Agenda Item
c. Strategic Plan Update ~ Goal Area # 1: Student Academic Success with Equity & Access ~ Updated 9.8.2025
Summary: Presented by: Ms. Stacy E. Stepney, Chief Academic Officer, Division of Curriculum & Instruction,
Triscilla Weaver, Ph. D., Chief of Access & Opportunity, Division of Access & Opportunity
Strategic Plan Update
Goal Area 1: Student Academic Success
with Equity and Access
September 8, 2025 1
Implementation Chart - Goal Area 1
Goal Area 1: Student Academic Success with Equity and Implementation Years
Access 2024- 2025- 2026- 2027- 2028-
Performance Objectives 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
1.1: Increase proficiency rates in literacy on district and state assessments for all I I R R R
students.
1.2: Increase proficiency rates in numeracy on district and state assessments for all I I R R R
students.
1.3: Increase the 4- and 5-year cohort graduation rates. I I R R R
1.4: Ensure all students have equitable access to and support for academic programs P I I R R
and career pathways.
1.5: Improve student academic growth as measured by the College and Career I I I R R
Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI).
1.6: Enhance student proficiency in digital literacy skills using innovative technology. P I I I R
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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
(KPI)
• ELA EOG proficiency rate will be
47%.
• ELA EOC proficiency rate will
be 46%.
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Georgia Milestones EOG/EOC ELA Proficiency
45
40.9
KEY PERFORMANCE 40
37.2
INDICATOR (KPI) EOG 35.0
33.732.9
35 32.6
• 2023-2024 Baseline: 34.10% 31.5
30.430.1 30.5
31.9 31.6
29.0 29.4
• 2024-2025 Target: 35.0% 30
• 2024-2025 Actual: 30.9% 25
20
15
KEY PERFORMANCE 10
INDICATOR (KPI) EOC 5
• 2023-2024 Baseline: 33.7%
• 2024-2025 Target: 34.0% 0
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th American
• 2024-2025 Actual: 32.9% Literature
2023-2024 % Proficient and Distinguished 2024-2025 % Proficient and Distinguished
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1.1.c. Implement evidenced-based instructional strategies that have been shown to improve
literacy skills such as structured literacy, academic vocabulary development, and explicit
reading and writing instruction across the curriculum.
Year 1 Goal: By June 30, 2025, at least 80% of K-3 teachers will meet the requirements of the Georgia Early
Literacy Act by completing the science of reading training through the Georgia Literacy Academy or other
approved method.
Category K 1 2 3 4 5
# Completed by grade 355 407 333 1047 261 274
# In-Progress by Grade 5 14 5 19 6 6
# Not Complete by Grade 39 67 51 168 44 43
District % Completed 88.97% 83.40% 85.60% 84.85% 83.92% 84.83%
District % In-Progress 1.25% 2.87% 1.29% 1.54% 1.93% 1.86%
District % Not Started 9.77% 13.73% 13.11% 13.61% 14.15% 13.31%
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1.1 Increase proficiency rates in literacy on district and state assessments
for all students.
• July 2025 – Board approved purchase of 95 Phonics Core Program, supplemental resource to support
explicit phonics instruction
• July 2025 – Board approved purchase of AMIRA Tutor (high-dosage, 1:1 tutoring); training for 80 MTSS and
area ELA coordinators
• July 2025 – Held 49 grade-specific 95 PCP sessions for all K-5 teachers and standards training for all K-12
teachers
• June - August 2025 – Facilitated professional learning for teachers, MTSS specialists, academic coaches,
school-level leaders, and district leaders on connecting new GA ELA standards to instruction
• August 2025 – Facilitated professional learning for 150 LTSEs on connecting new K-12 English Language
Arts standards, curriculum, and exceptional education resources
• August 25 – September 12 – Fall AMIRA assessment window
• September 2025 – Scheduled recurring 95 PCP professional learning for district staff, principals and APs,
and academic coaches (September 2025 – June 2026)
• September 2025 – AMIRA data review training for elementary principals, assistant principals, MTSS
specialists, and teachers
• September – May 2025 – Adolescent literacy module completion with school-based support
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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
(KPI)
• By 2029, Math EOG proficiency
rate will be 40%.
• By 2029, Math EOC proficiency
rate will be 37%.
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Georgia Milestones EOG/EOC Math Proficiency
40
KEY PERFORMANCE 35
32.1
34.4 34.3 34.5 33.7
32.2
31.8
INDICATOR (KPI) EOG 30
30.4
29.0
• 2023-2024 Baseline: 28.10% 26.0
• 2024-2025 Target: 29.0% 25 22.8 22.4
24.2
• 2024-2025 Actual: 30.7% 19.8
20
15
KEY PERFORMANCE
10
INDICATOR (KPI) EOC
• 2023-2024 Baseline: 24.20% 5
• 2024-2025 Target: 25.0%
0
• 2024-2025 Actual: 32.2% 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Algebra C & C
EOC
2023-2024 % Proficient and Distinguished 2024-2025 % Proficient and Distinguished
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1.2 Increase proficiency rates in numeracy on district and state assessments
for all students.
• July 205 – Conducted asynchronous preplanning session for elementary teachers (1461 teachers
submitted artifacts)
• July 2025 – Held 2 face-to-face sessions for all middle and high school mathematics serving 424
secondary mathematics teachers
• August 2025 – Set expectations for Reimagining Math Tools Pilot at Stone Mountain MS and Tucker
MS
• August 2025 – Facilitated professional learning for 150 LTSEs on connecting K-12 Mathematics
standards, curriculum, and exceptional education resources
• August 2025 – Facilitated numeracy development overview serving 210 educators
• September 2025 – Scheduled numeracy development training, including targeted school support
• September 2025 – Scheduled Accelerate 8 high school mathematics training for middle school
educators
• September 2025 – Scheduled LTSE training – Thinking Through a Lesson with the ILP and
exceptional education
• September 2025 – Scheduled Academic Coaches Academy – scheduled to share focus and how to
support mathematics teachers
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1.2 Increase proficiency rates in numeracy on district and state assessments
for all students.
Instructional Academic Instructional Academic
Learning Discourse Learning Discourse
Plans (ILPs) Plans (ILPs)
Numeracy Mathematical
Development Modeling
K-5 6-12
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1.6: Enhance student proficiency in digital literacy skills using innovative technology.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
(KPI)
• 2024-2025 Baseline: 80%
• 2025-2026 Target: 85.0%
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October 2025
Goal Area 2: School, Family, and Community Engagement
Mrs. Jennifer Caracciolo and Dr. Kermit Belcher
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