School Improvement Plan
Freedom Middle School SY 2026-2027
Goals for ELA
Percentages below represent students who scored at the Proficient and Distinguished Level.
*Due to new ELA Georgia Milestones assessment in May of 2026, ELA and Reading scores will not be shared by the state until November 2026.
Scores will be updated when they are available to the district.
Reading Proficiency
| Baseline (SY 2023-2024) |
Progress Towards Goal (SY 2024-2025) |
*Progress Towards Goal (SY 2025-2026) |
3-Year Goal (SY 2026-2027) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 65.2% | 71.9% | 75.2% | |
| Grade 7 | 78.1% | 79.7% | 88.1% | |
| Grade 8 | 78.7% | 75.9% | 88.7% |
Reading Proficiency Action Steps
Action Step 1: Provide explicit instruction on active reading strategies and annotations for all texts in all subject areas.
Action Step 2: Develop and sustain school-wide vocabulary acquisition strategies that ensure explicit instruction, repeated exposure, and meaningful application of prioritized Tier III vocabulary within every unit of study across all subject areas.
Action Step 3: Strategically provide targeted intervention to students who are within the range of moving to “reading at/above grade level”.
Reading Intervention Plan
|
Core and supplemental |
Plan of Remediation | Resources | Monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students reading below grade level in 6th - 8th grade. | Targeted literacy instruction 25 minutes/day during ELT | Core and supplemental resources | Targeted, ongoing monitoring |
ELA
| Baseline (SY 2023-2024) |
Progress Towards Goal (SY 2024-2025) |
*Progress Towards Goal (SY 2025-2026) |
3-Year Goal (SY 2026-2027) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 48.8% | 53.3% | 58.8% | |
| Grade 7 | 50.7% | 54.1% | 60.7% | |
| Grade 8 | 52.3% | 43.4% | 62.3% |
ELA Action Steps
Action Step 1: Formalize PLC systems, structures, and processes to strengthen teacher capacity in the prioritization of standards and identification of instructional strategies to best support student growth and achievement.
Action Step 2: Develop and sustain school-wide vocabulary acquisition strategies that ensure explicit instruction, repeated exposure, and meaningful application of prioritized Tier III vocabulary within every unit of study across all subject areas.
Action Step 3: Strengthen and increase school-wide use of multimodal resources to improve reading comprehension and support new staff in consistent implementation across all subject areas.
Goals for Math
Percentages below represent students who scored at the Proficient and Distinguished Level.
Math Proficiency
| Baseline (SY 2023-2024) |
Progress Towards Goal (SY 2024-2025) |
Progress Towards Goal (SY 2025-2026) |
3-Year Goal (SY 2026-2027) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 46.6% | 55.9% | 45.1% | 58.6% |
| Grade 7 | 50.7% | 51.5% | 58.5% | 62.7% |
| Grade 8 | 59.2% | 74.0% | 66.3% | 71.2% |
Math Proficiency Action Steps
Action Step 1: Formalize PLC systems, structures, and processes to strengthen teacher capacity in the prioritization of standards and identification of instructional strategies to best support student growth and achievement.
Action Step 2: Implement/increase instructional strategies that employ flexible, collaborative student learning teams to increase student understanding, communication, and critical thinking.
Action Step 3: PLC's will design and administer common formative and summative assessments to allow data to inform personalized learning activities for each student.
Goals for Student Attendance
Student Absences
| Baseline (SY 2023-2024) |
Progress Towards Goal (SY 2024-2025) |
3-Year Goal (SY 2027-2028) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Daily Attendance |
94.6% | 97.4% | 97.5% |
Student Attendance Action Steps
Action Step 1: Implement Monthly rewards for attendance.
Action Step 2: Implement small groups with students struggling to consistently attend school in order to identify barriers.