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School Improvement Plan

Dean Rusk Middle School SY 2026-2027

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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 70.4%  73.2% TBA 76.4%
Grade 7 82.1% 84.4% TBA 88.1%
Grade 8 80.2% 77.3% TBA 86.2%

Reading Proficiency Action Steps

Action Step 1: Implement high-impact strategies to strengthen students’ reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.
Action Step 2: Collaborate effectively in Professional Learning Communities by analyzing student data to design high impact instruction at the
rigor level of the standard.
Action Step 3: Utilize student data from balanced assessments to monitor progress and adjust instruction to address identified needs.
 

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 54.3% 56.4% TBA 60.3%
 
Grade 7 52.5% 58.9% TBA 58.5%
Grade 8 55.1% 51.6% TBA 61.1%

ELA Action Steps

Action Step 1: Implement high-impact strategies to support student mastery of standards.
Action Step 2: Collaborate effectively in Professional Learning Communities by analyzing student data to design high impact instruction at the
rigor level of the standard.
Action Step 3: Utilize student data from balanced assessments to monitor progress and adjust instruction to address identified needs.

Reading Intervention Plan

Identification of
Students

 Plan of Remediation Resources Monitoring
Students below the 25th
percentile on STAR Reading		 ELT literacy intervention using
vocabulary, annotation, and Freckle		 Core and supplemental
resources		 Targeted ongoing monitoring

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 49.9% 54.8% 57.9% 61.9%
 
Grade 7 55.4% 61.8% 55.8% 64.4%
Grade 8 55.7% 65.5% 71.8% 65.7%

Math Proficiency Action Steps

Action Step 1: Implement high-impact strategies to support student mastery of standards.
Action Step 2: Collaborate effectively in Professional Learning Communities by analyzing student data to design high impact instruction at the
rigor level of the standard.
Action Step 3: Utilize student data from balanced assessments to monitor progress and adjust instruction to address identified needs.

Goals for Student Attendance

Student Absences

  Baseline
(SY 2023-2024)		 Progress Towards Goal
(SY 2024-2025)		 3-Year Goal
(SY 2026-2027)
Smart Goal 94.8% 95.0% 97.8%

 Student Attendance Action Steps

Action Step 1: Utilize the DRMS in-house attendance panel process to improve student attendance.
Action Step 2: Implement the Dean Rusk Chief Culture initiative to foster a positive school environment.