Piedmont principals outline school improvement plans, set targets for OSTP and ACT

Principals from Piedmont schools presented school improvement plans and year-by-year goals during the board’s regular meeting, focusing on OSTP performance, ACT targets and building-level strategies to accelerate student growth.

The districtwide presentation began with an overview from Mr. Melton and Mrs. Campbell summarizing 2024–25 OSTP results and district changes in curriculum, then moved into site-level goals and action plans from each building principal. The presentations noted gains in multiple grade bands and outlined targeted interventions the district will use this year.

Why it matters: Piedmont leaders said the combination of new curriculum, coordinated professional learning communities (PLCs), targeted intervention blocks and additional counseling has produced measurable gains and sets a roadmap for further improvement on state tests and the ACT.

Districtwide context and priorities The district credited recent curriculum adoptions and emphasis on math fluency, small-group instruction and “flex” grouping for some of the gains shown on 2024–25 OSTP scores. Administrators said the district is comparing this year to 2022–23 results because 2023–24 scores were “skewed” and inflated.

Principals described common tools and programs they will use this year: PLCs and RTI processes for teacher collaboration, targeted grade-level action plans based on a…