Bay Creek Middle School will implement a comprehensive framework to fully operationalize a multi-tiered system of supports to address academic and non-academic student needs and remove barriers to success.

1. Staffing an MTSS Specialist to lead a revamped MTSS team and to monitor intervention fidelity and data collection.
2. Weekly team talks and regular Kid Talks.
3. Commitment to implementing iReady and EES SEL screeners to at least 95% of students.
4. Staffing a Behavior interventionist.

Average score greater than 4.25 on the AIR MTSS Fidelity of Implementation Rubric.

Bay Creek Middle School will expand student opportunities to engage in and access high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum, advanced coursework and enrichment activities (e.g., the arts, gifted, STEM, CTE courses).

1. Use the iReady universal screener for all students, including mid-year enrollees.
2. Increase both quality and quantity portfolio use to identify non-traditional gifted abilities.
3. Use a gifted identification team, as well as have multiple gifted teams on each grade level.

Maintain at least 25% of the school population as identified as "gifted".

Be the first choice of students and families for excellent schools and the employer of choice for educators and staff to fulfill their careers. 

• Cultivate school quality, climate, and culture that is student-centered and committed to the success of each and every child.
  • Ensure universal access to high-quality curriculum and instructional materials aligned to the GCPS Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS).
  • Sustain teaching quality and reduce variability between schools and classrooms.
• Promote a well-rounded education that includes a wide variety of academic, arts, and athletic programs across the K-12 continuum, including co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

1. Collaborative Learning Teams following Bay Creek's "20 Mile March" Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle (see attached).
2. Instructional Lead Teacher coaching
3. Mastery learning cycle use of formative assessment
4. Standards-based grading
5. Writing in the content areas
6. Use of Quality Plus Teaching Strategies and gradual release lessons.
7. Peer observation and micro-teaching

• Maintain an average score on each District Assessment that is 10% higher than the county average.
• Increase the average score on the Gwinnett Writes Assessment for 6th grade.
• Increase in the percentage of students achieving either typical or stretch growth on iReady from August to January.
• Increase in the percentage of students achieving proficient or distinguished on Milestones.