner (Quartile 1) on the Universal Screener from____ to____ by the end of the 2024-2025 school year for grades K-2.
Quartile 1:
Kindergarten grade: 38% FY24 to 17% FY25
1st grade: 49% FY24 to 29% FY25
2nd grade: 46% FY24 to 26% FY25
Literacy Action Steps
Action Step #1
Teachers will utilize best practices in teaching explicit phonics instruction by attending PL sessions (Rollins), performing data analysis, and planning for skills-based reading groups.
Action Step #2
Teachers will receive continued support through coaching cycles, instructional rounds, and focus walks to ensure the implementation of the HMH Into Reading Curriculum and UFLI Phonics for grades K-2.
Action Step #3
Teachers will provide daily writing instruction such as genre-specific, shared, interactive, and independent writing opportunities.
Action Step #4
Alignment among ELA standards, learning targets, and assessment measures will be monitored to ensure effective implementation of standards-based instruction.
Numeracy Goal
For the 2024-2025 school year, S. L. Mason will increase the percentage of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scoring at achievement level 3 (proficient) and 4 (distinguished), on the GMAS Mathematics End-of-Grade Assessment by 10%. Additionally, SLM will decrease the percentage of students scoring at achievement level 1 (Beginning) on the GMAS Mathematics End-of-Grade Assessment by 10%.
Level 3 and Level 4:
3rd grade: __% FY24 to ___% FY25
4th grade: __% FY24 to ___% FY25
5th grade: __% FY24 to ___% FY25
Level 1:
3rd grade: __% FY24 to ___% FY25
4th grade: __% FY24 to ___% FY25
5th grade: __% FY24 to ___% FY25
Additionally, 60% of students in grades 1 - 2 will achieve a continual growth percentile of 50% or higher from Fall 2024 to Spring 2025 on the math universal screening assessment.
Numeracy Goal Action Steps
Action Step #1
Provide high quality, job-embedded professional development to support effective implementation of mathematics curriculum, ensure understanding of the concrete, representational, and abstract model to include student collaboration, engagement in authentic problems, and mathematical modeling.
Action Step #2
Utilize coaching model to provide direct modeling, feedback, and support to teachers to ensure the implementation of a guaranteed and viable curriculum.
Action Step #3
Monitor the implementation of professional learning to address curriculum, planning, and instructional needs, continue instructional rounds and focus walks to ensure the effective implementation of Georgia’s K-12 Mathematics Standards and Instructional Learning Plans.
Culture and Climate Goal
For the 2024-2025 school year, S. L. Mason will maintain operational PBIS School status, as reported by the Georgia PBIS Levels of Recognition. S.L. Mason will increase their positive school climate as evidenced on the VCS comprehensive staff survey (Q5: “Maintaining a Positive School Climate”), from 50% effective/very effective in FY25 to 70% effective/very effective in FY25.
Culture & Climate Goal Action Steps
Action Step #1
The PBIS team will monitor implementation with walk-throughs to check for R.O.A.R posters, check staff usage of the PBIS rewards program, have monthly PBIS rewards and quarterly celebrations for students and staff. Select PBIS team members will attend the PBIS conference and redeliver to team members.
Action Step #2
Interventionists and administration will monitor implementation of behavior interventions and documentation. Check-In/Check-Out mentors will be using the Check -In / Check-Out program. Returning students with 4-6 ODRs will be added to small group counseling beginning in August 2024. Returning students with 7 or more ODRs will receive weekly individual counseling beginning in August 2024.
Action Step #3
Administrators and the Culture and Climate team will be used to boost morale and will create celebrations, events, and socials. Pictures from special events will be taken and uploaded on social media to show the great things happening here. Agendas and sign in sheets will be created for these events. Incentives will be used to increase staff attendance. A teacher dashboard will be created to organize and centralize all pertinent information for teachers in one convenient location.
Action Step #4
Classroom management plans will be implemented with fidelity to support positive behaviors and manage unwanted behaviors. Homeroom teachers will implement a student recognition system that impacts at least 50% of the students.
