Matthew Bentley

This Continuous Improvement Plan for Upson-Lee Primary School outlines strategies across three key areas: increasing academic achievement, enhancing organizational effectiveness, and fostering stakeholder engagement. Academic goals focus on improving student proficiency in literacy (high-frequency words, phonics) and mathematics (Algebra, Number/Operations) through targeted instruction, professional development, and technology integration. Organizational effectiveness aims to boost student attendance, reduce behavioral incidents through positive interventions and staff training, and ensure a safe learning environment. Stakeholder engagement seeks to increase parent and community involvement in school events, activities, and instructional expectations.

The FY26 District Continuous Improvement Plan focuses on increasing academic achievement by improving reading and math scores through targeted instruction, professional development, and program evaluation. It also aims to enhance organizational effectiveness by improving safety perceptions and staff retention through measures like operable intercoms, weapons detection systems, and behavioral threat assessment training. Additionally, the plan promotes stakeholder engagement by increasing participation in school improvement processes and improving communication regarding district programs and goals.

The FY26 Continuous Improvement Plan for Thomaston-Upson County School System, Upson-Lee High School focuses on three main areas: Academic Achievement, Organizational Effectiveness, and Promoting Stakeholder Engagement. In Academic Achievement, the plan aims to improve literacy and content mastery in subjects like Literature, Algebra, Biology, and US History through targeted teaching strategies, additional resources, and professional development for teachers. For Organizational Effectiveness, the plan seeks to reduce tardiness and increase the percentage of gifted certified teachers. In Promoting Stakeholder Engagement, the plan aims to enhance relationships between students and staff by creating a student focus group and organizing events that foster community and engagement.

The Upson-Lee Primary School's FY25 Continuous Improvement Plan focuses on three key goal areas: increasing academic achievement, enhancing organizational effectiveness, and fostering stakeholder engagement. Academic achievement goals center around improving student performance in reading and math, as measured by iReady assessments, through targeted interventions, professional development, and resource allocation. Organizational effectiveness aims to improve school-wide attendance and reduce behavior referrals by implementing strategies such as improved communication, staff training, and incentive programs. Stakeholder engagement focuses on increasing parent and community involvement through various communication channels and collaborative initiatives. The plan outlines specific action steps, timelines, responsible parties, and methods for monitoring progress toward each goal.

The FY25 Continuous Improvement Plan for Upson-Lee Middle School focuses on three key goal areas: increasing academic achievement, creating organizational effectiveness, and promoting stakeholder engagement. In academic achievement, the plan aims to decrease the percentage of students performing at the remediate level on the GMAS in key ideas/details, writing, and equations domains. Strategies include providing professional learning opportunities focused on improving comprehension and writing skills, implementing cold reads and cold writes, and monitoring instruction to ensure alignment with grade-level standards. Organizational effectiveness goals center on decreasing state reportable referrals by improving behavior management and providing professional learning on evidence-based behavioral strategies. Stakeholder engagement goals aim to increase parent/stakeholder participation through various events and initiatives, improve the Career Fair, and increase the number of gifted certified teachers.