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Lakeview Middle School improvement plan highlighted after Georgia 'Promise School' designation
Summary
District staff told the board Lakeview Middle School was identified as a Georgia Promise School; the district described weekly professional learning, a part‑time improvement specialist, pilot of HMH ELA curriculum and other supports intended to raise CCRPI scores.
District staff reported to the Catoosa County Board of Education on May 6 that Lakeview Middle School (LMS), recently designated a Georgia Promise School, has a multi‑pronged improvement plan that includes targeted instructional supports and a pilot adoption of new ELA materials.
The presentation explained why LMS was designated and outlined the district's interventions. Staff said the designation uses a two‑year CCRPI average and that LMS improved its single CCRPI from 62.2 in 2023 to 69.5 in 2024, giving a two‑year average (reported as 65.85) that placed it just below the cutoff used for the Promise identification.
To address performance, district staff listed actions already under way: weekly professional learning community meetings with district leaders attending; a pilot of HMH English language arts materials for secondary grades; funding a part‑time school improvement specialist (a former middle‑school principal) to provide daily instructional support; training all staff in relationship‑centered behavior strategies; and earlier job postings for LMS to improve teacher recruitment.
Staff said the Office of School Improvement "recommends adoption of the updated instructional materials...for secondary ELA," and that the proposed materials were available for a 30‑day public review period during which the district recorded no public feedback.
The presentation also included context about differing accountability lists: the Georgia Department of Education's CSI/TSI lists and the governor's Office of Student Achievement method, which excludes alternative schools and thereby changes the comparison group. District staff said that difference affects how the school is positioned compared with neighboring systems.
Board members asked about summer tutoring and staff replied that previously available COVID‑era remedial funds are no longer available for middle‑school summer tutoring. Staff described planned professional development for teachers over the summer but said no district funds are currently allocated for summer tutoring at the middle‑school level.
The board received the report; the Office of School Improvement presented a recommendation to adopt HMH materials for secondary ELA as the primary resource to align with new Georgia standards, with the item coming back for formal action as required by district procedure.
