Local School Plan for Improvement
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.
2025 - 2026 Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI)
School: OAKLAND MEADOW SCHOOL Principal: Amy Lazic
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Empathy 1.B - Staff and Student Well Being |
Oakland Meadow School is committed to promoting student and staff well-being by prioritizing self-care, physical and mental health, and social-emotional learning. |
1. Oakland Meadow School will continue implementing the Pal Mentoring Program. All students at Oakland Meadow will be appointed a positive role model/adult mentor. Students and their mentors will participate in scheduled events 3 times per school year. 2. Students at Oakland Meadow School will continue to have the opportunity to participate in a club of their choice. Clubs will be offered during the school day, hosted by staff members, and offered on a monthly basis. 3. Student Council will continue to meet one time monthly and continue to plan and implement student-led service projects and initiatives. 4. Oakland Meadow School will continue to host activities and events for students, staff, and their families that contribute to the overall well-being of the school community. All events and activities will be scheduled during the school day in order to ensure that each and every student is afforded the opportunity to attend. Families are always welcome. 5. Oakland Meadow School will continue to improve the well-being of our students and staff through our wellness program initiatives. Person Responsible: 1. PAL Program: Christina Mahoney, Robyn Carson, Cynthia Harper, Amy Lazic, Sandra Lisic, Stephanie Archer, staff mentors. 2. Student Clubs: Sarah Vaughan, staff club sponsors, classroom teams, Amy Lazic, Sandra Lisic, Stephanie Archer. 3. Student Council: Christina Mahoney, Robyn Carson, Amy Lazic, Sandra Lisic, Stephanie Archer, classroom teams. 4. Oakland Meadow School events and activities: All staff members. 5. Wellness Program: All staff members From Time Line: 08-04-2025 00:00:00.000 To Time Line: 05-21-2026 00:00:00.000 Budget Implication: Local Funds |
1. PAL Program 1a. All students at Oakland Meadow School will be paired with an adult member as their mentor. 2. Student Clubs 2a. All students at Oakland Meadow School will attend a monthly Student Club of their choice sponsored by Oakland Meadow staff members. 3. Student Council 3a. All students interested in serving on Student Council will participate in 10 Student Council meetings. 3b. All Student Council representatives will plan and implement 3 community service projects. 4. Events and activities 4a. All staff will participate in Connect and Engage events at Oakland Meadow School throughout the school year. 4b. All students and their families will have the opportunity to attend events and activities hosted by Oakland Meadow School during the school day. 5. Wellness Program for students and staff 5a. All itinerant staff members will engage in team building activities one time monthly at Collaborative Learning Team Meetings. 5b. All classroom staff will engage in team building activities at weekly Collaborative Learning Team Meetings. 5c. All students will participate in community building meetings 4 times per school year. 5d. All students will participate in social emotional learning/affective skills lessons as determined by the classroom teacher per their Individualized Education Program.
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| Equity 2.A -Multi-tiered System of Supports | Oakland Meadow School will continue 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. All eligible students in our Therapeutic Day Program will participate in the i-Ready Diagnostic and progress monitoring to assess individual academic needs in the area of language arts and math and determine appropriate individualized supports and interventions. 2. Classroom teachers in the Therapeutic Day Program will participate in bi-monthly Student Support meetings with administration and appropriate service providers to monitor individual student progress and determine the least restrictive environment. 3. Classroom teachers serving our students in the SID/PID Program and the Therapeutic Day Program (Alternate Curriculum Classrooms) will continue to address the Alternate AKS using the Unique Learning System and respond to individual student needs utilizing research-based instructional strategies and progress monitoring. 5. Oakland Meadow School itinerant teachers will collaborate with local schools across the district to determine initial eligibility, conduct re-evaluations, and develop and implement high-quality Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students they serve. Person Responsible: 1. iReady Implementation: Sandra Lisic, Patricia K. Carr, Therapeutic Day Program classroom teachers 2. Student Support Meetings: Amy Lazic, Sandra Lisic, Stephanie L. Archer, Patricia K. Carr, all classroom teachers, all applicable service providers, social workers. 3. Alternate Curriculum Classrooms: all Alternate Curriculum Teachers, Amy Lazic, Sandra Lisic, Stephanie L. Archer, Patricia K. Carr, and Sarah Vaughan. 4. Itinerant Teachers: Vision Itinerant Teachers, Orthopedic Impairment Itinerant Teachers, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Itinerant Teachers, Adapted Physical Education Teachers, Hospital Homebound Teachers, Audiology, Vision/Hearing Technicians. From Time Line: 08-01-2025 00:00:00.000 To Time Line: 05-21-2026 00:00:00.000 Budget Implication: |
1. i-Ready 1a. 100% of eligible students will complete the i-Ready Diagnostic in reading and math three times annually (Fall, Winter, Spring), with at least 100% completion during each window. 1b. Students in need of intervention will engage in at least 45 minutes per week of i-Ready instruction per subject, with 80% lesson pass rate by Spring 2026. 2. Student Support Meetings 2a. 20% of students in the Therapeutic Day Program will transition to a lesser restrictive environment for the 2026-2027 school year as determined by the IEP team. 3. Alternate AKS - Implementation of ULS 3a. 100% of teachers in Alternate Curriculum Classrooms will implement ULS with fidelity, as documented in lesson plans and monthly walkthrough observations. 3b. 80% of students demonstrate consistent engagement in daily ULS lessons as defined by a low incidence grading rubric by Spring 2026. 4. Itinerant Teachers in collaboration with Local School Teams 4a. 100% of students will receive all services documented in their IEPs, with progress reported in alignment with IEP goal timelines.
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| Equity 2.B -Opportunity and Access | Oakland Meadow School will continue to expand student opportunities to engage in and access high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum, and enrichment activities. |
1. Students in the SID/PID program at Oakland Meadow School will receive high quality tier 1 instruction in the Alternate AKS utilizing the Unique Learning System Curriculum in the areas of Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. 2. Students in the Therapeutic Day Program who are below grade level in reading will receive individualized and small group multisensory, structured literacy-based reading intervention using SPIRE (Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence). Person(s) Responsible: 1. Implementation of high quality tier 1 instruction in the Alternate AKS using the Unique Learning System Curriculum: Amy Lazic, Sandra Lisic, Stephanie Archer, Patricia K. Carr, Sarah Vaughan, all alternate curriculum classroom teachers and paraprofessionals, all service providers supporting students in Alternate Curriculum Classrooms. 2. Implementation of SPIRE: Amy Lazic, Sandra Lisic, Stephanie Archer, Patricia K. Carr, all classroom teachers and paraprofessionals in the Therapeutic Day Program supporting students on the AKS. From Time Line: 08-04-2025 00:00:00.000 To Time Line: 05-21-2026 00:00:00.000 Budget Implication: Local School Funds
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1. Implementation of ULS 1a. 90% of alternate curriculum teachers implement ULS lessons with fidelity, as measured by walkthroughs and lesson plan alignment by March 2026 (baseline established in Fall 2025). 1b. 80% of students demonstrate consistent engagement in daily ULS lessons as defined by a classroom grading rubric by Spring 2026. 2. Implementation of SPIRE 2a. 100% of reading intervention sessions follow the SPIRE instructional framework with fidelity, as documented in monthly walkthroughs and intervention logs. 2b. 85% of students participating in SPIRE show measurable progress (e.g., one or more SPIRE level gains or increased fluency rates) by end of the academic year. |